Short description
Photographers will be happy to see this successor to Nikon's user-friendly D40x. Small and light, it's perfect for those moving up from compact digital cameras. And it's better than ever, with its enhanced Retouch menu options; new EXPEED digital image processing for refined tone and color; lightning-like start-up time; and Active D-Lighting that improves image quality in high-contrast conditions. "Magic Lantern DVD Guide" provides a perfect introduction to the model, while the book, written by Nikon expert Simon Stafford, will take them even more deeply into the camera's every function.
Long description
Nikon's smallest digital SLR--a sister camera to the D40 with even more megapixels and a few minor feature changes--combines a 10.2-megapixel CCD with a simple, intuitive operation designed so that everyone can successfully take great, high-resolution pictures. With this Magic Lantern Guide (R), proud new owners of this wonderfully portable camera will be able to take full advantage of its cutting-edge digital technologies, including the great viewfinder that helps even beginners improve their composition, the large LCD monitor, wide viewing angle, invaluable built-in Help Menu, superb resolution power that assures good printing quality, and Nikon's exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering II system.