Nikon D5000 For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 24, 2009 - Photography - 352 pages

Full-color guide to everything you need to get the most out of your Nikon D5000!

The Nikon D5000 packs a lot of punch into a camera that beginners will love, and now you can pack an equal amount of punch into the digital photographs you take with your new Nikon. Whether you want to understand the D5000's new exposure settings or learn photography basics such as aperture, shutter speed, and downloading photos, this book delivers.

  • Walks you through the new Nikon D5000's features, including a 12.3 megapixel sensor, 19 auto-exposure modes, and a swivel viewfinder
  • Shows beginners who may be new to DSLR cameras how to take good digital photographs-from using the right settings for things like sunsets, candelight, or portraits-to downloading to your computer and printing
  • Demonstrates beginning to advanced techniques with over 200 full-color photos, giving you plenty of great ideas of what you can accomplish
  • Offers practical tips and ideas from two expert digital photographers and authors

Don't be intimidated by your new digital camera! This friendly For Dummies guide will get you up and running in no time.

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Taking Creative Control 117
2
Fast Track to Super Snaps 7
9
Getting the Lay of the Land 9 Chapter 2 Taking Great Pictures Automatically
37
Exploring Your Automatic Exposure Options 44 Auto mode
45
Controlling Picture Quality and Size
63
and Live View Shooting
81
Monitor Matters Picture Playback and Live View Shooting 81 Part II Taking Creative Control
117
sRGB vs Adobe RGB 194 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Controls 196 Chapter 7 Putting It All Together
201
Putting It All Together 201 Part III Working with Picture Files
221
and Archiving Your Picture Files
223
Printing and Sharing Your Pictures
251
Get print and monitor colors in synch 256 Preparing Pictures for EMail
260
Downloading Organizing and Archiving Your Picture Files 223 Chapter 9 Printing and Sharing Your Pictures 251 Part IV The Part of Tens
277
Ten Or So Fun and Practical Retouch Menu Features 279 Chapter 11 Ten SpecialPurpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day
301
Index
321

Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting
119
Manipulating Focus and Color
161
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Nikon D5000 For Dummies
Julie Adair King
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

Julie Adair King is the author of all editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as other guides covering the Nikon D40/D40x, D60, and D90 cameras. Doug Sahlin is the author of Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies and Building Web Sites All-in-One For Dummies.

Bibliographic information

TitleNikon D5000 For Dummies
--For dummies
AuthorJulie Adair King
Editionillustrated, unabridged
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN0470555769, 9780470555767
Length352 pages
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Photography / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Photography / Techniques / Digital
Technology & Engineering / Electronics / General
  
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