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Product Documentation
User’s Manual
Package Contents
Memory cards are sold separately
Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
Special Effects
%Night Vision
(Miniature Effect
P, S, A, and M Modes
Mode P (Programmed Auto)
For Your Safety
❚❚WARNINGS
ADo not aim a flash at the operator of a motor vehicle
Failure to observe this precaution could result in accidents
AObserve caution when using the flash
AAvoid contact with liquid crystal
ADo not carry tripods with a lens or camera attached
Observe proper precautions when handling the charger
Use appropriate cables
ACD-ROMs
AFollow the directions of airline and hospital personnel
Off
Notices
D5300
Notice for Customers in the State of California WARNING
Notices for Customers in the U.S.A
The Battery Charger
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction
•Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced
•Comply with copyright notices
Disposing of Data Storage Devices
Log list
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
DUse Only Nikon Brand Accessories
ABefore Taking Important Pictures
ALife-LongLearning
•For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com
Location Data
Wireless
Notices for Customers in Canada
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
FCC/IC RF Exposure Statement
http://imaging.nikon.com/support/pdf/DoC_D5300.pdf
Notice for Customers in Singapore
Trade Name:
Model: D5300
Security
Introduction
Getting to Know the Camera
Viewfinder eyepiece
Rubber eyecup
Gbutton
Menus
4Infrared receiver for ML-L3
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes:
P, S, A, and M Modes
Special Effects Modes
%Night vision (0 35)
P—Programmedauto (0 42)
s(E/#) button
Description
Continuous L
button is pressed
Continuous H
5Monochrome indicator
6“No memory card”
8Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator
11Special effects mode
12Bracketing indicator
The monitor can be angled and rotated as shown below
Normal use
Low-angleshots
High-angleshots
Self-portraits
Viewing settings: To view the information display, press the R button
ATurning the Monitor Off
Auto off timers
Changing settings
Pbutton
First Steps
3Insert the battery and memory card
Battery latch
Slide the memory card in until it clicks into place
AThe Write Protect Switch
Write-protectswitch
4Attach a lens
Be sure to remove the lens cap before taking pictures
Do not use force
8Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining
9 Focus the viewfinder
DCharging the Battery
CHARGE
Use the charger with compatible batteries only. Unplug when not in use
A Battery Level
Battery fully charged
ARemoving the Battery
AFormatting Memory Cards
Format memory card
Note that this permanently deletes any data the card may contain
ARemoving Memory Cards
A-M
M/A-M
A/M-M
M/A
A/M
“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)
Viewfinder photography
Taking photographs
Viewing photographs
Deleting photographs
Framing Photos in the Viewfinder
4Shoot
AThe Shutter-ReleaseButton
❚❚Thumbnail Playback
❚❚Calendar Playback
Display the photograph you wish to delete
Press O; a confirmation dialog will be displayed
Obutton
Press the O button again to delete the picture
AThe Standby Timer
Framing Photos in the Monitor
recording. Do not eject the memory card or remove
or disconnect the power source until the lamp has
gone out and recording is complete. When
DShooting in Live View Mode
Flicker reduction
•The ambient temperature is high
•The camera has been used for extended periods in live view or to record movies
•The camera has been used in continuous release mode for extended periods
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Recording Movies
5 End recording
AMaximum Length
Movie settings
Frame size/frame rate
Movie quality
DRecording Movies
Flash lighting can not be used during movie recording
DThe Count-DownDisplay
1icon
Length
Volume
Movie progress bar
Guide
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Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)
kPortrait
lLandscape
pChild
mSports
nClose up
oNight Portrait
rNight Landscape
sParty/Indoor
tBeach/Snow
uSunset
yBlossom
zAutumn Colors
0Food
Special Effects
%Night Vision
gColor Sketch
'Toy Camera Effect
(Miniature Effect
3Selective Color
❚❚gColor Sketch
❚❚'Toy Camera Effect
❚❚(Miniature Effect
❚❚3Selective Color
3 Select a color
4 Choose the color range
5 Select additional colors
Yes
6Return to the live view display
P, S, A, and M Modes
In manual mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture
AShutter Speed and Aperture
AThe Exposure Indicator
Optimal exposure
AThe Information Display
Location Data
4 Check satellite signal strength
5Take pictures
6Turn the location data function off
Off
Record location data
DLocation Data
Wi-Fi
What Wi-FiCan Do for You
Accessing the Camera
1 Enable the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi
Network connection
Enable
2Connect
•Camera: Highlight Network settings and press
2Select Network settings > PIN-entryWPS
Network settings
PIN-entry
3Enter the PIN
4Launch the Wireless Mobile Utility
2Display the camera SSID
3Select the camera SSID
❚❚Terminating the Connection
❚❚Restoring Default Settings
Camera Menus
Menu Options
❚❚DPlayback Menu: Managing Images
❚❚CShooting Menu: Shooting Options
❚❚ACustom Settings: Fine-TuningCamera Settings
❚❚BSetup Menu: Camera Setup
❚❚NRetouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
❚❚mRecent Settings/OMy Menu (Defaults to mRecent Settings)
1 Display the menus
2Highlight the icon for the current menu
3 Select a menu
4Position the cursor in the selected menu
5Highlight a menu item
6Display options
7Highlight an option
8 Select the highlighted item
ViewNX
Installing ViewNX
3Exit the installer
Windows
Mac OS
Click Yes
4Remove the installer CD from the CD-ROMdrive
Using ViewNX
❚❚Retouching Photographs
❚❚Editing Movies
❚❚Printing Pictures
❚❚Viewing Location Data
Technical Notes
Compatible Lenses
Other Accessories
Body cap
Body Cap
BF-1B/Body
Cap
BF-1A
SDHC memory cards
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB
64 GB
2 GB
48 GB, 64 GB
Caring for the Camera
Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals
Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
Storage
Notes on the monitor
Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light
Moiré
•Do not expose the battery to flame or excessive heat
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Error Messages
Format the card
Card is full
Subject is too bright
Subject is too dark
No “Bulb” in S mode
button again
consult Nikon-authorizedservice representative
Consult Nikon-authorizedservice representative
representative
Metering error
Specifications
❚❚Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
Lens
Autofocus is available with AF-Sand AF-Ilenses. Autofocus is not
for the F3AF are not supported), and AI-Plenses. Non-CPUlenses can be
used in mode M, but the camera exposure meter will not function
The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended
Exposure Index)
available
YAuto, ZExtra high, PHigh, QNormal, RLow, !Off
Live view
Autofocus (AF): Single-servoAF (AF-S); full-time-servoAF (AF-F)
Manual focus (MF)
Contrast-detectAF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point
Automatic scene
Wireless
Standards
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Communications
IEEE 802.11b: DSSS/CCK
❚❚MH-24Battery Charger
❚❚EN-EL14aRechargeable Li-ionBattery
❚❚AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–140mm f/3.5–5.6GED VR Lens
❚❚AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6GVR Lens
AAF-SDX NIKKOR 18–140mm f/3.5–5.6GED VR
AAF-SDX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6GVR
ATrademark Information
AConformity Marking
AFreeType License (FreeType2)
http://www.freetype.org
AMIT License (HarfBuzz)
ABattery Life
Photographs
: Approximately 600 shots
Photographs, continuous release mode (Nikon standard
: Approximately 2000 shots
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