The Complete Guide to Sony's Alpha 6000 Digital Camera by Friedman, Gary L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

1.1 Noteworthy Features of the Alpha 6000 1.1.1 Fast Hybrid AF 1.1.2 Electronic First-Curtain Shutter 1.1.3 Great High-ISO Performance 1.1.4 Excellent Electronic Viewfinder 1.1.5 Supports Legacy Glass (with adapter) 1.1.6 Some of the Sharpest Lenses Around 1.1.7 Adaptive Noise Reduction 1.1.8 Diffraction Reduction 1.1.9 Zebra Stripes 1.1.10 Eye AF 1.1.11 HDMI and LCD at the Same Time 1.1.12 High Dynamic Range (HDR) 1.1.13 In-camera Lens Corrections 1.1.14 Peaking Level/Peaking Color 1.1.15 Pop-Up Flash 1.1.16 Wireless flash 1.1.17 No-Compression HDMI Output 1.1.18 Auto ISO in Manual Exposure Mode 1.1.19 Sweep Panorama 1.1.20 Lock-On AF 1.1.21 New Hotshoe

Chapter 2 My Personal Camera Settings

2.1 Custom Key settings 2.2 Function (Fn) Menu Settings 2.3 Memory Register Settings 2.4 My Personal Menu Settings 2.5 What’s Incompatible with RAW?

Chapter 3 Quick Guide for the Impatient User

3.1 The Quick Navi Screen 3.2 The Fn Button 3.3 Focusing Essentials 3.3.1 Decoupling Focus Lock and/or Exposure Lock From the Shutter Release Button 3.3.2 AF Setup Trick for Portraits 3.3.3 DMF and Peaking Level 3.3.4 More About Face Detection 3.3.5 Focus Modes 3.3.6 Quickly Switching Between Wide and Center Focus Area 3.4 Which Display? 3.5 About Power Consumption 3.6 Configuring the Display 3.7 Setting the ISO 3.7.1 ISO AUTO Settings 3.7.2 Multi-Frame Noise Reduction 3.8 Scene Selection Modes 3.8.1 Portrait 3.8.2 Sports Action 3.8.3 Macro 3.8.4 Landscape 3.8.5 Sunset 3.8.6 Night Scene 3.8.7 Handheld Twilight 3.8.8 Night Portrait 3.8.9 Anti-Motion Blur (AMB) 3.9 intelligent Auto Modes 3.9.1 iAuto (Intelligent Auto) 3.9.2 iAuto+ (Superior Auto) 3.9.3 Photo Creativity Mode 3.10 P-A-S-M Mode 3.11 Panorama Mode 3.12 Program Shift 3.13 Quick Setup for Video 3.14 Three Low-Light Modes 3.14.1 Handheld Twilight and Multi-Frame Noise Reduction 3.14.2 Anti-Motion Blur 3.14.3 Low-Light Modes Compared 3.15 Flash 3.16 Playing back Images 3.16.1 Variations on a Theme – The Display Button 3.16.2 Magnifying the image 3.16.3 Deleting an image (or multiple images) 3.16.4 Protecting an image 3.16.5 Viewing your images on an HDTV 3.16.6 Slide Show using the Optional Wireless Remote 3.17 Viewfinder Eyepiece Diopter Correction 3.18 USB and HDMI Connectors 3.19 Third-party Batteries and Chargers 3.20 Sony’s Software

Chapter 4 Using Legacy Glass

4.1 Manual Focus Lenses 4.2 Autofocus Lenses 4.3 Vignetting and Magenta Casts 4.4 Beware of light leaks 4.5 A Short List of the Most Popular Adapters 4.5.1 Sony A-mount Lenses 4.5.2 M42/Pentax Screw Mount 4.5.3 Leica M/Zeiss ZM 4.5.4 Leica R 4.5.5 Canon EF (EOS) 4.5.6 Canon FD 4.5.7 Nikon 4.5.8 Minolta MC/MD 4.5.9 Pentax 4.5.10 Medium Format Lenses 4.5.11 Olympus OM 4.5.12 Contax

