The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
To focus accurately with a zoom lens, use the longest focal length.
Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
The [No Limit] option is not a handicap because we can return to the base magnification by lightly pressing the shutter button.
Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
With Sony’s PlayMemories Home software, you can also burn your movies onto disks for playback on a DVD player.
Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
For example, suppose you want to take a panoramic shot the old-fashioned way, without using the Sweep Panorama feature. You mount the camera on a tripod, set the exposure manually, and take a series of overlapping pictures by panning the camera on the tripod head. The focus and aperture must be fixed; they should not change as you pan. After you ta
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When this option is selected, the flash always fires and provides light to the subject. This option is used in P, A, S, and M modes when the flash unit is turned on. It is also available as a Flash Mode command option in Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto, and the following SCN predefined modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, and Sunset.
Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
you can turn it off with the following command: MENU > Custom Settings (2) > Exposure Set. Guide > [Off], [On] One reason to dispense with the exposure setting guide is that it obscures the histogram while you adjust the aperture or shutter speed. For this reason, we prefer to keep it turned off.
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For precision macro or scientific work, Peaking is less accurate than MF Assist. Although we like to use Peaking when we shoot movies, we prefer MF Assist or Focus Magnifier for still photography.
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a scene has a wide range of intensities, HDR photography frequently results in an image with oversaturated colors, which gives it a surreal appearance. For example, when you merge three exposures in third-party software like Photomatix, the final composite image can have dramatically different colors than the original scene.
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Checklist for Using Legacy Lenses If you want to use legacy lenses, refer to the following checklist of camera settings and lens requirements: A legacy lens must have a smooth and precise focus ring. There should be no backlash. A legacy lens must have a diaphragm ring that closes down the aperture. Otherwise, make sure the adapter can manipulate t
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When we frame a snow scene, we have found that +1 EV renders the snow as brilliant white.