Nikon D5200 Table of Contents

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Package Contents......................................................... ...............................................................i
Q&A Index................. ......................................................................... .......................................... ii
For Your Safety....................... .......................................................................... .......................... x
Notices........................................................... .............................................................................. xii
Introduction 1
Getting to Know the Camera........................................................... ...................................... 1
The Camera Body......................................................................................................................1
The Mode Dial.............................................................................................................................3
The Viewfinder............................................................................................................................4
The Monitor.................................................................................................................................5
The Information Display..........................................................................................................6
The Command Dial...................................................................................................................8
Camera Menus: An Overview............................... ............................................................... 11
Using Camera Menus............................................................................................................ 12
First Steps............................... ........................................................................ ............................14
Basic Photography 20
Battery Level and Card Capacity.......... ......................................................................... .....20
“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (iand j Modes).......................................... .........21
Creative Photography (Scene Modes) ............................................................................. 24
The Mode Dial..........................................................................................................................24
kPortrait.............................................................................................................................. 24
lLandscape........................................................................................................................24
pChild.................................................................................................................................. 25
mSports................................................................................................................................ 25
nClose up............................................................................................................................25
Other Scenes............................................................................................................................ 26
oNight Portrait..................................................................................................................26
rNight Landscape........................................................................................................... 26
sParty/Indoor....................................................................................................................26
tBeach/Snow....................................................................................................................27
uSunset............................................................................................................................... 27
vDusk/Dawn......................................................................................................................27
wPet Portrait...................................................................................................................... 27
xCandlelight....................................................................................................................... 28
yBlossom............................................................................................................................ 28
zAutumn Colors...............................................................................................................28
0Food....................................................................................................................................28
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