Which book would be best for a beginner w/ the D3000 to learn the camera

You can't write web pages with Photoshop. You might want to look into Adobe Dreamweaver instead.

This is a great camera, fun to use and fairly simple. Yes there is a learning curve with anything that's new (digital). The manufacturer(s) seam to pack a whole lot of unnecessary features into their products to in their minds remain one step ahead of the competition. In a most cases the user becomes intimidated and frustrated. They then just put the camera in "auto" mode and go ahead taking pictures never learning the full potential and creative abilities of their cameras. If you have had previous experience with film cameras then the transition will feel almost seamless. By learning and understanding the features of your camera (learning curve) you will be able to do just about anything you want with this camera from short video clips to beautiful still images and be able to have digital prints made. So to answer your question directly "Yes" this is a good camera for an enthusiast. Cheers have fun with your new camera

Check for videos on YouTube. Also check for user's BLOGs for the Casio using Google. here usually isn't enough market for people to write 101 books as the technology and models change so fast.

Best way is to just dig in and try stuff and self-discovery results in learning stuff that sticks with you.

You can start with the online tutorial on Nikon's web site at
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d7000/index.html

You might also visit your local library or bookstore and browse through the photography section. There are plenty of books on introductory photography, introductory DSLR photography, and other topics. The manual does a great job of explaining what each of the controls do, but doesn't do so great a job of explaining why you'd want to change these things. It's like the owner's manual for a car: you wouldn't want to learn how to drive just by reading it.

And most important: go out and take pictures! You're not paying for film and processing, so take a lot of pictures and look at them on your computer. Experiment, see what the different settings do.

The best series of books on the market that fully explain every detail of your camera are the Magic Lantern Guides. Just Google that and you will find them. They are the greatest!

Hi there,

you could read it on p.107 - p.114 at your Nikon D3000`s user manual books
thanks

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