David Busch's Nikon Z50 Guide to Digital Photography
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Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Nikon Z50 Guide to Digital SLR Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for getting the most out of your Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera.
Nikon’s first APS-C format mirrorless model is compact, weighs just 14 ounces, and is very affordable, making it the perfect camera for budding photo enthusiasts. It’s built around a 21-megapixel sensor that offers excellent image quality and is sensitive enough for low light shooting. With a 209-point phase-detect autofocus system covering more than 85 percent of the frame, the Z50 can shoot sports and action at up to 11 frames per second, with lightning fast focus. The Z50 can capture both 4K and Full HD movies, too, and the flip-down rear LCD is ideal for selfies and vlogging. With this book in hand, you’ll master all the camera’s impressive features, and fine tune your camera skills as develop your creativity taking great photographs with your new Z50.
David covers all the camera's capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy visual guide to the Z50, with close-up photos and descriptions of the camera's essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry.
With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun.
Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon Z50 today.
ISBN-13: 9781681986265
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Publication Date: 05-26-2020
Pages: 384
Product Dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Series: The David Busch Camera Guide Series
With more than two million books in print, David D. Busch is the world’s #1 best-selling camera guide author, with more than 100 guidebooks for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Panasonic cameras, and many popular books devoted to digital photography and imaging techniques. His best-sellers include Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies, which has sold more than 300,000 copies in five editions, and Mastering Digital SLR Photography, now in its Fourth Edition. The graduate of Kent State Universityis a former newspaper reporter/photographer, and operated his own commercial photo studio, shooting sports, weddings, portraits, fashion, architecture, product photography, and travel images. For 22 years he was a principal in CCS/PR, Inc., one of the largest public relations/marketing firms based in San Diego, working on press conferences, press kits, media tours, and sponsored photo trade magazine articles for Eastman Kodak Company and other imaging companies. His 2500 articles and accompanying photos have appeared inside and on the covers of hundreds of magazines, including Popular Photography, Rangefinder, and Professional Photographer. For the last decade, Busch has devoted much of his time to sharing his photographic expertise, both in publications, and in seminar/workshops he hosts at the Cleveland Photographic Society School of Photography. He has been a call-in guest for 21 different radio shows nationally and in major markets, including WTOP-AM (Washington), KYW-AM (Philadelphia), USA Network (Daybreak USA), WPHM-AM (Detroit), KMJE-FM (Sacramento), CJAD-AM (Montreal), WBIX-AM (Boston), ABC Radio Network (Jonathan & Mary Show). He’s also been a call-in guest for one Canadian television show, and appeared live on Breakfast Television in Toronto, the Today Show of the Great White North. With a total of more than 200 books to his credit, Busch has had as many as five books appear simultaneously in the Amazon.com Top 25 Digital Photography Books, and when Michael Carr of About.com named the top five digital photography books for beginners, the initial #1 and #2 choices were Busch’s Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies and Mastering Digital Photography. His work has been translated into Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Bulgarian, German, Italian, French, and other languages. Busch’s Web portal is www.dslrguides.com.
