New Nikon D7100 Owner: Any suggestions on reference manuals for the D7100? I won it in a raffle! My experience is that the manufacturers manuals are usually just too technical for me.

Saleavitt10 Loc: Maine

Any suggestions on reference manuals for the D7100? I won it in a raffle! My experience is that the manufacturers manuals are usually just too technical for me.

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Read through the manual regardless. Finding feature from page on camera. PLAY

Then tomorrow PLAY some more with what you've learned.

Then come back to UHH with specific questions or click on 'search' for your question first. If no simple answer than 'ask us' for an answer.

I love my D7000 but only after 4-5 months of playing and finding out what it can really do.

Sarge69

Saleavitt10 Loc: Maine

sarge69 wrote:

Read through the manual regardless. Finding feature from page on camera. PLAY

Then tomorrow PLAY some more with what you've learned.

Then come back to UHH with specific questions or click on 'search' for your question first. If no simple answer than 'ask us' for an answer.

I love my D7000 but only after 4-5 months of playing and finding out what it can really do.

Sarge69

Thanks sarge69. I always read the included manuals but they sometimes leave a bit to be desired in explaining some functions to the "less technically savy" folks such as I.

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Saleavitt10 wrote:

Thanks sarge69. I always read the included manuals but they sometimes leave a bit to be desired in explaining some functions to the "less technically savy" folks such as I.

the manual leaves a bit to be desired but read it anyway. That sentence you skipped over because it seemed self-evident or of no interest will come back to bite you later!

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

I have purchased David Busch's manuals on Amazon.com for every Nikon camera I have ever bought. They are EXCELLANT !!

I highly recommend his style of teaching you the camera as well as some basic photography.....

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

Yes as GC stated. Get the field guide on Amazon.

Pine1 Loc: Midland & Lakeway

Yes, David Busch's D7100 is a good book. There are some good Youtube clips as well. I also downloaded Michael the Mavern's video. I've also had $450.00 worth of private tutoring. It's a great dslr. I also watch UHH daily. Have fun.

Saleavitt10 Loc: Maine

Thanks for the recommendations folks. Will take a look at the David Bush book.

LarryM Loc: Northfield, MN

The manual that comes with the D7100 is available here as an Adobe pdf file:

https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18247

I think it's really quite good, well written, easy to understand and to follow. In fact it's one of the better manuals I've seen.

There is some disagreement among the congnoscenti regarding the advice, etc., from Ken Rockwell, but this review of the 7100 is quite good, I think:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d7100.htm

Good luck. It's a great camera.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

I bought a book called 'Nikon D7100 for Dummies' on ebay for around $27. It is an excellent non-technical book for a beginner, but is also a wealth of information for experienced shooters. I recommend it. :-)

Michael66 Loc: Queens, New York

Saleavitt10 wrote:

Any suggestions on reference manuals for the D7100? I won it in a raffle! My experience is that the manufacturers manuals are usually just too technical for me.

Check out Matt Granger, thatnikonguy.com and on youtube. He goes through all the settings in one video.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Go to the Ken Rockwell site. He should have a tutorial on your camera. I did on my D90 and learned more than from the instruction manual - the dummie book and another book. He goes through all the settings on the manual side of the camera and tells you what he uses and why and what you may want to do. Good luck with your new camera. - Dave

Saleavitt10 Loc: Maine

Thanks again for all the suggestions! Much appreciated.

doduce Loc: Holly Springs NC

GC likes NIKON wrote:

I have purchased David Busch's manuals on Amazon.com for every Nikon camera I have ever bought. They are EXCELLANT !!

I highly recommend his style of teaching you the camera as well as some basic photography.....

What he said.

Patw28 Loc: PORT JERVIS, NY

Read the manual with camera in hand!

Digital film is cheap. Crank the ISO up to 3200, sit in your easy chair and shoot, shoot, shoot! (The D7100 permits you to delete every picture you took on a selected date with a single click of a button.)

Start a note file on your tablet. "I didn't know that!" Or "Ahaa!"

Issue an edict: Don't interrupt me unless your hair is on fire!