Amateur photographers can explore their creativity and get professional results with Nikon's latest offering in the world of consumer digital SLR photography. In addition to being compact, lightweight, and wonderfully easy to use, the D50 features a 6.1-effective megapixel sensor, 5-area autofocus, and a large 2-inch LCD. All this, along with the superb Nikkor optics and high-performance zoom, should make the Nikon D50 one of 2006's top-selling cameras in its class. This guide covers it all-written by the technical editor of the Nikon Owners' Club International's Nikon Owner magazine-it is the perfect way for the proud owner of this new digital model to learn every facet of this capable camera and get beautiful, expertly shot photos.