Nikon D5200 Digital Field Guide - J. Dennis Thomas

Nikon D5200 Digital Field Guide

Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2013
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-118-53436-6 (ISBN)
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Everything you need to know in order to take amazing photos with your Nikon D5200


As one of Nikon′s most advanced cameras offered in the entry–level line of dSLRs, the Nikon D5200 boasts a smarter system for focusing and tracking moving subjects as well as a sharper sensor for capturing finely detailed images. This handy, portable field guide is filled with everything you want and need to know in order to take memorable photos with your Nikon D5200. Packed with full–color photos, this resource walks you through the camera′s controls, features, and functions using step–by–step instructions along with color images of each menu screen.




Details how to use the features, functions, and menu system of the Nikon D5200
Teaches you how, when, and why you should adjust white balance, autofocus, exposure, lenses
Goes beyond camera settings to offer you a refresher guide to the principles of digital photography by covering the essentials of lighting, composition, and exposure
Features helpful examples along with a variety of tips and tricks to capturing portraits, candids, sports, travel, macro photography, and more
Includes a grey and color checker card to help you capture perfect color in any setting


With so much helpful advice for getting the most out of your Nikon D5200, you′ll be referencing this guide again and again.

J. Dennis Thomas is a freelance photographer and author with more than 25 years of experience behind Nikon cameras. He has written 20 Nikon Digital Field Guides as well as numerous articles for Digital Photo magazine, and maintains a blog for Nikon users at http://nikondfg.com.

