April 2024
Intermediate to advanced
440 pages
15h 54m
English
Content preview from David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6700/ILCE-6700 Guide to Digital Photography
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
Start your free trial
1 Meet Your Sony Alpha a6700
The Sony a6700 can be incredibly easy to use, right out of the box, especially if you already have some experience with digital photography. As ridiculous as it may seem, this advanced camera can be used in point-and-shoot mode simply by rotating the large mode dial on the top-right panel to select the Program (P) label or green Intelligent Auto icon. (See Figure 1.1.) If you’ve charged the battery, mounted a lens, and inserted a formatted memory card into the camera, flip the power switch to On. (It’s concentric with the shutter-release button on top of the camera.) I’ll provide tips on performing these tasks later in this chapter if you need help. Otherwise, you’re ready to start taking your first pictures. ...