Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR NIKON D5100 -- Chapter 1 Nikon D5100: Thinking Outside of the Box -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Chapter 2 Nikon D5100 Quick Start -- Choosing a Release Mode -- Selecting an Exposure Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing a Focus Mode -- Choosing the Focus Area Mode -- Other Settings -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Changing Default Settings -- Chapter 3 Nikon D5100 Roadmap -- Nikon D5100: Full Frontal -- The Nikon D5100's Business End -- Playing Back Images -- Working with the Shooting Information/Photo Data Displays -- Going Topside -- Lens Components -- Looking Inside the Viewfinder -- Underneath Your Nikon D5100 -- PART II: BEYOND THE BASICS -- Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the D5100 Calculates Exposure -- Choosing a Metering Method -- Choosing an Exposure Method -- Using Scene Modes -- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Bracketing -- HDR Photography -- Chapter 5 Mastering Autofocus Options -- How Focus Works -- Using Autofocus with the Nikon D5100 -- Bringing the Multi-CAM 1000 AF System into Focus -- Autofocus Mode and Priority -- Chapter 6 Live View and D-Movies -- The New Perspective of Live View -- Beginning Live View -- Shooting Movies with the D5100 -- Tips for Shooting Better Movies -- Chapter 7 Advanced Techniques -- Continuous Shooting -- A Tiny Slice of Time -- Long Exposures -- Delayed Exposures -- Geotagging with the Nikon GP-1 -- WiFi -- Focus Stacking -- PART III: ADVANCED TOOLS -- Chapter 8 Setup: Playback and Shooting Menus -- Anatomy of the Nikon D5100's Menus -- Playback Menu Options -- Shooting Menu Options -- Chapter 9 Setup: The Custom Settings Menu.

Custom Settings Menu Layout -- a. Autofocus -- b. Metering/Exposure -- c. Timers/AE Lock -- d. Shooting/Display -- e. Bracketing/Flash -- f. Controls -- Chapter 10 Setup: The Setup Menu, Retouch Menu, and My Menu -- Setup Menu Options -- Retouch Menu Options -- Using Special Effects Modes -- Using My Menu -- Chapter 11 Working with Lenses -- What Lenses Can You Use? -- Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup -- Your First Lens -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Categories of Lenses -- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses -- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses -- Add-ons and Special Features -- Your Second (and Third…) Lens -- Chapter 12 Making Light Work for You -- Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Electronic Flash Basics -- A Typical Electronic Flash Sequence -- Working with Nikon Flash Units -- Flash Techniques -- Working with Wireless Commander Mode -- Connecting External Flash -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- PART IV: ENHANCING YOUR EXPERIENCE -- Chapter 13 Useful Software for the Nikon D5100 -- Nikon's Applications and Utilities -- Other Software -- Chapter 14 Nikon D5100: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Battery Powered -- Upgrading Your Firmware -- Protecting Your LCD -- Troubleshooting Memory Cards -- Cleaning Your Sensor -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.