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Nikon D5100 Digital Field Guide Paperback – 8 July 2011

by J. Dennis Thomas (Author)
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The Nikon D5100 is a perfect companion to a photographer searching for a top of the line entry–level DSLR camera. Offering full HDR capability, enhanced night vision shooting, enhanced audio capability, and 1080p HD video; the D5100 is packed with a wide–range of useful features. The Nikon D5100 Digital Field Guide will teach you how to work use each of these impressive features and capture everything from stunning still photos to cinematic quality movies.

Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D5100– This chapter identifies every button, dial, and indicator on your camera and walks you through setting up your Nikon D5100 for immediate use.

Chapter 2: Nikon D5100 Essentials– This chapter teaches you how each of your camera s modes functions, from fully automatic to the daunting manual mode. It also covers how to adjust key exposure settings such as ISO, shutter speed, and aperture.

Chapter 3: Setting Up the Nikon D5100– Chapter 3 covers the Nikon D5100 s menu screens and how to navigate your way through them in setting up and using your new camera.

Chapter 4: Selecting and Using Lenses for the Nikon D5100– In this chapter, you ll find advice on choosing the best lenses for your camera, including recommendations for a variety of budgets and skill–levels.

Chapter 5: Understanding Exposure– This chapter gives a primer on the fundamentals of exposure to allow you to take the best possible photos now that you know how to make all necessary adjustments to your camera settings.

Chapter 6: Working with Light– Within this chapter, you ll find an explanation of flash options from shooting with the built–in flash, modifying flash exposure, shooting with a speedlite, or using a wireless flash, and much more.

Chapter 7: Working with Live View and Video– Chapter 7 teaches you the tips, tricks, and workarounds you ll need to effectively use your live view as well as to capture stunning video.

Chapter 8: Real– world Applications– This chapter refreshes your photo knowledge with overviews on how to shoot landscape, portrait photography, action photography, night photography and more.

Chapter 9: Viewing and In–camera Editing– In this chapter, you will learn how to view and download your images from the D51000 as well as how to use the many in–camera editing options.

Appendix A: General Photography Tips– This appendix offers refreshers on depth of field and rules of composition.

Appendix B: Accessories– This appendix teaches you how to utilize the remote control, video accessories, GPS unit and much more.

Appendix C: How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker– A bonus gray card and color checker are provided (bound within the book) to help you get the color right on every shot. This appendix teaches you how to make the most of this great add–on.

The Nikon D5100 Digital Field Guide is a friendly, efficient, clearly–illustrated guide that will enable you to confidently capture beautiful images with your new Nikon D5100.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0470633522
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0470633526
  3. Publisher
    John Wiley & Sons
  4. Publication date
    8 July 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
  7. Print length
    272 pages
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Capture the world with your Nikon D5100

Your Nikon D5100 has a 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, a vari–angle LCD monitor designed for creativity, and Nikon′s history of superb image quality. Whether you′re a dSLR beginner or a veteran, you′ll find everything you need in this portable guide. Master every button and dial on your camera, get tips on working with light and fine–tuning exposure, explore different lenses, and learn to shoot video. Grab your D5100 and this book, and go capture the world.

  • Become familiar with all the controls and components as well as the many specialized exposure and scene modes

  • Understand exposure, the different flash exposure modes, and flash exposure compensation

  • Explore camera techniques for photographing action, events, nature, portraits, close–ups, nighttime views, and food

  • Learn to view and retouch images in the camera

Inside your free gray and color checker card to help you achieve accurate white balance and color

About the Author

J. Dennis Thomas is a freelance photographer, author, and musician with nearly 25 years of experience behind the lenses of Nikon cameras. His work has appeared in regional, national, and international publications, including Rolling Stone, SPIN, Country Weekly, Elle, W Magazine, and US Weekly. He has written 12 other Digital Field Guides.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley & Sons (8 July 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470633522
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470633526
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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J. Dennis Thomas is a freelance photographer and author based out of Austin, Texas. He has more than 25 years of experience behind the lenses of Nikon and Leica cameras. His work has been published in many regional and national publications including Rolling Stone, SPIN, Elle, Ebony, People, Time, National Geographic, W magazine, Us Weekly, The New York Post, Premier Guitar, Music Radar,Country Weekly, and Thrasher magazines. His still photography has been featured in television documentaries such as Unsung: The Geto Boys and in the opening credits of the HBO series LUCK. He has written over a dozen highly successful Digital Field Guides for Wiley publishing as well as a book on product photography. He has also written a comprehensive book about concert and live music photography and decay photography for Focal Press.

