Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D600
This chapter covers the key components of the D600, including the buttons, switches, dials, and knobs. These are the features you most need to master because you will use them all the time as you modify settings to adapt to changing shooting conditions.
The D600 is very similar to its DX sibling the D7000 and, indeed, was designed with this camera in mind. If you’re upgrading to FX from the D7000, you will feel instantly at home. If you’re stepping up from a D5100 or a D3200, the number of controls may surprise you. If you are accustomed to using one of Nikon’s compact pro bodies such as the D300s, D700, or D800, you will definitely notice the difference in the control layout.
Getting to know all your camera’s menus, buttons, and dials allows you to capture your images just as you envision them.
Key Components of the D600
The exterior controls of the D600 are used to access features that are most commonly changed. The D600 is a more advanced model than the D3200 and D5100 series, so it has a lot more buttons and dials to allow you to change your settings more quickly, which is a good thing. On the other hand, the D600 has much fewer buttons than the higher-end cameras, so a lot of the buttons perform double or even triple duty, depending on what mode the camera is in.
The good news is that a number of buttons can be customized so that you ...
