David Busch's Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600 Guide to Digital Photography
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This enthusiast digital camera has a more powerful processor and upgraded autofocus with enhanced real-time tracking and advanced Eye AF. Built-in 5-axis image stabilization allows sharp images hand-held even with slower shutter speeds. The a6600’s new LCD swivels to face forward, making the camera excellent for self-portraits, vlogging, and other applications. The a6600 features a 24 megapixel sensor with 425 embedded phase-detect pixels for lightning-fast autofocus at up to 11 frames per second, and a more powerful battery to extend shooting life.
With an electronic shutter that provides a silent shooting option, stunning 4K/UHD video capabilities, and new time-lapse photography features, the a6600/ILCE-6600 is a versatile digital camera that’s simple to use, yet boasts features demanded by the most avid photo buff. With this book in hand, you will discover all the capabilities of the Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600 as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and capture the best photographs you’ve ever taken.
Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600 Guide to Digital Photography describes every feature of this sophisticated camera in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more. It relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy camera “roadmap,” an easy-to-use visual guide to the a6600/ILCE-6600’s features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry.
With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, taking pictures as an advanced enthusiast pushing the limits of your imagination, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600.
ISBN-13: 9781681986067
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Publication Date: 08-04-2020
Pages: 416
Product Dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Series: The David Busch Camera Guide
With more than two million books in print, David D. Busch is the world’s #1 best-selling camera guide author, with more than 100 guidebooks for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Panasonic cameras, and many popular books devoted to digital photography and imaging techniques. His best-sellers include Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies, which has sold more than 300,000 copies in five editions, and Mastering Digital SLR Photography, now in its Fourth Edition. The graduate of Kent State Universityis a former newspaper reporter/photographer, and operated his own commercial photo studio, shooting sports, weddings, portraits, fashion, architecture, product photography, and travel images. For 22 years he was a principal in CCS/PR, Inc., one of the largest public relations/marketing firms based in San Diego, working on press conferences, press kits, media tours, and sponsored photo trade magazine articles for Eastman Kodak Company and other imaging companies. His 2500 articles and accompanying photos have appeared inside and on the covers of hundreds of magazines, including Popular Photography, Rangefinder, and Professional Photographer. For the last decade, Busch has devoted much of his time to sharing his photographic expertise, both in publications, and in seminar/workshops he hosts at the Cleveland Photographic Society School of Photography. He has been a call-in guest for 21 different radio shows nationally and in major markets, including WTOP-AM (Washington), KYW-AM (Philadelphia), USA Network (Daybreak USA), WPHM-AM (Detroit), KMJE-FM (Sacramento), CJAD-AM (Montreal), WBIX-AM (Boston), ABC Radio Network (Jonathan & Mary Show). He’s also been a call-in guest for one Canadian television show, and appeared live on Breakfast Television in Toronto, the Today Show of the Great White North. With a total of more than 200 books to his credit, Busch has had as many as five books appear simultaneously in the Amazon.com Top 25 Digital Photography Books, and when Michael Carr of About.com named the top five digital photography books for beginners, the initial #1 and #2 choices were Busch’s Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies and Mastering Digital Photography. His work has been translated into Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Bulgarian, German, Italian, French, and other languages. Busch’s Web portal is www.dslrguides.com
