Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Sony Alpha NEX-7 -- Your Out-of-Box Experience -- Initial Setup -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Formatting a Memory Card -- Selecting a Shooting Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing a Focus Mode -- Selecting a Focus Point -- Other Settings -- Adjusting White Balance and ISO -- Using the Self-Timer -- Using the NEX's Flash -- An Introduction to Movie Making -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Transferring Files to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Sony Alpha NEX-7 Roadmap -- Front View -- The Sony Alpha's Business End -- LCD Panel Readouts -- Going Topside -- Working with Triple-Dial-Control -- Settings Cycles -- Underneath Your Sony Alpha -- Lens Components -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha NEX-7 -- Anatomy of the Sony Alpha NEX's Menus -- Camera Menu -- Drive Mode -- Flash Mode -- AF/MF Select -- Autofocus Area -- Autofocus Mode -- Object Tracking -- Precision Digital Zoom -- Face Detection -- Face Registration -- Smile Shutter -- Smile Detection -- Soft Skin Effect -- LCD Display (DISP) -- Finder Display (DISP) -- DISP Button (Monitor) -- Image Size Menu -- Image Size (Still) -- Aspect Ratio -- Quality -- Image Size (3D Panorama) -- 3D Panorama Direction -- Image Size (Panorama) -- Panorama Direction -- File Format (Movie) -- Record Setting (Movie) -- Brightness/Color Menu -- Exposure Compensation -- ISO -- White Balance -- Metering Mode -- Flash Compensation -- DRO/Auto HDR -- Picture Effect -- Creative Style -- Playback Menu -- Delete -- Slide Show -- View Mode -- Image Index -- Rotate -- Protect -- 3D Viewing -- Enlarge Image -- Volume Settings -- Specify Printing -- Setup Menu -- AEL -- AF/MF Control -- Dial/Wheel Lock -- AF Illuminator -- Red Eye Reduction -- FINDER/LCD Setting -- Live View Display -- Auto Review -- Grid Line.

Peaking Level -- Peaking Color -- MF Assist -- MF Assist Time -- Color Space -- SteadyShot -- Release w/o Lens -- Eye-Start AF -- Front Curtain Shutter -- Long Exp. NR/High ISO NR -- Lens Compensation: Shading/Chromatic Aberration/Distortion -- Movie Audio Recording -- Wind Noise Reduction -- AF Micro Adjustment -- Menu Start -- Function Settings -- Custom Key Settings -- Beep -- Language -- Date/Time Setup -- Area Setting -- Help Guide Display -- Power Save -- LCD Brightness -- Viewfinder Brightness -- Display Color -- Wide Image -- Playback Display -- HDMI Resolution -- CTRL for HDMI -- USB Connection -- Cleaning Mode -- Version -- Demo Mode -- Reset Default -- Format -- File Number -- Folder Name -- Select Shooting Folder -- New Folder -- Recover Image DB -- Display Card Space -- Upload Settings -- Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the Sony Alpha NEX Calculates Exposure -- Correctly Exposed -- Overexposed -- Underexposed -- Choosing a Metering Method -- Choosing an Exposure Method -- Aperture Priority -- Shutter Priority -- Program Auto Mode -- Making Exposure Value Changes -- Manual Exposure -- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings -- Bracketing -- Dealing with Noise -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes -- Intelligent Auto and Scene Modes -- Anti Motion Blur and Panorama Modes -- Chapter 5 Mastering the Mysteries of Autofocus -- Getting into Focus -- Focus Modes and Options -- Focus Pocus -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Making Sense of Sensors and Autofocus Points -- Using Manual Focus -- Your Autofocus Mode Options -- Setting the AF Area -- AF Lock -- Focus Stacking -- Chapter 6 Advanced Shooting with Your Sony Alpha NEX-7 -- Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Delayed Exposures.

Continuous Shooting -- Setting Image Parameters -- Customizing White Balance -- Fine-Tuning Preset White Balance -- Setting White Balance by Color Temperature -- Setting a Custom White Balance -- Image Processing -- D-Range Optimizer and In-Camera HDR -- HDR in Post-Processing -- Using Creative Styles -- Wi-Fi -- Tablets, Smart Phones, and the NEX-7 -- What Else Can You Do with Them? -- Chapter 7 Movie Making with Your Sony Alpha NEX-7 -- Some Fundamentals -- Preparing to Shoot Video -- More About Frame Rates and Formats -- Steps During Movie Making -- Tips for Shooting Better Video -- Keep Things Stable and on the Level -- Shooting Script -- Storyboards -- Storytelling in Video -- Composition -- Lighting for Video -- Audio -- Lens Craft -- Chapter 8 Working with Lenses -- But Don't Forget the Crop Factor -- Choosing a Lens -- Using the LA-EA1 and LA-EA2 Adapters -- Other Lens Options -- Using the Lensbaby -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Categories of Lenses -- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems -- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems -- Telephotos and Bokeh -- Fine-Tuning the Focus of Your Lenses -- Lens Tune-Up -- SteadyShot and Your Lenses -- Chapter 9 Making Light Work for You -- Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Daylight -- Incandescent/Tungsten Light -- Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources -- Adjusting White Balance -- Electronic Flash Basics -- Avoiding Sync Speed Problems -- Ghost Images -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Flash Exposure Compensation -- Red Eye Reduction -- Using the External Electronic Flash -- HVL-F58AM Flash Unit -- HVL-F43AM Flash Unit -- HVL-F36AM Flash Unit -- HVL-F20AM Flash Unit -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- Diffusing and Softening the Light -- Using Multiple Light Sources.

Other Lighting Accessories -- Chapter 10 Downloading and Editing Your Images -- What's in the Box? -- Picture Motion Browser -- Image Data Lightbox SR -- Image Data Converter SR -- Transferring Your Photos -- Using a Card Reader and Software -- Dragging and Dropping -- Editing Your Photos -- Image Editors -- RAW Utilities -- Chapter 11 Sony Alpha NEX-7: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Updating Your Firmware -- Protecting Your LCD -- All Your Eggs in One Basket? -- What Can Go Wrong? -- What Can You Do? -- Cleaning Your Sensor -- Dust the FAQs, Ma'am -- Identifying and Dealing with Stubborn Dust -- Avoiding Dust -- Sensor Cleaning -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.