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Nikon D3500: Pocket Guide: Buttons, Dials, Settings, Modes, and Shooting Tips
By Rocky Nook
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Designed for photographers who haven’t memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Nikon D3500, Rocky Nook’s handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you’re out and about.
- • Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist
- • Identify every button and dial on your camera
- • Learn the essential modes and settings you need to know
- • Dive deeper with additional features of your camera
- • Execute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and more
- • Follow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)
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Nikon D3500 - Rocky Nook
Check these settings before you head out with your camera!
CAMERA BODY TOP
1.Eyelet for Camera Strap: Used to attach the camera strap.
2.Focal Plane Mark: Used when you need to know the exact distance from the subject to the focal plane of the camera.
3.Speaker: Used for sound.
4.Accessory Shoe: This is where you attach external accessories like flash units.
5.Mode Dial: Used to set the shooting mode.
6.Movie Record Button: Press to start and stop recording when shooting video.
7.Power Switch: Turn camera on and off.
8.Shutter Release: Press halfway to activate autofocus and all the way to take photo.
9.Exposure Compensation / Aperture Button: Used with the Command dial to adjust exposure compensation / Used with the Command dial in Manual exposure mode to adjust the aperture.
10.Live View Switch: Turns Live View on or off.
11.Command Dial: Used to adjust camera settings.
CAMERA BODY FRONT
1.AF-Assist Illuminator: Used to illuminate the subject in low light so the autofocus can work.
2.Built-in Flash: Used to light the subject in low light (shown closed).
3.Microphone: Used to record audio when recording video.
4.Lens Mounting Mark: Used to line
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