Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Digital SLR Photography Now and in the Future -- Digital SLRs for the Masses -- A Little History -- A Little Future -- The Near Future -- Farther Down the Road -- Why dSLR? -- Four dSLR Advantages Unrelated to Single-Lens Reflexiveness -- Four Major Advantages Unique to dSLRs -- Five dSLR Downsides -- Using What You Already Know -- What You'll Use Your dSLR For -- Bye Bye Film? -- Where Digital Dominates -- Next Up -- 2 Digital SLR Technology Made Easy -- Sensors and Sensibility -- Sensor Overview -- CCDs in Depth -- CMOS in Depth -- Noise and Sensitivity -- Dynamic Range -- Controlling Exposure Time -- How We Get Color -- Sony's Four-Color CCD -- The Non-Bayer Foveon Imager -- Fuji's SuperCCD -- Infrared Sensitivity -- Using Interchangeable Lenses -- Lens Interchangeability -- Viewfinders -- Storage -- Choosing the dSLR That's Right for You -- Questions to Ask Yourself -- Next Up -- 3 Mastering Your dSLR's Controls -- Exposure Controls -- Tonal Range -- Histogram Basics -- Using the Histogram -- Using Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Exposure -- Programmed Exposures -- Exposure Metering -- Metering Mode -- Evaluation Mode -- Focusing -- Manual Focus -- Autofocus -- Next Up -- 4 dSLR Quirks and Strengths -- It's Done with Mirrors -- Mirror Bounce -- Mirror Size and Design -- Focus Screen -- Pentaprism/Pentamirrors and so Forth -- Eyepiece -- Oddity of dSLR Viewfinders -- Protecting the Sensor from Dust -- Whither Dust -- Dust vs. Dead Pixels -- Protecting Your Sensor from Dust -- Fixing Dusty Images -- Cleaning the Sensor -- Secrets of dSLR Image Storage -- Key Considerations -- FAT Follies -- Next Up -- 5 Working RAW -- Format Proliferation -- Image Size, File Size, and File Compression -- Image Compression Revealed -- But Wait! There's More! -- About Those Formats...

Formats Used for Image Editors/Display/Printing Only -- Formats Used in Digital Cameras -- Use JPEG, TIFF, or RAW? -- RAW Applications -- Converters Offered by Camera Vendors -- Third-Party Solutions -- Photoshop CS -- Next Up -- 6 Working with Lenses -- Lenses and dSLRs -- Digital Differences -- Lens Designs -- If It Ain't Bokeh, Don't Fix It -- Understanding Lens Requirements -- Next Up -- 7 Close-Up Photography -- Why dSLRs Are Better -- Macro Terminology -- Getting Practical -- Lens Choice -- Perspective -- Close-Up Gear -- Some Shooting Tips -- Next Up -- 8 Capturing Action -- Sports in a Nutshell -- The Importance of Position -- Key Sports: Play by Play -- Dealing with Shutter Lag -- Burst Mode Basics -- Selecting Your Burst Modes -- Choosing Your Lenses -- Zoom or Prime Lens? -- Focal Lengths Needed -- Action Exposure Concerns -- Attaining Focus -- Selecting an ISO Speed -- Electronic Flash-or Not? -- Which Flash to Use? -- Power -- Multiple Flash -- Understanding Flash Synch -- Choosing a Flash Exposure Mode -- Using a Tripod or Monopod -- Basics of Freezing Action -- Motion and Direction -- Some Interesting Anomalies -- Action Stopping Techniques -- Stopping Action with Panning -- Freezing Action Head On -- Freezing Action with Your Shutter -- Freezing Action with Electronic Flash -- Freezing Action at Its Peak -- When Blur Is Better -- Some Final Tips -- Next Up -- 9 Composition and dSLRs -- The SLR View -- Focus -- Coverage and Magnification -- Layout Aids -- Aspect Ratios -- Basics of Composition -- Understanding Your Intent -- Simplicity -- Finding Your Center -- Visual Orientation -- Rule of Thirds -- Linear Thinking -- Balance -- Framing -- Fusion/Separation -- Composing with People -- Lighting -- Posing -- Landscape Photography -- Architectural Photography -- Shooting Outdoors -- Shooting Indoors -- Next Up.

10 Mastering dSLR Special Features -- Image Stabilization -- Causes of Camera Shake -- Diagnosing Camera Shake -- Preventing Camera Shake -- Using Image Stabilization -- Night, Ultraviolet, and Infrared Photography -- Night Photography -- Ultraviolet Photography -- Infrared Photography -- Time-Lapse Photography -- Next Up -- A: Illustrated Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.