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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting Started with Your Sony Alpha SLT-A37 | |
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| Your Out-of-Box Experience | |
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| Initial Setup | |
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| Battery Included | |
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| Final Steps | |
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| Formatting a Memory Card | |
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| Selecting a Shooting Mode | |
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| Choosing a Metering Mode | |
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| Choosing a Focus Mode | |
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| Selecting a Focus Point | |
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| Other Settings | |
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| Adjusting White Balance and ISO | |
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| Using the Self-Timer | |
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| Using the Alpha SLT's Flash | |
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| An Introduction to Movie Making | |
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| Reviewing the Images You've Taken | |
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| Transferring Photos to Your Computer | |
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| Sony Alpha SLT-A37 Roadmap | |
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| Front View | |
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| The Sony Alpha's Business End | |
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| Going Topside | |
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| Underneath Your Sony Alpha | |
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| Zoom, Zoom, Zoom | |
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| What You See, and What You Get | |
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| LCD vs. EVF | |
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| Choosing Your View | |
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| Swiveling the Screen | |
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| Lens Components | |
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| Setting Up Your Sony Alpha SLT-A37 | |
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| Anatomy of the Sony Alpha's Menus | |
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| Still Shooting 1/2/3 Menu | |
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| Image: Size | |
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| Image: Aspect Ratio | |
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| Image: Quality | |
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| Panorama: Size | |
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| Panorama: Direction | |
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| 3D Pan.: Image Size | |
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| 3D Pan.: Direction | |
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| Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom | |
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| Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR | |
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| Flash Control | |
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| AF Illuminator | |
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| Color Space | |
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| SteadyShot | |
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| Shooting Tip List | |
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| Movie Menu | |
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| File Format | |
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| Record Setting | |
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| Audio Recording | |
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| Wind Noise Reduct | |
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| SteadyShot | |
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| Custom 1/2/3/4 Menu | |
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| Eye-Start AF | |
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| FINDER/LCD Setting | |
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| Viewfinder Magnification | |
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| Red Eye Reduction | |
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| Release w/o Lens | |
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| Superior Auto Cont. Advance | |
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| Superior Auto Image Extract | |
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| Grid Line | |
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| Auto Review | |
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| DI9P Button (Monitor) | |
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| DISP Button (Finder) | |
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| Peaking Level | |
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| Peaking Color | |
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| Live View Display | |
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| Func. of AEL Button | |
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| Preview Button | |
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| Focus Hold Button | |
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| MOVIE Button | |
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| Lens Comp: Shading/Chro. Aber/Distortion | |
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| Front Curtain Shutter | |
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| Face Registration | |
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| Face Priority Tracking | |
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| Playback 1/2 Menu | |
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| Delete | |
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| View Mode | |
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| Slide Show | |
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| Image Index | |
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| 3D Viewing | |
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| Protect | |
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| Specify Printing | |
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| Volume Settings | |
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| Playback Display | |
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| Memory Card Tool Menu | |
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| Format | |
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| File Number | |
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| Folder Name | |
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| Select REC Folder | |
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| New Folder | |
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| Recover Image DB | |
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| Display Card Space | |
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| Clock Setup Menu | |
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| Date/Time Setup | |
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| Area Setting | |
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| Setup 1/2/3 Menus | |
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| Menu Start | |
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| LCD Brightness | |
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| Viewfinder Bright | |
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| Eco Mode | |
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| Power Save | |
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| HDMI Resolution | |
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| CTRL for HDMI | |
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| Upload Settings | |
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| USB Connection | |
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| Audio Signals | |
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| Cleaning Mode | |
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| Version | |
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| Language | |
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| Mode Dial Guide | |
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| Demo Mode | |
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| Initialize | |
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| Function Menu | |
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| Getting the Right Exposure | |
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| Getting a Handle on Exposure | |
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| How the Sony Alpha Calculates Exposure | |
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| Correctly Exposed | |
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| Overexposed | |
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| Underexposed | |
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| Choosing a Metering Method | |
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| Choosing an Exposure Method | |
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| Aperture Priority | |
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| Shutter Priority | |
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| Program Auto Mode | |
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| Making Exposure Value Changes | |
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| Manual Exposure | |
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| Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings | |
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| Multi-Frame Noise Reduction | |
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| Bracketing | |
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| Dealing with Noise | |
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| Fixing Exposures with Histograms | |
