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Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide

by David D Busch

Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guideis filled with everything you need to know in order to take amazing photographs using your Nikon D40 or Nikon D40x. This full-color portable guide walks you through the essential controls, features, and functions of your Nikon D40 or D40x digital SLR using step-by-step instructions and full-color images of each menu screen. This robust guide not only shows you how to adjust white balance, autofocus, exposure, and choose lenses, it also teaches you when and why you should adjust each of these key settings. The Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guidegoes beyond camera settings to offer you a refresher guide to the principles of digital photography, covering the essentials of lighting, composition, and exposure. Filled with amazing examples, this book also presents you with a variety of tips and tricks to capturing portraits, candids, sports, travel, macro photography, and much more.

Synopsis:

Following up the market-leading and critically acclaimed Nikon D70 Digital Field Guide and the Nikon D50 Digital Field Guide, this unique book is designed to address users of the Nikon D40 and the D40X, with 272 pages of beautiful photos, essential photography how-to information and cool techniques for getting great digital pictures. Both colorful and portable, it will be packed with useful information, offering information at your fingertips that goes where you go for instant reference, anywhere Includes step-by-step techniques that cover exposure, composition, and professional shooting tips on perspective, impact, and more.

Synopsis:

Picture yourself capturing the perfect shot

A new world of photographic experiences awaits you as you move up to a digital SLR with your Nikon D40 or D40x. Get started with your new D40 or D40x right away with this guide's Quick Tour. Ready to customize your camera's settings? Chapter 3 tells you how. Want advice on getting perfect shots of sunsets, landscapes, people, or your son's soccer game? Check Chapter 7. But whatever you do, get out there and take pictures. And take this book along.

  • Identify and use all your camera's controls and features

  • Discover how lenses work and select the ones you need

  • Learn to fix minor problems, including red-eye, by using the Retouch menu

  • Get complete recipes for shooting events, fireworks, night scenes, landscapes, people, pets, water, action, and more

  • Find out how to download your pictures and troubleshoot common camera problems

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Quick Tour: Shooting Your First D40/D40x Picture.

Part I: Using the Nikon D40/D40x.

Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D40/D40x.

Chapter 2: Nikon D40/D40x Essentials.

Chapter 3: Setting Up Nikon D40/D40x.

Part II: Creating Great Photos with the Nikon D40/D40x.

Chapter 4: Exposure Essentials.

Chapter 5: All About Lenses.

Chapter 6: Working with Light.

Chapter 7: Photo Subjects.

Chapter 8: Downloading and Editing Images.

Appendix: Troubleshooting.

Glossary.

Index.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780470171486
Author:
Busch, David D
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Author:
Busch, David D.
Subject:
Techniques - Equipment
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Digital techniques
Subject:
Equipment
Subject:
D40X
Subject:
Nikon
Subject:
DSLR
Subject:
digital photography
Subject:
digital camera
Subject:
digital photography book
Subject:
Accessory
Subject:
camera equipment
Subject:
Photographer
Subject:
SLR
Subject:
camera reference
Subject:
David Busch
Subject:
Exposure
Subject:
Composition
Subject:
Image
Subject:
Picture
Subject:
photograph
Subject:
camera guide
Subject:
Nikon D40
Subject:
Nikon D40X
Subject:
 
Subject:
Nikon D40 camera
Subject:
digital SLR
Subject:
#160;digital field guide
Subject:
Nikon digital field guide
Subject:
wireless remote
Subject:
Nikon lens
Subject:
nikon accessory
Subject:
Nikon ML-L3
Subject:
entry-level digital SLR
Subject:
Nikon reference
Subject:
Nikon guide
Subject:
Nikon d40 book
Subject:
Nikon d40x book
Subject:
Photography -- Digital techniques.
Subject:
Digital cameras
Copyright:
2007
Series:
Digital Field Guide
Series Volume:
181
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
9.10x6.06x.54 in. 1.04 lbs.
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