Nikon D60 For Dummies [Paperback]

Julie Adair King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2008

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.

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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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (August 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470385383
• ISBN-13: 978-0470385388
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Julie Adair King is the best-selling author of many books about digital imaging, including Digital Photography For Dummies, Shooting & Sharing Digital Photos For Dummies, and Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers. When not writing, she teaches at various locations, including such noted photography schools as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Florida.
A native of Ohio and a graduate of Purdue University, King now resides with her furboy, Mocha the Wacky Wheaten Terrier, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 24, 2009

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D. Tatum "IT_Guy" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent, February 12, 2010

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oldergeek (Georgia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon D60 For Dummies (Paperback)

I read this book right after Christmas and thought it was great. And, since I worte a scalding review of "Photoshop Elements 8 for Dummies" this morning, it seemed only fair to give some credit to the D60 book. You will enjoy the D60 book even if the Nikon is not your first DSLR and you already know the basics. Oh, the D60 book covers the basics in a clear concise way but it moves on to things that are specific to this camera. The author moves you through the book in a logical thoughtful way so you will not get confused. You will actually want to read the entire book and, as a result, you might think twice about simply shooting everything in 'automatic' mode. After completing the book, you will be smarter - and that's supposed to be the whole idea!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Dummy Now., September 17, 2009

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Tanya Dronoff "Diggy415" (Lassen Co) - See all my reviews
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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!!!