Errata

Landscape Mode. It says large aperture. Should be small aperture.
Fireworks. It says "large aperture to keep everything in focus" and it should be small aperture.
Sunset. It also says large aperture and it should be small aperture.

These sections state that a "large aperture" creates a large depth of field, keeping everything in focus. But I believe this is incorrect. A "small aperture" would accomplish this. To reinforce this point, please refer to p.76, the second paragraph under the heading of "Open the Aperture". It states "a large aperture gives you a shallow depth of field". Also, on p.115, in the table under "Choose a wide aperture", f2 -> very large aperture -> very shallow depth of field; f16 -> very small aperture -> very deep depth of field.

"Large aperture creating a large depth of field..." s/b small aperture, creating large depth of field....

This kind of error (confusing "large" and "small" aperture) occurs in several places, probably related to f numbers:

p. 56: Fireworks: s/b Small aperture to keep everything in focus.

(p. 77: "You can thank old-tyme film photographers for sticking us with this system" makes the system sound random and quirky rather than "a simple, mathematical way of describing the relationship that exists between the maximum effective opening or the iris of a lens and its focal length." Wyatt Brummitt (1973). Photography Is... (NY: Amphoto). The section quoted from the Brummitt book has a few more sentences of additional clear explanation. Please let me know if you are interested.

p. 135 Note: s/b "The same flash would reach 40 feet if you CLOSED DOWN (caps mine) the aperture to f8."

"Large Aperture, creating a large depth of field ..." should read "Small Aperture, creating a large depth of field ..."

Under the heading "Portrait Mode" is the sentence ". . . Large aperture . . .".

Under the heading "Landscape Mode" is the sentence ". . . Large aperture . . .".

The subject of "Large Aperture" and "Large Aperture Number" are explained elsewhere in the book very clearly but on this page, it is confusing. Portrait mode generally uses a "Large Aperture" or "small aperture number" and Landscape mode generally uses a "Small Aperture" or "large aperture number".

I think some re-wording would clear this page up nicely.

Thanks for your consideration.

A smaller f-stop gives you a GREATER depth of field. Not smaller = smaller. What the hell is "or maybe not" supposed to mean? I think I may have read this misstatement elsewhere as well, but don't recall exactly where.

Otherwise I like the boos as far as I have gotten.

Yhe words "That's full automatic" are in error and should be deleted. Manual mode is not automatic; it's just the opposite.

Third sentence:". . . dust lands on the sensor itself - a shiny rectangle, dead center, clearly visible whenever you remove the lens - . . ."

The only time where this is a true statement is if the camera happens to be in cleaning mode. Otherwise, the first thing you see after removing the lens is the mirror, followed by the shutter. Only after getting past these two criters do you see (here's I'm being overly picky) the protective IR filter that sits on top of the sensor.

The last "word" in the last sentence should read f2, not f8.