Product Description

You’ve decided to upgrade from your old point-and-shoot by purchasing the compact and economical Nikon D60, an SLR model without all the bulk. Now, make the most of your new digital camera by actually learning how to use all those options and settings! Take advantage of external controls and learn how to navigate the camera menus to fully customize internal options so that you can capture, share, and print photographs like a professional.

You’ll find out how to understand the controls, navigate the menus, choose your settings, access internal options, and become familiar with automatic modes. You’ll learn to use the Image Quality and Image Size settings, which are necessary for both automatic and manual picture-taking. Then, you can easily express your creativity by managing aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and editing your photographs on a computer. You will download photos and print them to share with your friends and family! You will find out how to:

• Master camera controls
• Use automatic and manual modes
• Change, focus, and zoom lenses
• Adjust picture quality and resolution
• Manipulate exposure and lighting
• Work with picture files
• Print and share photos

Complete with lists of ten photo-retouching tricks from repairing red eye to cropping photos and ten special-purpose features you can explore on a rainy day, Nikon D60 For Dummies is your one-stop guide to taking and sharing the pictures like a pro.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14162 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470385388
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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From the Back Cover
Snap up this book and start snapping super shots with your Nikon D60

Your Nikon D60 gives you all the power of digital SLR photography in a compact, economical package. You don't want to waste any of your camera's amazing features, but if you're new to digital photography or dSLRs, all the options can make your head swim. Here's the fun and friendly way to get comfortable with every setting and every shooting situation! Get set up — find out how to work with lenses, navigate menus, and customize the camera to your shooting style

• Choose the right settings — find out which options work best for different subjects

• Take creative control — manage aperture, shutter speed, and other advanced features to manipulate exposure, focus, and color

• Review your results — check your images on the camera, download them, and organize them with Nikon ViewNX

• Share the fun — print or e-mail pictures, create a slide show, or make a stop-motion movie

Open the book and find:

• A guide to your D60's buttons and dials

• Easy-to-understand explanations of technical jargon

• Secrets to getting the best picture quality

• Complete coverage of every camera feature

• Tips for shooting action, scenic vistas, portraits, and more

• How to shoot Raw files for ultimate picture control

• Ten terrific retouching tricks

• Flash techniques and other lighting tricks

About the Author

Julie Adair King has been writing about digital cameras and photography for over a decade. She is author of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as Nikon D40/D40x For Dummies and several other digital photography titles.

Customer Reviews

Great Book
Great full color book geared for beginners. If you plan on making the transition from a digital point and shoot, to a full fledged DSLR, this books takes this mystery out of all the buttons, switches and settings available on the Nikon D60 DSLR. Explains basic photographic theory as well in terms and words that are easy to understand. Highly recommended as the first book to break the ice on your new D60 DSLR.

Smart Dummy Now.
Thanks to this book i see what an asset it will be in learning about my new camera i've always wanted, just reading a few pages and viewing the pictures, it will make this camera "funner" to use now that i understand what i need to do for the situation im in to make a better picture instead of just turning knobs and getting fustrated in what i think i know. What a great study guide to allow anyone to sit down with their camera and be able to do a hands on with the book and be amazed at the results there of. Enjoy!!!

Great tips and tricks!
This is a great companion to all Nikon D60 owners. It covers every accessory from external flashes, and lenses to filters, and diffusers. The photo pictures are a great tool to improve my photographs and finally take the big leap from Auto to Manual mode.