Note: This book is specifically for the newer Z5II and does not cover the original Z5 model, which has different controls and functions. See the Z5 book if that's the camera you have.
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Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5II helps you understand and master the use of the incredible Nikon Z5II camera, including information that Nikon themselves doesn't have in their manual. Despite being an entry camera, the Z5II has a massive number of advanced features and capabilities that you need to understand in order to get the most from your camera.
This book covers everything (thus the name). I'll walk you through why the new lens mount is significant, what older lenses you can use with the FTZ Adapter, and how the Z9-generation focus system is put together and works, including subject detection and much more. Pretty much everything that's known about the Z5II is in this book.
You might think this is just a rehash of my Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5, Nikon's original entry full frame mirrorless camera. Nope. While some of the information will appear the same (because it is in the cameras in question), you're going to find that quite a bit of this book is entirely new. The change to the EXPEED7 chip and the Z9-generation focus system made for extensive changes over the previous model. Moreover, I've taken the time to completely restructure the book, so that it reads better from front to back, and so that there's a better ordering to how things are presented (the high-level structure can be seen in the Table of Contents).
You'll find deep-yet-understandable explanations with more examples and suggestions than in other guides you can buy, all in the no-nonsense and understandable writing style for which Thom Hogan has become famous. No matter how well you think you know the Nikon cameras, you'll find things in this work that you didn't know about the Z5II. That's why it's called a "complete guide."
- Organized to help you learn. This book has been completely re-organized from the pre-Z9 Complete Guides, with distinct sections for what you need to know before using the camera (background and setup), while using the camera for still photography or video, and after using the camera (what you can do with your images).
- A complete instruction manual and an introduction to relevant digital issues in one book. Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Z5II manages to not only fully describe every feature of the Nikon Z5II in clear, easy-to-understand language, but also provides you rich, technical background for many of the critical issues that confront digital camera users. First time digital camera users will get information about how digital cameras work. Digital veterans will get insights into how to set their Nikon Z5II for the best results. Video users get information on how to use the sophisticated video functions now included on the Z5II.
- Z autofocus modes explained in plain English! Nikon loves inventing acronyms and cryptic terms. Can't figure out tracking autofocus, what the autofocus area modes actually do, and how to best configure you camera for focusing? Don't understand subject detection? Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5II explains these terms and accompanying techniques in the same simple, no-nonsense language that made his original Nikon Field Guide a best seller.
- Multiple exposure, Focus Stacking, Pixel-shift, and much more are covered in detail. Nikon didn't spend a lot of time in their documentation outlining how everything works. Some of their descriptions are almost as simple as "press this button and turn this dial to do [function]." Thom's book covers what the camera is actually doing and how that might impact your results. Every function is covered with illustrated step-by-step instructions that also point out nuance. Since the Nikon Z5II allows manual control of video, you'll learn how to do that, too.
- All the ways you can connect to mobile/computers are dealt with. SnapBridge? Yes. Tablet direct connections? Yes. Wi-Fi to your computer? Still yes. Nikon Imaging Cloud, Tethering, Remote Control? Yes, yes, and more yes.
The PDF eBook file has been checked and runs on Kindle, Nook, and iPad readers (Apple Books works quite well for this). Don't have an eReader? No problem, the eBook also works using PDF readers on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. Technically, the PDF file works on iPhones and Android phones, too, but the screens on those devices are bit small to read comprehensive text and tables like those in this book.
The Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5II is a must-own for any Nikon Z5II user. There simply isn't any other work out there that comes close to touching the detail, usefulness, or completeness of this work.
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