Lessons
Class Introduction
03:59 2Nikon D500 Overview
11:25 3Camera Basics
08:31 4Basic Camera Controls
03:22 5Top of Camera: Exposure Control
25:50 6Top of Camera: Buttons
16:33 7Back of Camera: Release Mode
05:55 8Back of Camera: Viewfinder Display
08:44Back of Camera: Play Back
10:18 10Back of Camera: Buttons
09:36 11Back of Camera: Live View
22:56 12Back of Camera: Movie Mode
09:48 13Left of Camera: Exposure Bracketing
03:19 14Left of Camera: Focus Mode
12:00 15Left & Right Sides of Camera
05:18 16Bottom of Camera
04:56 17Front of Camera
05:34 18Nikon Lenses Overview
09:26 19Playback Menu
08:24 20Photo Shooting Menu
14:26 21ISO: Photo Shooting Menu
26:14 22Movie Shooting Menu
14:01 23Custom Setting Menu: Autofocus
14:20 24Custom Setting Menu: Metering/Exposure
04:05 25Custom Setting Menu: Shooting/Display
07:33 26Custom Setting Menu: Bracketing/Flash
03:16 27Custom Setting Menu: Controls
11:38 28Setup Menu
16:00 29Setup Menu: Wi-Fi
06:47 30Retouch & My Menu
06:06 31Camera Operation Overview
08:13Lesson Info
Left of Camera: Exposure Bracketing
Did you notice the quality button and the plus/minus button have a little green dot next to them? If you press both of them you can clear all the settings on the camera. There is another option for formatting by pressing the garbage can button and the ISO button. The way that you do this is you simply hold both buttons for three seconds and then you press them again and you can either clear all the settings in the camera or you can reformat the memory card. So be aware of that, for good or for bad reasons. Working our way over to the left side of the camera. Up near the top we have a bracketing button. This is for changing an exposure very quickly and automatedly. If you press the button and turn the back dial you can change the number of shots that you shoot. If you change the front, the increment, or the division between each shot and the next one. So let's take a look at some bracketing. Once again, you've got to hit the bracketing button, turn the back dial, and we can shoot in two...
, three, five, seven, or nine frames. Just as a default, let me just check my camera here. Where's my button. There's a zero F, which can either mean zero frames or off, with only one F. If you want to do bracketing for HDR purposes or you're not sure what the right exposure is, this is a way to shoot photos very, very quickly without manually adjusting the exposure between them. So there's a wide variety of options of how many you're gonna shoot and how far apart they are. Works very quickly and simply for anybody who needs to shoot a bracketed series of photos. This is usually gonna work best when you are shooting from a tripod. You do have an additional option and that is in the drive setting. You can either shoot these in a single mode or maybe you shoot each one with a button press if you're trying to time something particular or if you put it in the continuous mode and you just hold down on it the camera will fire through the sequence and stop at the end of the sequence. So if you have five set it'll shoot through five pictures and then completely stop. Good system to know about. Very helpful in many situations. We can go anywhere from 1/3 of a stop, for a very fine tuned increment to a very large amount, which is a three stop increment. Usually, if I'm not sure about the right exposure, lately my favorite has been five frames one stop apart. Now you can also use this if you want to get even further exposure adjustment, by adding on exposure compensation on top of this. So you could be throwing all of the exposures, underexposed or overexposed, and then bracketing from there. It's about the most versatile system I've seen on any of the camera out on the market. If you want to get into that, you can go into F1 and you can customize that button if you want. If you don't use bracketing, you can customize that to do something else that's more practical for your uses.
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Ratings and Reviews
Carl Vanderweyden
John Greengo is the best! I purchased a Nikon D500 and this course around the same time. Because of this camera being so complex, I felt that a course would be beneficial. This course that John teaches is exactly what I needed. His knowledge of this camera as well as photography in general is exceptional. In fact, I own a couple of other courses presented by John and I also bought a couple of his books! I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to know the ins-and-outs of this D500! Thanks again John for a great course and your great way of explaining things with clear dialect and great visuals!
M Jo
Wow! What a great class! John is a natural teacher, moving at a good pace and explaining things carefully, never assuming you already know more than you might. I just got my D500 last week and am so pleased to have gone through this entire class. I learned a LOT and took some notes to refer back to. I've also just bought a Z6 and have purchased John's class for that. Can't wait to dive in!!!
Christina Brittain
By The class. John is the gold standard for teaching. He repairs lessons to perfection. He speaks in ways students comprehend all that he presents. Never waste words. Never bores. Always demonstrates his points. I will continue to purchase his classes as they provide the best learning I have found. He is making me a much better photographer, both technically and creatively. You can't make good images if you don't know your gear. Hope he teaches lessons in Portland Oregon one day. I know Pro Photo Supply would sponsor him.
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