Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100
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Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 Details
About the Author Alexander S. White is the author of several books about advanced compact digital cameras. He lives near Richmond, Virginia, with his family. Read more
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Reviews
Nice companion to the Sony RX100 - it covers a lot of information but it's really very, very long for a user guide - 370-odd pages. That's because it's so, so, so verbose, it's like ploughing through a Russian novel. Did I mention it's verbose? Just opening the book to a random section offers gems that can be used in a "How Not to Write a User Guide" textbook.Here's an example from the self-timer section, "The self-timer is useful for occasions when you need to be the photographer and also appear in a group photograph, because you can set the RX100 on a tripod, set the timer for 10 seconds, and then move around to place yourself in the group before the shutter clicks. The self-timer also is helpful in other situations, though, such as whenever you are taking a picture under conditions in which you don’t want to cause blur by jiggling the camera as you press the shutter button. For example, when you’re taking a macro shot very close to the subject, the focusing can be very critical, and any bump to the camera could throw off the focus. Using the self-timer means the camera has a chance to settle down after the shutter button is pressed, before the image is actually recorded. Once you select the self-timer option, you are presented with two choices: ten seconds and two seconds. When the self-timer option is highlighted, just press the left or right direction button on the control wheel to choose between these options. Once you have made this selection, the self-timer icon will appear in the upper left corner of the display, with the chosen number of seconds (10 or 2) displayed next to the icon, as shown in Figure 4-15."I mean, come on! The whole book is like that, I found myself constantly skipping paragraphs to get to the parts that matter. Would have been a great guide if it was pared down to 60 - 70 pages, which can easily be done. 4 stars for effort and thoroughness though, it actually covers a lot of material and contains a lot of information. (It has too many notes, just take out a few and it'll be perfect!)
