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
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!)
