Nikon 5900 User Manual - Page 8

Before You Begin, First Steps, Basic Photography, Scene Mode, More on Photography, Movies - battery

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Table of Contents For Your Safety ...i Notices ...iii Table of Contents ...vi Introduction...1 Before You Begin 2 Parts of the Camera ...2 The Monitor...4 The Mode Dial ...6 Navigating the Menus...7 The Shutter-Release Button 7 First Steps 8 Charging the Battery...8 Inserting Batteries ...10 Inserting Memory Cards...12 Checking the Battery Level 14 Basic Setup ...16 Basic Photography 19 Step 1-Select Mode 19 Step 2-Frame the Picture 21 Step 3-Focus and Shoot...23 Step 4-View the Results (Full-screen Playback 25 Scene Mode 28 Assist and Scene Modes...28 Framing Assist...30 Scene Mode...36 Taking Pictures for a Panorama 42 More on Photography 44 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash 44 Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer 46 Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode 48 Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation 49 Movies 51 Setting the Movie Recording (Movie Menu 51 Recording Movies...55 Viewing Movies ...56 vi

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Table of Contents
For Your Safety
.....................................................................................................................
i
Notices
...............................................................................................................................
iii
Table of Contents
...............................................................................................................
vi
Introduction
........................................................................................................................
1
Before You Begin
................................................................................
2
Parts of the Camera
............................................................................................................
2
The Monitor
........................................................................................................................
4
The Mode Dial
....................................................................................................................
6
Navigating the Menus
.........................................................................................................
7
The Shutter-Release Button
.................................................................................................
7
First Steps
.............................................................................................
8
Charging the Battery
...........................................................................................................
8
Inserting Batteries
.............................................................................................................
10
Inserting Memory Cards
....................................................................................................
12
Checking the Battery Level
................................................................................................
14
Basic Setup
.......................................................................................................................
16
Basic Photography
.............................................................................
19
Step 1–Select
Mode
...................................................................................................
19
Step 2–Frame the Picture
..................................................................................................
21
Step 3–Focus and Shoot
....................................................................................................
23
Step 4–View the Results (Full-screen Playback)
..................................................................
25
Scene Mode
.......................................................................................
28
Assist and Scene Modes
....................................................................................................
28
Framing Assist
...................................................................................................................
30
Scene Mode
.............................................................................................................
36
Taking Pictures for a Panorama
..................................................................................
42
More on Photography
.......................................................................
44
When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash
.........................................................................
44
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer
..................................................................
46
Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode
.......................................................................
48
Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation
...........................................................
49
Movies
................................................................................................
51
Setting the Movie Recording (Movie Menu)
.......................................................................
51
Recording Movies
........................................................................................................
55
Viewing Movies
................................................................................................................
56