Nikon D5100 For Dummies
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Nikon D5100 For Dummies Details
From the Back Cover Make the most of that cool new camera! Learn all its tricks and take creative control Your D5100 is made for creative expression. The more you understand about your camera, the more fun you can have. Learn about all the settings, find out what all those technical buzzwords mean, and then start getting creative — begin mastering exposure, manipulating focus, shooting video, and sharing it all online, by e-mail, or in prints. A perfect setup — learn how to set up your camera for basic shootingand how to get the best results in the fully automatic modes Movie time — choose the right quality, focus, and audio options, then record and edit HD movies Go pro — move out of Auto mode and take full control over exposure, flash, focus, and color Explore exposure — get the scoop on f-stops, shutter speed, ISO, and other exposure controls Learn to share — download and process your images for prints or online sharing Open the book and find: When to use JPEG and when to shoot Raw Advice on basic photo settings Tips for shooting still photos in Live View What you can learn from a histogram and other picture data How to tweak exposure with Active D-Lighting and HDR Comparisons of editing programs Which autofocus settings work best Ten fun and useful photo effects Learn to: Take professional-looking photos even if this is your first dSLR Use the autoexposure Scene modes or move up to manual control Get creative with exposure, color, focus, and special effects IN FULL COLOR! Read more About the Author Julie Adair King has been writing about digital cameras and photographyfor more than a decade. She is the author of several books on various Nikon andCanon cameras as well as Digital Photography For Dummies, and she teaches beginning digital photographers at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Read more
Reviews
First of all, ignore the "For Dummies" part of the title, as this book is aimed at users ranging from beginners to those with some experience, and it's certainly not written for dummies. It is one of several excellent books that focus specifically on the Nikon D5100. Each has its strengths, and in this case, the book offers many color photos showing the camera's controls and menu screens along with a wealth of helpful information. It is well organized, the author goes into a lot of detail, and she presents the material in a way that allows the reader to quickly find just what he or she is looking for. Then, if you want to go further, the information is there.For me, this has become my go-to reference manual for the D5100. It has a very good index, so when I want more information on a certain topic, it's easy to find. I usually find additional information that adds to my understanding of the camera, and photography in general.I have not worked through this book in a systematic way, as I have with Rob Sylvan's book Nikon D5100: From Snapshots to Great Shots, but instead I use it as a supplement. In fact, these two books make a great combination. Sylvan presents his material almost like a course, starting out with basic concepts and building up to more complex ones, while King covers each topic in detail from the beginning. I certainly refer to this one often enough that I would not want to be without it.
