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Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies | 
 enlarge | Author: David D. Busch
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 150537
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764598031
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780764598036
ASIN: 0764598031
Publication Date: November 7, 2005
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Product Description
Whether you own a Digital SLR camera or are thinking of buying one, with this guide, you’ll give it your best shot! It has info to help you choose the right camera and accessories, and then use them right. Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies covers the hardware, the software, and the techniques you need to take top-notch digital photos with your dSLR. This guide will get you clicking with information on: - The advantages of a dSLR camera: more control over what portions of your images are in sharp focus; a more accurate viewfinder; lower levels of the annoying grain effect called noise; ability to capture the most fleeting action; more control over depth-of-field; ability to review your image immediately, upload the photo to your computer, make adjustments, and print a full-color print in minutes
- Choosing the accessories that will take your dSLR to the next level, depending on the type of photography you do and your current and future needs
- Megapixels, and matching pixels to print sizes and printers
- The components of a dSLR: lens; viewing system, aperture, shutter, light-sensitive component; medium for storing the captured image
- Accessorizing your dSLR with memory cards, filter add-ons (infrared, polarizers, neutral density, and special effects), electronic flash, tripods, and more
Once you get your hands on a dSLR camera (literally), this reference helps you use its features and controls to take great pictures. Complete with more than 300 color photos, lots of tables, and clear, step-by-step instructions for various situations, subjects, and calculations, Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies helps you refine your techniques with info on: - Getting the exposure right with the histogram, the metering system, or Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual Exposure modes
- Achieving the right focus with manual focus or autofocus
- The scoop on lenses—prime, zoom, and special—and using them appropriately and creatively
- How to use interchangeable lenses, set up speedy continuous-shooting burst modes, apply selective focus, and shoot under the lowest light levels
- Special features of dSLR to reduce noise, cancel camera shake, do time-lapse photography, and shoot infrared photos
- Working with the RAW format, JPEG, or both
- Taking action, flash, or sequence photos or freezing the action
- Composition basics, including the Rule of Thirds, tips for shooting portraits or group photos, and more
- Using image editors to fix-up your photos (with cropping, tonal adjustments, color correction, spot removal, sharpening/blurring, and more), with step-by-step instructions for using Photoshop
- Compositing images
- Choosing your printer and evaluating your output options
With Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies, you won’t only get the how-to for various types of shots, you’ll see the results with great color photos. In no time, you’ll be taking great photos of your own.
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 Not for Beginners January 4, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very disappointing and useless book..Please dont waste your money on this book..It will teach you nothing about cameras or photography..This may have been the worst book I ever purchased, double period
 Digital SLR Cameras & Photography December 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having recently gotten my first digital SLR, I thought "Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies" would be perfect for teaching me the basics of the digital SLR camera. I was right.
For those familiar with the "Dummies" series of books, the layout of "Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies" (I'll just call it the "book" from here on as the title is a bit long) will be very familiar. Useful tips and other notes can be found in the margins for quick reference. Even the ever-popular cheat sheet is included inside the front cover.
What I like about this book is that it covers everything from what the acronym "SLR" stands for (single lens reflex) to chromatic aberration (a discoloring issue). The digital SLR provides more creative freedom than a point-and-shoot camera does, and the book tells you exactly how to take advantage of these freedoms.
It would seem difficult to write a useful book about digital SLRs, since there are several models and brands out there. The book avoids this issue by discussing the functions of digital SLRs, which are pretty much the same across the board, and not necessarily which button does what. Although there is some of that too. Whether you're a Canon person or a Nikon person or other, you'll get the point.
A book with the word "Photography" in the title would seem to imply that there are plenty of photos inside, and that is true of this book. They are usefully tied to the concepts that the book discusses. When exposure is discussed, photos showing under, over and just-right exposure help explain what the text is saying.
This book is not just for digital SLR newbies. Many people that have digital SLRs may only use a fraction of the features that their cameras offer. For those folks, this book can open up more ways for them to use their cameras. For newbies, the benefits of reading this book are obvious.
I'm a fan of the "Dummies" books (which perhaps says something about me) and "Digital SLR Cameras and Photography" for Dummies did not disappoint. It is a must-read for anyone that is considering buying a digital SLR as well as new owners. All but the most experienced digital SLR users will find some benefit to reading "Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies."
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies October 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
is well designed to teach amatuers like me on the different features of an SLR camera. I have had my Nikon D50 for 2 years and get very good results,but still need to learn so much more. That is the reason for buying the Dummies book....to remember all the ins and outs of lenses, f stops, ISO's and so much more I can turn to my copy of the dummies book to look up the information I need.
Book, Camera, Action! October 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The big attraction of this series of "for Dummies" books is that we who buy these products have little respect for our own knowledge and plenty of respect for those who do and are able to write books like this.
I am currently converting from film photography to digital photography and some aspects are quite daunting. I have, therefore, purchased several books and tutorial DVDs on the subject and am working my way through them all. The title of this product suggests it is the right place to start and, on reflection, is exactly where I should have started. For those of you, who like me, are converting to digital for the first time, grab your camera and a copy of this book and work your way through from cover to cover until you are conversant with the new technology. It really will give you a good grounding.
That, however, will only work very well if you are already conversant with photography. If you are new to photography altogether and a digital SLR camera is your very first camera, you may have to learn a few basic lessons of, for example, the correlation between film speeds, shutter speeds and aperture settings - which really do need to be understood, before you study this book.
David Busch clearly knows what he is talking about and is able to put that knowledge into an easy-to-follow format for us Dummies to read and, as I say, I wish I had read this book before getting into some of the more technical tomes I also purchased.
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 Ignorance is Not Bliss September 29, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wish I could comment without rating the book. My problem is, I wanted a primer on digital cameras, and I thought this was one. It's not, of course; it's about SLRs, whatever those may be. For a primer on digital cameras, I recommend the Quick Snap Guide to Digital Photography.
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