A colorful, portable guide to all the features of Nikon's D3200 dSLR
The Nikon D3200 dSLR camera is packed with fabulous features like a 24-megapixel sensor, full HD video capability with fulltime autofocus, and 4 frames-per-second continuous shooting mode. This full-color guide provides instructions for all the buttons, dials, modes, and menus plus a refresher course in photography basics. It illustrates the essentials of lighting, composition, and exposure with plenty of examples, and author Alan Hess, veteran concert photographer, even includes professional tips on improving portraits, candids, sports and travel photos, and much more.
Sized to fit in a camera bag, the book includes a bonus gray and color checker card to help dSLR newcomers capture perfect white balance and color every time.
Nikon's exciting D3200 dSLR offers a 24-megapixel sensor, full HD (1080p) video recording with fulltime autofocus and 4 fps high-speed continuous shooting mode, and a host of other features
This full-color guide, in a portable 6 x 9-inch trim explains all the camera's settings, buttons, menus, and modes with step-by-step directions
Explains how to choose lenses, adjust white balance, use autofocus, and manage exposure
Author and professional photographer Alan Hess provides advice on improving your candids, portraits, sports and travel photos, macro photography, and more, with exquisite examples
Includes a gray and color checker card to help you achieve perfect color
Nikon D3200 Digital Field Guide is your new Nikon's best friend. Take it everywhere you take your camera and have expert advice at your fingertips.
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The Nikon D3200 is an amazing piece of machinery. It has features and specifications that surpass the top-end professional camera models released just a few years ago. Whether this is your first dSLR or you have been shooting with one for a while, being comfortable with the location and functions of all the controls on the Nikon D3200 enables you to capture any scene as it happens.
This chapter covers all of the buttons, levers, switches, and controls on the outside of the camera. It also explains the information displayed when you look though the viewfinder, as well as that displayed on the rear LCD screen when the Info (
) or Information Edit (
) buttons are pressed. This chapter also covers the Guide mode (
) feature that is designed to be a guide to taking photos and the camera’s functionality.
Even when it’s set to one of the auto modes, you can get outstanding photos with the D3200.
Key Camera Controls
The best thing you can do with your new camera is familiarize yourself with the location of all of its controls. The following sections identify and explain the controls, buttons, levers, and switches located on the outside of the camera.
The top of the camera
The top of the Nikon D3200 is home to two of the most important controls on the camera: The Mode dial and the shutter-release button. The top of the camera is also where the On/Off switch and the dedicated Movie-record button are located, as shown in Figure 1.1.
1.1 The Nikon D3200 viewed from above.
Here are the controls on the top of the D3200:
▶ Focus ring. The focus ring on the lens allows you to adjust the focus manually by rotating the lens to the left or right when the camera is set to Manual focus mode (
).
▶ Zoom ring. This ring on the lens allows you to change the focal length of zoom lenses, like the kit lens. You just rotate the ring to the left or right to zoom in or out.
▶ Focal length indicator. These markings show what focal length the lens is set to. For example, in Figure 1.1 the focal length was set at 24mm.
▶ On/Off switch. You have to turn the camera on for it to work and you do it here. Rotate the switch to the right to turn it on and to the left to turn it off.
▶ Shutter-release button. This is the most important button on the camera. Not only does it activate the autofocus and built-in light meter when pressed halfway, but when pressed all of the way, it causes the reflex mirror to move up and out of the way, the shutter to open, and the photo to be recorded. Pressing the shutter-release button lightly also wakes up the camera if it hasn’t been used for a while and has gone to sleep. When the camera is in Playback mode (
) or the Info display is active, lightly pressing the shutter-release button turns the display off.
▶ Movie-record button. When the Live View mode (
) is activated, press this button to record a movie. Press it a second time to stop recording.
▶ Exposure Compensation (
)/Aperture (
)/Flash Exposure Compensation (
) button. This button adjusts the exposure by increasing or decreasing the exposure compensation. Press the Exposure Compensation button (
) while rotating the Main Command dial to the right to increase the exposure. Rotate the dial to the left to decrease the exposure. When the Mode dial is set to Manual mode (
), this button acts as an Aperture button (
) and adjusts the aperture when the button is pressed while the Command dial is rotated. When this button is held down at the same time that the Flash Expo...
Table of contents
Cover
Table of Contents
Title Page
Quick Tour
Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D3200
Chapter 2: The Nikon D3200 Essentials
Chapter 3: Setting Up the Nikon D3200
Chapter 4: Lenses and Accessories
Chapter 5: All About Lighting
Chapter 6: Exposure and Composition
Chapter 7: The Live View Mode and Video Basics
Chapter 8: Using the Nikon D3200
Chapter 9: Viewing and Editing In-camera
Appendix A: Postproduction
Appendix B: Accessories
Appendix C: How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker
Glossary
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