Table Of Contents - Samsung NX mini User Manual

Contents
Tips
Concepts in Photography
Shooting postures....................................................................................... 13
Holding the camera ..................................................................................................... 13
Standing photography ............................................................................................... 14
Crouching photography ............................................................................................ 14
Aperture ........................................................................................................ 15
Aperture value and the depth of field .................................................................. 16
Shutter speed ............................................................................................... 17
ISO sensitivity .............................................................................................. 18
How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity
control exposure ......................................................................................... 19
Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ................ 20
Depth of field ............................................................................................... 20
What controls out-of-focus effects? ....................................................................... 21
DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 22
Composition ................................................................................................. 23
Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 23
Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 24
Flash ............................................................................................................... 25
Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started ............................................................................................ 27
Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 27
Camera layout .............................................................................................. 28
Using the DIRECT LINK button ................................................................................ 30
Using the display ......................................................................................................... 31
Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 32
Removing the battery and memory card ........................................................... 34
Using the memory card adapter ............................................................................. 34
Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 35
Charging the battery................................................................................................ 35
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 35
Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 36
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 38
Selecting with buttons ............................................................................................ 38
Selecting by touch .................................................................................................... 38
Using m ................................................................................................................. 39
E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode .............................................................. 39
Using the Smart panel ............................................................................................. 40
E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode .......................................................... 40
Selecting a mode ......................................................................................... 41
Accessing a Mode screen ....................................................................................... 41
Mode description ...................................................................................................... 41
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