Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Nikon D90 -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Mastering the Multi-Selector -- Setting the Clock -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Release/Drive Modes -- Selecting an Exposure Mode -- Choosing a Scene Mode -- Choosing an Advanced Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing Focus Options -- Selecting a Focus Mode -- Choosing Autofocus-Area Mode -- Adjusting White Balance and ISO -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Nikon D90 Roadmap -- Nikon D90: Front View -- The Nikon D90's Business End -- Playing Back Images -- Zooming the Nikon D90 Playback Display -- Viewing Thumbnails -- Working with Calendar View -- Working with Photo Information -- Shooting Information Display/Quick Settings Screen -- Going Topside -- LCD Control Panel Readouts -- Lens Components -- Looking Inside the Viewfinder -- Underneath Your Nikon D90 -- Using the MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack/Vertical Grip -- Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Nikon D90 -- Anatomy of the Nikon D90's Menus -- Playback Menu Options -- Delete -- Playback Folder -- Hide Image -- Display Mode -- Image Review -- Rotate Tall -- Pictmotion -- Slide Show -- Print Set (DPOF) -- Shooting Menu Options -- Set Picture Control -- Manage Picture Control -- Image Quality -- Image Size -- White Balance -- ISO Sensitivity Settings -- Active D-Lighting -- Color Space -- Long Exp. NR -- High ISO NR -- Active Folder -- Multiple Exposure -- Movie Settings -- The Custom Setting Menu -- Reset -- a. Autofocus Options -- b. Metering/Exposure Options -- c. Timers/AE Lock -- d. Shooting/Display -- e. Bracketing/Flash -- f. Controls -- Setup Menu Options -- Format Memory Card -- LCD Brightness -- Clean Image Sensor -- Mirror Lockup -- Video Mode -- HDMI -- World Time -- Language.

Image Comment -- Auto Image Rotation -- Image Dust Off Ref Photo -- Battery Info -- GPS -- Eye-Fi Upload -- Firmware Version -- Retouch Menu -- D-Lighting -- Red-Eye Correction -- Trim -- Monochrome -- Filter Effects -- Color Balance -- Small Picture -- Image Overlay -- NEF (RAW) Processing -- Quick Retouch -- Straighten -- Distortion Control -- Fisheye -- Side-by-Side -- Using My Menu -- Chapter 4 Fine-Tuning Exposure -- Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the D90 Calculates Exposure -- Choosing a Metering Method -- Matrix Metering -- Center-Weighted Metering -- Spot Metering -- Choosing an Exposure Method -- Aperture Priority -- Shutter Priority -- Program Mode -- Manual Exposure -- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings -- Dealing with Noise -- Bracketing -- Bracketing and Merge to HDR -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Chapter 5 Advanced Shooting Tips for Your Nikon D90 -- How Focus Works -- Making Sense of Sensors -- Improved Cross-Type Focus Point -- Focus Modes -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Using Autofocus with the Nikon D90 -- Your Autofocus Mode Options -- Autofocus Mode -- Autofocus Area -- Other Autofocus Parameters -- Working with Live View -- What You Can/Cannot Do with Live View -- Enabling Live View -- Shooting in Live View -- Continuous Shooting -- A Tiny Slice of Time -- Working with Short Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Geotagging with the Nikon GP-1 -- Chapter 6 Working with Lenses -- Sensor Sensibilities -- Crop or Not? -- Your First Lens -- Buy Now, Expand Later -- What Lenses Can You Use? -- Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup -- What Lenses Can Do for You -- Zoom or Prime? -- Categories of Lenses -- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses -- Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems -- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses.

Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems -- Telephotos and Bokeh -- Add-ons and Special Features -- Lens Hoods -- Telephoto Converters -- Macro Focusing -- Vibration Reduction -- Chapter 7 Making Light Work for You -- Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash -- Continuous Lighting Basics -- Daylight -- Incandescent/Tungsten Light -- Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources -- Adjusting White Balance -- Electronic Flash Basics -- How Electronic Flash Works -- Determining Exposure -- Guide Numbers -- Flash Metering Mode -- Choosing a Flash Sync Mode -- A Typical Electronic Flash Sequence -- High-Speed (FP) Sync -- Working with Nikon Flash Units -- Nikon D90 Built-in Flash -- Nikon SB-900 -- Nikon SB-600 -- Nikon SB-400 -- Nikon SB-R200 -- Flash Techniques -- Using the Zoom Head -- Flash Modes -- Working with Wireless Commander Mode -- Setting Commander Mode for the D90's Built-in Flash -- Connecting External Flash -- Using Flash Exposure Compensation -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- Diffusing and Softening the Light -- Using Multiple Light Sources -- Other Lighting Accessories -- Chapter 8 Useful Software for the Nikon D90 -- Nikon's Applications and Utilities -- Nikon ViewNX -- Nikon Transfer -- Nikon Capture NX -- Nikon Camera Control Pro -- Other Software -- DxO Optics Pro -- Phase One Capture One Pro (C1 Pro) -- Bibble Pro -- BreezeBrowser Pro -- BreezeSystems NKRemote -- Photoshop/Photoshop Elements -- Chapter 9 Nikon D90: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Battery Powered -- Update Your Firmware -- How It Works -- Why Three Firmware Modules? -- Getting Ready -- Updating from a Card Reader -- Updating with a USB Connection -- Starting the Update -- Protect Your LCD -- Troubleshooting Memory Cards -- All Your Eggs in One Basket? -- What Can Go Wrong? -- What Can You Do? -- Clean Your Sensor -- Dust the FAQs, Ma'am.

Identifying and Dealing with Dust -- Avoiding Dust -- Sensor Cleaning -- 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.