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Taking Photographs
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Retouching Photographs
Menus and Settings
Connections
Maintenance and Optional Accessories
Table of Contents
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Introduction 1
Basic Photography 20
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More on Photography (All Modes) 29
P, S, A, and M Modes 55
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Live View 93
Recording and Viewing Movies 101
Special Effects 111
Playback and Deletion 118
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Connections 132
Camera Menus 148
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Technical Notes 199
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For Your Safety
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Notices
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D5200
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Introduction
The Camera Body
Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays.
Getting to Know the Camera
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The Mode Dial
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes:
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The Viewfinder
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The response time and brightness of the viewfinder display may vary with temperature.
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The Monitor
The monitor can be angled and rotated as shown below.
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The Information Dis play
Camera settings can be viewed and adjusted in the information display.
Press the P button once to view settings, and again to make changes to settings.
Highlight items using the multi selector and press J to view options for the highlighted item.
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The Command Dial
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Camera Menus: An Over view
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Using Camera Menus
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First Ste ps
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Basic Photography
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Battery Level and Card Capacity
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Point-and-Shoot Photography (iand j Modes)
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Creative Photography (Scene Modes)
The Mode Dial
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More on Photography (All Modes)
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Single-Frame, Continuous, Self-timer, Remote, and Quiet Release Modes
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Self-Timer and Remote Control Modes
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Using Optional WR-R10 and WR-T10 Wireless Remote Controllers (0210)
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Focus
Focus Mod e
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AF-Area Mode
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Focus Point Selection
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Focus Loc k
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Manual Focus
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The Electronic Rangefinder
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Image Quality and Size
Image Quality
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Image Size
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Using the Built-in Flash
Using the Built-in Flash: i, k, p, n, o, s, w, and g Modes
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Using the Built-in Flash: P, S, A, M, and 0 Modes
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ISO Sensitivity
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Interval Timer Photography
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Restoring Default Settings
The information display turns off briefly while settings are reset.
Settings Accessible from the Information Display
Other Settings
P, S, A, and M Modes
P, S, A, and M modes offer different degrees of control over shutter speed and aperture:
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Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)
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Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)
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Mode M (Manual)
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Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only)
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Exposure
Metering
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Exposure Compensation
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Flash Compensation
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Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows
Active D-Lighting
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High Dynamic Range (HDR)
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Multiple Exposure
Creating a Multiple Exposure
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Interrupting Multiple Exposures
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White Balance
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Fine-Tuning White Balance
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Copying White Balance from a Photograph
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Bracketing
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Picture Controls
Selecting a Picture Control
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Picture Control Settings
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Creating Custom Picture Controls
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Sharing Custom Picture Controls
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Live View
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Choosing the Focus Point
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The Live View Display
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Recording and Viewing Movies
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Recording Movies
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Press the movie-record button agai n to end recording.
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Movie Settings
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Viewin g Movies
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Editing Movies
Trimm ing Movi es
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Saving Selected Frames
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Special Effects
Special effects can be used when recording images.
Shooting with Special Effects
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Options Available in Live View
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Playback and Deletion
Full-Fr ame Play back
Photo Information
Photo information is superimposed on images displayed in full-frame playback.
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Shooting Data
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Overview Data
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Thumbnail Playback
To display images in contact sheets of four, nine, or 72 images, press the W (Q) button.
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Calendar Playback
To view images taken on a selected date, press the W (Q) button when 72 images are displayed.
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A (L)See page 126 for more information.
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
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The following operations can be performed while zoom is in effect:
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Protecting Photographs from Deletion
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Deleting Photographs
Full-Frame, Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback
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Slide Shows
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Connections
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Installing ViewNX 2
Your Imaging Toolbox
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The following software is installed:
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Windows Mac OS Click Yes Click OK
ViewNX 2 Apple QuickTime (Windows only)
Using ViewNX 2
Copy Pictures to the Computer
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View Pict ures
Retouching Photographs
Editing Movies
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Printing Photographs
Connecting the Printer
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Printing Multiple Pictures
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Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set
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Viewing Photographs on TV
Standard Definition Devices
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Output Resolution
Device Control
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Camera Menus
To display the playback menu, press G and select the D (playback menu) tab.
