INDEX
time-lapse movies—zoom/magnify controls
214
time-lapse movies, 119–120
trash buttons, 32
travel photography
examples, 98, 99
guidelines, 97–99
tripods
camera modes, 176
close-ups, 42
falling water, 77
fireworks, 115
landscapes, 96
product photography, 111
self-timer shutter mode, 47
tennis balls for steadiness, 126
time-lapse movies, 120
tripod sockets, 32
video shooting, 66
Tungsten white balance setting, 79, 116, 189
Tv (timed value) mode, 54, 76–77, 176
example, 81
U
underwater photography. See water
photography, underwater
USB 2.0 computer connections, 18
USB Mass Storage devices, 32
V
video. See also Movie mode
camera modes, 176
AVI format, 17, 66
MOV format, 17, 66
Movie mode, 64–66
MPEG format, 17
MPEG-4 format, 66
codecs (compressor/decompressor), 65
compact digital cameras, 6–7
digital camera video
archiving, 144–146
converting still images into, 137–141
managing, 146–147
shooting, guidelines, 66
stitching into movies, 147–150
time-lapse movies, 119–120
HD and SD, 65
QuickTime Player, 65
RAM buffers, 30
video out connections, 32
viewfinders. See LCD monitors; optical
viewfinders
vivid color photo effect, 68
W
water photography
aquariums
basic settings (table), 192–193
example, 105
running water, 54, 76, 77, 176
example, 81
underwater
basic settings (table), 192–193
camera modes, 176
portraits, 123–124
portraits, example, 124
web photo sharing, 134–135
wedding photography
example, 100
guidelines, 99–101
RAW+JPEG format, 121
red eye prevention, 101
situations/flash mode recommended settings
(table), 188
white balance, 77, 79–80
Fluorescent/Fluorescent H settings, 79, 116, 189
guidelines, 116–117
museum shoots, 104
product photography, 111
scene modes (table), 192
settings (table), 189
Tungsten setting, 79, 116, 189
whiteboard photo effect, 68
Wi-Fi image transfers, 32–33
DSLRs, 5
transmitters, 33
wireless external flashes, 5
X
xD-Picture Card memory cards, 26
Z
zoom lenses, 33–35
compact digital cameras, 4
versus digital zoom, 46–47
DSLR cameras, 4, 5
recommendations, 34–35
zoom/magnify controls, 35, 80, 82
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