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David Busch's Nikon D60 Guide to Digital SLR Photography

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ISBN-10: 1598635778

ISBN-13: 9781598635775

Edition: 2009

Authors: David D. Busch

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"Nikon D60 Guide to Digital SLR Photography" is a concise introduction and guide to your camera's essential controls and functions. The book provides detailed instructions showing you the how, when, and why of focus zones, Boken, flash synchronization options, how to choose zoom settings, and which exposure modes are best. Packed with full-color images and examples that illustrate the recommended techniques and settings for your Nikon D60, this book helps photographers of any skill level begin maximizing their equipment as soon as you open the cover!
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Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 6/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

With more than a million books in print, David D. Busch is the world's #1 selling digital camera guide author, and the originator of popular digital photography series like David Busch's Pro Secrets and David Busch's Quick Snap Guides. He has written more than a dozen hugely successful guidebooks for Canon and Canon digital SLR models, as well as many popular books devoted to dSLRs, including Mastering Digital SLR Photography, Second Edition, and Digital SLR Pro Secrets. As a roving photojournalist for more than twenty years, he illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. He's operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while…    

Preface
Introduction
Setting Up Your Nikon D60
First Things First
Initial Setup
Mastering the Multi-Selector
Setting the Clock
Battery Included
Final Steps
Release Modes
Using the Quick Settings Display
Selecting a Shooting Mode
Choosing a "Scene" Mode
Choosing an Advanced Mode
Choosing a Metering Mode
Choosing Focus Modes
Choosing Autofocus Area Mode
Choosing Focus Mode
Adjusting White Balance and ISO
Reviewing the Images You've Taken
Using the Built-in Flash
Transferring Photos to Your Computer
Nikon D60 Roadmap
Nikon D60: Front View
The Nikon D60's Business End
Playing Back Images
Zooming the Nikon D60 Playback Display
Viewing Thumbnails
Working with Photo Information
Going Topside
Lens Components
Underneath Your Nikon D60
Looking Inside the Viewfinder
LCD Readouts
Setting Up Your Nikon D60
Anatomy of the Nikon D60's Menus
Playback Menu Options
Delete
Playback Folder
Rotate Tall
Slide Show
Print Set (DPOF)
Stop-Motion Movie
Shooting Menu Options
Optimize Image
Image Quality
Image Size
White Balance
ISO Sensitivity Settings
Noise Reduction
Active D-Lighting
The Custom Setting Menu
Reset
Beep
Focus Mode
AF Area Mode
Release Mode
Metering
No Memory Card?
Image Review
Flash Compensation
AF-Assist
ISO Auto
Assign FUNC. Button
AE-L/AF-L
AE Lock
Built-In Flash
Auto Off Timers
Self-Timer
Remote On Duration
Date Imprint
Rangefinder
Setup Menu Options
CSM/Setup Menu
Using My Menu
Format Memory Card
Info Display Format
Auto Shooting Info
Shooting Info Auto Off
World Time
LCD Brightness
Video Mode
Language
Image Comment
Folders
File Number Sequence
Clean Image Sensor
Mirror Lockup
Firmware Version
Dust Off Ref Photo
Auto Image Rotation
Retouch Menu
Quick Retouch
D-Lighting
Red-Eye Correction
Trim
Monochrome
Filter Effects
Small Picture
Image Overlay
NEF (RAW) Processing
Stop-Motion Movie
Before and After
Getting the Right Exposure
Getting a Handle on Exposure
How the D60 Calculates Exposure
Choosing a Metering Method
Matrix Metering
Center-Weighted Metering
Spot Metering
Choosing an Exposure Method
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Program Mode
Manual Exposure
Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings
Fixing Exposures with Histograms
Advanced Shooting Tips for Your Nikon D60
A Tiny Slice of Time
Working with Short Exposures
Long Exposures
Three Ways to Take Long Exposures
Working with Long Exposures
How Focus Works
Adding Circles of Confusion
Using Autofocus with the Nikon D60
Choosing Autofocus Area Mode
Autofocus Mode
Continuous Shooting
Working with Lenses
But First, a Word from Our Sensor
Your First Lens
Buy Now, Expand Later
What Lenses Can You Use?
Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup
What Lenses Can Do for You
Zoom or Prime?
Categories of Lenses
Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses
Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems
Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems
Telephotos and Bokeh
Add-ons and Special Features
Lens Hoods
Telephoto Converters
Macro Focusing
Vibration Reduction
Making Light Work for You
Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash
Continuous Lighting Basics
Daylight
Incandescent/Tungsten Light
Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources
Electronic Flash Basics
Determining Exposure
Guide Numbers
Flash Metering Mode
Choosing a Flash Sync Mode
Ghost Images
Working with Nikon Flash Units
Nikon D60 Built-in Flash
Nikon SB-800
Nikon SB-600
Nikon SB-400
Nikon SB-R200
Connecting External Flash
Using Flash Exposure Compensation
More Advanced Lighting Techniques
Diffusing and Softening the Light
Using Multiple Light Sources
Other Lighting Accessories
Useful Software for the Nikon D60
Nikon's Applications and Utilities
Nikon ViewNX
Nikon Transfer
Nikon Capture NX
Nikon Camera Control Pro
Other Software
DxO Optics Pro
Phase One Capture One Pro (C1 Pro)
Bibble Pro
Photoshop/Photoshop Elements
Nikon D60: Troubleshooting and Prevention
Update Your Firmware
How It Works
Getting Ready
Updating from a Card Reader
Updating with a USB Connection
Starting the Update
Protect Your LCD
Troubleshooting Memory Cards
All Your Eggs in One Basket?
What Can Go Wrong?
What Can You Do?
Clean Your Sensor
Dust the FAQs, Ma'am
Identifying and Dealing with Dust
Avoiding Dust
Sensor Cleaning
Glossary
Index