Product Description

Having trouble putting down your Nikon D80 long enough to read the manual? Slip this convenient, full–color guide into your camera bag instead. You′ll find big, clear color photos to help you identify the camera′s many controls, complete information on using each button and dial, and breathtaking examples of the results. Then discover step–by–step recipes for shooting terrific photos in more than 15 specific situations. This indispensable guide is like having a personal photographic assistant.

• Test–drive your Nikon D80 with a Quick Tour.
• Learn to efficiently operate all your camera′s controls.
• Review photographic basics like exposure, lighting, and composition.
• Explore different types of lenses.
• Discover the appropriate lens, ISO setting, aperture or mode, shutter speed, and lighting for a variety of subjects and situations.
• Get expert tips on downloading and editing your photos.

Order today so you′ll have this go–anywhere guide along wherever you go.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8479 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
You′ll want this camera guide along wherever you go

Having trouble putting down your Nikon D80 long enough to read the manual? Slip this convenient, full–color guide into your camera bag instead. You′ll find big, clear color photos to help you identify the camera′s many controls, complete information on using each button and dial, and breathtaking examples of the results. Then discover step–by–step recipes for shooting terrific photos in more than 15 specific situations. This indispensable, go–anywhere guide is like having a personal photographic assistant.

• Test–drive your Nikon D80 with a Quick Tour

• Learn to efficiently operate all your camera′s controls

• Review photographic basics like exposure, lighting, and composition

• Explore different types of lenses

• Discover the appropriate lens, ISO setting, aperture or mode, shutter speed, and lighting for a variety of subjects and situations

• Get expert tips on downloading and editing your photos

About the Author
David D. Busch is a former photojournalist and a prolific writer about photography. His photographs have been published in magazines as diverse as Scientific American and Petersen′s PhotoGraphic, while his articles have appeared in hundreds of publications. He is the author of numerous books, including Digital Photography All–In–One Desk Reference For Dummies, also published by Wiley.

Customer Reviews

Helps to get beyond the essentials
I am usually rather wary of books that offer to illustrate the camera manual and make it easier to understand. Sometimes they do no more than that and don't help to widen one's knowledge. This book, however, goes well beyond the manual. Following, as one would expect, a clear presentation of the technical features of the D80 and their efficient use, there are chapters dedicated to exposure, lenses, and working with light that help to give a better understanding of the many elements the photographer will have to juggle in order to achieve his aim. I found the section on "Photo Subjects", presenting the "rules" of good composition in different settings, helpful, though perhaps a bit too similar to what so many other publications offer in this regard. All in all, this book is a good investment if you are starting to use a D80 and learning to hone your photographic skills.

Worth it
This is a really useful book - I am very glad I got it. I found the manual that comes with the D80 to be extremely limited and hard to use, this takes everything much further and has some really useful explanations and tips. The D80 has so many functions and settings and intuition alone is not going to enable you make the most of all of them. As you've spent £500+ on the camera package, I think it's worth a few extra pounds to really know how to use the camera, even if you're experienced in photography. As it says on the label, this book explains how to use the D80's multitide of controls to achieve what you want while also being small enough to fit in your bag.

D80 Owner (amateur!)
Great book for anyone starting out with a D80! I'm usually the type of person who doesn't have the patience to sit down with an instruction manual or book. I'd rather just get my hands on the hardware and mess around until I've figured it all out. So David Busch's D80 digital field guide was a first.
Despite my phobia of instruction manuals and guides, I have really enjoyed studying all the useful information in this book. I would certainly recommend this book to any new D80 owner (or to a D80 owner who wants to polish up on their photography skills). It not only gets into the nitty-gritty of the D80 but also provides a great introduction to photogrpahy in general.