Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Sony Alpha NEX-3 or NEX-5 -- Differences Between the NEX-3 and NEX-5 Models -- 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 -- One Final Step-Check Your Firmware Version -- Chapter 2 Sony Alpha NEX-3/NEX-5 Roadmap -- Front View -- The Sony Alpha's Business End -- Going Topside -- Underneath Your Sony Alpha -- Lens Components -- LCD Panel Readouts -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha NEX -- Anatomy of the Sony Alpha NEX's Menus -- Camera Menu -- Drive Mode -- Flash Mode -- AF/MF Select -- Autofocus Area -- Autofocus Mode -- Precision Digital Zoom -- Face Detection -- Smile Shutter -- Smile Detection -- 3D Panorama Direction -- Panorama Direction -- Shooting Tip List -- Display Contents -- Image Size Menu -- Image Size (Still) -- Aspect Ratio -- Quality -- Image Size (3D Panorama) -- Image Size (Panorama) -- File Format (Movie) (NEX-5 only) -- Image Size (Movie) (NEX-5) -- Image Size (Movie) (NEX-3) -- Brightness/Color Menu -- Exposure Compensation -- ISO -- White Balance -- Metering Mode -- Flash Compensation -- DRO/Auto HDR -- Creative Style -- Playback Menu -- Delete -- Slide Show -- Still/Movie Select -- Image Index -- Select Folder -- Select Date -- Rotate -- Protect -- 3D Viewing -- Enlarge Image -- Volume Settings -- Specify Printing -- Display Contents -- Setup Menu -- AF Illuminator -- Red Eye Reduction -- Auto Review -- Grid Line -- Histogram -- MF Assist -- Color Space -- SteadyShot.

Release w/o Lens -- Long Exp. NR/High ISO NR -- Movie Audio Recording -- Soft Key B Setting -- Soft Key C Setting -- Menu Start -- Beep -- Language -- Date/Time Setup -- Area Setting -- Help Guide Display -- Power Save -- LCD Brightness -- Display Color -- Wide Image -- Playback Display -- CTRL for HDMI -- USB Connection -- Cleaning Mode -- Version -- Demo Mode -- Reset Default -- Format -- File Number -- Folder Name -- Select Shooting 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 -- 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 Advanced Shooting and Movie-Making with Your Sony Alpha NEX -- Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Delayed Exposures -- Self-Timer -- 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 -- Continuous Shooting -- Setting Image Parameters -- Customizing White Balance -- Setting White Balance by Color Temperature -- Setting a Custom White Balance -- Image Processing -- D-Range Optimizer -- Using Creative Styles -- Making Movies -- Preparing to Shoot Video -- 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 -- Chapter 6 Working with Lenses -- But Don't Forget the Crop Factor -- Your First Lens -- 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 -- Chapter 7 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 -- Using the Clip-on Flash -- Chapter 8 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 9 Sony Alpha NEX-3/NEX-5: 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 -- Z.