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           First Steps
          
                    
                     Charging Your Battery
               
                    
                     Inserting Battery
               
                    
                     Inserting and Removing Compact Flash Memory Card
               
                    
                     Setting Date and Time
               
                    
                     Formatting Your CompactFlash Card
               
                    
                      Determining the Firmware Version
               
                    
                     Understanding Dials and Buttons
               
                    
                     The Control Panel
               
                    
                     Knowing the Information on the LCD Monitor
               
                    
                     Taking Photographs
               
                    
                     Basic Playback
         
          
          The A-Shooting Mode
               vs. the
               M-Shooting Mode
     
           The On-Camera Lens 
          
          
                    
                     Lens Overview
               
                    
                     Optical Zoom
               
                    
                     Digital Zoom
         
           Focusing 
          
          
                    
                     Autofocus Overview
               
                    
                     Infinity
               
                    
                     Close-Up
               
                    
                     Autofocus Mode
               
                    
                     Autofocus Area Selection
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Focus Confirmation
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Manual Focus
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
         
          Exposure Modes
          
          
                    
                     Exposure Overview
               
                    
                     The Program Mode
               
                    
                     The Flexible Program Mode
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     The Aperture-Priority Mode
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     The Shutter-Priority Mode
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     The Manual Exposure Mode
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Sensitivity
               
                    
                     Exposure Compensation
               
                    
                     Auto Bracketing
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Auto Exposure Lock
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Depth of Field
          
           Internal Flash
          
          
                    
                     Overview
               
                    
                     General Use
               
                    
                     Red-Eye Reduction
               
                    
                     Slow Synchronization
               
                    
                     Using Variable Power: Flash Compensation
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Turning the Internal Flash On and Off
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Does Shutter Speed Really Matter?
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
         
           White Balance 
          
                    
                     What is White Balance?
               
                    
                     Selecting a White Balance Mode
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     White Balance Braketing
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     A Comparison of White Balance Modes
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                     Does Auto White Balance Always Cancel Filter Effects?
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
          
          
           Converter Lenses
          
          
                    
                    Overview
               
                    
                    Lens Hoods
               
                    
                    General Operations
               
                    
                    Nikon Fisheye Converter FC-E8
               
                    
                    Nikon 0.66x Wide Angle Converter WC-E24
               
                    
                    Nikon 0.63x Wide Angle Converter WC-E63
               
                    
                    Nikon 2x Tele Converter TC-E2
               
                    
                    Nikon 3x Tele Converter TC-E3ED
         
          
           External Flashes
          
          
                    
                    Connecting an External Flash
               
                    
                    Camera Setup
               
                    
                    Using External Flashes in the TTL Mode
               
                    
                    Other Useful Nikon Flash Accessories
               
                    
                    What Is Fixed Aperture?
                    
                    (M-REC Mode Only)
               
                    
                    Using External Flashes in the 
                         Automatic (A) Mode
               
                    
                    Using External Flashes in the 
                         Manual (M) Mode
     
          Filters
          
                    General Issues
                    
                              
                               It All Starts with Thread Size and Rings!
                         
                              
                               Coated or Non-Coated?
                    
                    General Filters
                    
                              
                               UV, Skylight and Haze Filters
                         
                              
                               Polarizers
                         
                              
                               Neutral Density Filters 
                    
                    Special-Effects Filters
                    
                              
                               Star Filters
                         
                              
                               Diffusion Filters
                         
                              
                               Center Spot Filters
                         
                              
                               Fog Filters
                         
                              
                               Enhacing/Intensifying Filters
                    
           Other Stuffs
          
                    
                     TC-E2 (Tele-Converter) for Close-Up?
               
                    
                     Tele Combos: Nikon+Tiffen(2X) and Nikon+Kenko(5X)
               
                    
                     Kenko 6x and CrystalVue Sharp Shooter 8x Monocular
                            Lenses
               
                    
                     CrystalVue 8X and Kenko 6X Combo (48X)
               
                    
                     Russian 14X Reflector vs. CrystalVue 8X vs. Kenko 8X vs. Kenko 6X
                    
                    
                     Nikon Rayfact TelescoMicro ED6 × 18D
                    
                    
                     EagleEye 5X: A Quick View
                    
               
                    
                     Nikon Macro Cool-Light SL-1
               
                    
                     Samigon Halo-Light FRL-1 (Fluorescent Ring Light)
         
         
           Potpourri
          
                    
                     Slave Firing Tests