Choose a folder for playback:
The playback menu contains the following options:
DThe Playback Menu: Managing Images
Playback Display Options
Image Review Rotate Tall
CThe Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
To display the shooting menu, press G and select the C (shooting menu) tab.
Reset Shooting Menu
Note: Depending on camera settings, some items may be grayed out and unavailable.
The shooting menu contains the following options:
Storage Folder
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Auto Distortion Control
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Color Space
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Long Exposure NR
High ISO NR
ISO Sensitivity Settings
Auto ISO Sensitivity control
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The following Custom Settings are available:
Reset Custom Settings
Select Yes to restore Custom Settings to their default values.
a: Autofocus
a1: AF-C Priority Selection
a2: Number of Focus Points
a3: Built-in AF-assist Illuminator
a4: Rangefinder
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b: Exposure
b1: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl
c: Timers/AE Lock
c2: Auto off Timers
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c3: Self-Timer
c4: Remote on Duration (ML-L3)
d: Shooting/Display
d1: Beep
d2: Viewfinder Grid Display d3: ISO Display
d4: File Number Sequence
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d5: Exposure Delay Mode
Choose the date information imprinted on photographs as they are taken.
Future date (two days remaining) Past date (two days elapsed)
Date Counter
To change the date or store additional dates, highlight a slot, press 2, and enter the date.
Highlight an option and press J.
Press J in the date counter menu when settings are complete.
d6: Print Date
e: Bracketing/Flash
e1: Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash
e2: Auto Bracketing Set
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f: Controls
f1: Assign Fn Button
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f2: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button
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BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup
To display the setup menu, press G and select the B (setup menu) tab.
Note: Depending on camera settings, some items may be grayed out and unavailable.
The setup menu contains the following options:
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Monitor Brightness
Format Memory Card D
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Info Display Format
The Classic display is shown below.
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Auto Info Display
Image Dust Off Ref Photo
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Video Mode Flicker Reduction A
Choose a language for camera menus and messages.
Time Zone and Date
Language
Image Comment
Auto Image Rotation
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Remote Shutter Release
GPS
Accessory Terminal
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Eye-Fi Upload
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Wireless Mobile Adapter
Firmware Version
NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
To display the retouch menu, press G and select the N (retouch menu) tab.
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Creating Retouched Copies
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D-Lighting
Red-Eye Correction
Trim
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Monochrome
Choose from the following filter effects.
Filter Effects
Color Balance
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Straighten
Distortion Control
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Color Sketch
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Side-by-side Comparison
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My Menu
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Technical Notes
The f-number given in lens names is the maximum aperture of the lens.
This ca mera supp ort s aut ofoc us wi th AF -S an d AF -I CP U len ses o nly.
Compatible C PU Lenses
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Compatible Non-CPU Lenses
Non-CPU lenses may only be used when the camera is in mode M.
Selecting another mode disables the shutter release.
Some non-CPU lenses can not be used; see Incompatible Accessories and Non-CPU Lenses, below.
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Optional Flash Units (Speedlights)
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The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS-Compatible Flash Units
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The following features are available with CLS-compatible flash units:
Other Flash Units
The following flash units can be used in non-TTL auto and manual modes.
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Other Accessories
At the time of writing, the following accessories were available for the D5200.
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Approved Memory Cards
Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
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Caring for the Camera
Storage
Cleaning
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Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
Caring for the Camera
Caring for the Battery
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Available Settings
The following table lists the settings that can be adjusted in each mode.
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Exposure Program (Mode P)
The exposure program for mode P is shown in the following graph:
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When matrix metering is used, values over 161/3EV are reduced to 161/3EV.
Troubleshooting
Shooting (All Modes)
Battery/Display
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Shooting (P, S, A, M)
Playback
Miscellaneous
Error Messages
This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder and monitor.
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Specifications
Nikon D5200 Digital Camera
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MH-24 battery charger
EN-EL14 rechargeable Li-ion battery AF-S DX NIKKOR 1855mm f/3.55.6G VR lens
The AF-S DX NIKKOR 1855mm f/3.55.6G VR
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Vibration Reduction (VR)
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For more information, see Getting Good Results with Autofocus (034).
Supported Standards
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Memory Card Capac ity
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Battery Life
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