Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Sony Alpha SLT-A58 -- Your Out-of-Box Experience -- Initial Setup -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Formatting a Memory Card -- 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 Alpha SLT's Flash -- An Introduction to Movie Making -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Roadmap -- Front View -- The Sony Alpha's Business End -- Zoom, Zoom, Zoom -- What You See, and What You Get -- LCD vs. EVF -- Choosing Your View -- Going Topside -- Underneath Your Sony Alpha -- Lens Components -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Sony Alpha SLT-A58 -- Anatomy of the Sony Alpha's Menus -- Still Shooting 1/2/3 Menu -- Image Size -- Aspect Ratio -- Quality -- Panorama: Size -- Panorama: Direction -- Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom -- Long Exposure NR/High ISO NR -- Flash Control -- AF Illuminator -- SteadyShot -- Color Space -- AEL w/Shutter -- Shooting Tip List -- Movie Menu -- File Format -- Record Setting -- SteadyShot -- AF Track Duration -- Audio Recording -- Wind Noise Reduct -- Custom 1/2/3/4 Menu -- Eye-Start AF -- FINDER/LCD Setting -- Red Eye Reduction -- Release w/o Lens -- Superior Auto Cont. Shooting -- Superior Auto Image Extract -- Grid Line -- Auto Review -- DISP Button (Monitor) -- DISP Button (Finder) -- Peaking Level -- Peaking Color -- Live View Display -- Func. of AEL Button -- ISO Button -- Preview Button -- Focus Hold Button -- MOVIE Button -- Lens Comp: Shading/Chro. Aber/Distortion -- E-Front Curtain Shutter -- Face Registration -- Playback 1/2 Menu -- Still/Movie Select -- Delete -- Slide Show -- Image Index -- Protect -- Specify Printing -- Volume Settings -- Playback Display.

Memory Card Tool Menu -- Format -- File Number -- Folder Name -- Select REC Folder -- New Folder -- Recover Image DB -- Display Card Space -- Clock Setup Menu -- Date/Time Setup -- Area Setting -- Setup 1/2/3 Menus -- Menu Start -- Mode Dial Guide -- LCD Brightness -- Viewfinder Bright -- Viewfinder Color Temp -- Power Save -- Power Saving Start Time -- HDMI Resolution -- CTRL for HDMI -- Upload Settings -- USB Connection -- USB LUN Setting -- Audio Signals -- Version -- Language -- Cleaning Mode -- Demo Mode -- Initialize -- Function Menu -- Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the Sony Alpha 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 -- Multi Frame Noise Reduction -- Bracketing -- Dealing with Noise -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Automatic and Specialized Shooting Modes -- Auto and Scene Modes -- Tele-Zoom Continuous Priority AE and Panorama Modes -- Chapter 5 Mastering Autofocus Options -- Getting into Focus -- Phase Detection -- Contrast Detection -- Focus Modes -- Focus Pocus -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Making Sense of Focus Sensors -- Your Autofocus Mode Options -- Setting the AF Area -- Manual Focus -- Focus Stacking -- Chapter 6 Advanced Techniques for Your Sony Alpha SLT-A58 -- Exploring Ultra-Fast Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Delayed Exposures -- Self-Timer -- Continuous Shooting -- Tele-Zoom Continuous Priority AE -- Setting Image Parameters -- Customizing 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 -- Picture Effect -- Wi-Fi -- Tablets, Smart Phones, and the Sony SLT-A58 -- What Else Can You Do with Them? -- Chapter 7 Shooting Movies -- Some Fundamentals -- Preparing to Shoot Video -- File Format -- Record Setting -- Understanding Interlacing and Progressive Scan -- SteadyShot -- AF Track Duration -- Audio Recording -- Wind Noise Reduct -- Recording Video -- Steps During Movie Making -- Tips for Shooting Better Video -- Lens Craft -- Audio -- Keep Things Stable and on the Level -- Shooting Script -- Storyboards -- Storytelling in Video -- Composition -- Lighting for Video -- Chapter 8 Working with Lenses -- But Don't Forget the Crop Factor -- Your First Lens -- Buy Now, Expand Later -- Your Second (and Third…) Lens -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Zoom or Prime? -- 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 -- Add-ons and Special Features -- Lens Hoods -- Telephoto Extenders -- Macro Focusing -- Using the Lensbaby -- SteadyShot and Your Lenses -- Chapter 9 Making Light Work for You -- The Elements of Light -- Continuous Lighting-or Electronic Flash? -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Daylight -- Incandescent/Tungsten Light -- Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources -- Adjusting White Balance -- Electronic Flash Basics -- How Electronic Flash Works -- Using the Built-In Flash -- Setting Flash Modes -- Flash Exposure Compensation -- Flash Control -- Red Eye Reduction -- Using the External Electronic Flash -- HVL-F60M Flash Unit -- 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 Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Updating Your Firmware -- Protecting Your LCD -- Troubleshooting Memory Cards -- 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 -- 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.