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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600 Guide to Digital Photography

Author David D. Busch
Release Date: 2020/03/01
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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6600/ILCE-6600 Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive reference and guide book available for Sony’s flagship APS-C mirrorless camera. 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.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Author
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Meet Your Sony Alpha a6600
    1. Your Out-of-Box Experience
    2. Initial Setup
      1. Battery Included
      2. Final Steps
    3. Selecting a Shooting Mode
      1. Hidden Scenes
      2. Other Modes
    4. Choosing a Metering Mode
    5. Choosing a Focus Mode
    6. Selecting a Focus Area
    7. Other Settings
      1. Adjusting White Balance and ISO
      2. Using the Self-Timer
    8. Quick Start to Movie Making
    9. Reviewing the Images You’ve Taken
    10. Transferring Files to Your Computer
      1. Wireless File Transfer
  11. Chapter 2 Your Camera Roadmap
    1. Using Cross References
    2. Front View
    3. The Sony a6600’s Business End
      1. Using the Touch Screen/Pad
    4. LCD Monitor Data Displays
      1. Using the Quick Navi Function Menu
    5. Going Topside
    6. Underneath Your Sony a6600
  12. Chapter 3 Camera Settings I Menu
    1. Anatomy of the Menus
    2. Camera Settings I Menu Entries
      1. File Format (Stills)
      2. JPEG Quality (Stills)
      3. JPEG Image Size (Stills)
      4. Aspect Ratio (Stills)
      5. Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR (Stills)
      6. Color Space (Stills)
      7. Lens Compensation
      8. Scene Selection
      9. Drive Mode
      10. Bracket Settings
      11. Interval Shooting Functions
      12. Recall
      13. Memory
      14. Register Custom Shooting Set
      15. Focus Mode
      16. Priority Set in AF-S/Priority Set in AF-C
      17. Focus Area
      18. Focus Area Limit
      19. Switch Vertical/Horizontal AF Area (Stills)
      20. AF Illuminator (Stills)
      21. Face/Eye AF Settings
      22. AF with Shutter (Stills)
      23. Pre-AF (Stills)
      24. Eye-Start AF (Stills)
      25. AF Area Registration (Stills)
      26. Delete Registered AF Area (Stills)
      27. AF Area Auto Clear
      28. Display Continuous AF Area
      29. Circulation of Focus Point
      30. AF Micro Adjustment
      31. Exposure Compensation
      32. ISO Setting
      33. Metering Mode
      34. Face Priority in Multi Metering
      35. Spot Metering Point
      36. Exposure Step
      37. Autoexposure Lock with Shutter (Stills)
      38. Exposure Standard Adjustment
      39. Flash Mode
      40. Flash Compensation
      41. Exp. Comp. Set
      42. Wireless Flash
      43. Red Eye Reduction
      44. White Balance
      45. Priority Setting in AWB
      46. DRO/Auto HDR
      47. Creative Style
      48. Picture Effect
      49. Picture Profile
      50. Shutter AWB Lock (Stills)
      51. Focus Magnifier
      52. Focus Magnifier Time
      53. Initial Focus Magnification (Stills)
      54. AF in Focus Magnification (Stills)
      55. Manual Focus Assist (Stills)
      56. Peaking Setting
      57. Face Registration
