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Julie Adair King
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (30 July 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0470539690
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470539699
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Full–color guide to everything you need to get the most out of your Nikon D5000!

The Nikon D5000 packs a lot of punch into a camera that beginners will love, and now you can pack an equal amount of punch into the digital photographs you take with your new Nikon. Whether you want to understand the D5000′s new exposure settings or learn photography basics such as aperture, shutter speed, and downloading photos, this book delivers.

  • Walks you through the new Nikon D5000′s features, including a 12.3 megapixel sensor, 19 auto–exposure modes, and a swivel viewfinder
  • Shows beginners who may be new to DSLR cameras how to take good digital photographs–from using the right settings for things like sunsets, candelight, or portraits–to downloading to your computer and printing
  • Demonstrates beginning to advanced techniques with over 200 full–color photos, giving you plenty of great ideas of what you can accomplish
  • Offers practical tips and ideas from two expert digital photographers and authors

Don′t be intimidated by your new digital camera! This friendly For Dummies guide will get you up and running in no time.

From the Back Cover

Learn to use every feature of your D5000, and capture great shots every time!

Even if your Nikon D5000 is your first digital camera, this fun and friendly full–color guide will boost your confidence in no time! First, you′ll learn to set up your camera and use the many automatic settings. Then you′ll be ready to take creative control; use advanced modes; experiment with lighting, focus, and color; and download your photos for sharing.

  • Start off easy — get acquainted with all the buttons, dials, and menus, and learn to use the automatic modes
  • See what you′ve got — position the cool rotating monitor for Live View photography, movie recording, or picture playback

  • Choose the right settings — find out which options work best for portraits, action shots, close–ups, and more

  • Secrets exposed — understand the exposure trio of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and learn to use the camera′s advanced exposure features

  • Show them off — download, organize, and archive your photos, and prepare them for printing, e–mail, or slide shows

Open the book and find:

  • How to record HD movies
  • Tips on using flash

  • Advice on correcting color with white balance

  • When and how to shoot in the RAW format

  • Easy–to–understand explanations of technical jargon

  • Useful features of the Retouch menu

  • Suggestions for getting the best prints

  • How to understand picture data


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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
By MG
Format:Paperback
This is my first DSLR, Nikon's manual is user hostile, at least for beginners, so I bought Dennis Thomas "Digital Field Guide for D5000" this was good only if you want to know what he can do with the camera otherwise the book is as useful as the manual. So I decided to try "D5000 for Dummies". Very good, after about a month of frustration with "Field Guide" and disappointment with manual I was able to start using the camera almost immediately. Julie Adair King is really delivers what she promises, if you're a beginner look no further. Oh and the service was very good too.Nikon D5000 for Dummies
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Remarkable value !! 13 April 2010
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I've bought a number of Dummy books over the years and have never been let down. This book walks a fine line between complete beginner and seasoned photographer and gets it right. The joy of these books is the way that they highlight the small, sometimes silly, things that infuriate you because you forget them. It's concise and well thought out. It's idiot proof without being condescending. Recommended to all except the pro' level photographer.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Great Stuff!!! 17 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
Bought this book for my daughter, who was new to digital SLR photography. We bought her the Nikon D5000 for christmas. The instruction book that came with it, was suitable only for a professional photographer.
We typed in Nikon D5000 for the stupid as a joke and, low and behold, this book came up. My daughter loves this book, as it uses simply terminology and shows simple, but, effective diagrams. I would recommend this book for any beginner or amateur. You won't be disappointed.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good book, very informative on the product (only the camera)
I bought this book at the same time as the camera, and there are few tricks in there that allows you to better understand how to use the camera, but overall it will stick to the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by ahubert
camera book
my daughter wanted this book as she has taken up photography again but with this camera, has helped her get to know the camera.
Published 4 months ago by hemmo
Great starter book
Shopped around for this book and most places did not even carry it. They could order it for me but, starting price was 14 -22 pounds and it would take 1 -2 weeks. Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. McPherson
A must for beginners
I am new to the world of digital SLR and needed a little push in the right direction. This book puts categories is the simplest terms possible ( but even then you have to go back)... Read more
Published 14 months ago by iwag
Nikon D5000 FOR DUMMIES
Great book for my new nikon d5000 camera, it explains everything you need to know from the fist time you switch your camera on, to setting it up to take your first photo, to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Aw Coates
just what i needed
Having bought a D5000 which was my first DSLR I needed a book that decoded the user manual and talked me through the jargon of digital photography. Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. Lawson
Great Book
I had purchased a Nikon D50000 several months prior to a trip to Kathmandu, but hadn't really used the camera so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to use it properly. Read more
Published 18 months ago by G. Ryder
Got a Nikon 5000 then you must get this book.
If like me you are new to the world of SLR photography and the D5000 is your first SLR camera. Then this book is a must. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mark Masters
Nikon 5000 for Dummies
This book is a breath of fresh air for anyone who, like me, struggles with official product technical info. It is clearly written in such a way that anyone can understand. Read more
Published 18 months ago by rechtub
Very helpful
This book is very helpful for not only the novice but for the more experience.
Be it for learning how to use the camera or just reference,so to get more from your... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Tony last
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