Menus And Custom Settings - Nikon D600 Experience Manual To Operations

Nikon D600 Experience
controls, and displays, as I will use these proper names in this text. Words that are
capitalized and bold refer to chapters and sections within this guide, such as Menus
and Custom Settings. 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 D600 are closely inter-related,
such as the shooting mode, exposure settings, 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 a 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 followed by experimentation to fully understand both the individual functions
and the relationships between functions.
Figure 3 - Pedestrian and Mural, Cambridge, Mass. - A slow shutter speed was used to
express the movement of the pedestrian as she passed in front of the "Crosswinds"
mural by Daniel Galvez. Shutter speed 1/40, aperture f/4, ISO 100, Exposure Comp. -
1/3.
In the captions to the example photos throughout the text I include the camera settings
that were used. With digital photography there is no "right" setting or "best" setting for
any given situation. A dSLR gives you quick access to the basic and essential settings
because they often need to be changed to adapt to the subject, the scene, the lighting,
and perhaps most importantly your creative intentions. There is no "correct" aperture
setting for any given image or scene, no "proper" shutter speed setting, and no "ideal"
histogram. The choices you (or the camera) make depend on a number of variables and
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