Magic Lantern Guides: Sony a500/a550

Packed with diagrams, instructions, and tips, Magic Lantern is the world's most popular brand of camera guide. Sturdy with laminated covers for long life and sized for portability, Magic Lantern Guides cover all camera features and functions and include insider techniques from photographer/authors who shoot with the camera.

Now in color and newly redesigned! Complete guide to every camera function-fits right in your bag! By photographers for photographers, Magic Lantern Guides will help you get the most from your gear:
- Cut through the clutter-this guide is written specifically for your Sony a500 or a550 DSLR, and is not filled with general how-to text like some other camera guides.
- Throw away that perplexing manual that comes with your camera- every feature and menu option is thoroughly explained in easy-to-understand language.
- Learn how to use special camera functions such as Live View, HD video, image stabilization, color space, custom white balance and more-expert advice that will improve your results.
- Unravel the mysteries of flash with simple tips you can apply every time you shoot -learn about front and rear sync, how to balance foreground and background brightness, how best to use fill flash, and much more.
- The Sony camera's each offer a titlable 3-inch LCD that displays fastest possible autofocus in Live View mode due to phase detection AF system --- a Sony exclusive (all other manufacturers use contrast detect AF, which is slower to focus).