This friendly full?color guide translates all of those techie words in your Nikon manual into plain English. You?ll learn what terms like SLR, resolution, aperture, white balance, and file format really mean and how they effect picture quality. You?ll also find out what happens when you press, jiggle, or twist all those serious?looking controls and how to use them to capture the great shots you imagined taking when you became a Nikon owner.   Discover how to:

• Install batteries and memory card
• Adjust viewfinder to your eyesight
• Take great pictures automatically
• Get creative with exposure and lighting
• Manipulate focus and color
• Control picture quality and size
• Download, organize, and archive your photos
• Print and share your photos
• Use fast photo?retouching tricks

Packed with more than 200 beautiful color photos throughout, Nikon D40/D40x For Dummies is more than an easy?to?use handbook, it?s the paperback version of an in?depth photography workshop tailored specifically to help you make the absolute most of your Nikon picture?taking powerhouse.

Packed with more than 200 beautiful color photos throughout, "Nikon D40/D40x For Dummies" is more than an easy-to-use handbook, it's the paperback version of an in-depth photography workshop tailored specifically to help you make the absolute most of your Nikon picture-taking powerhouse.

Get the information you need to capture the photos you want

The Nikon D40/D40x comes equipped with features that enable you to take amazing digital photos. If you?re not familiar with the controls of a digital SLR camera, this book will get you up to speed and shooting like a pro in no time. Illustrated with over 200 full?color images, this book demonstrates when, where, why, and how to put each feature to its best use.

Discover how to:

• Get creative with exposure and lighting

• Manipulate focus and color

• Control picture quality and size

• Download, organize, and archive your photos

• Print and share your photos

• Use photo?retouching tricks