Nikon D40KB3 User Manual - Page 10

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Taking Photographs Question Key phrase Is there an easy way to take snapshots? Auto mode Is there an easy way to take more creative shots? Digital Vari-Program modes What do I do if flash photography is prohibited? Auto (flash off ) mode How do I bring out a portrait subject? Portrait mode How can I get good landscape shots? Landscape mode How do I take snapshots of my kids? Child mode How do I "freeze" a moving subject? Sports mode How do I take close ups of small objects? Close-up mode Can I include night backgrounds in my portraits? Night portrait mode How do I change camera information display? settings using the shooting Shooting information display How do I take a lot of photographs quickly? Can I shoot a self-portrait? Shooting mode Is there a remote control for this camera? How do I adjust exposure? Exposure; P, S, A, and M modes How do I freeze or blur moving objects? Mode S (shutter-priority auto) How do I blur background details? Mode A (aperture-priority auto) Can I make photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation How do I make a time exposure? Long time-exposures How do I use the flash? Can the flash fire automatically when needed? Flash photography, flash mode How do I keep the flash from firing? How do I prevent red eye? Red-eye reduction Can I take pictures under low light without the flash? ISO sensitivity Can I control how the camera focuses? Autofocus How do I focus on a moving subject? Focus mode How do I choose where the camera focuses? Focus area Can I change the composition after focusing? Focus lock How do I improve image quality? How do I take bigger photographs? How can I get more photos on the memory card? Image quality and size Can I take photos at a reduced size for e-mail? Page # 15 18 19 22 32 33 33 39 41 42 47 44 34 35 37 23 23 25 26 29-30 viii Q&A Index

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Q & A Index
Taking Photographs
Question
Key phrase
Page #
Is there an easy way to take snapshots?
Auto mode
15
Is there an easy way to take more creative shots?
Digital Vari-Program modes
18
What do I do if flash photography is prohibited?
Auto (flash off ) mode
How do I bring out a portrait subject?
Portrait mode
How can I get good landscape shots?
Landscape mode
How do I take snapshots of my kids?
Child mode
19
How do I “freeze” a moving subject?
Sports mode
How do I take close ups of small objects?
Close-up mode
Can I include night backgrounds in my portraits?
Night portrait mode
How do I change camera settings using the shooting
information display?
Shooting information display
22
How do I take a lot of photographs quickly?
Shooting mode
32
Can I shoot a self-portrait?
33
Is there a remote control for this camera?
33
How do I adjust exposure?
Exposure;
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes
39
How do I freeze or blur moving objects?
Mode
S
(shutter-priority auto)
41
How do I blur background details?
Mode
A
(aperture-priority auto)
42
Can I make photos brighter or darker?
Exposure compensation
47
How do I make a time exposure?
Long time-exposures
44
How do I use the flash?
Flash photography, flash mode
34
Can the flash fire automatically when needed?
How do I keep the flash from firing?
How do I prevent red eye?
Red-eye reduction
35
Can I take pictures under low light without the flash?
ISO sensitivity
37
Can I control how the camera focuses?
Autofocus
23
How do I focus on a moving subject?
Focus mode
23
How do I choose where the camera focuses?
Focus area
25
Can I change the composition after focusing?
Focus lock
26
How do I improve image quality?
Image quality and size
29–30
How do I take bigger photographs?
How can I get more photos on the memory card?
Can I take photos at a reduced size for e-mail?