Wiley Nikon D40/D40x For Dummies
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1. ecccceseesseseeseeeeeeceeeeeseeseeseeseceeeeeeeeeneeees 52 Adjusting Resolution Image Size eeeneeseseesenneessnnennnennennennenneenennnnn 54 Pixels and print quality vocacion a acid 55 Pixels and screen display size anne 56 Pixels and file Si ets ae 57 Resolution recommendations ceceeceeseceseceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeeeeeees 57 Accessing the Image Size Control ooonconcciccnoonconnconncononononononncnnncnnnos 59 Changing the File Type JPEG or Raw ccccescescesceeseeeeeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 61 JPEG The imaging and Web standard eeneene 61 NEF Raw The purists choice sessies 64 My take Choose JPEG Fine or NEF Raw 67 Adjusting the Image Quality Settid9 o oooccnoconooncoonconnnonononcnoncnnnon ones 67 Chapter 4 Reviewing Your Photos o 00oooooommo 71 Inspecting Your Pictures uu kan 72 Setting Playback menu options uueeeessseesesenensnensnnesennnennnenseensenenennn 72 Displaying your pictures The basics ce eeseeseeeeeeeeeeseeeneeeneeeeeees 75 Viewing multiple images at a time uusesseesseessnsnnesnnnnnennnennnennennnnen 76 ZOOMING in for a Closer View nenn 77 Viewing picture d ta u uu e0aeeaen anna 79 Deleting Photos u ur AAA 84 Deleting the currently displayed photo ooooooccocnnocinononononononnnonnnon 84 Deleting all Photos nenne 85 Deleting a batch of selected photos oooooooccnoccnonoccnoncnonnnncnannno2. Ahead ccccccccccssecesseceseccssecessseceseeeessecesseeesseees 1 Part I Fast Track to Super Snaps cccescccsscesseeseeeseeseesseeeseeeseesseenes 2 Part II Taking Creative Control ccccsccssssssssssceescessesssesssesaeeseeesaes 2 Part III Working with Picture FilesS oonoconnnccnnncnnonccnoncnconnnconnnonnnnnnos 3 P rt IV The P rt f Tes iii ib cis 3 Appendix Firmware Notes and Menu MaD cooooccnoccnononcnonnnonnnonannncnnnnono 3 Icons and Other Stuff to Note ooonocnnoconoconononononnnconocononononononnncnn nono nonnncnnncnnons 4 About the Software Shown in This BOOKk oooooconncccnoccnoocnconanononncroannonnoranonono 5 Practice Be Patient and Have Fun ou cc ecceessccccceeceessssssseeeeeseeeesessnenees 5 Part I Fast Track to Super Snaps cccccccccsccccscccccscccccccccee Y Chapter 1 Getting the Lay of the Land 9 Getting Comfortable with Your Lens ooocncccnnnnnnoncoonconnonnncnnnconnonnconncnn conos 10 Attaching A sais nee saugen 10 Removing alens inicia ion darias adidas een ehren 12 Focusing and zooming the lens osnon 12 Adjusting the Viewfinder FOCUS ccccccccsssesscessceseeeseesseeseesseeeeeeseeeneenseens 14 Working with Memory Cards cccscsssccsssssecssesssecssessseessesssesseesessneeseeees 14 Exploring External Camera Controls 0 cccccsceeceeceeceeseeseeseeseceeeeeeereeeeeees 17 Topside Controls iii ori indi 17 Back oHhe
3. body controls a nennen 18 ErontletDUHtOAS anne eigenen 20 Ordering from Camera Menus cccccssesssesssesseeseeeseeeseesseceseceseeseeenseeeeeaes 21 Using the Shooting Info Display o oooonoccooccoonconnnononononanonnncnnnonnncnnccononononnos 23 Decoding Viewfinder Data cccccsscsssssssessecsscessecssessecssscsaecsaeesseessessseeees 25 Asking Your Camera for Help ocoonooccoccoonccononononononnnonncnononononn nono ncon non nonnnnos 26 Reviewing Basic Setup Options oococccocononononcnnnoonnnonononononono nono nonn non non nonononoss 27 Cruising the Setup menu occocccoccnoncnononnnonnnonnononnonnnononononnncnn non non nnnnnonos 27 Browsing the Custom Setting MeNU ocoooccocnconnnonnnoncoonconncnnnonancnnnnononos 30 Chapter 2 Taking Great Pictures Automatically 33 Getting Good Point and Shoot Results o oooncnnccnnonnooncoonconoconnconcconcnnonononoss 34 Using Flash in Automatic Exposure Modes coococococnonononoconnnnncnnnnnonacnnonnonnos 38 Exploring Your Automatic Options oooooocconccocnnononononononononnnonononnnconcnnnonononnos 41 Autom Od Errosa e e E e tt 41 Digital Vari Program modes ccccccesseseseeeeseceesceeseeeeeseeesseeeeseesseees 42 Changing the Shooting Mod e cccccsccsscsssessscsssesssesseesseeseessaeesscessesssesees 48 ifi Nikon D40 D40x For Dummies Chapter 3 Controlling Picture Quality and Size 51 Diagnosing Quality Problems 0
