Contents for Using your Digital SLR Camera in Simple Steps
Top Ten Tips
Make your camera vanish
Taking advantage of your dSLR
Buy the best "glass" you can afford
A great value lens: 50mm f/1.8
Megapixels and myth
The benefit of full-frame sensors
Shoot in raw
Avoid auto white balance
Avoid auto ISO
"Photoshop" (editing) is not evil
1. Finding your way around the camera controls
? Read the manual - strategically
? Navigate menus
? Exposure mode controls
? Scene mode controls
? Metering modes
? What's in your viewfinder?
? Using autofocus (AF) and focus lock
? Using autofocus with Live View
? Single shot and burst modes
? Self-timer and intervalometer
? Review images
2. Setting up your camera for shooting
? Set image naming
? Format your media card
? Select image quality - raw versus JPEG
? Choose a colour space
? Select ISO sensitivity
? Select a white balance setting
3. Taking control of exposure
? The water model of exposure
? Start thinking in stops
? Using the auto-exposure modes
? Take advantage of the aperture setting
? Take advantage of shutter speed
? High-key, mid-key, and low-key
? Use exposure compensation
? Bracket exposures
? Reading the Histogram
? Using manual exposure
4. Working with light
? Types of light: colour temperature and white balance
? Types of daylight
? Types of indoor light
? Work with bright light
? The direction of light and backlighting
? Lens flare and halation
? Soft light and window light
? Work with dim light
5. Selecting and Using Lenses
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