Datasheet

CSM 13: AE lock 60
CSM 14: Built-in flash 61
CSM 15: Auto off timers 61
CSM 16: Self-timer 62
CSM 17: Remote on duration 62
Setup Menu Options 62
CSM/Setup menu 62
Format memory card 62
Info display format 63
Auto shooting info 63
World time 63
LCD brightness 63
Video mode 63
Language 63
Image comment 63
USB 64
Folders 64
File no. sequence 64
Mirror lock-up 64
Firmware version 64
Dust off ref photo 64
Auto Image Rotation 64
Part II: Creating Great
Photos with the Nikon
D40/D40x 65
Chapter 4: Exposure
Essentials 67
Understanding Exposure 67
Light produced by a scene 69
Light transmitted by the lens 70
Light admitted by the shutter 72
Light captured by the sensor 72
Getting the Right Exposure 74
Enter the histogram 74
Adjusting exposure 75
Exposure value
compensation 76
Tone compensation 77
Chapter 5: All About Lenses 79
Evaluating Your Basic Lens Options 80
Advantages of the kit lenses 81
Upgrading your capabilities 82
Choosing Between Zoom and
Fixed Focal Length 85
Assessing Lens Compatibility 86
Deciphering Nikon’s Lens-Naming
Scheme 87
Understanding Automatic Focus 89
Autofocus modes 91
Setting focus zones 92
Working with Depth of Field 93
Using Wide-Angle and Telephoto
Lenses 96
Working with wide-angles 96
To give you more room
to shoot 96
To broaden your field
of view 96
To increase apparent
depth of field 96
To emphasize the
foreground 97
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