      58. Registered Faces Priority
      59. Self-Portrait/-Timer
  13. Chapter 4 Camera Settings II Menu
    1. Camera Settings II Menu Entries
      1. Exposure Mode (Movies)
      2. Exposure Mode (S&Q)
      3. File Format (Movies)
      4. Record Setting (Movies)
      5. S&Q Settings (S&Q Motion)
      6. Proxy Recording
      7. AF Drive Speed (Movies)
      8. AF Track Sensitivity (Movies)
      9. Auto Slow Shutter (Movies)
      10. Initial Focus Magnification (Movies)
      11. Audio Recording
      12. Audio Recording Level
      13. Audio Level Display
      14. Audio Out Timing
      15. Wind Noise Reduction
      16. Marker Display (Movies)
      17. Marker Settings (Movies)
      18. Movie with Shutter
      19. Silent Shooting (Stills)
      20. e-Front Curtain Shutter
      21. Release w/o Lens
      22. Release w/o Card
      23. SteadyShot
      24. SteadyShot Settings
      25. Zoom
      26. Zoom Setting
      27. Zoom Ring Rotate
      28. DISP Button
      29. FINDER/MONITOR
      30. Finder Frame Rate (Stills)
      31. Zebra Setting
      32. Grid Line
      33. Exposure Setting Guide
      34. Live View Display
      35. Auto Review
      36. Custom Key (Stills)
      37. Custom Key (Movies)
      38. Custom Key (Playback)
      39. Function Menu Settings
      40. My Dial Settings
      41. Dial/Wheel Setup
      42. Av/Tv Rotate
      43. Dial/Wheel Ev Comp
      44. Function of Touch Operations
      45. MOVIE Button
      46. Dial/Wheel Lock
      47. Audio Signals
  14. Chapter 5 Network and Playback Menus
    1. Network Menu
      1. Send to Smartphone Function
      2. Send to Computer
      3. View on TV
      4. Control with Smartphone
      5. Airplane Mode
      6. Wi-Fi Settings
      7. Bluetooth Settings
      8. Location Information Link Settings
      9. Bluetooth Remote Control
      10. Edit Device Name
      11. Reset Network Settings
    2. Remotely Controlling Your Camera
      1. Using PC Remote
    3. Making a Wireless Connection
      1. Camera/Device: NFC Connection
      2. Camera/Device: Wi-Fi Connection
      3. Using WPS Push
      4. Registering Manually
      5. Connecting with Bluetooth
      6. Viewing Images on a TV
      7. Sending Files to a Smart Device
      8. Remote Control with Your Smartphone
    4. Playback Menu
      1. Protect
      2. Rotate
      3. Delete
      4. Rating
      5. Rating Set (Custom Key)
      6. Specify Printing
      7. Photo Capture
      8. Enlarge Image
      9. Enlarge Initial Magnification
      10. Enlarge Initial Position
      11. Continuous Playback for Interval
      12. Playback Speed for Interval
      13. Slide Show
      14. View Mode
      15. Image Index
      16. Display as Group
      17. Display Rotation
      18. Image Jump Setting
  15. Chapter 6 Setup and My Menus
    1. Setup Menu
      1. Monitor Brightness
      2. Viewfinder Brightness
      3. Finder Color Temperature
      4. Gamma Display Assist
      5. Volume Settings
      6. Delete Confirm
      7. Display Quality
      8. Power Save Start Time
      9. Auto Power Off Temperature
      10. NTSC/PAL Selector
      11. Cleaning Mode
      12. Touch Operation
      13. Touch Panel/Pad
      14. Touch Pad Settings
      15. Demo Mode
      16. TC/UB Settings
      17. IR Remote Control
      18. HDMI Settings
      19. 4K Output Selection (Movies)
