BOOK – David Busch’s Sony A6000 Guide to Digital Photography

David Busch’sSony Alpha a6000/ILCE-6000 Guide to Digital PhotographyfromRocky Nookis your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference guide to the feature-packed Sony a6000/ILCE-6000 camera. Filled with how-to steps and full-color illustrations, this book covers the camera’s abilities in detail, from taking your first photos through advanced discussion of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more. Included is a straight forward guide to the a6000/ILCE-6000, complete with close-up photos and descriptions of the camera’s essential features and controls. With best-selling photography author David Busch as your teacher and mentor, you’ll soon have the knowledge and confidence to master your camera’s capabilities. Bring your creative vision with the Sony a6000/ILCE-6000 to light and pick up a copy of this book today.

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1

• Getting Started with Your Sony a6000
• Your Out-of-Box Experience
• Initial Setup
• Selecting a Shooting Mode
• Choosing a Metering Mode
• Choosing a Focus Mode
• Selecting a Focus Area
• Other Settings
• An Introduction to Movie Making
• Reviewing the Images You’ve Taken
• Switching Between Still and Movie Playback
• Transferring Files to Your Computer

Chapter 2

• Sony a6000 Roadmap
• Front View
• The Sony a6000s Business End
• LCD Panel Data Displays
• Going Topside
• Underneath Your Sony a6000

Chapter 3

• Camera Settings and Custom Settings Menus
• Anatomy of the Menus
• Camera Settings Menu
• Custom Settings Menu

Chapter 4

• Application, Playback, and Setup Menus
• Application Menu
• Playback Menu
• Setup Menu

Chapter 5

• Shooting Modes and Exposure Control
• Getting a Handle on Exposure
• How the a6000 Calculates Exposure
• The Importance of ISO
• Choosing a Metering Method
• Choosing an Exposure Mode
• Exposure Bracketing
• Dealing with Digital Noise
• Exposure Evaluation with Histograms
• Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes

Chapter 6

• Mastering the Autofocus Options
• Getting into Focus
• Focus Pocus
• Useful Menu Items for AF

Chapter 7

• Advanced Shooting
• Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures
• Long Exposures
• Delayed Exposures
• Continuous Shooting
• Setting Image Parameters
• Image Processing

Chapter 8

• Movie Making
• Some Fundamentals
• Preparing to Shoot Video
• Stop That!
• Tips for Shooting Better Video

Chapter 9

• Working with Lenses
• Don’t Forget the Crop Factor
• Choosing a Lens
• What Lenses Can Do for You
• Categories of Lenses
• Using Wide-Angle Lenses
• Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
• Fine-Tuning the Focus of Your Lenses

Chapter 10

• Making Light Work for You
• Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash
• Continuous Lighting Basics
• Electronic Flash Basics
• Using an External Electronic Flash

Chapter 11

• Using Wi-Fi
• Making a Wi-Fi Connection
• Wi-Fi Functions

Index