Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box with Your Sony A7/A7R
- Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box
- Ten Tips
- Chapter 1 Assignments
Ahhh, you gotta love that new camera smell, right? It’s always exciting to unbox a new piece of equipment, especially a camera. I want to unwrap the packaging, put the lens on, insert a new memory card, and start rediscovering the world photographically. Sound familiar? Instead of being patient and at least glancing at the owner’s manual, I’m always eager to break in the shutter on my new camera!
Of course, this behavior always leads to frustration in the end—there are always issues that would have been easily addressed had I known about them before I started shooting. Maybe if I had a Top Ten list of things to know, I could be more productive without having to spend countless hours with the manual. So this is where we begin.
The following list will get you up and running without suffering many of the “gotchas” that come from not being at least somewhat familiar with your new camera. So let’s take a look at the top ten things you should know before you start taking pictures with your Sony A7/A7R.
Poring Over the Camera
Camera Front
A Remote Sensor
B Front Dial
C Shutter Button
D AF Illuminator/Self-timer Lamp
E Mode Dial
F Microphone
G Lens Mounting Mark
H Sensor
I Lens Contacts
J Lens Release Button
Camera Back
A Menu Button
B Eyepiece Cup
C OLED Viewfinder
D Diopter-adjustment Dial
E Custom Button 2 (C2)
F Mode Dial
G Rear Dial
H Shutter Button
I EV Compensation Dial
J AF/MF/AEL Button
K Auto Exposure Lock Button
L Movie Button
M Function Button (FN)
N Control Wheel
O Delete Image / Custom Button 3 (C3)
P Playback Button
Q LCD Screen
Camera Top
A Focal Plane Marking
B Speaker
C Front Dial
D Shutter Button
E EV Compensation Dial
F Power Switch
G Rear Dial
H Mode Dial
I Eyecup
J Multi-interface Shoe