Chapter 5 Wi-Fi, NFC, and Apps

5.1 What is NFC? 5.2 Setting Things Up For Wi-Fi Upload 5.2.1 Configuring PlayMemories Home 5.2.2 Initiate your Upload 5.2.3 Throughput Rates 5.3 Setting Up Smartphone Functions 5.3.1 Install PlayMemories Mobile 5.3.2 Transferring an Image To your Smartphone 5.3.3 Configuring NFC on your Smartphone 5.4 Now What? 5.4.1 Upload images to your smartphone for social Media 5.4.2 Remote Control with Viewfinder 5.5 Other Tethered Shooting Options 5.5.1 Wi-Fi Upload 5.5.2 Remote Camera Conrol Software 5.5.3 Lightroom 5 add-on software 5.6 Applications

Chapter 6 The Recording (Camera icon) Menu

6.1 Image Size 6.2 Aspect Ratio 6.3 Quality 6.4 Panorama Functions 6.5 File Format For Movies 6.6 Record Setting For Movies 6.7 Drive Mode 6.7.1 Single-shooting 6.7.2 Continuous shooting 6.7.3 10s and 2s Self-Timers 6.7.4 Self-Timer Continuous 6.7.5 Bracketing 6.7.6 Bracketing for HDR 6.7.7 What exactly changes when you bracket? 6.7.8 White Balance Bracketing 6.7.9 DRO Bracket 6.8 Flash Mode 6.8.1 Flash Off 6.8.2 AutoFlash 6.8.3 Fill-Flash 6.8.4 Slow Sync 6.8.5 Rear Sync 6.8.6 Wireless Flash 6.9 Flash Compensation 6.10 Red Eye Reduction 6.11 Focus Mode 6.11.1 AF-S 6.11.2 AF-A 6.11.3 AF-C 6.11.4 DMF 6.11.5 MF 6.12 Focus Area 6.12.1 Wide 6.12.2 Center 6.12.3 Flexible Spot 6.12.4 Zone 6.13 Focus Settings 6.14 AF Illuminator 6.15 Movie AF Drive Speed 6.16 Movie AF Track Duration 6.17 Exposure Compensation 6.18 Exposure Step 6.19 ISO 6.19.1 High-ISO Noise Levels 6.19.2 Multi-Frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) 6.19.3 ISO AUTO Settings 6.19.4 Specific ISO Values 6.20 Metering Mode 6.20.1 Center-weighted and Multi-Segment Metering 6.20.2 Spot Metering 6.21 White Balance 6.21.1 Auto White Balance and PreSet White Balance 6.21.2 Tweaking the Preset White Balance 6.21.3 The Color Temperature setting 6.21.4 Custom White Balance 6.22 DRO/Auto HDR 6.23 Creative Style 6.23.3 Sharpness Setting 6.23.4 Combining Settings 6.24 Picture Effect 6.24.1 Toy Camera 6.24.2 Posterization and Pop Color 6.24.3 Retro Photo 6.24.4 Soft High-Key 6.24.5 Partial Color 6.24.6 High-Contrast Monochrome 6.24.7 Soft Focus 6.24.8 HDR Painting 6.24.9 Rich-Tone Monochrome 6.24.10 Miniature Mode 6.24.11 Watercolor and Illustration Modes 6.24.12 How Picture Effects Differ from Creative Styles 6.25 Zoom 6.26 Focus Magnifier 6.27 Long Exposure Noise Reduction 6.28 High ISO Noise Reduction 6.29 Lock-On AF 6.30 Smile/Face Detection 6.30.1 Off 6.30.2 On (Registered Faces) 6.30.3 On 6.30.4 Smile Shutter 6.31 Soft Skin Effect 6.32 Auto Object Framing 6.33 Scene Selection 6.34 Movie 6.35 SteadyShot 6.36 Color Space 6.37 Auto Slow Shutter (Movies) 6.38 Audio Recording 6.39 Wind Noise Reduction 6.40 Shooting Tip List 6.41 Memory Recall 6.42 Memory