Introduction xxi
Quick Tour 1


Getting Started 2


Mounting the Lens 2


Setting the Shooting Mode 3


Focusing 4


Viewing Your Images 4


CHAPTER 1


Exploring the Nikon D5200 7


Key Components of the D5200 8


The top of the camera 8


The back of the camera 11


The front of the camera 14


The left side of the camera 15


The right side of the camera 18


The Viewfi nder Display 18


The Information Display 22


CHAPTER 2


Nikon D5200 Essentials 29


Exposure Modes 30


Automatic modes 30


Programmed auto mode 31


Aperture–priority auto mode 32


Shutter–priority auto mode 33


Manual mode 35


Scene Modes 36


Special Effects modes 42


Night Vision mode 43


Color Sketch mode 43


Miniature Effect mode 44


Selective Color mode 45


Silhouette mode 46


High Key 46


Low Key 46


Metering Modes 47


Matrix metering mode 47


Center–weighted metering mode 49


Spot metering mode 49


Autofocus 50


Phase detection 50


Contrast detection 51


Focus Modes 51


Auto Servo AF mode 52


Continuous Servo AF mode 52


Single Servo AF mode 52


Manual focus mode 53


Autofocus Area Modes 53


Auto area AF mode 54


Single–point AF mode 54


Dynamic–area AF mode 54


Release Modes 56


ISO Sensitivity 57


Auto ISO 58


Noise reduction 59


Long exposure Noise Reduction 59


High ISO Noise Reduction 60


White Balance 61


The Kelvin scale 61


White balance settings 61


Picture Controls 63


File Formats, Size, and Compression 71


NEF (RAW) 71


JPEG 72


Image size 73


Image quality 74


CHAPTER 3


Setting up the Nikon D5200 77


The Playback Menu 78


Delete 78


Playback folder 79


Playback display options 79


Image review 80


Rotate tall 81


Slide show 81


DPOF print order 82


The Shooting Menu 83


Reset shooting menu 83


Storage folder 83


Image quality 84


Image size 85


White balance 85


Using white balance settings 86


Preset manual white balance 87


Set Picture Control 88


Manage Picture Control 88


Auto distortion control 90


Color space 90


Active D–Lighting 91


High Dynamic Range 91


Long Exposure NR 92


High ISO NR 92


ISO sensitivity settings 93


Release mode 93


Multiple exposure 93


Interval timer shooting 94


Movie settings 95


The Custom Setting Menu 96


Reset custom settings 96


Custom Setting menu a: Autofocus 96


Custom Setting menu b: Exposure 98


Custom Setting menu c: Timers/AE lock 98


Custom Setting menu d: Shooting/display 99


Custom Setting menu e: Bracketing/flash 100


Custom Setting menu f: Controls 101


f1: Assign Fn button 101


f2: Assign AE–L/AF–L button 102


f3: Reverse dial rotation 102


f4: Slot empty release lock 103


f5: Reverse indicators 103


The Setup Menu 103


Format memory card 103


Monitor brightness 104


Info display format 104


Auto info display 105


Clean image sensor 105


Lock mirror up for cleaning 106


Image Dust Off ref photo 107


Video mode 107


HDMI 107


Flicker reduction 108


Time zone and date 108


Language 109


Image comment 109


Auto image rotation 109


Accessory terminal 109


Eye–Fi upload 110


Wireless mobile adapter 110


Firmware version 110


The Retouch Menu 110


D–Lighting 112


Red–eye correction 112


Trim 113


Monochrome 113


Filter effects 114


Color balance 115


Image overlay 116


NEF (RAW) processing 117


Resize 118


Quick retouch 118


Straighten 119


Distortion control 119


Fisheye 119


Color outline 119


Color sketch 119


Perspective control 120


Miniature effect 120


Selective color 120


Edit movie 121


My Menu 121


CHAPTER 4


Selecting and Using Lenses with the Nikon D5200 125


Deciphering Nikon Lens Codes 126


Lens Compatibility 127


The DX Crop Factor 128


Third–party Lenses 131


Types of Lenses 133


Wide–angle lenses 133


Standard zoom lenses 138


Telephoto lenses 140


Close–up/Macro lenses 142


Fisheye lenses 144


Lens Accessories 145


Teleconverters 146


Extension tubes 147


Close–up fi lters 148


Ultraviolet fi lters 148


Neutral density filters 149


CHAPTER 5


Controlling Exposure 151


Defi ning Exposure 152


ISO 153


Shutter speed 154


Fast shutter speeds 155


Slow shutter speeds 156


Aperture or f–stop 157


Fine–Tuning Your Exposure 160


Exposure compensation 161


Using histograms 161


CHAPTER 6


Working with Light 167


Lighting Essentials 168


The quality of light 168


Soft lighting 168


Hard lighting 169


Lighting direction 170


Frontlighting 171


Sidelighting 171


Backlighting 172


Natural Light 173


Continuous Light 175


The D5200 Built–in Flash 176


Built–in fl ash exposure modes 177


i–TTL and i–TTL BL 177


Manual 177


Flash sync modes 178


Sync speed 179


Front–curtain sync 179


Slow sync 181


Red–Eye Reduction 181


Rear–curtain sync 181


Flash Compensation 182


Creative Lighting System Basics 183


Light Modifiers 184


CHAPTER 7


Working with the Live View and Video Modes 187


Live View Mode 188


Focus modes 189


Single Servo AF 189


Full–time Servo AF 190


AF–area modes 190


Using Live View mode 192


Shooting and Editing Video 196


Frame size and frame rate 199


In–camera video editing 201


CHAPTER 8


Real–world Applications 203


Abstract Photography 204


Equipment 204


Technique 205


Action and Sports Photography 206


Equipment 208


Technique 208


Concert Photography 210


Equipment 212


Technique 212


Macro Photography 215


Equipment 216


Technique 218


Nature and Landscape Photography 219


Equipment 220


Technique 221


Night and Low–light Photography 223


Equipment 224


Technique 227


Portrait Photography 229


Equipment 230


Technique 231


Still–life, Product, and Food Photography 234


Equipment 235


Technique 236


CHAPTER 9


Viewing, Downloading, Managing, and Editing Images 241


Viewing Your Images 242


Downloading Your Images 244


File Management and Workflow 245


Folder structure 246


Editing 246


Filenames and metadata 247


Tonal Adjustments and Color Corrections 248


APPENDIX A


General Composition Tips 253


Keep It Simple 253


The Rule of Thirds 254


Leading Lines and S–Curves 255


The Odd Rule 255


Helpful Hints 256


APPENDIX B


Accessories 259


Speedlights 259


The GP–1 GPS Unit 261


The ME–1 Stereo Microphone 262


Wireless Accessories 262


The WU–1a Wireless Mobile Adapter 263


The ML–L3 Wireless Remote Control 263


The WR–T10 Wireless Remote Controller/Transmitter 264


APPENDIX C


How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker 265


The Gray Card 265


The Color Checker 266


Glossary 267


Index 277

Reihe/Serie Digital Field Guide
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 154 x 232 mm
Gewicht 566 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Fotokunst
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Fotografieren / Filmen
ISBN-10 1-118-53436-0 / 1118534360
ISBN-13 978-1-118-53436-6 / 9781118534366
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