David Busch’s Sony Alpha a7R II/a7 II Guide to Digital Photography

Although Intelligent Auto mode can produce great results, Superior Auto mode has an added feature that can fine-tune the camera settings to create higher-quality images. Superior Auto determines the same scene modes as Intelligent Auto (table 4-2), and it can determine if the image would benefit from the application of one of the following six shoo

Thanks to the in-body stabilization system, Sony cameras can dampen the motion that occurs when you handhold long telephoto lenses, but be aware that using these lenses requires some additional thought. You will have to set the focal length of the lens as an option in the SteadyShot command.

We have used the Hand-held Twilight and Anti Motion Blur predefined scene modes to reduce image noise in dim lighting while doing handheld photography. Our concern about these modes is that they both capture only JPEG files. We recommend that you try both modes to see which suits you best in various scenarios. Although these modes are valuable feat

To exert full control over the shutter speed and aperture, use M mode. It allows you to use a shutter speed faster than 1/60 second and smaller apertures. This is critical because it allows you to use flash outdoors as a fill light.