Nikon D5000: From Snapshots to Great Shots

An innovative approach that focuses on taking great pictures, not the inner workings of the camera Goes beyond a tour of the cameras capabilities to teach you how to take great photos with your Nikon D5000! Beautiful images, clear design, friendly and knowledgeable voice. Not a rehash of the confusing, textbook-style camera manual (like so much of the competition) Nikons new D5000 bridges the gap between the novice and the seasoned pro with a perfect combination of high speed and quality. This book is for anyone who upgrades from their point-and-shoot or first DSLR to a Nikon D5000 and wants to get the best shots possible but isnt sure what to do next. Theres the manual, of course, as well as competing books, and while they all tell camera owners, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows them exactly how to use their camera to create great images! This book has one goal: to teach D5000 owners how to make great shots using their Nikon camera. It teaches them how to use their D5000 to create the type of photographs that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place. Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image. Starting with the top ten things they need to know about their camera, photographer Jeff Revell then carefully guides readers through the modes of the camera. Users will get practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, great shooting tips, and even end-of-chapter assignments that will allow D5000 owners to immediately put to use all the great info in each chapter. According to Nikon, the D5000 will be available in May 2009. It is geared to bridge the gap between Nikons popular D60 and D90 models by offering features like high-definition video capture, 11-point auto-focus, and Live View