Nikon D50 User Manual

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Table of Contents

For Your Safety.............................................................................................. ii
Notices ........................................................................................................... iv

Introduction.................................................................................................... 1

Getting to Know the Camera....................................................................... 2
First Steps ...................................................................................................... 7

Attaching a Lens ........................................................................................... 7
Charging and Inserting the Battery................................................................ 8
Basic Setup ................................................................................................... 10
Inserting Memory Cards ................................................................................ 11
Adjusting Viewfi nder Focus ........................................................................... 13

Tutorial: Photography and Playback ............................................................ 14

Taking Photographs in

Mode................................................................. 14

Digital Vari-Programs ................................................................................... 19
Choosing a Shooting Mode.......................................................................... 21
Using the Self-timer or Remote Control...................................................... 22
Basic Playback ............................................................................................... 24

Reference........................................................................................................ 25

Using Camera Menus .................................................................................... 26

Reference: More on Photography ................................................................ 30

Image Quality and Size................................................................................. 30

Image Quality ............................................................................................... 31
Image Size .................................................................................................... 32

Choosing the Focus Area .............................................................................. 33
Manual Focus ................................................................................................ 35
Flash Sync Mode............................................................................................ 36
Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)......................................................................... 39
P, S, A, and M Modes .................................................................................... 40

Choosing an Exposure Mode......................................................................... 40
P: Programmed Auto..................................................................................... 42
S: Shutter-Priority Auto.................................................................................. 43
A: Aperture-Priority Auto .............................................................................. 44
M: Manual .................................................................................................... 45
Exposure Compensation (P, S, A, and M Modes Only).................................... 47
Optimizing Images ........................................................................................ 48
White Balance............................................................................................... 49

Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................... 50

Reference: More on Playback........................................................................ 51

Viewing Photographs ................................................................................... 51
Protecting Photographs from Deletion ....................................................... 56
Deleting Individual Photographs ................................................................. 57
Viewing Photographs on TV ........................................................................ 58