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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 THE A77 II IN A NUTSHELL ..................................................... 17
1.1 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS PREDECESSOR ...................................... 18
1.1.1 Autofocus Improvements ........................................................... 18
1.1.2 Lower Noise at high ISO ............................................................. 19
1.1.3 Better Tools for Videographers .................................................. 21
1.1.4 Wi-Fi with NFC ........................................................................... 21
1.1.5 Auto ISO in Manual Exposure MOde ......................................... 22
1.1.6 More 'M's in MFNR .................................................................... 23
1.1.7 They Fixed The Flash .................................................................. 24
1.1.8 A More Refined UI ..................................................................... 25
1.2 NOTEWORTHY FEATURES IN GENERAL ................................................ 26
1.2.1 Olympic shooting speeds and an expanded buffer. ................... 26
1.2.2 Sweep Panorama ....................................................................... 28
1.2.3 Two Different Low-Light Modes ................................................ 29
1.2.4 Two Low-Light Modes Compared .............................................. 30
1.2.5 Handheld High Dynamic Range (HDR) ....................................... 33
1.2.6 Peaking Color ............................................................................. 34
1.2.7 Face Detection ........................................................................... 35
1.2.8 Eye AF ........................................................................................ 36
1.2.9 3 Remote Methods .................................................................... 36
1.2.10 AF Range Control ................................................................... 37
1.3 SOFTWARE FOR YOUR CAMERA ......................................................... 38

CHAPTER 2 ESSENTIAL CONFIGURATION ................................................. 41
2.1 SOME ESSENTIAL CONFIGURATION ..................................................... 41
2.2 THE FUNCTION BUTTON .................................................................. 43
2.3 OTHER REASSIGNABLE BUTTONS ....................................................... 44
2.4 WHAT’S INCOMPATIBLE WITH RAW? ................................................ 45
2.5 QUICK SETUP FOR VIDEO ................................................................. 46
2.6 MY PERSONAL CAMERA SETTINGS ..................................................... 48

CHAPTER 3 QUICK GUIDE FOR THE IMPATIENT USER .............................. 67
3.1 THE AUTO MODES.......................................................................... 67
3.1.1 iAuto (“Intelligent Auto”) ........................................................... 67
3.1.2 iAuto+ (“Superior Auto”) ............................................................ 68
3.2 SCENE MODES ............................................................................... 70
3.3 P,A,S,M MODES ........................................................................... 71
3.4 FOCUSING ESSENTIALS ..................................................................... 73