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Canon PowerShot S110 Photography
This clearly written and easy-to understand short course on your Canon Powershot S110 explains step-by-step how, why and when you use your camera's controls for better pictures. This guide is available as a traditional 90 page large-format (8.5 by 11) spiral bound book printed in black and white, and as a full-color, fully searchable PDF eBook you can order on a CD or download instantly.
Introduction
New, a Short Courses digital photography book for people who own the Canon PowerShot S110 digital camera and want to get better pictures. This beautifully written and illustrated guide, drawing on the much more comprehensive information on the ShortCourses Web site, pulls together answers to the questions you might have about using the Canon S110, including the following:
- Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
- Using Menus
- Viewing and Managing Your Images
- Using the Record Menu
- Using the Set Up Menu
- Ordering Prints
- Changing Image Size and Compression
- Changing Exposure Modes
- Shooting Panoramic Sequences
- Using Continuous Mode
- Capturing Movies
- Selecting a Movie Resolution
- Playing Back Movies
- Controlling the Shutter Speed
- Controlling the Aperture
- Using Exposure Compensation
- Using Exposure Lock
- Using the Self-Timer
- Increasing Sharpness of Moving Objects
- Using Focus Lock
- Increasing Depth of Field
- Using Focus Lock for Maximum Depth of Field
- Selecting Infinity Focus Mode
- Using Focus Lock for Minimum Depth of Field
- Decreasing Depth of Field
- Conveying Motion
- Adjusting White Balance
- Shooting in Black & White
- Zooming the Lens
- Using Digital Zoom
- Using Auto Flash
- Combating Red-eye
- Using Fill Flash
- Turning the Flash Off
- Using Slow Synchro Flash
- Taking Macro Close-ups
- Increasing Depth of Field in Close-ups
The book is designed to work with the on-line books on the www.shortcourses.com site. The book explains how to get better pictures but you'll find more on that subject on the site. In addition, there is lots of information on the site about what you can do with your pictures after you've taken them.
Contents
Chapter 1
Getting Started with your S110
The Canon PowerShot S110-An Introduction
Jump Start-Taking Photos in Auto Mode
Good Things to Know...9
Using Buttons and Dials
Using Menus
Using Replay Mode
Using the Record Menu
Using the Set Up Menu
Preparing Print Sets
Changing Image Size and Compression
Choosing Record Modes
Using Stitch Assist Mode
Continuous Photography
Using Movie Mode
Chapter 2
Controlling Exposure
The Shutter Controls Light and Motion
The Aperture Controls Light and Depth of Field
Using Shutter Speed and Aperture Together
How Your Exposure System Works
How Exposure Affects Your Images
When Automatic Exposure Works Well
When to Override Automatic Exposure
How to Override Automatic Exposure
Chapter 3
Controlling Sharpness
Eliminating Camera Movement
Sharpness Isn't Everything
How to Photograph Motion Sharply
Focus and Depth of Field
Controlling Depth of Field
Getting Maximum Depth of Field
Using Selective Focus
Conveying the Feeling of Motion
Chapter 4
Capturing Light & Color
Where Does Color Come From?
White Balance
Photographing in Black & White
Color Balance and Time of Day
Sunsets and Sunrises
Weather
Photographing at Night
The Direction of Light
The Quality of Light
Chapter 5
Understanding Lenses
How a Lens Works
Zoom Lenses
Normal Zoom
Wide-Angle Zoom
Telephoto and Digital Zoom
Portraits with a Zoom Lens
Perspective in a Photograph
Chapter 6
Using Automatic Flash
How Automatic Flash Works
Portraits with Flash
Using Fill Flash
Using Available Light
Using Slow Synchro Flash
Chapter 7
Exploring Macro Photography
Using Macro Mode
Focusing and Depth of Field
Exposures and Backgrounds
Arranging Lighting
Using Flash in Close-ups
Preface
A great photograph begins when you recognize a great scene or subject. But recognizing a great opportunity isn't enough to capture it; you also have to be prepared. A large part of being prepared involves understanding your camera well enough to capture what you see. Getting you prepared to see and capture great photographs is what this book is all about. It doesn't matter if you are taking pictures for real-estate ads or self-expression, there's a lot here to help you get better results and more satisfaction from your photography.
To get better, and possibly even great photographs, you need to understand both concepts and procedures; the "whys" and "hows" of photography.
- Concepts of photography are the underlying principles that apply regardless of the camera you are using. They include such things as how sharpness and exposure affect your images and the way they are perceived by viewers. Understanding concepts answers the "why" kinds of questions you might have about photography.
- Procedures are those things specific to one kind of camera, and explain step-by-step how you set your camera's controls to capture an image just the way you want to. Understanding procedures gives you the answers to the "how" kinds of questions you might have.
This book is organized around the concepts of digital photography because that's how photographers think. You think about scenes and subjects, highlights and shadows, softness and sharpness, color and tone. The procedures you use with the Canon PowerShot S110 camera are integrated throughout the concepts, appearing in those places where they apply. This integrated approach let's you first understand the concepts of photography and then see step by step how to use the Canon PowerShot S110 in all kinds of photographic situations.
To get more effective, interesting, and creative photographs, you only need to understand how and when to use a few simple features on your camera such as focus, exposure controls, and flash. If you've previously avoided understanding these features and the profound impact they can have on your images, you'll be pleased to know that you can learn them on a weekend afternoon. You can then spend the rest of your life marveling at how their infinite variety of combinations makes it possible to convey your own personal view of the world. You'll be ready to keep everything in a scene sharp for maximum detail or to blur it all for an impressionistic portrayal. You'll be able to get dramatic close-ups, freeze fast action, create wonderful panoramas, and capture the beauty and wonder of rainbows, sunsets, fireworks, and nighttime scenes.
As you explore your camera, be sure to have fun. There are no "rules" or "best" way to make a picture. Great photographs come from using what you know to experiment and try new approaches. Digital cameras make this especially easy because there are no film costs or delays. Every experiment is free and you see the results immediately so you can experiment step by step.
This book assumes you've mastered the mechanics of your camera. It's about getting great pictures, not about installing batteries and connecting your camera to your computer. That information is well presented in the user guides that came with your camera, however it is summarized in the Appendix of this book.
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