David D. Busch - David Buschs Nikon Z7 Guide to Digital Photography

GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

David D. Busch

David Buschs Nikon Z7 Guide to Digital Photography

David D. Busch

Project Manager: Jenny Davidson

Series Technical Editor: Michael D. Sullivan

Layout: Bill Hartman

Cover Design: Mike Tanamachi

Indexer: Valerie Haynes Perry

Proofreader: Mike Beady

ISBN: 978-1-68198-464-3

1st Edition (1st printing, March 2019)

2019 David D. Busch

All images David D. Busch unless otherwise noted

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For Cathy

Thanks to everyone at Rocky Nook, including Scott Cowlin, managing director and publisher, for the freedom to let me explore the amazing capabilities of the Nikon Z7 in depth. I couldnt do it without my veteran production team, including project manager, Jenny Davidson and series technical editor, Mike Sullivan. Also thanks to Bill Hartman, layout; Valerie Haynes Perry, indexing; Mike Beady, proofreading; Mike Tanamachi, cover design; and my agent, Carole Jelen, who has the amazing ability to keep both publishers and authors happy.

With more than 2.5 million books in print, David D. Busch is the worlds #1 selling digital camera guide author, and the originator of popular digital photography series like David Buschs Pro Secrets and David Buschs Quick Snap Guides. He has written more than four dozen hugely successful guidebooks and compact guides for Nikon digital cameras, several dozen additional user guides for other camera models, as well as many popular books devoted to dSLRs, including Mastering Digital SLR Photography, Fourth Edition and Digital SLR Pro Secrets. As a roving photojournalist for more than 20 years, he illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. Hes operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shooting weddings, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and an upstate New York college. His photos and articles have been published in magazines as diverse as Popular Photography, Rangefinder, Professional Photographer, and hundreds of other publications. Hes also reviewed dozens of digital cameras for CNet Networks and other CBS publications. His advice has been featured on National Public Radios All Tech Considered.

When About.com named its top five books on Beginning Digital Photography, debuting at the #1 and #2 slots were Buschs Digital Photography All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies and Mastering Digital Photography. Hes had as many as five of his books listed in the Top 20 of Amazon.coms Digital Photography Bestseller listsimultaneously! Buschs 250-plus other books published since 1983 include bestsellers like Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies.

Busch is a member of the Cleveland Photographic Society (www.clevelandphoto.org), which has operated continuously since 1887. Visit his website at http://www.nikonguides.com or his Facebook group David D. Busch Photography Guides.

Chapter 1
Thinking Outside the Box

Chapter 2
Nikon Z7 Quick Start

Chapter 3
Nikon Z7 Roadmap

Chapter 4
Nailing the Right Exposure

Chapter 5
Mastering the Mysteries of Focus

Chapter 6
Advanced Techniques

Chapter 7
Focus on Lenses

Chapter 8
Mastering Light

Chapter 9
Electronic Flash with the Nikon Z7

Chapter 10
Wireless and Multiple Flash

Chapter 11
Playback, Photo Shooting, and Movie Shooting Menus

Chapter 12
The Custom Settings Menu

Chapter 13
The Setup Menu, Retouch Menu, and My Menu

Chapter 14
Capturing Video with the Z7

Chapter 15
Tips for Shooting Better Video

Nikon has made an impressive debut in the high-resolution full-frame mirrorless digital camera arena with the introduction of the Nikon Z7. Veteran users of Nikon digital cameras will find this new, compact model comfortably familiar, but also quite full of exciting enhancements made possible by its from-scratch innovative design. For newcomers to the world of Nikon or the realm of mirrorless digital photography the Z7 can be bewildering with its sheer number of features and options. Even so, you expect more than good pictures from your sophisticated new camera: you demand outstanding photos. After all, the Z7 is one of the most fully featured and versatile cameras currently in the Nikon lineup. It boasts 46 megapixels of resolution, highly accurate sensor-based automatic focus, and 4K video capabilities. But your gateway to pixel proficiency is dragged down by the fat but confusing book included in the box as a manual.

You know everything you need to know is in there, somewhere, but you dont know where to start. In addition, the camera manual doesnt offer much information on photography or digital photography. Nor does it really tell you much about how mirrorless shooting might differ from the kinds of digital photography you are used to. Youre probably not interested in spending hours or days studying a comprehensive book on digital photography that doesnt necessarily apply directly to the enhanced features of your Z7.

What you need is a guide that explains the purpose and function of the Z7s basic controls, lenses, and accessories from the perspective of mirrorless cameras. It should tell you how you should use them, and