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 & Right Sides of Camera
Alright, next up, we got some doors that open up, little rubber doors. We have our USB connection, this is a 3.0 connection, so if you wanna connect your camera up to your computer for downloading it, you can do so right here. You can also plug in the WT-7A wireless transmitter. Now the camera does have SnapBridge, it does have WiFi built in to it, but these are, a little flaky from time to time, little inconsistent, they don't have a great range, if you need a more robust system, if you were gonna take this camera to the Olympics, and you're gonna mount the camera at the end of the long jump pit, and you have to be out on the stands, so you need to wirelessly get photos, as the long jumpers come down and run down and jump and do their long jump, and you're firing your camera from a distance, and you need your photos absolutely no interference at all, you wanted to have a stronger signal, this is the type of device that you would wanna buy. It's relatively expensive, it's about $800. B...
ut it gets you a much, much stronger WiFi signal. Next up we have our microphone input, little standard 3.5 inch jack, you can use a Nikon or other brand of microphone if you want. We have headphone jack standard size, 3.5 millimeters there as well. We then have our HDMI port, so you could either record 4K externally or if you wanna hook the camera up to a TV, you can do slide shows and show movies from the camera as well there. In the box, you're probably gonna get these little HDMI USB clips so that if you're working in a studio, it prevents the cables from falling out of the camera as you might accidentally bump them. And so that's what those little plastic things are for. Working our way over to the right side of the camera, first off is our little NFC symbol, and so for those of you with Android devices, this does not work with the Apple iOS system, but for the Androids, they have a little system where you get really close about four inches away and it will automatically connect devices so that you can send images from the camera to your phone so you can upload them to the internet from there. There's a little tiny rubber door that opens up in case you wanna use a/c power for scientific reasons or for tethered use in the studio, where you need constant battery supply, there's this little battery that has a cord that runs out of it that kind of slips out that little door right there, if you need those adapters. Our memory cards, we have the new XQD, and our more traditional Secure Digital card. So the XQD card is something that Nikon went to so that they could have faster read and write times for shooting 4K video and just for shooting still photos as fast as possible. And so these have a fairly limited collection right now, and I'm sure that at some point in the future this class is gonna seem very dated, in that 128 gigabytes is as big as we can get these things? Wow, that's corny how small that is. In the future, there'll be much larger sizes, we know that, but as of right now those are the sizes that you can get. And the read and write times are just very, very fast on this, which is really nice for anybody that shoots a lot of data and wants to get that on and off the card very quickly. The more standard SD memory cards are something that's very popular on cameras right now, and so the SD, HC, and XC is dealing with how big the cards are. You can use the UHS type two cards which are the faster SD cards which have a second row of pins, so that you can get more data on and off more quickly. The speed of the card is important for still photographers, sports photographers, who are trying to shoot data and trying to get that peak speed of information stored and read off the card. If you're shooting video, the bus speed and the minimum speed are a little bit more important because video is kind of just heavy data on a constant flow basis and so that's where you need a camera that has a minimum write speed that's relatively quick. And so if you are gonna to be shooting a lot of video on this, I would recommend, at least in the SD cards, a speed class three card which handles 30 megabytes per second, or faster. So when it comes to the memory and memory cards, as I said you can plug your camera in to download images. It's a relatively slow process. And it also takes the battery life and uses your camera. I recommend getting one of the card readers and plugging that in 'cause it's a much faster processing system. And if you have the option of just simply plugging your card in the camera, that's also very good as well. Speaking about the cards, one of the things you'll wanna do on a regular basis, is format your memory cards. This deletes the photos, deletes the ghost files, the directories, everything on the card, and resets it to communicate with this particular camera. So if you have a friend that has a Canon camera, first off, have pity for them, and secondly if they give you a card, you're gonna wanna reformat the card before you start using it in your Nikon camera.
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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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