David Busch's sony [alpha] DSLR-A350/a300/a200 guide to digital SLR photography / David D. Busch.

Includes index.

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha dSLR""; ""Differences between the A350/A300 and A200 Models""; ""Contents of the Table""; ""Initial Setup""; ""Battery Included""; ""Final Steps""; ""Selecting a Shooting Mode""; ""Choosing a Metering Mode""; ""Choosing a Focus Mode""; ""Selecting a Focus Point""; ""Other Settings""; ""Adjusting White Balance and ISO""; ""Using the Self-Timer""; ""Reviewing the Images You�ve Taken""; ""Transferring Photos to Your Computer""; ""Chapter 2 Sony Alpha DSLR-A350/A300/A200 Roadmap""; ""Front View"".

""The Sony Alpha�s Business End""""Going Topside""; ""Underneath Your Sony Alpha""; ""Lens Components""; ""LCD Panel Readouts""; ""Looking Inside the Viewfinder""; ""Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha dSLR""; ""Anatomy of the Sony Alpha�s Menus""; ""Recording Menu 1/2 Options""; ""Recording Menu 1/2""; ""Image Size""; ""Aspect Ratio""; ""Quality""; ""Creative Style""; ""Flash Control""; ""Flash compensation""; ""Priority setup""; ""AF Illuminator""; ""Long exp. NR/High ISO NR""; ""Rec mode reset""; ""Custom Menu""; ""Eye-Start AF""; ""AEL button""; ""Ctrl dial setup"".

""Red eye reduction""""Auto review""; ""Auto off /w VF""; ""Playback Menu 1/2""; ""Delete""; ""Format""; ""Protect""; ""DPOF setup""; ""Playback Display""; ""Slide Show""; ""Setup Menu 1/2/3""; ""LCD brightness""; ""Info. disp time""; ""Power Save""; ""Video output""; ""Language""; ""Date/Time setup""; ""File number""; ""Folder name""; ""Select folder/New folder""; ""USB Connection""; ""Audio signals""; ""Pixel mapping""; ""Cleaning mode""; ""Reset Default""; ""Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure""; ""Understanding Exposure""; ""How the Sony Alpha Calculates Exposure"".

""Choosing a Metering Method""""Choosing an Exposure Method""; ""Aperture Priority""; ""Shutter Priority""; ""Program Auto Mode""; ""Making Exposure Value Changes""; ""Manual Exposure""; ""Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings""; ""Bracketing""; ""Dealing with Noise""; ""Fixing Exposures with Histograms""; ""Scene Modes""; ""Chapter 5 Advanced Techniques for Your Sony Alpha dSLR""; ""Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures""; ""Long Exposures""; ""Three Ways to Take Long Exposures""; ""Working with Long Exposures""; ""Delayed Exposures""; ""Self-Timer""; ""Getting into Focus"".

""Improved Cross-Type Focus Points""""Focus Modes""; ""Focus Pocus""; ""Adding Circles of Confusion""; ""Making Sense of Focus Sensors""; ""Your Autofocus Mode Options""; ""Setting the AF Area""; ""Continuous Shooting""; ""Setting Image Parameters""; ""Customizing White Balance""; ""Setting Color Temperature or Color Filter Effects""; ""Setting a Custom White Balance""; ""Image Processing""; ""D-Range Optimizer""; ""Using Creative Styles""; ""Working with Live View""; ""What You Can/Cannot Do with Live View""; ""Chapter 6 Working with Lenses""; ""But Don't Forget the Crop Factor"".