7ContentsChapter 1My CameraGetting started ............................................................................ 27Unpacking ..................................................................................... 27Camera layout ............................................................................. 28Using the SMART LINK button ........................................................ 30Display icons ............................................................................... 31In Shooting mode .......................................................................... 31Capturing photos ............................................................................ 31Recording videos ............................................................................ 32About the level gauge...................................................................... 32In Playback mode .......................................................................... 33Viewing photos ............................................................................... 33Playing videos ................................................................................. 33Lenses.......................................................................................... 34Lens layout .................................................................................... 34Locking or unlocking the lens .......................................................... 35Lens markings ............................................................................... 37Accessories ................................................................................. 38External flash layout ....................................................................... 38Connecting the flash ...................................................................... 39GPS module layout (optional)......................................................... 41Attaching the GPS module ............................................................ 41TipsConcepts in PhotographyShooting postures ....................................................................... 13Holding the camera .......................................................................... 13Standing photography...................................................................... 13Crouching photography ................................................................... 14Aperture ....................................................................................... 14Aperture value and the depth of field ................................................ 15Shutter speed .............................................................................. 16ISO sensitivity .............................................................................. 17How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivitycontrol exposure ......................................................................... 18Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ....... 19Depth of field ............................................................................... 20What controls out-of-focus effects? ................................................. 20DOF preview .................................................................................... 22Composition ................................................................................ 22Rule of Thirds ................................................................................... 22Photos with two subjects ................................................................. 23Flash............................................................................................. 24Flash guide number.......................................................................... 24Bounce Photography ....................................................................... 25