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Nikon D90
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J. Dennis Thomas
Nikon® D90 Digital Field Guide
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About the Author
J. Dennis Thomas is a freelance photographer based out of Austin, Texas. He’s been using
a camera for fun and profit for almost 25 years. Schooled in photography first in high school
and then at Austin College, he has won numerous awards for both his film and digital pho-
tography. Denny has a passion for teaching others about photography and teaches black-
and-white film photography to area middle school students as well as lighting and digital
photography seminars in Austin. His photographic subjects are diverse, from shooting wed-
dings and studio portraits to photographing concerts and extreme sports events for Red
Bull. He has written six highly successful Digital Field Guides for Wiley Publishing and has
another in the works. His photographs have been featured in magazines and newspapers in
the central Texas area and beyond.
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Contents at a Glance
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Part II: Capturing Great Images with the Nikon D90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chapter 4: Selecting and Using Lenses for the Nikon D90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Chapter 5: Essential Photography Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Chapter 6: Working with Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Chapter 7: D-Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Chapter 8: Advanced Shooting Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Chapter 9: Viewing, Downloading, and In-Camera Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Contents
Acknowledgments viiiPart I: Using the
Introduction xix Nikon D90 9
Exposure Modes 40
Programmed Auto 40
Aperture Priority 41
Shutter Priority 41
Manual 42
Scene Modes 43 Playback Menu 72
Release Modes 45 Delete 72
Metering Modes 46 Hide image 74
Matrix metering 47 Display mode 74
Center-weighted metering 48 Image review 75
Spot metering 48 Rotate tall 75
Focus Modes 49 Pictmotion 76
How the D90 autofocus Slide show 76
works 49 Print set (DPOF) 76
AF-C mode 50 Shooting Menu 77
AF-S mode 50 Set Picture Control 77
AF-A mode 50 Manage Picture Control 78
Manual mode 51 Image quality 79
Autofocus Area Modes 51 Image size 80
Single Point AF mode 51 White balance 80
Dynamic Area AF mode 51 ISO sensitivity settings 85
3D Tracking mode 52 Active D-Lighting 86
Auto Area AF 52
Color space 86 Part II: Capturing
Long exp. NR 87
High ISO NR 87
Great Images with
Active folder 87 the Nikon D90 109
Multiple exposure 88
Movie settings 89 Chapter 4: Selecting and Using
Custom Setting Menu 90 Lenses for the Nikon D90 111
Reset custom settings 90
CSM a Autofocus 90
CSM b Metering/exposure 93
CSM c Timers/AE lock 95
CSM d Shooting/display 97
CSM e Bracketing/flash 99
CSM f Controls 100
Setup Menu 103
Format memory card 103
LCD brightness 103
Clean image sensor 104
Lock mirror up for cleaning 104
Video mode 104
HDMI 104
World time 105
Language 105
Image comment 105
Auto image rotation 105
Image Dust Off ref photo 105
Battery info 105
GPS 106 Lens Compatibility 112
Firmware version 106 Wide-Angle and Ultrawide-Angle
Retouch Menu 106 Lenses 114
My Menu 106 When to use a wide-angle
Quick Settings Display 108 lens 116
Understanding limitations 117
Midrange Zoom Lenses 120
Telephoto Lenses 121
Special-Purpose Lenses 126
Micro-Nikkor lenses 126
Defocus Control lenses 128
Fisheye lenses 128
Using Vibration Reduction Lenses 129
Chapter 5: Essential Chapter 6: Working with
Photography Concepts 131 Light 145
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