4. Contents at a Glance DOME A A iia Part Fast Track to Super Strays ccccccccccccaecstdcccecccceeceee 7 Chapter 1 Getting the Lay of the LaNd ooooocoonnonononcononnon a roo ccncon ocn noro coronario non nnnos 9 Chapter 2 Taking Great Pictures Automatically ooooonncnccncnninnnnncnnnnncnnenarnrnnnnnonnos 33 Chapter 3 Controlling Picture Quality and Size ueruessesneessessessennennennennennennen nen 51 Chapter 4 Reviewing Your Photos c cccescssecsseeeceseesessccaeeseesceeeceaeeseeaeeaeceeseeeeeeeneaes 71 Part Il Taking Creative Control iiis 89 Chapter 5 Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting 91 Chapter 6 Manipulating Focus and Color uu2ssusseesersensennennennensensensennennennennn 129 Chapter 7 Putting It All Together Be OW cccecssssctssscssssscsesseccecsesssseseseessecserees 161 Part Ill Working with Picture Files sasssa 183 Chapter 8 Downloading Organizing and Archiving Your Photos s es 185 Chapter 9 Printing and Sharing Your Photos eeeessessessensennennensnensennennennennennennn 213 Part IV The Part of Tens ccccccccccccssccsccscccccccccccccceecaees 239 Chapter 10 Ten Fast Photo Retouching Tricks 0 cececeeseesceseeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeneees 241 Chapter 11 Ten Special Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 263 Appendix Firmware Notes and Menu Map scce 285 Table of Contents ntrodtCcti n A A Quick Look at What s
5. et print and monitor colors in SYNCH ec eeeseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeesees 219 Printing Online or In Store cccccsscsssesssesscesseesscssscssesseessessaeesseesseennees 221 IX x Nikon D40 D40x For Dummies Printing from PictureProject usina ii tte 222 Printing a single im ge a u uu sen annaenannannaslanne 222 Printing multiple images and index prints 225 Preparing Pictures for E M il 2 euu usa sans 226 Creating small copies using the camera unenenen 228 Downsizing images in PictureProject oooooonncccnocccnonncnonnnononcnonnnonnnno 231 Creating a Digital Slide Show cccccsscssscessecsscsssesssessecssessaeseaeesseesseesness 234 Viewing Your Photos on a Television u 22002242220ssnnnnnennnnnennenenennnnnn 236 Part W The Part of Tens ccce 239 Chapter 10 Ten Fast Photo Retouching Tricks 241 Two Ways to Repair Red Eye c csccsscsssssssecssessscssecseecsseeseceseeesneessessees 242 Using the in camera red eye reMOVE D cocoooccccoccnononcnonnnnonnnonrnnnoncnnnnnnos 242 Removing red eye in a photo editor ooooococnnoccnoccccooncnonnnonnnnnnnnncnnnnos 244 A Pair of Cropping Options hiess 245 Applying in camera CrOPDINB coooocnnoconononononnnonnnonannnonnnononnnnannnnnnnnnnnns 247 Cropping in a photo editor nusue she 249 Focus Sharpening Sort Of ucenseesessennensennnnsensennennennennennnnnennennnnennnnn 251 Shadow Recover
6. ions issen e a T R R 180 Part Ill Working with Picture Files ccccscccscccseeeseceee 183 Chapter 8 Downloading Organizing and Archiving Your Photos 0 0 cece cece eee eenees 185 Sending Pictures to the COMPULtEY ccc eecesessesseeseeeeesseesseesseeseeeneeesees 186 Connecting the camera and computer ueessesserseenensenseennensennennenn 187 Starting the transfer process cssccscessssssscsscesseesscsssessseseeesaeesees 190 Downloading and Organizing with PictureProject ne 196 Getting acquainted with PictureProject oooconoocnoccnoccoononononnncnnnonnss 196 Cataloging existing piCtuYT8S oooocnnccnocononconnconnconnonnconnconnconncon cnn nonnos 198 Downloading new pictures ooonooccnocccoooncoooncnonnnnonnnnonononnnnnonnnnnnnncnnnno 200 Organizing cataloged pictures ooonoccnocinonconnconnconnnnncnnncnn conocio nnconnonnos 203 Linking PictureProject to a photo editor uneeseenserseenseenennnn 205 Exploring Other Software Options cccceseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesees 207 Processing Raw NEF FllES coin sitios 211 Chapter 9 Printing and Sharing Your Photos 213 Preventing Potential Printing Problems cccccesceeeseseseeeeteeesseeesees 214 Match resolution to print size sisemise eesseceseeeeseeesseeeeseeeeseeesseeesseees 214 Allow for different print proportions u eeesessserssessensnnensennnnnnnnnn 217 G