Chapter 7 The Custom (Gear Icon) Menu

7.1 Zebra 7.2 MF Assist 7.3 Focus Magnification Time 7.4 Grid Line 7.5 Auto Review 7.6 Display Button 7.6.1 Graphic Display 7.6.2 Histogram 7.6.3 For Viewfinder (Rear LCD only) 7.7 Peaking Level and Peaking Color 7.8 Exposure Setting Guide 7.9 Live View Display 7.10 Display Continuous AF Area 7.11 Pre-Autofocus 7.12 Zoom Setting 7.12.1 Differences between ClearImage and Digital Zoom 7.13 Eye-start Autofocus (A-mount Lenses only) 7.14 Finder/Monitor 7.15 Release Without Lens 7.16 AF with shutter 7.17 AEL w/ Shutter 7.18 e-Front Curtain Shutter 7.19 Single Image Auto Extraction 7.20 Exposure Compensation Setting 7.21 Bracket Order 7.22 Face Registration 7.23 AF Micro Adjustment (A-Mount Lenses Only) 7.23.1 How To Test For Focus Issues 7.24 Lens Compensation 7.24.1 Shading 7.24.2 Chromatic Aberration 7.24.3 Distortion 7.25 Function Menu Settings 7.26 Custom Key Settings 7.27 Dial/Wheel Setup 7.28 Dial/Wheel Exposure Value Compensation 7.29 Movie Button 7.30 Dial/Wheel Lock

Chapter 8 The Wi-FI Menu

8.1 Send to Smartphone 8.2 Send to Computer 8.3 View on TV 8.4 One-Touch (NFC) 8.5 Airplane Mode 8.6 WPS Push 8.7 Access Point Setting 8.8 Edit Device Name 8.9 Display MAC Address 8.10 SSID/PASSWORD Reset 8.11 Reset All Network Settings

Chapter 9 The Application Menu

9.1 Application List 9.2 Introduction

Chapter 10 The Playback Menu

10.1 Delete 10.2 View Mode 10.3 Image Index 10.4 Display Rotation 10.5 Slide Show 10.5.1 PhotoTV HD and Bravia Sync 10.6 Rotate 10.7 Enlarge Image 10.8 4K Still Image PLAYBACK 10.9 Protect 10.10 Specify Printing 10.10.1 Printing the Date on the Image 10.10.2 Canceling DPOF files

Chapter 11 The Setup (Suitcase Icon) Menu

11.1 Monitor Brightness 11.2 Viewfinder Brightness 11.3 Finder Color Temperature 11.4 Volume Settings 11.5 Audio Signals 11.6 Tile Menu 11.7 Mode Dial Guide 11.8 Delete Confirmation 11.9 Power Save Start Time 11.10 Cleaning Mode 11.11 Demo Mode 11.12 Remote Control 11.13 HDMI Resolution 11.14 CTRL for HDMI 11.15 HDMI Information Display 11.16 USB Connection 11.17 USB LUN Setting 11.18 Language 11.19 Date/Time Setup 11.20 Area Setting 11.21 Format 11.22 File Number 11.23 Select Recording Folder 11.24 New Folder 11.25 Folder Name 11.25.1 If Standard Form is Used 11.25.2 If Date Form is Used 11.26 Recover Image Database 11.27 Display Media Information 11.28 Version 11.29 Setting Reset

