Synopses & Reviews
Enhance your skills as you learn to use all your camera's professional powerYour Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a beautiful, powerful camera. Learn everything it can do and understand all its modes; then turn your creativity loose! Along with a complete guided tour of the controls, you'll get advice on playing back images, making decisions about exposure and depth of field, capturing vivid color, and much more.
- Harness the power set up your camera and learn how to use all the buttons, dials, modes, menus, and displays
- Explore your options experiment with Scene Intelligent Auto and Live View, and learn when to use each
- Get moving discover the settings, recording options, techniques, and tricks for capturing great movie footage with your 5D Mark III
- Release your creativity delve into depth of field, explore focus techniques, take control of exposure, and have some fun with HDR
- Play it again learn how to get the most from the Picture Playback feature
Open the book and find:
- How to customize the camera's controls
- Shortcuts to the camera's commonly used settings
- Pointers for perfecting portraits, cityscapes, and action shots
- How to select the best ISO for your photo
- Ways to tweak the AF system for better results
- Advice on selecting a Color Profile
- How to decode displays and photo information
- Tips on choosing the best photo size
Learn to:
- Unlock the secrets of the camera's menus and functions
- Get sharp shots in low light
- Shoot professional-quality HD video
IN FULL COLOR!
Synopsis
Like all other
For Dummies titles on DSLR cameras, this one covers the controls that manage exposure settings and other camera functions. Since the 5D Mark III is a prosumer model aimed at knowledgeable shooters, this book also drills deeper in to the functions that interest advanced photographers. Parts cover:
- Getting to know your camera - covers the camera body, menu screen, auto settings, and image settings
- Mastering the controls - instructs on use of video modes, priority settings, manual settings, and focus modes while providing insight on how to capture images
- After the shoot - coverage of image editing and output options
- The Part of Tens - tips and projects to get more out of the camera
Synopsis
The ideal reference to Canon's EOS 5D Mark III for professionals and serious hobbyistsThe Canon EOS 5D Mark III offers professional photographers and advanced amateurs a wide range of top-flight dSLR capabilities. Canon users love For Dummies guides, with more than 100,000 copies of previous Canon camera guides sold. Like its predecessors, this one is packed with colorful examples that illustrate camera features and inspire you to capture your own super images. It explains the camera controls and menus, shows you how to take full advantage of all the features, discusses output options and image editing, and much more.
- Geared to the needs of professional dSLR photographers and serious hobbyists, this guide covers all the features of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
- Explores the camera body, menu screen, auto settings, and image settings
- Shows how to use the video modes, priority settings, manual settings, and focus modes to capture the best images
- Provides suggestions and inspiration with more than 300 full-color photos
- Covers image editing and output options
- Features tips, techniques, and projects to help you get the most from your camera's capabilities
Canon EOS 5D Mark III For Dummies is the perfect partner for your new dSLR.
About the Author
Robert Correll is a technology pro who specializes in photography and image editing. The author of High Dynamic Range Digital Photography For Dummies and coauthor of HDR Photography Photo Workshop, he has also written books on other Canon camera models as well as Sony cameras.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Knowing Your Camera Inside and Out 7
Chapter 1: Surveying the Territory 9
Chapter 2: Choosing Essential Camera Settings 53
Part II: Fast Track to Super Shots 83
Chapter 3: Using Scene Intelligent Auto and Live View 85
Chapter 4: Making Movie Magic 121
Chapter 5: Getting More from Picture Playback 153
Part III: Expressing Your Creativity 189
Chapter 6: Making Exposure and Flash Decisions 191
Chapter 7: Managing Focus and Depth of Field 227
Chapter 8: Designing with White Balance, Color, and Style 255
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 273
Part IV: The Part of Tens 309
Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Customize Your Camera 311
Chapter 11: Ten Cool Features Worth Investigating 323
Index 335