David Busch's Canon EOS-M Guide To Digital Photography (David Busch's Digital Photography Guides)
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David Busch's Canon EOS-M Guide To Digital Photography (David Busch's Digital Photography Guides) Details
The Canon EOS M is the long-awaited first entry from Canon in the mirrorless camera race, and it is the only mirrorless camera that can use (with an adapter) the full range of more than 60 Canon lenses. It boasts 18 megapixels of resolution and cool features like full high-definition movie shooting, a touch screen that allows you to make many settings with a tap of the LCD, and an amazing new wireless flash capability when used with an external flash. As the owner of a Canon EOS M, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera. DAVID BUSCH'S CANON EOS M GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY shows you how, when, and why to use all the features, controls, and functions of the EOS M camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply file formats, resolution, and exposure. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use the Canon EOS M, and use it like a pro! With DAVID BUSCH'S CANON EOS M GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, you'll learn how to select the best autofocus mode, shutter speed, f/stop, and flash capability to take great pictures under any conditions, advanced shooting techniques, including high-definition movie making and wireless flash operation, troubleshooting and prevention tips to keep your camera and media operating smoothly, and the basics of good photography as you master your camera's operation!
Reviews
The EOS-M has a lot of virtues: small size, big sensor, Canon processor and a small external Bounce flash. But it does NOT have a lot of external controls and I find the menu system to be quite weird. Based on other feedback, I'm not alone.Learning the menu system is essential and the factory manual is worse than useless. This book is a big help and honestly stopped me from selling the camera at a big loss.I like that it's easy to skip to the subject you need and the illustrations are very good. The author's suggestions and explanation as to why he makes these suggestions are the heart of the book.Why not 5 stars?Two reasons: typos are unforgivable in a reference book and there are a couple in this. One ridiculous example: he talks about the built-in flash..... there isn't one, but this simple error makes you immediately doubt the rest of the book.This is also a big, heavy book and that's partly because he includes a lot of discussion about light. Good stuff for some people but not something you're liable to go back to and it adds a lot of bulk. It would be nice if the book included a menu reference card or something else you could easily carry to look up that rarely-used setting. [I also wish this - and all camera reference books - were available in Kindle format.]