The Compact Digital Camera Handbook

Learn how to master the newest technology in photography to create stunning visual images With The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook, you will learn in clear and easy-to-understand instructions how to: pick the right camera for you set up shots work with both natural and artificial lighting use professional "tricks" with different lenses understand the differences among available software packages manipulate and retouch images using a variety of amazing effects and much more! Filled with loads of helpful tips and suggestions, this is the perfect handbook for the serious amateur who wants to learn as much as possible about the basics of compact and digital cameras as well as for the graphic and computer artist who must understand and use this revolutionary technology in order to stay competitive. With this indispensable book by the computer or in the darkroom, you will experience just how easy and gratifying it is to work in the breakthrough field of digital photography.

Open up this richly illustrated volume and find in-depth instruction, with all relevant concepts, operations, and terms.

Whether you are a complete beginner or are looking to improve your photography, this unique and informative guide will help you to achieve stunning results with the latest cameras. This terrific guide, will full-colour photographs and illustrations, features: - Advice on choosing the right camera and equipment - Easy-to-follow guidance on the new computer-based manipulation systems - A 'techniques' section covering popular subjects such as landscapes, portraits, close-ups, animals and night photography - Ideas for achieving dazzling special effects with both compact and digital cameras - A glossary and troubleshooting section This book will inspire you to have fun with the newest compact and digital cameras, and with photography itself.

This book is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the operation, features, menus, and controls of the Leica D-Lux 4 compact camera. It provides clearly written guidance for how to achieve excellent results using the camera's numerous sophisticated options. It also discusses topics such as infrared photography, macro photography, and street photography, and provides information about accessories for the D-Lux 4.

Photographer’s Guide to the Sony a7C is a full-color, fully illustrated guide book covering all features and operations of the a7C mirrorless, compact, full-frame interchangeable-lens digital camera. With this book, author Alexander S. White provides users of the a7C with a manual covering all aspects of the camera’s operation. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to accomplish things with the a7C, and explains when and why to use the camera’s many features. The book provides details about the camera’s shooting modes as well as its menu options for shooting, playback, setup, video, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and special effects. The book covers the a7C’s ability to use its touch screen for focusing and enlarging images in some situations, its upgraded autofocus system, which includes real-time tracking autofocus as well as automatic focusing on the eyes of humans or animals, and the camera’s wide range of options for assigning its control buttons, dial, and wheel to carry out photographic functions. The book includes more than 400 color photographs that illustrate the camera’s controls, display screens, and menus. The images include photographs taken using the a7C’s various shooting modes and its Creative Style and Picture Effect menu options, with settings that alter the appearance of images. The book provides concise introductions to topics such as street photography and astrophotography, and explains how to use the camera’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features to transfer images to a smartphone or tablet, to control the camera from such a device, and to add location information to images. The book includes a full discussion of the video features of the a7C, which can shoot HD and 4K (ultra-HD) movies, with manual control of exposure and focus during recording. The book explains the camera’s numerous features for professional-level videography, including Picture Profiles that allow adjustment of settings such as gamma curve, black level, knee, and detail. The book describes steps for recording 4K video to an external video recorder using the “clean” video output from the camera’s HDMI port. In three appendices, the book discusses accessories for the a7C, including lenses, cases, power sources, remote controls, microphones and external flash units, and includes a list of websites and other resources for further information. The book includes an appendix with “quick tips” on how to take advantage of the camera’s features in the most efficient ways possible. This guide to the a7C includes a detailed index, so the reader can quickly locate information about any particular feature or aspect of the camera.

This second edition of the fully revised and updated From Photon to Pixel presents essential elements in modern digital photographic devices. Our universal infatuation with photography profoundly affects its usage and development. While some sides of photographic “culture” remain wholly unchanged – art photography, journalistic and advertising photography, scientific photography, etc. – new facets emerge: leisure or travel photography, everyday life photography, anecdotal, observational or unusual photography, and microcosm, or micro-community, photography with its culmination in the narcissistic selfie. These new forms combine an often simplified manner of photographing and modern means of instantaneous, remote and mass communication. This book does not extend into the sociological study of photography, instead it explains how the digital camera works by examining in detail each of the components that constitutes it to provide the reader with a preliminary guide into the inner workings of this device.

Need to know which digital camera to buy? Want to take better photographs and retouch images? Ready to achieve professional results? This updated edition of The Digital Photography Handbook will allow you to make the most of all the advantages your camera has to offer - as well as guiding you through the latest software to enhance your images, and get professional results with every shot. This book includes expert advice on the art of photography (composition, depth of field and how to photograph a variety of subjects), editing and image manipulation software, how to print your images for the best results, developing a portfolio and mastering the rules of copyright. Doug Harman includes the very latest developments in digital technology, equipping you with everything you need to become a photographer. Contents include: Types of camera, Computers and software, Memory, Pixels and magnification, Saving images, Exposure, Composition, Light, Camera modes, Special effects, Manipulating images, Photo apps, Retouching old photos, Printing digital images, Selecting printers and paper, Archiving and the cloud, Making money from your images, Copyright rules and more.