Chapter 12 Movie Mode and its Menu

12.1 Introduction 12.2 More Detail 12.3 External Microphone 12.4 External Display 12.5 Monitoring Video and Audio 12.6 Manual Control in Movie Mode 12.7 Importing Files to your Computer 12.7.1 .modd Files 12.8 MOVIE File Formats 12.8.1 More About the Formats 12.8.2 Choosing a Video Format 12.8.3 Why Does my camera warn me when I change formats? 12.8.4 “Can’t Record this Kind of Movie”

Chapter 13 Wireless Flash and Advanced Flash Topics

13.1 Introduction 13.2 Flash Models 13.3 Bounce Flash 13.3.1 Diffusing your Light 13.4 High Speed Sync (HSS) flash 13.5 Wireless Flash 13.6 As Simple As It Gets 13.7 The New Wireless Protocol 13.7.2 Advanced 2-Way or 3-way Ratio Flash 13.8 Groups and Channels 13.9 Will the Control Bursts Affect Exposure? 13.10 Manual Flash Mode 13.10.1 To Put the 60 Into Manual Slave Mode 13.10.2 To put the 43 into Manual Slave mode 13.11 A Portable Studio Setup 13.12 To Probe Further

Chapter 14 DRO and HDR

14.1 Dynamic Range Optimization 14.1.1 How DRO Works 14.1.2 More DRO Examples 14.1.3 Frequently Asked Questions about DRO 14.1.4 When Does DRO kick in? 14.1.5 When DRO is bad 14.1.6 Combining DRO with Sunset Creative Style 14.1.7 DRO on Your Computer 14.2 High Dynamic Range (HDR) 14.3 DRO vs. HDR

Chapter 15 Digital Imaging Topics

15.1 Introduction 15.2 An Introduction to RAW 15.3 The Bayer Filter and Demosaicing 15.4 How Your Camera Creates A JPEG FILE 15.5 RAW, TIFF, and JPEG Files Compared 15.6 JPEG Compression Artifacts 15.7 Are There Any Other Benefits to Shooting JPEG FILES? 15.8 Reducing Noise in RAW Files using Camera Raw Or Lightroom 15.9 Image Size and Resolution 15.10 “Hot Pixels” 15.11 Memory Cards 15.11.1 Some Background on MemoryStick Pro Duo 15.11.2 Some Background on SD Memory Cards 15.11.3 Memory Card Corruption Issues

Chapter 16 Additional Resources

16.1 Internet Forums and Discussion Boards 16.2 Lens Rental 16.3 Camera and Lens Review Sites 16.4 25 Ways to “Wow!” e-Booklet 16.5 Advanced Topics 2 16.6 An Introduction to Sony’s Wireless Flash (video) 16.7 Ways to “Wow!” with Wireless Flash 16.8 Books on Other Cameras 16.9 Cameracraft Magazine 16.10 The Friedman Archives Seminars 16.10.1 What Others Are Saying 16.11 Facebook, Instagram, and The Friedman Archives Blog 16.12 The Road to China 16.13 The Maui Xaphoon 16.14 Epilogue Appendix 1 A Condensed Guide to The Basics 1.1 Shutter Speeds 1.2 F/Stop 1.3 ISO 1.4 Focal Length 1.5 Tradeoffs 1.6 Program Shift 1.7 The Histogram Display 1.7.1 Brightness range, sensors, and the human eye 1.7.2 Using the Histogram for a fin(d)er degree of control 1.8 The “Secrets” to Light and Composition 1.10 Writing with Light 1.11 Composition – The Rule of Thirds Appendix 2 A “Cookbook” for Special Situations 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Fireworks 2.3 Artistic Waterfalls 2.4 Stage Performances/Rock Concerts 2.5 Nighttime Time Exposures 2.6 Shooting in Snow 2.7 Outdoor Group Portraits 2.8 Street Photography 2.9 Sunsets and Silhouettes 2.10 The Moon 2.11 Nighttime Sports 2.12 Christmas Lights 2.13 Product Shots 2.14 Interiors that Sell 2.15 Lightning 2.16 Candlelight Shots

Appendix C Tip Cards

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