Introduction xxi
Quick Tour 1
Getting Started 2
Mounting the Lens 2
Setting the Shooting Mode 3
Focusing 4
Viewing Your Images 4
CHAPTER 1
Exploring the Nikon D5200 7
Key Components of the D5200 8
The top of the camera 8
The back of the camera 11
The front of the camera 14
The left side of the camera 15
The right side of the camera 18
The Viewfi nder Display 18
The Information Display 22
CHAPTER 2
Nikon D5200 Essentials 29
Exposure Modes 30
Automatic modes 30
Programmed auto mode 31
Aperturepriority auto mode 32
Shutterpriority auto mode 33
Manual mode 35
Scene Modes 36
Special Effects modes 42
Night Vision mode 43
Color Sketch mode 43
Miniature Effect mode 44
Selective Color mode 45
Silhouette mode 46
High Key 46
Low Key 46
Metering Modes 47
Matrix metering mode 47
Centerweighted metering mode 49
Spot metering mode 49
Autofocus 50
Phase detection 50
Contrast detection 51
Focus Modes 51
Auto Servo AF mode 52
Continuous Servo AF mode 52
Single Servo AF mode 52
Manual focus mode 53
Autofocus Area Modes 53
Auto area AF mode 54
Singlepoint AF mode 54
Dynamicarea AF mode 54
Release Modes 56
ISO Sensitivity 57
Auto ISO 58
Noise reduction 59
Long exposure Noise Reduction 59
High ISO Noise Reduction 60
White Balance 61
The Kelvin scale 61
White balance settings 61
Picture Controls 63
File Formats, Size, and Compression 71
NEF (RAW) 71
JPEG 72
Image size 73
Image quality 74
CHAPTER 3
Setting up the Nikon D5200 77
The Playback Menu 78
Delete 78
Playback folder 79
Playback display options 79
Image review 80
Rotate tall 81
Slide show 81
DPOF print order 82
The Shooting Menu 83
Reset shooting menu 83
Storage folder 83
Image quality 84
Image size 85
White balance 85
Using white balance settings 86
Preset manual white balance 87
Set Picture Control 88
Manage Picture Control 88
Auto distortion control 90
Color space 90
Active DLighting 91
High Dynamic Range 91
Long Exposure NR 92
High ISO NR 92
ISO sensitivity settings 93
Release mode 93
Multiple exposure 93
Interval timer shooting 94
Movie settings 95
The Custom Setting Menu 96
Reset custom settings 96
Custom Setting menu a: Autofocus 96
Custom Setting menu b: Exposure 98
Custom Setting menu c: Timers/AE lock 98
Custom Setting menu d: Shooting/display 99
Custom Setting menu e: Bracketing/flash 100
Custom Setting menu f: Controls 101
f1: Assign Fn button 101
f2: Assign AEL/AFL button 102
f3: Reverse dial rotation 102
f4: Slot empty release lock 103
f5: Reverse indicators 103
The Setup Menu 103
Format memory card 103
Monitor brightness 104
Info display format 104
Auto info display 105
Clean image sensor 105
Lock mirror up for cleaning 106
Image Dust Off ref photo 107
Video mode 107
HDMI 107
Flicker reduction 108
Time zone and date 108
Language 109
Image comment 109
Auto image rotation 109
Accessory terminal 109
EyeFi upload 110
Wireless mobile adapter 110
Firmware version 110
The Retouch Menu 110
DLighting 112
Redeye correction 112
Trim 113
Monochrome 113
Filter effects 114
Color balance 115
Image overlay 116
NEF (RAW) processing 117
Resize 118
Quick retouch 118
Straighten 119
Distortion control 119
Fisheye 119
Color outline 119
Color sketch 119
Perspective control 120
Miniature effect 120
Selective color 120
Edit movie 121
My Menu 121
CHAPTER 4
Selecting and Using Lenses with the Nikon D5200 125
Deciphering Nikon Lens Codes 126
Lens Compatibility 127
The DX Crop Factor 128
Thirdparty Lenses 131
Types of Lenses 133
Wideangle lenses 133
Standard zoom lenses 138
Telephoto lenses 140
Closeup/Macro lenses 142
Fisheye lenses 144
Lens Accessories 145
Teleconverters 146
Extension tubes 147
Closeup fi lters 148
Ultraviolet fi lters 148
Neutral density filters 149
CHAPTER 5
Controlling Exposure 151
Defi ning Exposure 152
ISO 153
Shutter speed 154
Fast shutter speeds 155
Slow shutter speeds 156
Aperture or fstop 157
FineTuning Your Exposure 160
Exposure compensation 161
Using histograms 161
CHAPTER 6
Working with Light 167
Lighting Essentials 168
The quality of light 168
Soft lighting 168
Hard lighting 169
Lighting direction 170
Frontlighting 171
Sidelighting 171
Backlighting 172
Natural Light 173
Continuous Light 175
The D5200 Builtin Flash 176
Builtin fl ash exposure modes 177
iTTL and iTTL BL 177
Manual 177
Flash sync modes 178
Sync speed 179
Frontcurtain sync 179
Slow sync 181
RedEye Reduction 181
Rearcurtain sync 181
Flash Compensation 182
Creative Lighting System Basics 183
Light Modifiers 184
CHAPTER 7
Working with the Live View and Video Modes 187
Live View Mode 188
Focus modes 189
Single Servo AF 189
Fulltime Servo AF 190
AFarea modes 190
Using Live View mode 192
Shooting and Editing Video 196
Frame size and frame rate 199
Incamera video editing 201
CHAPTER 8
Realworld Applications 203
Abstract Photography 204
Equipment 204
Technique 205
Action and Sports Photography 206
Equipment 208
Technique 208
Concert Photography 210
Equipment 212
Technique 212
Macro Photography 215
Equipment 216
Technique 218
Nature and Landscape Photography 219
Equipment 220
Technique 221
Night and Lowlight Photography 223
Equipment 224
Technique 227
Portrait Photography 229
Equipment 230
Technique 231
Stilllife, Product, and Food Photography 234
Equipment 235
Technique 236
CHAPTER 9
Viewing, Downloading, Managing, and Editing Images 241
Viewing Your Images 242
Downloading Your Images 244
File Management and Workflow 245
Folder structure 246
Editing 246
Filenames and metadata 247
Tonal Adjustments and Color Corrections 248
APPENDIX A
General Composition Tips 253
Keep It Simple 253
The Rule of Thirds 254
Leading Lines and SCurves 255
The Odd Rule 255
Helpful Hints 256
APPENDIX B
Accessories 259
Speedlights 259
The GP1 GPS Unit 261
The ME1 Stereo Microphone 262
Wireless Accessories 262
The WU1a Wireless Mobile Adapter 263
The MLL3 Wireless Remote Control 263
The WRT10 Wireless Remote Controller/Transmitter 264
APPENDIX C
How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker 265
The Gray Card 265
The Color Checker 266
Glossary 267
Index 277
