Sony DSC-RX100 Power User Guide

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Eckehart Rscheisen

Version 1.0 from December 31, 2012

SONY DSC-RX100THE POWER USER GUIDE

EDITION SCREEN2.0 QUICKBOOKS


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WELCOME!

!Welcome to our e-book about the Sony Cyber-shot

DSC-RX100.

!

Congratulations on owning a very sophisticated pieceof technology that pushes what we think can be done

with a ultracompact digital camera today.

!With this camera, life will never be the same.

!Enjoy!

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!This book is intended as a complement to the manual

provided with the product. We try not to copy the

structure and contents of this document but instead

provide additional relevant and pragmatic stuff that willhelp you get the most out of this camera.

!This is not the first e-book for this camera but I wanted

to make sure that I had enough experience to tell you

valuable real-world tricks with examples instead of

copying the obvious. I hope it was worth the wait.

!This is a real insiders guide targeting ambitiousamateurs and professionals. With this camera guide

your photographic results will never be the same again.

!This book is provided in digital form only.

!This book has been produced with the help of Adobe

Creative Suite CS6 & Creative Cloud.

!About the Author:Eckehart Rscheisen

!Publisher, author, computer

scientist

!Founder, Screen2.0 Publishing

!Digital Photography for more than

15 years now

!Flickr: Levels of Detail

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!This section is intended to provide you with

a bit of background before we jump right

into our pro-level tricks.

!You can always come back to this section to

look up things.

THE BASICS

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!The first ultra-compact camera with professional

quality results:

!Excellent image quality (resolution, dynamic range,

details) & solid ISO performance (very big sensor,

low noise)

!Very good video capture features & quality

!Good customization (e.g. storing custom settings)

!Fast, very responsive operation (including focussing

and RAW capture)

!Good zoom range (28mm-100mm)

!Very good built-in anti-shake sensor

!Impressive feature set:

!Perfect, timeless, usable, and extremely compact

design (almost Leica-style)

!Sweep panoramas, High Dynamic Range (HDR)

images, and image styles

!Good battery life

!USB charging does not require additional charger

!This precious little camera is worth every cent.

WHY THIS CAMERA IS REVOLUTIONARY

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Back Forward

Set

LCD Screen

Playback

Button

Help/

Delete

Button

Control Wheel

Zoom Lever

(W: Wide = Zoom Out, T: Tele = Zoom In)

Mode Dial

BASIC OPERATION: THE REAR VIEW

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EXPOSURE PARAMETERS EXPLAINED

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1/4000

1/2000

1/8000

1/1000

1/500

1/250

1/125

1/60

1/30

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12800

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3200

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Low Depth of Field

(Blurred Background)

High Depth of Field

(Sharp Background)

Low

Sensitivity

(Low

Nois

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High

Sensitivity

(High

Nois

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Longe

rexposure

(MoreM

otionBlur)

ShorterExposur

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(LessMotionBlu

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ShutterSpee

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seconds)

Aperture(F)

ISO

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25600

Same exposure level

Reference exposure (1/8s, F4)

Exposures comparable to P (Program) Mode

ISO Auto Alternatives

Explanations


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!The following chapter contains the best tips

to get the most out of this amazing camera.

!First try to experiment with the camera by

yourself to better familiarize with the

functions. Then have a look at the tricks and

see which will be helpful for your style.

POWER USERTRICKS

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!Start smoothly, take your time.

!Try to experiment and do series to compare the

results.

!Gradually try to adapt the tricks described in this

chapter. Your results will improve rapidly.

!I hope that you will find my examples inspiring for your

own work and style.

!Send me your masterpieces if you want to have them

published. My e-mail address is roescheisen@screen-

online.de.

!Anyways, here is what the manual wont tell you (and

its a lot)

TAKE YOUR TIME

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!In normal light, Superior Auto is always a good choice,

choose P Mode if you want to manually modify some

of the settings.

!In lowlight, shutter priority is always a good choice(use 1/60s for portraits, and at least 1/100s for moving

objects).

!Images tend to have less sharpness at the borders.

Leave more space for framing the images and crop it

later.

!In low light, try to use wide angle because the widest

aperture (f/1.8) is only available here. Now you can

use faster shutter speeds to freeze the action.

!Don't push the ISO too high because the noise level

will increase significantly.

!If you are using a tripod, deactivate Steady Shot.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

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!Use Track Focus to lock in to an object or person

while shooting away.

!This is very useful, especially in Intelligent Auto or

Superior Auto mode.

!You can use this trick with the last one.

!If you have selected continuous shooting, you can

shoot up to 10 images per secod, depending on the

mode.

!Examples:

!Seagull: f/6.3, 1/1800s, ISO 125, Auto Mode

SHOOT PHOTOS LIKE VIDEO

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!Have you got more hot tips for this amazing camera?

Send them our way so that they get included in the next

update of this e-book.

!Do you have specific questions that have not beenanswered here?

!Send your feedback to [email protected].

ANY TRICKS MISSING?

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!Liked this book? Found errors? Get in touch now!

!Send your feedback to [email protected].

FEEDBACK PLEASE!

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