Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Nikon D300 -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Setting the Clock -- Battery Included -- Final Steps -- Choosing a Release Mode -- Selecting an Exposure Mode -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing a Focus Mode -- Other Settings -- Adjusting White Balance and ISO -- Using the Self-Timer -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Using the Built-in Flash -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Nikon D300 Roadmap -- Nikon D300: A Physical Comparison -- Nikon D300: Full Frontal -- The Nikon D300's Business End -- Playing Back Images -- Basic Image Review -- Zooming the Nikon D300 Playback Display -- Viewing Thumbnails -- Working with Shooting Data -- Going Topside -- LCD Control Panel Readouts -- Lens Components -- Looking Inside the Viewfinder -- Underneath Your Nikon D300 -- Chapter 3 Setup: Playback and Shooting Menus -- Anatomy of the Nikon D300's Menus -- Playback Menu Options -- Delete -- Playback Folder -- Hide Image -- Display Mode -- Image Review -- After Delete -- Rotate Tall -- Slide Show -- Print Set (DPOF) -- Shooting Menu Options -- Shooting Menu Bank -- Reset Shooting Menu -- Active Folder -- File Naming -- Image Quality -- Image Size -- JPEG Compression -- NEF (RAW) Recording -- White Balance -- Set Picture Control -- Manage Picture Control -- Color Space -- Active D-Lighting -- Long Exp. NR -- High ISO NR -- ISO Sensitivity Settings -- Live View -- Multiple Exposure -- Interval Timer Shooting -- Chapter 4 Setup: The Custom Setting Menu -- Custom Settings Menu Layout -- Custom Setting Bank -- Reset Custom Settings -- a. Autofocus -- a1 AF-C Priority Selection -- a2 AF-S Priority Selection -- a3 Dynamic AF Area -- a4 Focus Tracking with Lock-on -- a5 AF Activation -- a6 AF Point Illumination -- a7 Focus Point Wrap-Around -- a8 Focus Point Selection.

a9 Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator -- a10 AF-ON for MB-D10 -- b. Metering/Exposure -- b1 ISO Sensitivity Step Value -- b2 EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl -- b3 Exp Comp/Fine-Tune -- b4 Easy Exposure Compensation -- b5 Center-Weighted Area -- b6 Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure -- c. Timers/AE Lock -- c1 Shutter Release Button AE-L -- c2 Auto Meter-Off Delay -- c3 Self-Timer Delay -- c4 Monitor Off Delay -- d. Shooting/Display -- d1 Beep -- d2 Viewfinder Grid Display -- d3 Viewfinder Warning Display -- d4 CL Mode Shooting Speed -- d5 Max. Continuous Release -- d6 File Number Sequence -- d7 Shooting Info Display -- d8 LCD Illumination -- d9 Exposure Delay Mode -- d10 MB-D10 Battery Type -- d11 Battery Order -- e. Bracketing/Flash -- e1 Flash Sync Speed -- e2 Flash Shutter Speed -- e3 Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash -- e4 Modeling Flash -- e5 Auto Bracketing Set -- e6 Auto Bracketing Mode (Mode M) -- e7 Bracketing Order -- f. Controls -- f1 Multi-Selector Center Button -- f2 Multi-Selector -- f3 Photo Info/Playback -- f4 Assign FUNC. Button -- f5 Assign Preview Button -- f6 Assign AE-L/AF-L Button -- f7 Customize Command Dials -- f8 Release Button to Use Dial -- f9 No Memory Card? -- f10 Reverse Indicators -- Chapter 5 Setup: The Setup Menu, Retouch Menu, and My Menu -- Setup Menu Options -- Format Memory Card -- LCD Brightness -- Clean Image Sensor -- Lock Mirror Up for Cleaning -- Video Mode -- HDMI -- World Time -- Language -- Image Comment -- Auto Image Rotation -- USB -- Dust Off Ref Photo -- Battery Info -- Wireless Transmitter -- Image Authentication -- Save/Load Settings -- GPS -- Non-CPU Lens Data -- AF Fine-Tune -- Firmware Version -- Retouch Menu -- D-Lighting -- Red-Eye Correction -- Trim -- Monochrome -- Filter Effects -- Color Balance -- Image Overlay -- Side-by-Side Comparison -- My Menu -- Chapter 6 Getting the Right Exposure.

Getting a Handle on Exposure -- How the D300 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 -- Bracketing -- More on Bracketing -- Bracketing and Merge to HDR -- Dealing with Noise -- Fixing Exposures with Histograms -- Chapter 7 Advanced Shooting Tips for Your Nikon D300 -- A Tiny Slice of Time -- Working with Short Exposures -- Long Exposures -- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures -- Working with Long Exposures -- Delayed Exposures -- Self-Timer -- Remote Control -- Time-Lapse/Interval Photography -- How Focus Works -- Adding Circles of Confusion -- Autofocus Simplifies Our Lives… Doesn't It? -- Bringing the Multi-CAM 3500DX AF System into Focus -- Autofocus Point Selection Overview -- Choosing Autofocus Point Selection Mode -- Autofocus Mode and Priority -- Autofocus Activation… and More -- Working with Live View -- What You Can Do with Live View -- Enabling Live View -- Using Hand-Held Mode -- Using Tripod Mode -- Continuous Shooting -- Recommended Customized Settings -- Shooting Menu Bank Recommendations -- Custom Setting Menu Bank Recommendations -- Chapter 8 Working with Lenses -- But First, a Word from Our Sensor -- 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 -- Your Second (and Third…) Lens.

The Magic Three -- Chapter 9 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 -- Determining Exposure -- Guide Numbers -- A Typical Electronic Flash Sequence -- Choosing a Flash Sync Mode -- Ghost Images -- High-Speed (FP) Sync -- Working with Nikon Flash Units -- Nikon D300 Built-in Flash -- Nikon SB-800 -- 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 D300's Built-in Flash -- Setting Commander and Remote Modes for the SB-800 -- Connecting External Flash -- Using Flash Exposure Compensation -- More Advanced Lighting Techniques -- Diffusing and Softening the Light -- Using Multiple Light Sources -- Other Lighting Accessories -- Chapter 10 Useful Software for the Nikon D300 -- 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 -- Photoshop/Photoshop Elements -- Chapter 11 Nikon D300: Troubleshooting and Prevention -- Update Your Firmware -- How It Works -- 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.

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