Chapter 2: Photography Basics and the NEX-7

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Introduction

The Sony NEX-7 comes with a 200-plus page manual listing scores of menu commands and options. This can discourage the most experienced users, let alone a person attempting to move beyond a simple point-and-shoot camera. But don’t be discouraged; these commands don’t have to be mastered all at once. Indeed, you may decide that you wish to use the camera solely in point-and-shoot mode and not worry about camera settings. The NEX-7 can do this. But it also provides you with tools to override automatic settings and impart your artistic interpretation of a scene.

With its automatic settings, ...

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