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Table of Contents:
0:42 - Sony A9 Button & Port Review
7:22 - Memory Cards
9:37 - Formatting Memory Cards
10:20 - Battery Installation
11:06 - LCD information Review
18:38 - HDR Mode
20:12 - Changing Image Brightness - Intro To Exposure Compensation
21:49 - Mode Dial
23:30 - Aperture Priority Mode
27:18 - Exposure Compensation
29:00 - Shutter Priority Mode
31:50 - Recommended Shutter Speed Barriers
33:56 - Manual Mode
34:53- Auto ISO
35:53 - A9 Focusing
36:26 - How to Focus
36:50 - Focusing Modes, AFS, Auto Focus Single
38:19 - AF-C, Auto Focus Continuous
39:02- Manual Focus
39:47 - DMF, Direct Manual Focus
40:23 - Focusing Clusters
47:27 - Face Detection
49:11 - Eye Detection
50:41 - Back Button Focusing
54:07 - Drive Modes
56:23 - White Balance
1:00:58 - Custom White Balance
1:02:11 - White Balance Shift
1:04:24 - Kelvin White Balance
1:06:14 - Metering Modes
1:10:57 - Quality Settings
1:12:28 - Sensor Crop Notes
1:13:19 - Deep Menu Navigation
1:13:57 - Video Quality & Tips
1:16:37 - Focusing For Video
1:17:35 - Shutter Speeds for Video
1:18:10 - Touch Screen Focus Pull
1:20:19 - Shutter Type
1:21:15 - Fn Menu Customization
1:22:28 - Wifi / Play Memories App
1:27:17 - Lens Recommendations
1:30:48 - Accessory Recommendations