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Author: David D. Busch
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Welcome to the D5000, the most advanced upper-entry-level digital SLR camera that Nikon has ever introduced. "David Busch's Nikon D5000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography" shows you how to maximize your camera's robust feature set, including 12 megapixel resolution, 13 versatile new Scene modes, blazing-fast automatic focus, the real-time preview system Live View, and even HDTV movie-making capabilities. You'll learn how, when, and, most importantly, why to use each of the cool features and functions of your camera to take eye-popping photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply the Nikon D5000's exposure modes, focus controls, and electronic flash options. You'll also find loads of helpful information and tips on choosing lenses, flash units, and software products to use with your new camera. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use your Nikon D5000, and use it like a pro!
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- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR; 1 edition (June 26, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1435454979
- ISBN-13: 978-1435454972
- Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.3 x 8.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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The book is more readable than the manual that comes with the camera, but the first three chapters of the book do not lend themselves to sequential reading. This part of the book proceeds button-by-button and menu item-by-menu item, instead of by function, making it easy to get disoriented. I sometimes found myself wondering "Did I already read about this, or not?"
For instance, selecting a metering method is on p. 25-26, but choosing a metering method is on p. 171-175. If you want to know what to do with the camera's histograms, you will need to look on p. 50-51, p. 74, and p. 187-190. Manual focus had me flipping back and forth between p. 115 and p. 203. Too much flipping pages needed.
It would be helpful if there were pictures in the text of the menu and button icons. After all, one can assume that someone who spends the money to buy this camera is probably visually oriented! It is tiresome to repeatedly flip back 3 or 4 pages to find the photo of a menu, so I can keep the icons straight.
Actually, my guess is that much of the book had the author copying and pasting boilerplate text from his earlier books, a which I felt was confirmed when he mentioned how Canon manages a particular issue without saying how Nikon does it. (Unfortunately, I cannot relocate this page, and obviously the Canon reference is not in the index.)
The second half of the book, was extremely readable, and the information was presented in logical order. The chapter on lenses was quite helpful; you need to read this chapter early, before buying any additional lenses, and preferably before you even decide which kit lens to get. Because of this chapter, I finally understand what is going on with the crop factor in this camera.