Nikon D3500 For Dummies

Introduction

Nikon. The name has been associated with top-flight photography equipment for generations. And the introduction of the D3500 has only enriched Nikon’s well-deserved reputation, offering all a terrific blend of features for capturing both still photos and high-definition digital movies. You also get tools for cropping, resizing, and enhancing pictures right in the camera. The D3500 even has built-in Bluetooth technology, which enables you to transfer photos wirelessly to smartphones, tablets, and other devices.

In fact, the D3500 offers so many features that sorting them all out can be more than a little confusing, especially if you’re new to digital photography, SLR photography, or both. For starters, you may not even be sure what SLR means or how it affects your picture-taking, let alone have a clue about all the other techie terms you encounter in your camera manual — resolution, aperture, white balance, and so on.

If you’re like many people, you may be so overwhelmed by all the controls on your camera that you haven’t yet ventured beyond fully automatic picture-taking mode. And that’s a shame because it’s sort of like buying a Porsche and then only driving it around the block at 10 miles an hour. In both cases, you’re missing out on a whole lot of fun and, when it comes to photography, making it more difficult to capture certain types of images.

Therein lies the point of Nikon D3500 For Dummies. With the help of this book, you can take full advantage of everything ...