Magic Lantern Guides Nikon D40x

Nikon’s smallest digital SLR—a sister camera to the D40 with even more megapixels and a few minor feature changes—combines a 10.2-megapixel CCD with a simple, intuitive operation designed so that everyone can successfully take great, high-resolution pictures. With this Magic Lantern Guide®, proud new owners of this wonderfully portable camera will be able to take full advantage of its cutting-edge digital technologies, including the great viewfinder that helps even beginners improve their composition, the large LCD monitor, wide viewing angle, invaluable built-in Help Menu, superb resolution power that assures good printing quality, and Nikon’s exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering II system.

Magic Lantern Guides Multimedia Workshops The world’s best photographic package! Magic Lantern Guides and DVDs have always provided the very best, most in-depth coverage of a camera’s ins-and-outs. Now, there’s even more "magic” on the market for photographers: the MAGIC LANTERN MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP. It’s a complete class in digital photography with a D-SLR camera--one that enables you to learn the essentials at your own pace, in the comfort in your own home. The attractive package includes: - Specific 80-minute DVD: An authoritative DVD guide made just for your model. Created by photographers for photographers, it covers specific camera features and functions. The format allows you to navigate easily between different topics and review chapters any time. - Taking Great Digital Photos: This full-color, 64-page book gets newcomers to the digital world started right. Packed with picture-taking tips and information on digital file formats, it explains how f/stops and shutter speeds work together to create an exposure, which focal lengths are best for various subjects, and how to get accurate color with white balance. - Great Photos with Your Digital SLR 60-minute DVD: This live-action tutorial demystifies digital shooting, and shows how to compose photos; choose the best picture-quality settings; improve results with the built-in flash; and interpret your histogram. Plus, see when to trust your camera’s automatic settings...or change them yourself. - Quick Reference Wallet Card: This laminated take-along is an ideal in-the-field key to camera and menu operations. There’s nothing else like this on the market!

Nikon’s success in the D-SLR market has been outstanding, and the new D40 is sure to be yet another sales sensation. Written by Simon Stafford, this Magic Lantern manual gives owners all the information they need to understand and operate their camera. It explains every feature and function, plus the in-camera processing and file formats, menus and the LCD monitor, operation modes, flash, lenses, working with the computer, and much more. It’s a must-have to make the most out of this great piece of equipment.

Magic Lantern Guides Multimedia Workshops The world’s best photographic package! Magic Lantern Guides and DVDs have always provided the very best, most in-depth coverage of a camera’s ins-and-outs. Now, there’s even more "magic” on the market for photographers: the MAGIC LANTERN MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP. It’s a complete class in digital photography with a D-SLR camera--one that enables you to learn the essentials at your own pace, in the comfort in your own home. The attractive package includes: - Specific 80-minute DVD: An authoritative DVD guide made just for your model. Created by photographers for photographers, it covers specific camera features and functions. The format allows you to navigate easily between different topics and review chapters any time. - Taking Great Digital Photos: This full-color, 64-page book gets newcomers to the digital world started right. Packed with picture-taking tips and information on digital file formats, it explains how f/stops and shutter speeds work together to create an exposure, which focal lengths are best for various subjects, and how to get accurate color with white balance. - Great Photos with Your Digital SLR 60-minute DVD: This live-action tutorial demystifies digital shooting, and shows how to compose photos; choose the best picture-quality settings; improve results with the built-in flash; and interpret your histogram. Plus, see when to trust your camera’s automatic settings...or change them yourself. - Quick Reference Wallet Card: This laminated take-along is an ideal in-the-field key to camera and menu operations. There’s nothing else like this on the market!

Cut through the clutter with this guide written specifically for your Nikon D5000 D-SLR. Packed with diagrams, instructions, and tips, Magic Lantern is a perenially popular choice for photographers seeking to master their cameras. Sturdy with laminated covers for long life and sized for portability, Magic Lantern Guides cover all camera features and functions and include insider techniques from photographer/authors who shoot with the camera.

The new, mid-priced Nikon D80 replaces the Nikon D70s/D70--which was the subject of the bestselling "Magic Lantern Guide." This model features a 10 megapixel sensor, up-sized 2.5" LCD monitor, and 4.5 fps capability.

Simon Stafford, the Technical Editor to the Nikon Owners’ Club International’s Nikon Owner magazine, tells all about the company’s new semi-pro camera, the D300. He explains how to make the most of the model’s up-to-the-minute attributes, including the 12.3 effective megapixel Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor with integrated A/D converter and the increased bit precision of selectable 14-bit NEF (RAW) output.

Photographers will be happy to see this successor to Nikon’s user-friendly D40x. Small and light, it’s perfect for those moving up from compact digital cameras. And it’s better than ever, with its enhanced Retouch menu options; new EXPEED digital image processing for refined tone and color; lightning-like start-up time; and Active D-Lighting that improves image quality in high-contrast conditions. Magic Lantern DVD Guide provides a perfect introduction to the model, while the book, written by Nikon expert Simon Stafford, will take them even more deeply into the camera’s every function.