Nikon manual Nikon D7000 Thinking Outside of the Box

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Nikon D7000: Thinking Outside of the Box

Whether you subscribe to the “my camera is just a tool” theory, or belong to the “an exquisite camera adds new capabilities to my shooting arsenal” camp, picking up a new Nikon D7000 is a special experience. Those who simply wield tools will find this cam- era as comforting as an old friend, a solid piece of fine machinery ready and able to do their bidding as part of the creative process.

Other photographers see the low-light capabilities (up to ISO 25600), the rapid-fire

6frames-per-second continuous shooting, anvil-like ruggedness, and ultra-high 16.2-megapixel resolution of the D7000, and gain a sense of empowerment. Here is a camera with fewer limitations and more capabilities for exercising renewed creative vision. In either case, using less mawkish terms, the D7000 is one of the coolest cam- eras Nikon has ever offered. Whether you’re upgrading from another brand, from another Nikon model (like the D90), or (O brave one!) your D7000 is your first digi- tal camera and/or SLR, welcome to the club.

But, now that you’ve unwrapped and recharged the beast, mounted a lens, and fueled it with a memory card, what do you do with it? That’s where this chapter—and the chap- ters that follow—should come in handy. Like many of you, I am a Nikon user of long standing. And, like other members of our club, I had to learn at least some aspects of my newest camera for the very first time at some point. Experienced pro, or Nikon new- bie, you bought this book because you wanted to get the most from a very powerful tool, and I’m here to help.