7. nnnonnnnon 86 Protecting Photos u Lane 87 Part I Taking Creative Control cssc 89 Chapter 5 Getting Creative with Exposure and Lighting 91 Kicking Your Camera into Advanced Gear oocococccicccnocononconnconnonnnonncnononononnos 92 Introducing the Exposure Trio Aperture Shutter Speed and ISO 93 Understanding exposure setting side effects oooooocconocccnocncoccnconnnnn 95 Doing the exposure balancing act cccccessceeseesseesseeeeseeesseeeseees 100 Monitoring Exposure Settings ccccceseesssesessseesseeseceseeeseessecsseeseeeneeeeees 101 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode cccccsscesceeseeetseeseeeseeseeeseeeseens 104 Setting ISO F Stop and Shutter Speed oooonocccoconocononononconnoonnconncnnnconccnnononos 107 Controlling 150 107 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed ccceceseesseeeseeesseeeeees 111 Overriding Autoexposure Results with Exposure Compensation 113 Using Autoexposure Lock cuina it 117 Using Flash in Advanced Exposure Modes c cccesseeeseeeseeeeseeeeseeeseee 118 Choosing a flash MOEC ccccescsssesssesseesseessecsccenscesscssscssseseeesseesaes 118 Adjusting flash output ooooccnncccoconocononononcnnnconncnn nono noonnoncno nono nonancnnncnns 124 Using an external flash UNit oooonnoccnococonoconoccnoonnnnoncnnonnnonnnncnonnconnnos 127 Table of Contents Chapter 6 Manipulating Focus and Color 129 Reviewing Focu
8. s BaSicCs cccsccessscessseeesseesseeeeessceneesseeeesseessaeecseeesseeesees 130 Adjusting Autofocus Performance ccscccesseceseessseeeseeeeseeeesneesseeeesseeees 132 Changing the AF area mode cocooooncoccoonconnnonnconononconncnononn nono nonnnconncnnnonos 132 Changing the Focus mode Setting ooonooccocnnoccconononcnononncnnncnnnonnnonos 134 Using autofocus lock cion ccoo si 136 Manipulating Depth of Field ooconooconococnocnnoncncoonconnncnonnconnncnonncnnnncnnnnno 136 Controlling Color an anna anennin ana 143 Correcting colors with white balance nncneeeeee 143 Changing the white balance Setting ooococcoonnoonionnoonconncnnncnnnconncnnos 146 Fine tuning white balance SettingS ooocccnnoccnooccnoocnconnnconnnnnnnnonnnnos 147 Creating a white balance Preset oooooconoccocccocnnonccononononnonononnncnnncnnnnnss 149 Optimizing Image Sharpening and Color ooooconcccooncoonconnconononononononcnnnonnnons 153 Chapter 7 Putting It All Together 161 Recapping Basic Picture SettingS ccccssccsscsssesssessscsssssseeseesseesseesees 162 Setting Up for Specific Scenes oo eee eccesecssssseecsseessceseceseesseesseesseeseeeneeesaes 164 Shooting Still POFTTAItS 1 aid 164 Capturing Action inconsciente 170 Capturine scenic vistas dde 174 Capturing dynamic close ups coooococonocononononconnconnonnconncnn nono nononcnnnonnos 178 Coping with Special Situat
9. sasvesenssedeasesssenesetss 287 The Custom Setting mens sessies karrora Eo E EE ES 288 The Setup Men scesero ssion aisinas eaae EEREN Kaeo 291 The Retouch menu ar a cee eee aie 293 AA
10. y with D Lighting cooccnonccocnconncononononononnnonnncnnncnnconcnnnon 254 Exposure Adjustment with a Levels Filter uuun0eneeenseensennenn 256 A Trio Of ColorCOrrectorS nn een nase 258 Chapter 11 Ten Special Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 2 00 cece eee eee 263 Annotate Your Images arcera rn eene aE EE AEE NEES ETN 264 Customizing Camera Menus ccsccessesseesseesseeseeeeeesecessceseeeseesteeseesseens 266 Creating Custom Image Folders cccescsesceeseeceeseeseeseeeeeeeeeceeeeeneeseeaeens 268 Changing the Function Button s Function ueessesseesesenseneneeennnennennn 270 Limiting the AE L AF L Button s Impact coooccccccocncoconononononnnonnnonnncononononnnono 272 Changing the Shooting Info Display Style oonooncniccnnonnoonconnconncononancnnnon 274 Controlling Flash Output Manually ooooonnoccccnoncconnconnconnconnconononconnccnnononono 276 Combining Two Photos euere 277 Creating Monochrome IMages cccscesscsssesssssseeseceseeeseeeeesseceseesseesseeneees 280 Getting Free Help and Creative Ideas ccccssssesscsseesseeseeseesseessessnees 283 Appendix Firmware Notes and Menu Map cccssseeeeee 289 Firmware FACts unse een ernennen A 285 Menu Quick Reference ccccscecssesssesssessecssesseecssseeeeseeessesseeseesseesaeeneeeeaes 286 The Playback Men use lada 286 The Shooting MENU c ccsccescescsetenssassenccacssreesooea
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