Digital SLR Handbook - Softcover

This is a jargon-busting guide that covers the latest developments in digital technology. It covers everything from setting up the camera to managing the finished photograph. It is must for any keen DSLR user, in a handy camera bag size for quick reference out in the field. The digital SLR is now the standard for all keen photographers. In this jargon-busting guide, professional photographer Jon Sparks guides readers through the incredible array of features now seen on almost all modern models; aiming to answer all the technical questions existing DSLR users and those planning to convert need to ask. From setting up the camera to managing the finished photograph, this fully illustrated title covers the latest developments in digital technology and explains: basic terminology; the advantages of DSLR cameras; technical operation and key decisions; practical use in the field; digital capture and conversion; and saving and sharing. The text is divided into easy-to-follow chapters, with key topics, tip boxes and numerous colour photographs.

Jon Sparks is a professional photographer and writer specialising in landscape and outdoor subjects. Based in Lancashire, England, Jon has travelled in and photographed numerous places including Pakistan, New Zealand, Canada, Morocco, Australia and throughout Europe. He supplies images to the global libraries Corbis and Alamy as well as directly from his own library. His name now appears on the covers of 16 books. He lives in Lancashire.