Preface xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1 Thanking Outside the Box 1 First Things First 2 In the Box 2 Optional and Non-Optional Add-Ons 4 Initial Setup 7 Mastering the Multi Selector and Command Dials 7 Setting the Clock 11 Battery Included 11 Final Steps 12 Chapter 2 Nikon Z50 Quick Start 15 Selecting an Exposure Mode 15 Choosing a Metering Mode 16 Choosing a Focus Mode 17 Choosing the Focus Area Mode 18 Selecting a Release Mode 19 Adjusting White Balance and ISO 21 Reviewing the Images You've Taken 22 Transferring Photos to Your Computer 23 Changing Default Settings 23 Resetting the Nikon Z50 24 Recommended Default Changes 25 Shooting Tips 27 Photo Shooting Menu Recommendations 27 Custom Setting Menu Recommendations 28 Chapter 3 Nikon Z50 Roadmap 35 Using Cross-References 35 Nikon Z50: Up Front 36 The Nikon Z50's Business End 39 Top of Back Panel 40 Taking Selfies 41 Making Settings 43 Playing Back Images 46 Zooming the Nikon Z50 Playback Display 47 Viewing Thumbnails 48 Using the Photo Data Displays 49 The Viewfinder/Monitor Displays 52 Going Topside 53 Lens Components 54 Underneath Your Nikon Z50 55 Chapter 4 Nailing the Right Exposure 57 Getting a Handle on Exposure 58 Equivalent Exposure 61 How the Z50 Calculates Exposure 62 Correctly Exposed 62 Overexposed 63 Underexposed 63 Metering Mid-Tones 63 Choosing a Metering Method 65 Matrix Metering 65 Center-weighted Metering 67 Spot Metering 68 Highlight-weighted Metering 69 Choosing an Exposure Method 70 Aperture-Priority 71 Shutter-Priority 73 Program Mode 74 Manual Exposure 75 Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings 77 Dealing with Noise 78 Bracketing 79 White Balance Bracketing 80 ADL Bracketing 81 Working with HDR 82 Auto HDR 82 Bracketing and Merge to HDR 84 Fixing Exposures with Histograms 86 Tonal Range 87 Histogram Basics 89 Understanding Histograms 90 Fine-Tuning Exposure 93 Chapter 5 Mastering the Mysteries of Focus 95 How Focus Works 95 Contrast Detection 96 Phase Detection 97 Depth-of-field 98 Using Autofocus with the Nikon Z50 99 Autofocus vs. Manual Focus 100 Bringing the Z50's AF System into Focus 100 Focus Mode and Priority 101 Autofocus Mode 102 Choosing an Autofocus Area Mode 104 Face Detection and Subject Tracking 107 Face Detection 107 Subject Tracking 108 Manual Focus 110 Back Button Focus 112 Activating Back Button Focus 113 Fine-Tuning the Focus of Your Lenses 114 Lens Tune-up Options 116 Evaluating Current Focus 117 Changing the Fine-Tuning Setting 119 Setting the Default Value 120 Chapter 6 Advanced Techniques 121 Continuous Shooting 121 A Tiny Slice of Time 124 Working with Short Exposures 125 Long Exposures 127 Three Ways to Take Long Exposures 127 Working with Long Exposures 128 Delayed Exposures 130 Self-Timer 130 Interval/Time-Lapse Photography 131 Using Interval Photography 133 Time-Lapse Movies 136 Multiple Exposures 137 Overlay Shooting 139 Connecting Your Z50 141 Introduction to Wi-Fi/Computer Connections 141 Using SnapBridge 142 Using the SnapBridge App 145 Chapter 7 Focus on Lenses 149 Sensor Sensibilities 149 Choosing Native Z-mount Lenses 152 Better Lenses with Z-mount? 154 The "Kit" DX Lenses 154 Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S 155 Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S 155 Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S 156 Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S 157 Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 S 157 Nikkor 14-30mm f/4 S 157 Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct 158 Another Prime and Versatile Zoom 158 Using the FTZ Adapter 158 Ingredients of Nikon's Alphanumeric Soup 160 Zoom or Prime? 163 Categories of Lenses 164 Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses 164 Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems 165 Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses 167 Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems 168 Telephotos and Bokeh 169 Chapter 8 Mastering Light 171 Light That's Available 171 Continuous Lighting Basics 174 Living with Color Temperature 174 Daylight 176 Incandescent/Tungsten/Halogen Light 176 Fluorescent Light/LEDs 177 Electronic Flash Basics 178 The Moment of Exposure 179 A Tale of Two Exposures 182 Measuring Exposure 183 Guide Numbers 185 Choosing a Flash Sync Mode 185 Ghost Images 187 High-Speed Sync 190 Using Internal and External Flash 191 Using Flash Exposure Compensation 193 Specifying Flash Shutter Speed 194 Flash Control 194 Working with Nikon Flash External Units 195 Nikon SB-300 195 Nikon SB-400 195 Nikon SB-500 196 Nikon SB-700 196 Nikon SB-R200 197 Nikon SB-910 197 Nikon SB-5000 198 Elements of Wireless Flash 198 Master Flash 199 Remote Flashes 201 Channels 202 Groups 202 Chapter 9 Playback, Photo Shooting, and Movie Shooting Menus 203 Anatomy of the Nikon Z50's Menus 204 Playback Menu Options 205 Delete 205 Playback Folder 206 Playback Display Options 207 Image Review 208 After Delete 