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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6000/ILCE-6000 Guide to Digital Photography
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David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6000/ILCE-6000 Guide to Digital Photography

by David D. Busch
March 2016
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
10h 49m
English
Rocky Nook
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Shooting Modes and Exposure Control

When you bought your Sony a6000, you probably thought your days of worrying about getting the correct exposure were over. To paraphrase an old tagline dating back to the 19th Century—the goal is, “you press the button, and the camera does the rest.” For the most part, that’s a realistic objective. The a6000 is definitely intelligent when it comes to calculating the right exposure for most situations, using its default metering mode, Multi. You can generally choose one of the Auto or SCN modes, or spin the mode dial to Program (P), Aperture Priority (A), or Shutter Priority (S), and shoot away.

So, why am I including an entire chapter on exposure? As you learn to use your a6000 creatively, you’re going to ...

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