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Informationen zum Autor Julie Adair King is the author of many digital photography books, including Digital Photography For Dummies , Nikon D40/D40x For Dummies , and Nikon D60 For Dummies . She also teaches digital photography workshops at such locations as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Klappentext Your Nikon D90 digital camera offers professional-quality features like 11-point autofocus, Live View, and the ability to shoot HD video. Take full advantage of every feature with Nikon D90 For Dummies! This fun and easy guide helps you understand and use all the dials and modes, manage photo size and quality, take creative control with manual settings, and share your images in print or online.With this full-color book, getting great shots is a snap. You'll learn to:* Format memory cards, use Live View, create custom settings, and change lenses* Use thumbnail and calendar displays and picture data, and get tips for inspecting your photos* Control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; work with active D-lighting; and use various flash modes* Take control of lighting, exposure, and color* Set up, shoot, and review photos using the viewscreen* Record HD video, including sound, and know what your D90 can and can't do* Download, organize, and archive your images, share them in prints, e-mails, or slide shows, and use Nikon's photo management software* Decide when you should use JPEG and when to use NEF* Adjust resolution for optimum print quality or file sizePhotographic expert Julie Adair King also shares secrets for getting the best point-and-shoot pictures, why you might not want to use the top image quality setting, and much more. Grab your Nikon D90 and Nikon D90 For Dummies, and start shooting! Zusammenfassung All the know-how a novice digital photographer needs to get comfortable with the Nikon D90 The full-color Digital Cameras & Photography For Dummies guide packaged in this bundle delivers the basics on how to best use a camera's controls to get great photos. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 A Quick Look at What's Ahead 1 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 2 Part II: Taking Creative Control 2 Part III: Working with Picture Files 3 Part IV: The Part of Tens 3 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3 About the Software Shown in This Book 4 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 5 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 7 Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 9 Getting Comfortable with Your Lens 10 Attaching a lens 10 Removing a lens 12 Using a VR (vibration reduction) lens 12 Setting the focus mode (auto or manual) 13 Zooming in and out 14 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus 15 Working with Memory Cards 16 Exploring External Camera Controls 18 Topside controls 19 Back-of-the-body controls 20 Front-left buttons 23 Front-right controls 24 Ordering from Camera Menus 26 Monitoring Shooting Settings 28 Asking Your Camera for Help 31 Reviewing Basic Setup Options 31 Cruising the Setup menu 31 Browsing the Custom Setting menu 35 Chapter 2: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 41 Getting Good Point-and-Shoot Results 42 Using Flash in Automatic Exposure Modes 46 Exploring Your Automatic Exposure Options 47 Auto mode 48 Digital Vari-Program modes 50 Changing the (Shutter Button) Release Mode 55 Chapter 3: Controlling Picture Quality and Size 59 Diagnosing Quality Problems 60 Considering Resolution (Image Size) 62 Pixels and print quality 63 Pixels and screen display size 64 Pixels and file size 64 Resolution recommendations 66 Understanding the Image Quality Options 68 JPEG: The imaging (and Web) standard 68 NEF (Raw): The purist's cho...
