Nikon D90 D90 User's Manual - Page 8

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Taking Photographs Question Is there an easy way to take snapshots? Is there an easy way to take more creative shots? Can I take pictures without the flash? How do I bring out a portrait subject? How can I get good landscape shots? How do I take close ups of small objects? How do I "freeze" a moving subject? Can I include night backgrounds in my portraits? How do I take a lot of photographs quickly? Can I shoot a self-portrait? Is there a remote control for this camera? How do I adjust exposure? How do I freeze or blur moving objects? How do I blur background details? Can I make photos brighter or darker? How do I make a time exposure? How do I use the flash? Can the flash fire automatically when needed? How do I keep the flash from firing? How do I prevent red eye? Can I control how the camera focuses? How do I focus on a moving subject? How do I choose where the camera focuses? Can I change the composition after focusing? Can I create a multiple exposure? How do I improve image quality? 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? Key phrase See page Auto mode 34 Scene modes 41 j mode 34 Flash mode 71 ISO sensitivity 74 Portrait mode 41 Landscape mode 41 Close-up mode 42 Sports mode 42 Night portrait mode 42 Release mode 64 Self timer 66 Remote control 68 P, S, A, and M modes 78 Mode S (shutter-priority auto) 81 Mode A (aperture-priority auto) 82 Exposure compensation 90 Long time-exposures 85 Flash photography 70 Flash mode 70 Red-eye reduction 71 Autofocus 54 Autofocus mode 54 Focus point 56 Focus lock 57 Multiple exposure 121 Image quality and size 62, 63 vi

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Taking Photographs
Question
Key phrase
See page
Is there an easy way to take snapshots?
Auto mode
34
Is there an easy way to take more creative shots?
Scene modes
41
Can I take pictures without the flash?
j
mode
34
Flash mode
71
ISO sensitivity
74
How do I bring out a portrait subject?
Portrait mode
41
How can I get good landscape shots?
Landscape mode
41
How do I take close ups of small objects?
Close-up mode
42
How do I “freeze” a moving subject?
Sports mode
42
Can I include night backgrounds in my portraits?
Night portrait mode
42
How do I take a lot of photographs quickly?
Release mode
64
Can I shoot a self-portrait?
Self timer
66
Is there a remote control for this camera?
Remote control
68
How do I adjust exposure?
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes
78
How do I freeze or blur moving objects?
Mode
S
(shutter-priority auto)
81
How do I blur background details?
Mode
A
(aperture-priority
auto)
82
Can I make photos brighter or darker?
Exposure compensation
90
How do I make a time exposure?
Long time-exposures
85
How do I use the flash?
Flash photography
70
Can the flash fire automatically when needed?
Flash mode
70
How do I keep the flash from firing?
How do I prevent red eye?
Red-eye reduction
71
Can I control how the camera focuses?
Autofocus
54
How do I focus on a moving subject?
Autofocus mode
54
How do I choose where the camera focuses?
Focus point
56
Can I change the composition after focusing?
Focus lock
57
Can I create a multiple exposure?
Multiple exposure
121
How do I improve image quality?
Image quality and size
62, 63
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?