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| Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes | |
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| Auto and Scene Modes | |
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| Tele-Zoom Continuous Priority AE and Panorama Modes | |
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| Mastering Autofocus Options | |
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| Getting into Focus | |
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| Phase Detection | |
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| Contrast Detection | |
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| Focus Modes | |
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| Focus Pocus | |
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| Adding Circles of Confusion | |
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| Making Sense of Focus Sensors | |
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| Your Autofocus Mode Options | |
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| Setting the AF Area | |
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| Manual Focus | |
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| Focus Stacking | |
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| Advanced Techniques for Your Sony Alpha SLT-A37 | |
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| Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures | |
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| Long Exposures | |
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| Three Ways to Take Long Exposures | |
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| Working with Long Exposures | |
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| Delayed Exposures | |
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| Self-Timer | |
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| Continuous Shooting | |
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| Continuous Priority AE | |
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| Setting Image Parameters | |
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| Customizing White Balance | |
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| Setting White Balance by Color Temperature | |
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| Setting a Custom White Balance | |
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| Image Processing | |
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| D-Range Optimizer and In-Camera HDR | |
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| HDR in Post-Processing | |
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| Using Creative Styles | |
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| Picture Effects | |
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| Wi-Fi | |
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| Tablets, Smart Phones, and the Sony SLT-A37 | |
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| What Else Can You Do with Them? | |
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| Shooting Movies | |
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| Some Fundamentals | |
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| Preparing to Shoot Video | |
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| File Format | |
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| Record Setting | |
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| Understanding Interlacing and Progressive Scan | |
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| Audio Recording | |
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| Wind Noise Reduct | |
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| SteadyShot | |
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| Recording Video | |
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| Steps During Movie-Making | |
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| Tips for Shooting Better Video | |
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| Lens Craft | |
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| Audio | |
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| Keep Things Stable and on the Level | |
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| Shooting Script | |
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| Storyboards | |
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| Storytelling in Video | |
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| Composition | |
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| Lighting for Video | |
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| Working with Lenses | |
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| But Don't Forget the Crop Factor | |
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| Your First Lens | |
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| Buy Now, Expand Later | |
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| Your Second (and Third…) Lens | |
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| What Lenses Can Do for You | |
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| Zoom or Prime? | |
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| Categories of Lenses | |
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| Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses | |
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| Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems | |
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| Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses | |
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| Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems | |
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| Telephotos and Bokeh | |
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| Add-ons and Special Features | |
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| Lens Hoods | |
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| Telephoto Extenders | |
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| Macro Focusing | |
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| Using the Lensbaby | |
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| SteadyShot and Your Lenses | |
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| Making Light Work for You | |
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| The Elements of Light | |
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| Continuous Lighting-or Electronic Flash? | |
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| Continuous Lighting Basics | |
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| Daylight | |
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| Incandescent/Tungsten Light | |
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| Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources | |
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| Adjusting White Balance | |
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| Electronic Flash Basics | |
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| How Electronic Flash Works | |
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| Using the Built-in Flash | |
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| Setting Flash Modes | |
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| Flash Exposure Compensation | |
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| Flash Control | |
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| Red Eye Reduction | |
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| Using the External Electronic Flash | |
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| HVL-F58AM Flash Unit | |
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| HVL-F43 AM Flash Unit | |
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| HVL-F36AM Flash Unit | |
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| HVL-F20AM Flash Unit | |
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| More Advanced Lighting Techniques | |
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| Diffusing and Softening the Light | |
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| Using Multiple Light Sources | |
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| Other Lighting Accessories | |
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| Downloading and Editing Your Images | |
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| What's in the Box? | |
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| Picture Motion Browser | |
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| Image Data Lightbox SR | |
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| Image Data Converter SR | |
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| Transferring Your Photos | |
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| Using a Card Reader and Software | |
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| Dragging and Dropping | |
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| Editing Your Photos | |
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| Image Editors | |
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| RAW Utilities | |
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| Sony Alpha SLT-A37: Troubleshooting and Prevention | |
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| Updating Your Firmware | |
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| Protecting Your LCD | |
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| Troubleshooting Memory Cards | |
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| All Your Eggs in One Basket? | |
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| What Can Go Wrong? | |
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| What Can You Do? | |
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| Cleaning Your Sensor | |
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| Dust the FAQs, Ma'am | |
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| Identifying and Dealing with Stubborn Dust | |
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| Avoiding Dust | |
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| Sensor Cleaning | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |