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Doug Sahlin
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July 28, 2020

Nikon D780 For Dummies

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Join the photographers who turn to the For Dummies series for useful guidance.

Nikon D780 For Dummies provides Nikon D780 users and owners with in-depth knowledge and practical advice about how to get great shots with their powerful camera. Written by professional photographer Doug Sahlin, this book gives quick and convenient answers to Nikon D780 users’ most frequent and pressing questions.  

Nikon D780 For Dummies covers the topics you’ll need to get started with your new D780 camera. The book includes clear guidance on topics like:

  • Exploring the Nikon D780 body
  • Getting to know the settings options
  • Seeing results from auto modes
  • Taking control of exposure
  • Looking into lens options
  • Using the flash effectively

Written in the straightforward and pragmatic style known and loved by For Dummies readers around the world, Nikon D780 For Dummies is perfect for people just starting out with digital SLR photography as well as those who know their way around a camera.  

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About The Author

Doug Sahlin is a skilled multi-media producer. He has helped others gain mastery in photography and web design as the author of multiple books, including Canon EOS 7D For Dummies and Digital Landscape & Nature Photography For Dummies.

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Your Nikon D780 is the latest and greatest digital camera on the market—with a stunning 24.5-megapixel capture, live view, high-definition video, and much more. But all this technology can be a bit daunting, especially if this is your first real digital single-lens reflect (DSLR) camera. Discover how to get the most out of your camera’s shooting and metering modes, as well as how to assemble a makeshift tripod.
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At some point in time, you have to transcend technology and add craft to your photography equation. When you transcend technology, you know instinctively which buttons, dials, and settings on your Nikon D780 you need to capture a specific image. After mastering that part of the equation, you add creativity into the mix.
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Photography is a wonderful pastime. You can use your Nikon D780 camera to capture memories of the things that interest you. If you’re a sports fan, you can photograph your favorite sport. You can photograph individual athletes, but sports have more to them than just the athletes. Whether your favorite sport is football or auto racing, each one has its own rituals.
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The beauty of photographing with a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, like the Nikon D780, is that you can change lenses to suit your creative need. When you purchase lenses for your camera, make sure they’re for the Nikon F mount. If you’re graduating from a Nikon camera that uses Dx lenses, you can use those lenses on your D780, too.
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On the Nikon D780, your tilting monitor can do much more than just display your images. You can get all sorts of useful information, such as the shutter speed, aperture, and other pertinent information about the image. You can even display a spiffy graph, known as a histogram, that shows the distribution of pixels from shadows to highlights.
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Fortunately, it’s easy to create a multiple exposure on your Nikon D780. In fact, you can capture up to ten exposures in one image. You can also save each exposure as an NEF (RAW) file. Back in the old days, you could create a double exposure with a film camera by holding down the rewind button and then moving the film advance lever.
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If you live near a state park or wilderness area, you can capture some wonderful photographs on your Nikon D780 camera of animals such as deer, raccoons, and otters in their natural surroundings. You can easily spook these kinds of wild animals because they’re relatively low in the food chain. They have a natural fear of humans, which means you have to be somewhat stealthy to photograph them.
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If you have lush flowers or small critters in your yard or live near a botanical garden, you have a rich resource for wonderful close-up photographs on your Nikon D780. You can take a nice photograph of a flowerbed or create something really special by photographing a flower up close and personal. A close-up of a flower or a small animal like a lizard reveals the beautiful architecture of the flower, or the symmetry and unique appendages of the animal.
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Most adults spend a lot of time earning money to support their lifestyle. Some people love what they do, but other people think their 9-to-5 routine is torture. If you have a friend who fits in the former category and needs a picture of herself for business cards or passports, grab your Nikon D780 camera and use the settings in this section.
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Your Nikon D780 camera has slots for two SD memory cards to store the pictures you take. (SD stands for secure digital, but nobody ever refers to them that way.) A memory card is a mechanical device similar to a hard drive. You insert a new memory card when you begin shooting and remove the card when it’s full.
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Your Nikon D780 is the latest and greatest digital camera on the market—with a stunning 24.5-megapixel capture, live view, high-definition video, and much more. But all this technology can be a bit daunting, especially if this is your first real digital single-lens reflect (DSLR) camera. Discover how to get the most out of your camera’s shooting and metering modes, as well as how to assemble a makeshift tripod.
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The Nikon D780, which evolved from the Nikon D750 that was introduced in late 2014, is a full-frame, camera that captures stunning 24.5-megapixel images. It has all the latest bells and whistles Nikon has to offer on a full-frame digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. It’s a technological marvel that enables you to take great pictures and capture high-definition (HD) video.
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