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Customers find the book easy to understand and comprehensive for beginners. They appreciate the great example images and illustrations that help them maximize picture quality. Overall, customers consider it an attractive guide that is well worth the price.

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Customers find the book easy to understand and a good guide for beginners. It provides clear explanations and pictures, making it an excellent addition to the camera manual. The book serves as a supplement to the manual, covering how-to and when-to aspects.

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"I found the field guide to be a great accompaniment with concise and clear instructions for using the camera, however there are 2 small issues...." Read more

"...Well dont actually throw away your manual as this serves as an accompaniment to that manual, piggybacking the information provided by Nikon and then..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's visual quality. They mention it has good example images, a nice typeset, and illustrations that make it easy to understand. The guide is well-produced and attractive, helping them maximize picture quality and memories captured.

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"...of studying before hand by buying this book, well I think it's worth every penny, very descriptive and easily understood with many illustrations...." Read more

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  • Padraig
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2024
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    Useful well written with esy to understand explanations pictures woth references
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  • Mrs. J. Bugeja
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2011
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    I am buying the Nikon D 5100 and thought I would do a bit of studying before hand by buying this book, well I think it's worth every penny, very descriptive and easily understood with many illustrations. As most camera's don't seem to come with FULL manuals now this is an excellent buy to go with what is a supreme camera. I ordered from Amazon and was with me within a couple of days. So it's 5 star for the book and 5 star for Amazon.
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  • Robby
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good field companion
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2013
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    I found the field guide to be a great accompaniment with concise and clear instructions for using the camera, however there are 2 small issues. First, it's a bit of a rehash of the manual, mixed with useful photography tips. Second, it's too large to fit into my Lowepro Fastpack 100 - I know this is nitpicking but a slightly smaller format would be very useful. I did find the lens section great for making decisions on what extras to buy.
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  • Wes Fazzani
    5.0 out of 5 stars This should come with the camera
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2013
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    If you own a Nikon D5100 throw away the instruction manual that Nikon provide and buy this now. Well dont actually throw away your manual as this serves as an accompaniment to that manual, piggybacking the information provided by Nikon and then going on to explain in real world terms what each thing actually means. Very easy to understand, and well written, with great example images. Well Done Mr Thomas!!!
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  • mr.adrian f broadbent
    5.0 out of 5 stars Two cameras in one.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2012
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    Best camera I have ever had, two cameras in one a good video camera and a good still camera with some good fixed Sean's added. Lots of menus to explore and if you get it wrong it tells you how to put things right, so you cannot take a bad photo with this camer even in near complete darkness as the iso goes up to 125,000 iso and without flash. And good value for your money, looking forward to summer with it. Top camera.
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  • Iulia Gorsa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2014
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    An excellent guide for learning your camera inside out. It will help not to just take pictures, but know exactly what function does what so you maximise your pictures' quality and the memories you capture will stay with you in the long term.
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  • Richard K Nice
    4.0 out of 5 stars A well produced and attractive guide.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2013
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    This is a very well produced guide to the use of the D5100. Such a guide is always a very helpful addition to the camera handbook, covering the 'how to' and 'when' of the business of getting good images. I am working through the book and have still to absorb much of the 'how to' parts of it.
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  • Garry Knight
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the manual
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2013
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    Anyone who has used a DSLR can quite quickly get used to another DSLR. But if you're changing horses mid-stream, as I did in going from the Canon 40D to the Nikon D5100, sometimes the manual doesn't go far enough or even leaves things out. This is where the Digital Field Guides come in handy. Everything is there but in more detail. So even if you've got the manual, you will probably find that you'll learn how to use your camera faster with this book.
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  • Caro
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 5 December 2015
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  • C. Vardo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Happy in Maryland
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 December 2012
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    I bought this book for my husband and he has raved about this field guide. Even though he has used many digital cameras for the past twelve years, he is still learning tricks from this field guide. He takes his camera out with him everywhere he goes just in case he sees something worth photographing. The guide is easy to read, compact and to the point. My husband has read tons of photography books and he claims that this one is by far the best.
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  • Samuel Presley
    5.0 out of 5 stars As Expected
    Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2023
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    as expected
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  • Paula
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great info contained in this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 November 2020
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    Great little book! It gives you all the info you need to learn about your D5100!
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  • G. L. Heap
    5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 April 2021
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    Well written and easy to understand. Great resource.
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