From the course: Learning Your Nikon DSLR Camera

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Taking some shots in Auto mode and reviewing the images

Taking some shots in Auto mode and reviewing the images

From the course: Learning Your Nikon DSLR Camera

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Taking some shots in Auto mode and reviewing the images

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- Let's get familiar with some of the basic controls and capture a few images. To start, make sure your camera is powered on. Just flip the power switch on the side here, to the On position. Then, we'll go ahead and turn the dial here on top, to Auto Mode. Just rotate that until the green Auto lines up with the tick mark. Now, I'm going to press the Live View button on the back of the camera, and make sure that the switch is set to the camera. This way, I'm seeing through the lens, and get an idea of the shot. Let's go ahead and adjust the zoom level here, frame up a couple of shots, and we'll zoom out a little bit to see both of our globes. Now, I can also manually adjust the focus here with the Focus Ring, and I can attempt to get that correct. I also can make sure that the camera is in Auto Focus, switching the Auto Focus switch on the side, and when the box goes green, it's in focus. Now, when you just press the Shutter button all the way, it takes a picture. But, what you really…

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