David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D55002
Introducing the Basic Controls
You’ll find descriptions of most of the controls used with the Nikon D5500 in
Chapter 2, which provides a complete “roadmap” of the camera’s buttons and
dials and switches. However, you may need to perform a few tasks during this
initial setup process, and most of them will require the MENU button, the
multi selector pad, and command dial. Figure 1.2 shows the location of these
controls.
n MENU button. It’s located to the left of the LCD monitor. When you
want to access a menu, press it. To exit most menus, press it again.
n Multi selector pad. This is a thumbpad-sized button with projections at
the up, down, left, and right “navigational” positions, plus a button in the
center marked “OK.” With the D5500, the multi selector is used exclu-
sively for navigation; for example, to navigate among menus on the LCD
monitor or to choose one of the 39 focus points, to advance or reverse
display of a series of images during picture review, or to change the kind
of photo information displayed on the screen. The OK button is used to
confirm your choices.
n Command dial. This dial, located on the right corner of the top surface,
is used for some navigation and to make settings, such as f/stop or shutter
speed.
n Touch screen. You can use your fingers to tap, slide, pinch, and stretch on
the D5500’s LCD monitor. I’ll show you how to use these gestures next.
Figure 1.2
The D5500’s basic
controls.
Multi
selector
OK
button
MENU button
LCD monitor/
Touch screen
Command
dial
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