      20. USB Connection
      21. USB LUN Setting
      22. USB Power Supply
      23. PC Remote Settings
      24. Language
      25. Date/Time Setup
      26. Area Setting
      27. Copyright Info
      28. Format
      29. File Number
      30. Set File Name
      31. Select Recording Folder
      32. New Folder
      33. Folder Name
      34. Recover Image Database
      35. Display Media Information
      36. Version
      37. Certification Logo (Non-US/Canada Models Only)
      38. Setting Reset
    2. My Menu
  16. Chapter 7 Nailing the Optimum Exposure
    1. Getting a Handle on Exposure
      1. Equivalent Exposure
    2. How the a6600 Calculates Exposure
      1. Correctly Exposed
      2. Overexposed
      3. Underexposed
    3. The Importance of ISO
    4. Choosing a Metering Method
      1. Multi Metering
      2. Center-weighted Metering
      3. Spot Metering
      4. Entire Screen Averaging
      5. Highlight-weighted Metering
    5. Choosing an Exposure Mode
      1. Aperture Priority (A) Mode
      2. Shutter Priority (S) Mode
      3. Program (P) Mode
      4. Making Exposure Value Changes
      5. Manual Exposure (M) Mode
      6. Using ISO Auto
    6. Exposure Bracketing
      1. Continuous Bracketing
      2. Single Bracketing
      3. White Balance Bracketing
      4. DRO Bracketing
    7. Dealing with Digital Noise
      1. High ISO Noise
      2. Long Exposure Noise
    8. Using Dynamic Range Optimizer and HDR
      1. Auto HDR
      2. Bracketing and Merge to HDR
    9. Exposure Evaluation with Histograms
      1. The Live Histogram
      2. The Playback Histograms
      3. Tonal Range
      4. Histogram Basics
      5. Understanding Histograms
    10. Fine-Tuning Exposure
    11. Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes
      1. Auto and Scene Modes
  17. Chapter 8 Mastering Autofocus Options
    1. Getting into Focus
      1. Contrast Detection
      2. Phase Detection
      3. Comparing the Two Hybrid Components
      4. Focus Modes and Options
    2. Focus Pocus
      1. Adding Circles of Confusion
      2. Your Focus Mode Options
      3. Focus or Release Priority?
      4. Autofocus Magnified
      5. Choosing the AF Area
    3. Tracking and Focusing on Subjects, Faces, and Eyes
      1. Face Detection and Eye AF Overview
      2. Making Your Face/Eye Detection Settings
    4. Magic Autofocus—Set and Forget
      1. Your AF-C to AF-S Switch
    5. Using Manual Focus
    6. Back-Button Focus
      1. Activating Back-Button Focus
    7. Useful Menu Items for AF
  18. Chapter 9 Advanced Techniques
    1. Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures
    2. Long Exposures
    3. Continuous Shooting
      1. Fast Autofocus
      2. Silent Shooting
      3. Playback
    4. Customizing White Balance
      1. Fine-Tuning Preset White Balance
      2. Setting White Balance by Color Temperature
      3. Setting a Custom White Balance
    5. Using Creative Styles
    6. Interval Shooting
      1. Interval Shooting Checklist
      2. Settings Recap
      3. Viewing Your Interval Sequences
      4. Time-Lapse Movies
      5. Star Trails
  19. Chapter 10 Movie-Making Basics
    1. Some Fundamentals
    2. Preparing to Shoot Video
    3. Steps During Movie Making
      1. Choosing a File Format
      2. Choosing a Record Setting
      3. Bit Rates
    4. Choosing Metering/Exposure Modes
    5. Stop That!
    6. Choosing an Autofocus Mode
    7. Tips for Movie Making
      1. Composition
      2. Lighting for Video
      3. Audio
      4. Lens Craft
  20. Chapter 11 Advanced Video Features
    1. More on Sensors and Crop Factors
      1. Sensor Size and Crop Factors
    2. Other Important Parameters
      1. Frame Guides
    3. Time Codes and User Bits
    4. Picture Profiles
      1. Gamma, Gamma Ding Dong
    5. More on 4K Video
    6. Using an External Recorder
  21. Chapter 12 Working with Lenses
    1. Don’t Forget the Crop Factor
    2. Choosing a Lens
      1. First Lens Options
      2. The Sony “Trinity”
    3. Other E-Mount Lenses
      1. Sony FE Lenses
      2. Zeiss Touit Lenses
      3. Zeiss Loxia Lenses
      4. Zeiss Batis Lenses
      5. Other Third-Party Lenses
      6. Using the LA-EA Series Adapters
    4. AF Micro Adjustment
    5. What Lenses Can Do for You
    6. Categories of Lenses
    7. Using Wide-Angle Lenses
      1. Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems
    8. Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
      1. Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems
    9. SteadyShot and You
      1. How It Works
  22. Chapter 13 Working with Flash
    1. Why Flash?
    2. Electronic Flash Basics
      1. How Electronic Flash Works
      2. Flash Modes
      3. Flash Exposure Compensation
      4. Red Eye Reduction
    3. Using an External Electronic Flash
      1. Guide Numbers, Hot Shoes, and More
      2. HVL-F60M/RM Flash Units
      3. HVL-F45RM Flash Unit
      4. HVL-F43M Flash Unit
      5. HVL-F36AM Flash Unit
      6. HVL-F32M Flash Unit
      7. HVL-F20M Flash Unit
    4. Wireless Flash
      1. Key Wireless Concepts
      2. Setting Channels and Remote Groups
      3. Setting Ratios
      4. Radio Control
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