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Contents
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started
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Unpacking
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Camera layout
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Display icons
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In Shooting mode
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Capturing photos
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Recording videos
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About the level gauge
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In Playback mode
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Viewing photos
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Playing videos
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Lenses
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Lens layout
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Locking or unlocking the lens
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Lens markings
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Accessories
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External flash layout
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Connecting the flash
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GPS module layout (optional)
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Attaching the GPS module
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Tips
Concepts in Photography
Shooting postures
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Holding the camera
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Standing photography
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Crouching photography
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Using the display
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Low-angle shot
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High-angle shot
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Aperture
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Aperture value and the depth of field
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Shutter speed
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ISO sensitivity
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How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO
sensitivity control exposure
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Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective
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Depth of field
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What controls out-of-focus effects?
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DOF preview
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Composition
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Rule of Thirds
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Photos with two subjects
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Flash
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Flash guide number
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Bounce Photography
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