The Friedman Archives Guide to Sony's A6300 (B&W Edition)

Always excellent books! Gary does a very good job of covering the overwhelming number of features in this camera and he does it while keeping you conscious. :)Heads up for you photography NOOBs - this is NOT an intro guide to photography. It will NOT teach you how to take pictures. It will NOT teach you how to operate a camera if you've never used one before. Contrary to what some seem to believe, the A6xxx series cameras ARE NOT point-and-shoot cameras! If you do not know how to operate a real camera - SLR, DSLR, DSLT, etc. - this book is going to be WAY over your head. And, no, knowing how to take a picture with your smartphone isn't going to help.I have several books for my Minolta 7Ds, Sony a900s and a99ii, and Sony a6300. Gary's books for the a99ii and a6xxx Sony series are by far the most comprehensive. His examples are very useful, if like me, you are transitioning from an older platform like the a850/900 series to Sony's new Alphas and learning about not only new physical bodies but completely new internal technology.Sony people - there is very little difference between the features (and menu) of the A6xxx and the new a99MK2. I still bought both of Gary's books but I bought one in paper and one in electronic so I could keep the electronic version with me on a tablet for quick reference for both cameras.

Wading through the Sony manual generated more questions than answers. Mr. Friedman's guide gave me the jump start I needed to learn my new a6300. Not only is the guide well organized by how one might actually use the camera (rather than just learn about menu options in the order you see them on the camera) but the author also explains why and when you might consider using a feature. I'm even reading about features I'll likely never use just because his explanations are so clear and engaging. It definitely would have taken me longer to start using this camera to its fullest without this guide.

It is a very descriptive manual explaining the function of the knobs, dials and buttons on the A6300. Very helpful. Could use more arrows or markings on the drawings to identify for sure what is being discussed.

Well written easy reading. I only have one problem, I paid 46.00 for this book that was supposed to have 625 pages including index. My copy has only 508 pages with no index. I'm miss a lot of information.

It's complicated (Sony a6300 camera) and Gary makes it understandable while adding information and valuable links not available in the manual. The best.

Gary Friedman's writing style is both entertaining and informative. Contains a wonderful balance between being a technical tome and a very accessible read. Although specifically addressing the Sony a6300, the book (in my case the ebook) would be applicable to any photographer or camera. Very highly recommended.

An excellent guide on how to use the A 6300, the only knock have on this product was the cost for the hard copy.Not much of a fan of e-readers but only method to get it for a reasonable price point.

I like it a lot better than the hard-cover David Busch. The only negative is the lack of an index. The search function is a little helpful, but a real index would be better.

The vast majority of this lengthy guide is a detailed and, above all, clear explanation of what the A6300's bewildering number of setting options are, and what they do. Without it, you'll probably remain bewildered for some time as you realise that the manual included with the camera is wholly inadequate in explaining the camera's myriad features and as you then embark on the time-consuming process of trying to work things out yourself; a task not helped by Sony's notoriously complex and consumer "unfriendly" menu system (one of the camera's few weaknesses, and one that's highlighted in most reviews of it).I bought this on Kindle (the much cheaper and, in my view, best option, not least because you'll need to bookmark various pages and flick backwards & forwards between them) and within an evening knew everything I needed to know about how to make this brilliant camera work in the way I want it to while, on the way, discovering a number of genuinely useful features that without this guide I may never have found or understood.£13 is a small price to pay for the amount of time it saved me and, as a result, I'd class it as essential reading for anyone new to the camera.

There were a few things I was unclear about the A6300 - like setting up M1, M2 and best settings for action shot focus and exposure. Within the first few pages its pretty much paid for itself for me!

A cracking book - well written , informative and with great style and humour. I can't wait until he follows with a version for the Sony a6500

Very useful and informative but the kindle version is not well implemented- pictures and text are split. Also indexing is not good, difficult to find things!

Really well written this book is a joy to learn from.