The ideal reference to Canon’s EOS 5D Mark III for professionals and serious hobbyists The Canon EOS 5D Mark III offers professional photographers and advanced amateurs a wide range of top-flight dSLR capabilities. Canon users love For Dummies guides, with more than 100,000 copies of previous Canon camera guides sold. Like its predecessors, this one is packed with colorful examples that illustrate camera features and inspire you to capture your own super images. It explains the camera controls and menus, shows you how to take full advantage of all the features, discusses output options and image editing, and much more. * Geared to the needs of professional dSLR photographers and serious hobbyists, this guide covers all the features of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III * Explores the camera body, menu screen, auto settings, and image settings * Shows how to use the video modes, priority settings, manual settings, and focus modes to capture the best images * Provides suggestions and inspiration with more than 300 full-color photos * Covers image editing and output options * Features tips, techniques, and projects to help you get the most from your camera’s capabilities Canon EOS 5D Mark III For Dummies is the perfect partner for your new dSLR.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Overall, this book is a good guide to the Canon EOS 5D for a complete novice looking to get better at DSLR photography quickly (ephotozine.com, November 2012)
From the Back Cover
Enhance your skills as you learn to use all your camera’s professional power
Your Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a beautiful, powerful camera. Learn everything it can do and understand all its modes; then turn your creativity loose! Along with a complete guided tour of the controls, you’ll get advice on playing back images, making decisions about exposure and depth of field, capturing vivid color, and much more.
Harness the power ? set up your camera and learn how to use all the buttons, dials, modes, menus, and displays
Explore your options ? experiment with Scene Intelligent Auto and Live View, and learn when to use each
Get moving ? discover the settings, recording options, techniques, and tricks for capturing great movie footage with your 5D Mark III
Release your creativity ? delve into depth of field, explore focus techniques, take control of exposure, and have some fun with HDR
Play it again ? learn how to get the most from the Picture Playback feature
Open the book and find:
How to customize the camera’s controls
Shortcuts to the camera’s commonly used settings
Pointers for perfecting portraits, cityscapes, and action shots
How to select the best ISO for your photo
Ways to tweak the AF system for better results
Advice on selecting a Color Profile
How to decode displays and photo information
Tips on choosing the best photo size
Learn to:
Unlock the secrets of the camera’s menus and functions
Get sharp shots in low light
Shoot professional-quality HD video
IN FULL COLOR!
About the Author
Robert Correll is a technology pro who specializes in photography and image editing. The author of High Dynamic Range Digital Photography For Dummies and coauthor of HDR Photography Photo Workshop, he has also written books on other Canon camera models as well as Sony cameras.
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