A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 5000 Photography [Spiral-bound]

Dennis Curtin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2002

This book/eBook package is you guide to getting more interesting and creative photos with your digital camera. If you want to learn more about the concepts of photography, this is for you. This book discusses every available procedure and photographic technique in a clear, well-illustrated style. It will help you quickly master your camera so you can start getting the kinds of photos you hope for. The book is printed in black & white and has a well-liked spiral binding that lets the book lie flat or be folded back. The accompanying eBook on a CD disc is a full-color version of the same book in Adobe's popular PDF format. It can be read on a PC or Mac using the included Acrobat reader or any current Web browser. The CD also includes trial versions of a number of the author's favorite programs. If we have published one of our Short Course books for your specific camera model, you do not need this generic guide that covers the same ground.

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About the Author

For the past three decades Dennis Curtin has been an editor, author, and publisher in photography and computing. His latest books on digital cameras and digital photography have been widely praised for their quality and simplicity. On the publishing side, Dennis was editor-in-chief of one of Little Brown's educational divisions and also held similar positions in Prentice-Hall's technology and engineering program and Prentice-Hall International. In those roles, he has worked extensively with Ansel Adams and other leading photographers of our generation. In his roles as publisher, editor, and author Dennis has been fortunate to publish or write many best-selling books in photography and computing.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 129 pages
• Publisher: ShortCourses.com (January 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928873278
• ISBN-13: 978-1928873273
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,286,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend, June 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 5000 Photography (Spiral-bound)

I purchased the Nikon Coolpix 5000 recently and instantly became frustrated with the factory intruction manual. Not sure if it is true, but I heard that it is first written in japanese, and then translated into english. No wonder I had a hard time with the manual.
Luckily, just prior to my trip to Italy, I found the book by Dennis Curtain. He helped me immensley by walking me through each feature of the camera, and how it is relevant to taking pictures. It is not so much a how to take good pictures, but how to use a sometimes complicated camera. Especially helpful is the shortcuts he put on the CD ROM. These were great to print out and put in my pocket as quick reference guide.
The camera takes such great pictures and I am grateful this book existed for me to take advantage of. Otherwise, I would have been stuck with just the automatic mode of my camera.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 5000 Photography, October 16, 2005

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M. J. Radford (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 5000 Photography (Spiral-bound)

A very well put together explanation about the features and functions of the Coolpix 5000.

But because it is available as a digital product why don't you offer it as such and save overseas buyers the cost and delay caused by postage.