Chapter 2. Fast and Easy: (Almost) Automatic Photography with the D300s
One look at the D300s tells you that it's a complex piece of equipment, laden with options that provide precise control over focus, color, exposure, and every other aspect of your pictures. What may not be so obvious is that with the proper camera setup, your D300s can, in fact, offer point-and-shoot simplicity.
Of course, you likely bought this book for help with your camera's advanced options, and that's what the rest of this book covers. But so that you can take great shots while you're learning, this chapter shows you how to operate your camera in the easiest, most automatic way possible. It's not quite as simple as using the Full Auto modes found on beginner cameras, but it's close — "Almost Auto," if you will.
The first part of the chapter shows you how to set up your camera to take advantage of this stress-free approach to D300s photography. Then you're introduced to a basic recipe that guides you through the process of framing, focusing, and snapping your first pictures. Following that, you can find out how to tweak the basic recipe by adding flash, changing the shutter-release ...
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