208 Rotate Tall 209 Slide Show 210 Rating 211 Photo Shooting Menu Options 212 Reset Photo Shooting Menu 212 Storage Folder 213 File Naming 216 Choose Image Area 217 Image Quality 218 Image Size 221 NEF (RAW) Recording 221 ISO Sensitivity Settings 222 White Balance 224 Set Picture Control 229 Manage Picture Control 236 Color Space 237 Active D-Lighting 240 Long Exposure NR 241 High ISO NR 243 Vignette Control 243 Diffraction Compensation 244 Auto Distortion Control 245 Flicker Reduction Shooting 246 Metering 246 Flash Control 247 Flash Mode 247 Flash Compensation 247 Release Mode 247 Focus Mode 248 AF-Area Mode 248 Optical VR 248 Auto Bracketing 249 Multiple Exposure 249 HDR (High Dynamic Range) 251 Interval Timer Shooting 252 Time-Lapse Movie 253 Silent Photography 254 Movie Shooting Menu 254 Reset Movie Shooting Menu 254 File Naming 255 Frame Size/Frame Rate 256 Movie Quality 256 Movie File Type 256 ISO Sensitivity Settings 256 White Balance 257 Set Picture Control 257 Manage Picture Control 257 Active D-Lighting 258 High ISO NR 258 Vignette Control 258 Diffraction Compensation 258 Auto Distortion Control 259 Flicker Reduction 259 Metering 259 Release Mode (Save Frame) 259 Focus Mode 260 AF-Area Mode 260 Optical VR 260 Electronic VR 261 Microphone Sensitivity 261 Attenuator 261 Frequency Response 261 Wind Noise Reduction 262 Chapter 10 The Custom Settings Menu 263 Custom Settings Menu Layout 263 Reset Custom Settings 264 a Autofocus 267 a1 AF-C Priority Selection 267 a2 Auto-Area AF Face/Eye Detection 268 a3 Focus Points Used 268 a4 AF Activation 268 a5 Focus Point Wrap-Around 269 a6 Focus Point Options 269 a7 Low-Light AF 269 a8 Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator 270 a9 Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode 270 b Metering/Exposure 271 b1 EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl 271 b2 Easy Exposure Compensation 271 b3 Center-Weighted Area 272 b4 Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure 272 c Timers/AE Lock 273 c1 Shutter-Release Button AE-L 273 c2 Self-Timer 274 c3 Power Off Delay 275 d Shooting/Display 275 d1 CL Mode Shooting Speed 275 d2 Max. Continuous Release 277 d3 Exposure Delay Mode 277 d4 Shutter Type 278 d5 Limit Selectable Image Area 278 d6 File Number Sequence 279 d7 Apply Settings to Live View 279 d8 Framing Grid Display 280 d9 Peaking Highlights 281 d10 View All in Continuous Mode 281 e Bracketing/Flash 281 e1 Flash Sync Speed 281 e2 Flash Shutter Speed 282 e3 Exposure Compensation for Flash 283 e4 Auto Flash ISO Sensitivity Control 283 e5 Bracketing Order 284 f Controls 284 f1 Customize i Menu 284 f2 Custom Controls (Shooting) 286 f3 Custom Controls (Playback) 290 f4 Customize Command Dials 290 f5 Release Button to Use Dial 291 f6 Reverse Indicators 292 g Movie 292 g1 Customize/Menu 292 g2 Custom Controls 293 g3 A.F Speed 293 g4 AF Tracking Sensitivity 295 g5 Highlight Display 295 Chapter 11 The Setup Menu, Retouch Menu, and My Menu 297 Setup Menu Options 297 Format Memory Card 298 Save User Settings 298 Reset User Settings 299 Language 299 Time Zone and Date 300 Monitor Brightness 300 Viewfinder Brightness 301 Viewfinder Color Blance 301 Information Display 301 AF Fine-Tune 302 Image Dust Off Ref Photo 303 Image Comment 303 Copyright Information 304 Beep Options 304 Touch Controls 304 Self-Portrait Mode 305 HDMI 305 Location Data Display 306 Airplane Mode 307 Connect to Smart Device 307 Connect to PC 307 Wireless Remote (ML-L7) Options 308 Conformity Marking 310 Energy Saving 310 Slot Empty Release Lock 311 Reset All Settings 311 Firmare Version 311 Retouch Menu 312 NEF (RAW) Processing 312 Trim 314 Resize 315 D-Lighting 315 Quick Retouch 316 Red-Eye Correction 316 Straighten 317 Distortion Control 317 Perspective Control 317 Image Overlay 318 Trim Movie 319 Side-by-Side Comparison 319 Using My Menu 320 Chapter 12 Capturing Video with the Z50 323 Quick Start Checklist 323 Lean, Mean, Movie Machine 325 Capturing Video 326 Slow-Motion Movies 329 Shooting Your Movie 330 Using the i Button 331 Stop That! 332 Viewing Your Movies 333 Trimming Your Movies 334 Saving a Frame 335 Tips for Shooting Better Video 335 Refocusing on Focus 336 Lens Craft 336 Zooming and Video 338 Keeping Things Stable and on the Level 339 Shooting Script 340 Storyboards 340 Storytelling in Video 340 Composition 341 Lighting for Video 345 Illumination 345 Creative Lighting 345 Lighting Styles 346 Audio 347 Tips for Better Audio 347 External Microphones 348 Special Features 350 Index 351Table of Contents