Nikon D7000 Experience User Manual page 7

Nikon D7000 Experience
you to having more control and consistency over your image making. Hopefully this will
inevitably lead to better images!
This guide is intended to be used with the camera in your hands. That is the best way
to directly see and understand what is being explained. It is also intended to be used in
conjunction with and in addition to the camera's manual, not to completely replace it, so
every bit of information in the Nikon D7000 User's Manual will not be repeated here.
Among the official manual's often brief descriptions and sometimes frustratingly
incomplete explanations, there is some very valuable information, as well as the basics
for buttons, controls, and how to change all the settings. Note that the D7000 User's
Manual can also be obtained as a PDF file from the Nikon website:
http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17008
As you can see, there is a lot to make sense of regarding terminology and controls, so I
recommend that you familiarize yourself with the controls and displays of the camera
body, as shown on pages 2-12 of the D7000 User's Manual, as well as read through the
manual and attempt to understand as much as possible. Yes, much of it may be
complicated and confusing at first, but this guide will attempt to cut through the
numerous buttons, controls, menus, and settings and concentrate on the essential ones
to help you create great images.
Various settings of the Nikon D7000 can be controlled in multiple ways including using
the buttons and dials on the camera body while reading the settings on the top LCD
Control Panel or in the Viewfinder, or through the menus on the rear screen accessed
with the Menu Button and read on the rear LCD Monitor. Explore the options and find
the ways that work most quickly and intuitively for you.
Any time I capitalize something in the text it is a proper term that can be looked up in
the Nikon D7000 manual. I will capitalize the names of actual buttons, controls, camera
parts, and menu items, such as Delete Button, Main Command Dial, Monitor, and
Format. Again, please review the camera body and display diagrams in your D7000
User's Manual to familiarize yourself with the names of various parts, controls, and
displays, as I will use these proper names in this text. Words and phrases that are
capitalized and bold refer to chapters and sections within this guide. Turn on the
bookmarks or contents navigation panel in your PDF viewer or access the Table of
Contents of your e-book reader to quickly navigate to these different sections.
Many of the functions and controls of a dSLR such as the D7000 are closely inter-
related, such as the shooting mode, exposure, and the metering mode. As a result of
this I must sometimes refer to previous or upcoming sections of the text for further
explanation of related function. It is best to read through the entire text, in the order it is
organized, before returning to specific sections for further study. It may take multiple
readings to fully understand both the individual functions and the relationships between
functions.
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