Nikon Instruction Manuals

13 years 2 months ago #28848 by frogger
Is it just me or are Nikon instruction manuals especially difficult to understand. I consider myself to be a fairly intelligent guy, but I can't make sense of a good portion of my D3000 manual. Is it one of those situations where you have to already know what you're doing to understand what you're trying to learn. Are all camera manufacturer's books this obtuse?


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13 years 2 months ago #28897 by Baydream
The Canon manuals are not that bad but certainly not written for "profit". The bought the Focal Digital Camera Guide (from Focal Press) for my XSi. Lots more detail and examples.

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13 years 2 months ago #28985 by Screamin Scott
Most of the camera manuals are too "technical" for the average person. The "Magic Lantern" guides do a better job of explaining the camera features for whichever camera it is printed for.

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13 years 2 months ago #28991 by Rob pix4u2

Screamin Scott wrote: Most of the camera manuals are too "technical" for the average person. The "Magic Lantern" guides do a better job of explaining the camera features for whichever camera it is printed for.

:agree:

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13 years 2 months ago #28995 by crystal
Actually, I don't have a problem with Nikon manuals. IMO, the manuals are to tell you what the features are and maybe give you a small example of how to do something. The manuals are not made up to teach you photography. You need to learn your camera to take the picture.

When I bought my first DSLR Nikon D50, yes it was a little confusing due to the simple fact I was completely new to the world of SLRs. Now that I understand the use of a DSLR, and I upgraded to the D80, I barely look at the manual. I rather play with the camera first, if I do not understand a specific feature, I then will look it up in the manual.
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