Preface x Introduction xi Chapter 1 Meet Your Sony Alpha a6600 1 Your Out-of-Box Experience 2 Initial Setup 6 Battery Included 6 Final Steps 8 Selecting a Shooting Mode 15 Hidden Scenes 15 Other Modes 16 Choosing a Metering Mode 17 Choosing a Focus Mode 18 Selecting a Focus Area 19 Other Settings 20 Adjusting White Balance and ISO 20 Using the Self-Timer 21 Quick Start to Movie Making 22 Reviewing the Images You've Taken 23 Transferring Files to Your Computer 25 Wireless File Transfer 25 Chapter 2 Your Camera Roadmap 27 Using Cross References 27 Front View 28 The Sony a6600's Business End 30 Using the Touch Screen/Pad 36 LCD Monitor Data Displays 39 Using the Quick Navi Function Menu 42 Going Topside 42 Underneath Your Sony a6600 44 Chapter 3 Camera Settings I Menu 45 Anatomy of the Menus 45 Camera Settings I Menu Entries 48 File Format (Stills) 49 JPEG Quality (Stills) 51 JPEG Image Size (Stills) 52 Aspect Ratio (Stills) 53 Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR (Stills) 54 Color Space (Stills) 55 Lens Compensation 58 Scene Selection 60 Drive Mode 60 Bracket Settings 62 Interval Shooting Functions 62 Recall 64 Memory 66 Register Custom Shooting Set 68 Focus Mode 69 Priority Set in AF-S/Priority Set in AF-C 70 Focus Area 71 Focus Area Limit 72 Switch Vertical/Horizontal AF Area (Stills) 73 AF Illuminator (Stills) 75 Face/Eye AF Settings 75 AF with Shutter (Stills) 77 Pre-AF (Stills) 78 Eye-Start AF (Stills) 78 AF Area Registration (Stills) 79 Delete Registered AF Area (Stills) 80 AF Area Auto Clear 80 Display Continuous AF Area 81 Circulation of Focus Point 81 AF Micro Adjustment 81 Exposure Compensation 82 ISO Setting 83 Metering Mode 85 Face Priority in Multi Metering 86 Spot Metering Point 87 Exposure Step 87 Autoexposure Lock with Shutter (Stills) 87 Exposure Standard Adjustment 88 Flash Mode 89 Flash Compensation 90 Exp. 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Set 90 Wireless Flash 91 Red Eye Reduction 91 White Balance 91 Priority Setting in AWB 93 DRO/Auto HDR 94 Creative Style 94 Picture Effect 95 Picture Profile 97 Shutter AWB Lock (Stills) 98 Focus Magnifier 99 Focus Magnifier Time 101 Initial Focus Magnification (Stills) 101 AF in Focus Magnification (Stills) 102 Manual Focus Assist (Stills) 102 Peaking Setting 103 Face Registration 103 Registered Faces Priority 104 Self-Portrait/-Timer 104 Chapter 4 Camera Settings II Menu 105 Camera Settings II Menu Entries 105 Exposure Mode (Movies) 106 Exposure Mode (S&Q) 106 File Format (Movies) 106 Record Setting (Movies) 107 S&Q Settings(S&Q Motion) 107 Proxy Recording 109 AF Drive Speed (Movies) 109 AF Track Sensitivity (Movies) 110 Auto Slow Shutter (Movies) 111 Initial Focus Magnification (Movies) 111 Audio Recording 111 Audio Recording Level 112 Audio Level Display 112 Audio Out Timing 113 Wind Noise Reduction 113 Marker Display (Movies) 113 Marker Settings (Movies) 114 Movie with Shutter 114 Silent Shooting (Stills) 115 e-Front Curtain Shutter 115 Release w/o Lens 116 Release w/o Card 117 SteadyShot 117 SteadyShot Settings 117 Zoom 118 Zoom Setting 120 Zoom Ring Rotate 122 DISP Button 123 FINDER/MONITOR 125 Finder Frame Rate (Stills) 126 Zebra Setting 126 Grid Line 127 Exposure Setting Guide 127 Live View Display 128 Auto Review 129 Custom Key (Stills) 129 Custom Key (Movies) 133 Custom Key (Playback) 133 Function Menu Settings 134 My Dial Settings 135 Dial/Wheel Setup 137 Av/Tv Rotate 137 Dial/Wheel Ev Comp 137 Function of Touch Operations 138 MOVIE Button 139 Dial/Wheel Lock 139 Audio Signals 139 Chapter 5 Network and Playback Menus 141 Network Menu 141 Send to Smartphone Function 142 Send to Computer 142 View on TV 145 Control with Smartphone 145 Airplane Mode 145 Wi-Fi Settings 145 Bluetooth Settings 146 Location Information Link Settings 146 Bluetooth Remote Control 146 Edit Device Name 146 Reset Network Settings 147 Remotely Controlling Your Camera 147 Using PC Remote 147 Making a Wireless Connection 149 Camera/Device: NFC Connection 149 Camera/Device: Wi-Fi Connection 150 Using WPS Push 151 Registering Manually 152 Connecting with Bluetooth 154 Viewing Images on a TV 156 Sending Files to a Smart Device 157 Remote Control with Your Smartphone 158 Playback Menu 159 Protect 160 Rotate 161 Delete 161 Rating 162 Rating Set (Custom Key) 163 Specify Printing 163 Photo Capture 164 Enlarge Image 164 Enlarge Initial Magnification 165 Enlarge Initial Position 165 Continuous Playback for Interval 165 Playback Speed for Interval 165 Slide Show 166 View Mode 166 Image Index 166 Display as Group 166 Display Rotation 167 Image Jump Setting 168 Chapter 6 Setup and My Menus 169 Setup Menu 169 Monitor Brightness 170 Viewfinder Brightness 171 Finder Color Temperature 171 Gamma Display Assist 171 Volume Settings 172 Delete Confirm 172 Display Quality 172 Power Save Start Time 173 Auto Power Off Temperature 173 NTSC/PAL Selector 173 Cleaning Mode 174 Touch