Introduction
This will make you to an expert on using the Nikon D90, but this alone won't get great pictures.
To get great photos you still need to get yourself to the right place and point the camera in the right direction at the right time, which is a lot harder than mastering the D90. Technically, lighting and the use or disuse of flash is far more important to artistic synthesis than your choice of camera.
Right out of the box at default settings the D90 does a great job, but you need an eye to "see" the photos before you take them. The D90 is easy to master, but knowing how to make a great picture can take a lifetime. See all the previous links and How to Create a Masterpiece for more.
Once you get the right photo framed in your finder, there are two absolutely critical basic settings, which if set correctly, will give you extraordinary photos. Most people skip this, and are forever cursed with the same results regardless of how much they spend on new cameras.
Getting great photos out of the D90, or any other camera, really only takes these settings and a good eye:
1.) Take a picture. Look at the rear LCD. OK? You're done! If not:
2.) Too light or dark? Change the Exposure Compensation and shoot again. OK? You're done! If not:
3.) Colors not right? Adjust White Balance and try again. OK? You're done! If not:
4.) Contrast, saturation or other fine points not right? Adjust the Picture Controls. OK? GREAT! If not, you're either not at the right place, not at the right time, or looking in the wrong direction. It's never your camera's fault, but only human to blame it.
For more examples of why you'd want to change what settings and why, see my the "teaching" galleries on my Gallery page.
Making a great photo involves knowing what makes a great photo, knowing how to get great exposure, knowing when to use the D90's adjustments, knowing how to get great color, locations, timing, patience and a whole lot more. I cover general photography issues here.
Looking for a specific control? Use my Search page. Be sure to mention the D90 in your search.
Want free live phone support? In the USA, call (800) NIKON-UX, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Below are the basics. Explicit details follow in later pages linked at the bottom.
Most of the settings I'll discuss are locked out in the green AUTO position on the top left mode knob. I don't use this position.
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