David Busch's Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography
David Busch’s Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for Nikon’s flagship full-frame mirrorless professional/enthusiast cameras, the Z8 and Z9.
Firmware updates included! Updates covering firmware enhancements, including Firmware 5.0 for the Z9 and Firmware 2.0 for the Z8, will be provided as they are issued by Nikon. Also included with the book are the bonus online chapters 'Focus on Lenses' and 'Protection, Prevention, and Troubleshooting'.
These two cameras share a high-resolution 46-megapixel BSI stacked sensor powered by performance-enhancing dual EXPEED 7 image processors. The duo dispenses with mechanical shutters entirely, and boast advanced all-electronic shutters with speeds up to 1/32,000th second and continuous shooting at 30 frames-per-second rates. An improved autofocus system with sophisticated subject detection offers lightning fast focus for stills and both 4K and Full HD movie-shooting. With this book in hand, you’ll master all these impressive features, and fine tune your camera skills as develop your creativity taking great photographs with your new Z9 or Z8.
Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography covers the cameras’ still photography capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is an introduction to the cameras’ video features. A handy visual guide to the Z9 and Z8, with close-up photos and descriptions of the cameras’ essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon Z9 or Z8 today.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Your Roadmap and Setup Guide
Chapter 2: Nailing the Right Exposure
Chapter 3: Mastering the Mysteries of Focus
Chapter 4: Electronic Flash
Chapter 5: Photo Shooting Menu
Chapter 6: Video Recording Menu
Chapter 7: Custom Settings Menu
Chapter 8: Playback Menu
Chapter 9: The Setup Menu
Chapter 10: Network Menu
Chapter 11: Retouch and My Menus
Chapter 12: Introduction to Video
Bonus Online Chapters
Chapter 13: Focus on Lenses
Chapter 14: Protection, Prevention, and Troubleshooting
Chapter 15: Firmware Updates (Coming Soon)
With more than three million books in print, David D. Busch is the world’s #1 best-selling camera guide author, with more than 100 guidebooks for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Panasonic cameras, and many popular books devoted to digital photography and imaging techniques. His best-sellers include Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies, which has sold more than 300,000 copies in five editions, and Mastering Digital SLR Photography, now in its Fourth Edition.
The graduate of Kent State University is a former newspaper reporter/photographer, and operated his own commercial photo studio, shooting sports, weddings, portraits, fashion, architecture, product photography, and travel images. For 22 years he was a principal in CCS/PR, Inc., one of the largest public relations/marketing firms based in San Diego, working on press conferences, press kits, media tours, and sponsored photo trade magazine articles for Eastman Kodak Company and other imaging companies. His 2500 articles and accompanying photos have appeared inside and on the covers of hundreds of magazines, including Popular Photography, Rangefinder, and Professional Photographer.
For the last decade, Busch has devoted much of his time to sharing his photographic expertise, both in publications, and in seminar/workshops he hosts at the Cleveland Photographic Society School of Photography. He has been a call-in guest for 21 different radio shows nationally and in major markets, including WTOP-AM (Washington), KYW-AM (Philadelphia), USA Network (Daybreak USA), WPHM-AM (Detroit), KMJE-FM (Sacramento), CJAD-AM (Montreal), WBIX-AM (Boston), ABC Radio Network (Jonathan and Mary Show). He’s also been a call-in guest for one Canadian television show, and appeared live Breakfast Television in Toronto, the Today Show of the Great White North.
With a total of more than 200 books to his credit, Busch has had as many as five books appear simultaneously in the Amazon.com Top 25 Digital Photography Books, and when Michael Carr of About.com named the top five digital photography books for beginners, the initial #1 and #2 choices were Busch’s Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies and Mastering Digital Photography. His work has been translated into Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Bulgarian, German, Italian, French, and other languages. Busch lives in Ravenna, Ohio, and you can find him online at www.dslrguides.com.