Operation 174 Touch Panel/Pad 174 Touch Pad Settings 175 Demo Mode 176 TC/UB Settings 177 IR Remote Control 177 HDMI Settings 178 4K Output Selection (Movies) 179 USB Connection 179 USB LUN Setting 180 USB Power Supply 180 PC Remote Settings 181 Language 182 Date/Time Setup 182 Area Setting 182 Copyright Info 183 Format 183 File Number 184 Set File Name 184 Select Recording Folder 186 New Folder 186 Folder Name 187 Recover Image Database 187 Display Media Information 188 Version 188 Certification Logo (Non-US/Canada Models Only) 188 Setting Reset 189 My Menu 189 Chapter 7 Nailing the Optimum Exposure 191 Getting a Handle on Exposure 192 Equivalent Exposure 196 How the a6600 Calculates Exposure 197 Correctly Exposed 198 Overexposed 198 Underexposed 198 The Importance of ISO 200 Choosing a Metering Method 201 Multi Metering 201 Center-weighted Metering 202 Spot Metering 203 Entire Screen Averaging 204 Highlight-weighted Metering 204 Choosing an Exposure Mode 205 Aperture Priority (A) Mode 208 Shutter Priority (S) Mode 208 Program (P) Mode 210 Making Exposure Value Changes 210 Manual Exposure (M) Mode 211 Using ISO Auto 214 Exposure Bracketing 215 Continuous Bracketing 216 Single Bracketing 217 White Balance Bracketing 217 DRO Bracketing 217 Dealing with Digital Noise 217 High ISO Noise 218 Long Exposure Noise 218 Using Dynamic Range Optimizer and HDR 220 Auto HDR 223 Bracketing and Merge to HDR 225 Exposure Evaluation with Histograms 227 The Live Histogram 228 The Playback Histograms 228 Tonal Range 229 Histogram Basics 230 Understanding Histograms 231 Fine-Tuning Exposure 235 Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes 236 Auto and Scene Modes 236 Chapter 8 Mastering Autofocus Options 239 Getting into Focus 240 Contrast Detection 240 Phase Detection 241 Comparing the Two Hybrid Components 243 Focus Modes and Options 245 Focus Pocus 246 Adding Circles of Confusion 246 Your Focus Mode Options 248 Focus or Release Priority? 250 Autofocus Magnified 251 Choosing the AF Area 252 Tracking and Focusing on Subjects, Faces, and Eyes 255 Face Detection and Eye AF Overview 256 Making Your Face/Eye Detection Settings 257 Magic Autofocus-Set and Forget 259 Your AF-C to AF-S Switch 260 Using Manual Focus 261 Back-Button Focus 262 Activating Back-Button Focus 264 Useful Menu Items for AF 264 Chapter 9 Advanced Techniques 267 Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures 267 Long Exposures 271 Continuous Shooting 273 Fast Autofocus 275 Silent Shooting 275 Playback 276 Customizing White Balance 276 Fine-Tuning Preset White Balance 279 Setting White Balance by Color Temperature 280 Setting a Custom White Balance 280 Using Creative Styles 281 Interval Shooting 284 Interval Shooting Checklist 285 Settings Recap 287 Viewing Your Interval Sequences 288 Time-Lapse Movies 288 Star Trails 290 Chapter 10 Movie-Making Basics 293 Some Fundamentals 293 Preparing to Shoot Video 295 Steps During Movie Making 297 Choosing a File Format 298 Choosing a Record Setting 299 Bit Rates 301 Choosing Metering/Exposure Modes 302 Stop That! 303 Choosing an Autofocus Mode 305 Tips for Movie Making 306 Composition 307 Lighting for Video 311 Audio 313 Lens Craft 314 Chapter 11 Advanced Video Features 317 More on Sensors and Crop Factors 317 Sensor Size and Crop Factors 317 Other Important Parameters 319 Frame Guides 319 Time Codes and User Bits 320 Picture Profiles 321 Gamma, Gamma Ding Dong 322 More on 4K Video 324 Using an External Recorder 325 Chapter 12 Working with Lenses 329 Don't Forget the Crop Factor 329 Choosing a Lens 331 First Lens Options 331 The Sony "Trinity" 338 Other E-Mount Lenses 339 Sony FE Lenses 339 Zeiss Touit Lenses 341 Zeiss Loxia Lenses 341 Zeiss Batis Lenses 342 Other Third-Party Lenses 343 Using the LA-EA Series Adapters 345 AF Micro Adjustment 348 What Lenses Can Do for You 353 Categories of Lenses 354 Using Wide-Angle Lenses 355 Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems 357 Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses 359 Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems 360 SteadyShot and You 361 How It Works 363 Chapter 13 Working with Flash 367 Why Flash? 367 Electronic Flash Basics 371 How Electronic Flash Works 371 Flash Modes 378 Flash Exposure Compensation 379 Red Eye Reduction 379 Using an External Electronic Flash 380 Guide Numbers, Hot Shoes, and More 380 HVL-F60M/RM Flash Units 383 HVL-F45RM Flash Unit 384 HVL-F43M Flash Unit 384 HVL-F36AM Flash Unit 385 HVL-F32M Flash Unit 385 HVL-F20M Flash Unit 385 Wireless Flash 386 Key Wireless Concepts 387 Setting Channels and Remote Groups 389 Setting Ratios 390 Radio Control 391 Index 393Table of Contents