Nikon manual Nikon D7000 Full Frontal

Chapter 3 ■ Nikon D7000 Roadmap 49

Figure 3.1

You’ll also find this “roadmap” chapter a good guide to the rest of the book, as well. I’ll try to provide as much detail here about the use of the main controls as I can, but some topics (such as autofocus and exposure) are too complex to address in depth right away. So, I’ll point you to the relevant chapters that discuss things like setup options, expo- sure, use of electronic flash, and working with lenses with the occasional cross-reference.

Nikon D7000: Full Frontal

This is the side seen by your victims as you snap away. For the photographer, though, the front is the surface your fingers curl around as you hold the camera, and there are really only a few buttons to press, all within easy reach of the fingers of your left and right hands. There are additional controls on the lens itself. You’ll need to look at sev- eral different views to see everything.

Figure 3.2 shows a view of the left side of the Nikon D7000, as seen from the front. The main components you need to know about are as follows:

■Shutter release. Angled on top of the handgrip is the shutter release button, which has multiple functions. Press this button down halfway to lock exposure and focus. Press it down all the way to actually take a photo or sequence of photos if you’ve changed the mode dial to either of the continuous shooting modes, CL or CH (Continuous shooting low speed and Continuous shooting high speed), or if you’ve