Introduction
                                    
                                        Welcome
                                            
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                                        What is an SLR?
                                            
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                                        How to use this course
                                            
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                                1. Getting to Know Your Nikon Digital SLR
                                    
                                        Basic camera anatomy
                                            
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                                        Attaching a lens to your camera
                                            
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                                        Batteries and media cards
                                            
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                                        Powering up
                                            
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                                        Menu navigation and factory defaults
                                            
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                                        Setting the date and time
                                            
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                                        Setting the language
                                            
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                                        Formatting the media card
                                            
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                                        Holding the camera
                                            
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                                2. Shooting in Auto Mode
                                    
                                        Setting auto mode
                                            
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                                        The viewfinder display
                                            
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                                        The LCD screen
                                            
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                                        Autofocus basics
                                            
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                                        Lens controls
                                            
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                                        Using flash in Auto mode
                                            
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                                        Image review
                                            
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                                        Image playback
                                            
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                                        The Info Edit button
                                            
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                                3. Shooting in Program Mode
                                    
                                        Program mode
                                            
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                                        Exposure compensation
                                            
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                                        Metering revisited
                                            
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                                        Changing ISO
                                            
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                                        Flexible program
                                            
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                                        Image format and size
                                            
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                                4. Controlling Autofocus
                                    
                                        Autofocus, Area mode, and focus points
                                            
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                                        Focus modes
                                            
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                                        Manual focus
                                            
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                                5. Controlling White Balance
                                    
                                        Auto white balance
                                            
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                                        White balance presets
                                            
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                                        Manual white balance
                                            
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                                6. Understanding Release Modes
                                    
                                        Continuous mode
                                            
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                                        Quiet mode
                                            
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                                        Self-timer
                                            
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                                        Remote controls and Bulb mode
                                            
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                                7. Understanding Exposure Control Options
                                    
                                        Metering modes
                                            
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                                        Exposure lock
                                            
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                                        Aperture Priority mode
                                            
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                                        Shutter Priority mode
                                            
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                                        Manual mode
                                            
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                                        Exposure bracketing
                                            
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                                        Active D-lighting
                                            
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                                        Auto distortion control
                                            
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                                        Long exposure noise reduction
                                            
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                                        High ISO noise reduction
                                            
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                                        HDR
                                            
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                                        Multiple exposures
                                            
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                                        Interval timer shooting
                                            
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                                8. Learning More Playback Options
                                    
                                        Metadata display
                                            
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                                        Monitor brightness
                                            
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                                        Protecting and deleting images
                                            
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                                        Creating folders
                                            
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                                9. Shooting with Scene Modes
                                    
                                        What is a scene mode?
                                            
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                                        Scene modes and image format
                                            
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                                10. Shooting with Flash
                                    
                                        Fill flash
                                            
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                                        Flash exposure compensation
                                            
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                                        Red-eye reduction
                                            
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                                        Slow sync flash
                                            
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                                11. Shooting with Picture Controls
                                    
                                        Picture controls defined
                                            
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                                        Selecting a picture control
                                            
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                                        Modifying a picture control
                                            
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                                        Monochrome picture controls
                                            
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                                12. Using Live View
                                    
                                        Activating Live View
                                            
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                                        Focusing in Live View
                                            
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                                        Live View drawbacks
                                            
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                                13. Shooting Video
                                    
                                        Configuring and activating video
                                            
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                                        Focusing and menu options
                                            
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                                        Movie playback
                                            
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                                14. Customizing Menus and Settings 
                                    
                                        What are custom settings?
                                            
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                                        AF-C priority selection
                                            
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                                        The built-in AF-assist illuminator
                                            
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                                        Self-timer
                                            
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                                        ISO display and adjustment
                                            
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                                        File number sequence
                                            
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                                        Exposure Delay mode
                                            
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                                        Assign Fn button
                                            
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                                        Assign AE-L/AF-L button
                                            
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                                        Reverse indicators
                                            
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                                        Reverse dial rotation
                                            
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                                15. Retouching Images
                                    
                                        What image retouching does
                                            
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                                        Applying image retouching
                                            
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                                        NEF (RAW) processing
                                            
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                                16. Taking Care of Your Camera
                                    
                                        Camera and sensor cleaning
                                            
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                                        Operating conditions and temperatures
                                            
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                                        Firmware updates
                                            
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