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Alpha 7R VI

The α7R VI offers extraordinary resolution, image quality, and burst speed – a full system upgrade pushes performance to unprecedented heights.

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Get To Know Your Alpha 7R VI

Get To Know Your Alpha 7R VI

Build a practical camera setup with the Alpha 7R VI, master its autofocus and image quality tools, and create confident stills and video workflows.

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Camera Fundamentals 101

Camera Fundamentals 101

This introductory Alpha course, demonstrated on the Alpha 7R V, walks beginners through modern interchangeable-lens camera essentials. You’ll explore the camera body (EVF vs. LCD, ports, hot shoe, lenses, IBIS, memory cards), master exposure and shooting modes for portraits and sports, and harness autofocus tools including AF-S/AF-C/AF-A, subject detection, and focus areas with tracking. The course demystifies the menu system, file formats (RAW vs. JPEG), video settings, and the My Menu and Function menus for speed. You’ll also learn playback power features – protect, rate, zoom to focus point, and Photo Capture from video. Plus practical customizations like button mapping, silent mode, grid lines, peaking, and saving presets to memory recall for fast, real-world shooting.

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Lens Fundamentals

Lens Fundamentals

Join Instructor Allison Anderson for a practical, shoot-ready guide to lens fundamentals – from focal length and aperture to depth of field, stabilization, and weather sealing. Explore primes vs. zooms, the best lenses for portraits, landscapes, wildlife, and travel, plus specialty glass and filters that elevate your images in-camera.

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