Nikon D300 JumpStart Guides (A TWO Tutorial DVD set)

by Jumpstart

Product Details

• ASIN: B0010VWDTY
• Item model number: Nikon D300
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,082 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 5, 2007

Product Description

Jumpstart 2007, a TWO Tutorial DVD set, total running time 110 minutes. Play on DVD player (worldwide) or on your computer. If you are a visual learner, this comprehensive, user-friendly DVD will help you to get the most out of your new digital camera, the Nikon D300. Make the transition from taking snapshots to producing inspired images to cherish forever - QUICKLY. Contents: ? Camera features and functions ? White balance ? ISO settings ? Quality settings ? Using a histogram ? Principles of photography ? Depth of field ? Aperture and shutter priority ? Program modes ? How to get sharp images ? Storing and carrying cameras ? Choosing and using a tripod ? What lens to buy next ? Using filters ? Digital media options ? Getting photographs into a computer ? Improving photos ? Printing options ? Storing photos on the web ? And much, much more Tutorial Disc 1: Tour of the Nikon D300 - Shooting Modes - Menus, Menus, Menus Turorial Disc 2: Taking Better Pictures - Photoshop Elements Overview - Accessories.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I will come back to this review., September 3, 2008

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Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon D300 JumpStart Guides (A TWO Tutorial DVD set) (CD-ROM)

It would appear that nobody is producing tutorial DVDs about Nikon cameras in the UK - hence my having purchased a number of products similar to this one from the USA.

The person wishing to learn about the Nikon D300 camera is either someone who already knows about digital cameras and is moving across to the Nikon D300 or is someone who has chosen this camera as their first digital camera. If, like myself, you fall into the latter category, you are on a serious learning curve and might easily find this DVD contains certain assumptions about your existing knowledge because it uses phrases with which I am not familiar. You might, therefore, wish to study some form of "introduction to digital photography" DVD first.

This DVD is narrated by a guy whose monotone delivery could send even the hardest insomniac to sleep. The graphics are generally excellent - although the unnecessary moving patterns behind a still picture of a camera function is very distracting.

You will need to sit down with a D300 camera as the DVD takes you through the various settings - most of which are explained in a "this setting does this" and "that setting does that" method of instruction. Whilst this amounts to the briefest possible explanation before moving on to the next topic, it is reasonably good at putting across the essentials.

On the down side, there are too many instances where we are referred to the user manual in a very vague fashion without any reference to the chapter or page number. It's a cop out. The useful tips right at the end of the second DVD are only useful if you have the additional software they seem to be promoting.

I will come back to this review after I have studied another 3 similar products from different sources and made my own comparisons and might even revise my rating of this product.

NM

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, August 3, 2008

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D. W. Moore "Enthusiastic Amazon Fan" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon D300 JumpStart Guides (A TWO Tutorial DVD set) (CD-ROM)

I first bought Blue Crane Digital's "Introduction to the Nikon D300", which is a single DVD tutorial. It was quite good, but liked this product with two DVDs even better. The Blue Crane one was friendlier perhaps but the JumpStart guide was packed with information. For me it was easier to tell what was going on with the JumpStart.

I also have David Busch's Nikon D300 book.

Between these you get excellent practical advice with regards to setting options on this complex camera.

I'm very pleased with all of them.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Training for my new Nikon D300, June 22, 2008

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AGST "AGST" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon D300 JumpStart Guides (A TWO Tutorial DVD set) (CD-ROM)

Having tried and reviewed other DVD and Texts for the Nikon D300, this was by far the best. It brings you right to the abilities of this great camera.