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Note: This camera was first sold in Mar 2005. It has been replaced by the Nikon D40X.
Nikon D50
Nikon D50
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Jane Fulkerson (judyfulkerson) 0 pts
September 24, 2008 2:11 PM

How do you take a picture with the Nikon D50 camera?

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bukit97 (bukit97) 12611 pts
September 24, 2008 8:34 PM
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Turn the camera on, set the mode-dial to Auto, aim at your subject and press the Shutter with the first finger of the right hand.

That is about all you do to take a picture with D50.

Step 2 will be to take pictures using the logos on the Mode Dial.

Each logo is actually self explanatory. Flower means close up, hill means landscape, lady means portrait and so on.
Set the mode dial to flower lets you take close up pictures, say objects within arms length or nearer.
Set the mode dial to " hill " logo lets you take landscape pictures, including gardens and houses.

Step 3 will be to take control of the camera by setting the Mode Dial to A, S, P or M.
" S " means shutter priority. Setting the mode dial to " S " allows you to change the speed of the shutter and capture moving objects, like kids that do not stay still or people moving and talking. This camera can capture speeding objects up to 1/4000 of a second, but you will not need it most of the time.

" A " setting allows you to control the depth of field. Wider aperture means only the object will stay sharp, the rest will be blur. Small aperture means everything in focus will be sharp, remembering that large number like F16 mean smaller aperture and small number like F3.5 means wide aperture.

Step 4 will be to understand what else the camera can do for you. This you do by downloading the manual at this site


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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
September 26, 2008 6:03 PM
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Agree, first I would read through the manual (although Bukit hits the nail on the head here).
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Jane Fulkerson (judyfulkerson) 0 pts
October 2, 2008 1:02 PM
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Thanks
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