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"David Busch's Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Guide to Digital Photography" shows readers how, when, and why to use all the cool features, controls, and functions of the new Lumix DMC-GF1 camera to take great photographs of anything. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, and tips and techniques that can be applied to any type of photography will help readers take better pictures with their new camera. Whether they are new to digital photography or experienced pros, this book will help readers maximize their camera's capabilities so they'll quickly learn how to use their Lumix DMC-GF1, and use it well.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This seemed like a good choice - but I confess to being more than a little disappointed. The handbook that arrives with the camera is linguistically challenged - and consequently not ideal for sorting out what everything actually does. This book (a quite substantial tome on heavy art-quality paper) - I thought - would fill in some, if not all, of the missing gaps. It doesn't: it leaves much to be desired offering a wealth of information - much of it surrounded by extraneous waffle - that was for me irrelevant and which I found frustrating.
What I missed was the sub-title of the book which is "guide to digital photography" - its not really just a guide to the GF1.
If you are looking for a clear and concise explanation of each of the menu functions, how to access them and what effect they have on the results the camera can produce, which would have been ideal, then you need to look further. If instead you need the basics then you will find yourself happily ploughing through "The Panasonic GF1 comes in an impressive box filled with stuff ..... the first thing is to carefully unpack the camera ...
As a serious adjunct to the original handbook then - its pretty poor. To be honest, even as a guide for the complete beginner, it lacks suitable structure and clear guidance - delving into things that are much more adequately explained elsewhere and in a more appropriate context.
What I missed was the sub-title of the book which is "guide to digital photography" - its not really just a guide to the GF1.
If you are looking for a clear and concise explanation of each of the menu functions, how to access them and what effect they have on the results the camera can produce, which would have been ideal, then you need to look further. If instead you need the basics then you will find yourself happily ploughing through "The Panasonic GF1 comes in an impressive box filled with stuff ..... the first thing is to carefully unpack the camera ...
As a serious adjunct to the original handbook then - its pretty poor. To be honest, even as a guide for the complete beginner, it lacks suitable structure and clear guidance - delving into things that are much more adequately explained elsewhere and in a more appropriate context.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Disappointed in this book. It's very heavy so you'd think it would be full of useful information. But alas it's style is verbose and unnecessary, perhaps to appeal to an American reader. How a whole paragraph can be written explaining that a 4GB memory card has half the capacity of an 8GB card, and that a 2GB card will take half as many files again, and that the capacity of a 1GB card is half of the 2GB card, I don't know. The first few pages are spent telling you how to insert a battery and turn the camera on. I find it hard to believe there are many users who will buy a £500 camera, and not unilaterally figure out what the on/off switch does. I learnt nothing of any use despite trying a number of different sections. The weight is mostly superfluous padding. There may be some nuggets of help in there, but you're a more patient reader than I am if you're prepared to wade through it all looking for them.
That said, the returns department and service from Amazon is five-star.
That said, the returns department and service from Amazon is five-star.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this book from a local vendor and found that the information was a repeat of the little booklet that came with the camera although with larger images and readable text. The only section which I really valued was Chapter 3 - 50 pages - on the menus and menu set-up. That which was not there was information pertaining to how one set-up or choice can affect another choice down the line.
Having a Mac computer I thought the book on the GF1 would be just as valuable as the book for my Mac entitled Missing Manual but it was/is not.
Another point of fact, everyone knows that the book is all about the GF1 by Panasonic but numerous references are made to this fact throughout the book and that is kind of tedious reading.
Maybwe interesting for a beginner but I am sure there are more informative snd interesting books out there.
Having a Mac computer I thought the book on the GF1 would be just as valuable as the book for my Mac entitled Missing Manual but it was/is not.
Another point of fact, everyone knows that the book is all about the GF1 by Panasonic but numerous references are made to this fact throughout the book and that is kind of tedious reading.
Maybwe interesting for a beginner but I am sure there are more informative snd interesting books out there.
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Lumix GF1
Very informative and extends the basic manual information. Easy to read through and indexed nicely. Lots of clear photographs and figures to highlight each chapter. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Janette Crawford Ross
Could have been so much better
Bought this in spite of the reviews as its the only GF1 book out there. Its OK as an intro to the camera, especially given the awful users manual, but I doubt that I'll ever look... Read more
Published 12 months ago by tjm
Lumix DMC-GF1 Book
A very good book which explains the complexities of the cameras menu system. Also excellent as a reference book to check out things you have forgotten!
Published 17 months ago by Anne
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