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• David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual

• By: David Pogue

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

• Pub. Date: January 14, 2009

• Print ISBN-13: 978-0-596-15403-5

• Pages in Print Edition: 304

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Table of Contents

 

Copyright

The Missing Credits

Section P1.1. Acknowledgments

Section P1.2. The Missing Manual Series

Introduction

Section P2.1. About This Book

Section P2.2. The Very Basics

Part I: The Camera

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1 TokenChapter 1. Camera Kinds

Section 1.1. Small, Medium, or Large?

Section 1.2. Cameraphones and iPhones

Section 1.3. Where to Buy a Camera

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1 TokenChapter 2. The Only Features That Matter

Section 2.1. A Big Sensor

Section 2.2. Stabilizer

Section 2.3. Zoom Power

Section 2.4. Shutter Lag

Section 2.5. Optical Viewfinder

Section 2.6. Manual Controls

Section 2.7. Face Recognition

Section 2.8. Autofocus Assist Lamp

Section 2.9. Flip-Out Screen

Section 2.10. Memory Card

Section 2.11. Burst Mode

Section 2.12. Hi-Def Jack

Section 2.13. Battery

Section 2.14. Movies

Section 2.15. Scene Modes

Section 2.16. Wireless

Section 2.17. Touch Screens

Section 2.18. Megapixels

Section 2.19. SLR Shopping

Part II: The Shoot

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1 TokenChapter 3. Taking the Shot

Section 3.1. Compose the Shot

Section 3.2. Screen Displays

Section 3.3. Take the Shot

Chapter 4. The Ten Decisions

Section 4.1. Beep On or Off?

Section 4.2. Flash On or Off?

Section 4.3. Auto or Scene Mode?

Section 4.4. Use a Manual Mode?

Section 4.5. Burst Mode or One-Shot?

Section 4.6. White Balance: Manual or Auto?

Section 4.7. RAW or JPEG?

Section 4.8. How Much Exposure?

Section 4.9. Which Focus Mode?

Section 4.10. Adjust the Light Sensitivity (ISO)?

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1 TokenChapter 5. The Anti-Blur Chapter

Section 5.1. Shutter Speed and Aperture

Section 5.2. Use Stabilization

Section 5.3. Speed Up the Shutter

Section 5.4. Open the Aperture

Section 5.5. Fire the Flash

Section 5.6. Set Up a Tripod

Section 5.7. Fake a Tripod

Section 5.8. Use the Self-Timer

Section 5.9. Goose the ISO

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1 TokenChapter 6. How They Did That

Section 6.1. The Frozen Sports Shot

Section 6.2. The Speeding Vehicle

Section 6.3. The Panorama

Section 6.4. The Silky Brook

Section 6.5. Trailing Car Lights

Section 6.6. Fireworks

Section 6.7. Lightning

Section 6.8. The Star-Trails Shot

Section 6.9. The Stunning Landscape

Section 6.10. The Classic Sunset

Section 6.11. The Prize-Winning Kid Shot

Section 6.12. Theater Shots

Section 6.13. The Undersea Stunner

Section 6.14. The Not-Boring Vacation Shot

Section 6.15. The Wedding Shot

Section 6.16. The Ultra-Closeup

Section 6.17. The Blurry-Background Portrait

Section 6.18. The Outdoor Portrait

Section 6.19. Existing-Light Portraits

Section 6.20. The Self-Portrait

Section 6.21. The Indoor-Flash Portrait

Section 6.22. The Nighttime Portrait

Section 6.23. The Exploding Zoom

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1 TokenChapter 7. The SLR Chapter

Section 7.1. Lenses

Section 7.2. Film Equivalents

Section 7.3. JPEG Compression

Section 7.4. Ten Accessories Worth the Weight

Part III: The Lab

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1 TokenChapter 8. Camera Meets Computer

Section 8.1. Picasa and iPhoto

Section 8.2. Transferring the Photos by USB Cable

Section 8.3. Transferring Photos with a Card Reader

Section 8.4. Importing Pictures on Your Hard Drive

Section 8.5. The File Format Factor

Section 8.6. The Post-Import Inspection

Section 8.7. Instant Slideshow

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1 TokenChapter 9. The Digital Shoebox

Section 9.1. The Source List

Section 9.2. Working with Thumbnails

Section 9.3. Selecting Photos

Section 9.4. Hiding Photos

Section 9.5. Albums

Section 9.6. Smart Albums

Section 9.7. Photo Info

Section 9.8. Keywords, Titles, and Event Info

Section 9.9. Flagging Photos

Section 9.10. Searching for Photos by Text

Section 9.11. Searching by Calendar or Timeline

Section 9.12. Keywords/Tags

Section 9.13. Backing Up Your Photos

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1 TokenChapter 10. Fixing Your Photos

Section 10.1. Opening a Photo for Editing

Section 10.2. Notes on Zooming and Scrolling

Section 10.3. Backing Out, Undoing, and Restoring

Section 10.4. Rotate

Section 10.5. Cropping

Section 10.6. Straightening

Section 10.7. Fixing Color

Section 10.8. Redeye

Section 10.9. Retouching Scratches and Hairs

Section 10.10. Fine-Tuning Exposure

Section 10.11. Boosting Contrast

Section 10.12. Color Correction

Section 10.13. Automatic White-Balance Correction

Section 10.14. Saturation

Section 10.15. Sharpening

Section 10.16. Cheesy Effects

Section 10.17. Copy and Paste for Edits

Section 10.18. External Editing Programs

Section 10.19. Juicy Bonus Features

Part IV: The Audience

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1 TokenChapter 11. Photos on Paper—and Everything Else

Section 11.1. Making Your Own Prints

Section 11.2. Resolution and Shape

Section 11.3. Printing from iPhoto, Step by Step

Section 11.4. Printing From Picasa, Step by Step

Section 11.5. Ordering Prints Online

Section 11.6. Calendars, Cards, and Books

Section 11.7. Way Beyond Paper

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1 TokenChapter 12. Electronic Photos

Section 12.1. Emailing Photos

Section 12.2. Publishing Photos on the Web

Section 12.3. The Screen Saver

Section 12.4. Photo Wallpaper

Section 12.5. From Slideshow to Movie

Section 12.6. Slideshow DVDs

Part V: Appendixes

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1 TokenAppendix A. Where to Go From Here

Section A.1. Camera Reviews

Section A.2. The Real World

Section A.3. Beyond the Software Freebies

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1 TokenAppendix B. The Top Ten Tips of All Time

Section B.1. Take a lot of shots.

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1 TokenAppendix C. Photo Credits

Section C.1. 

Index

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