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Chapter 1 The D5100 Top Ten List |
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Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (23) |
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2 Adjust Your Auto Off Timer Setting |
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3 Set Your Jpeg Image Quality |
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4 Turn Off The Auto Iso Setting |
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5 Set Your Focus Point And Mode |
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6 Set The Correct White Balance |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (2) |
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8 Know How To Override Autofocus |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (4) |
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10 Hold Your Camera For Proper Shooting |
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22 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 First Things First |
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A Few Things to Know and Do Before You Begin Taking Pictures |
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28 | (2) |
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Choosing the Right Memory Card |
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30 | (1) |
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Formatting Your Memory Card |
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31 | (1) |
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Updating the D5100's Firmware |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Using the Right Format: Raw vs. JPEG |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (5) |
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42 | (3) |
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Motion and Depth of Field |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (7) |
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55 | (24) |
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Get Shooting with the Automatic Camera Modes |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (3) |
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Why You May Never Want to Use the Auto Scene Modes Again |
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74 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 The Professional Modes |
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Taking Your Photography to the Next Level |
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80 | (16) |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (4) |
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A: Aperture Priority Mode |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (3) |
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How I Shoot: A Closer Look at the Camera Settings I Use |
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96 | (7) |
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103 | (26) |
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The Tricks to Shooting Subjects in Motion |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (3) |
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Using Shutter Priority (S) Mode to Stop Motion |
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109 | (2) |
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Using Aperture Priority (A) Mode to Isolate Your Subject |
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111 | (2) |
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The Auto ISO Sensitivity Control Trick |
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113 | (2) |
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Keep them in Focus with Continuous-Servo Focus and AF Focus Point Selection |
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115 | (1) |
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Stop and Go with 3D-Tracking AF |
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116 | (1) |
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Manual Focus for Anticipated Action |
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117 | (2) |
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Keeping Up with the Continuous Shooting Mode |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (6) |
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129 | (32) |
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Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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Using Aperture Priority Mode |
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132 | (3) |
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Metering Modes for Portraits |
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135 | (2) |
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Using the AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) Feature |
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137 | (1) |
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Focusing: The Eyes Have It |
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138 | (2) |
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Classic Black and White Portraits |
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140 | (4) |
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The Portrait Picture Control for Better Skin Tones |
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144 | (1) |
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Detect Faces with Live View |
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144 | (2) |
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Use Fill Flash for Reducing Shadows |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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Tips for Shooting Better Portraits |
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149 | (12) |
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Chapter 7 Landscape Photography |
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Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get the Most out of Your Landscape Photography |
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162 | (2) |
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Sharp and In Focus: Using Tripods |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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Selecting a White Balance |
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169 | (2) |
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Using the Landscape Picture Control |
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171 | (1) |
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Taming Overexposure with Exposure Compensation |
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172 | (3) |
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Shooting Beautiful Black and White Landscapes |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (2) |
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Directing the Viewer: A Word about Composition |
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184 | (21) |
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205 | (28) |
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Shooting When the Lights Get Low |
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206 | (2) |
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Raising the ISO: The Simple Solution |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (2) |
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Stabilizing the Situation |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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Compensating for the Flash Exposure |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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A Few Words about External Flash |
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228 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Creative Compositions |
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233 | (18) |
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Improving Your Pictures with Sound Compositional Elements |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Advanced Techniques |
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251 | (19) |
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Impress Your Family and Friends |
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252 | (2) |
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Spot Meter for More Exposure Control |
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254 | (3) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (3) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (3) |
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