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              Introduction
“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)                
Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)
              Special Effects
More on Photography              
P, S, A, and M Modes
Live View              
Recording and Viewing Movies
Playback and Deletion                
Connections
              Wi-Fi
Camera Menus            
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              Technical Notes
              ❚❚WARNINGS
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              Introduction
              2Introduction
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              The Viewfinder
4Introduction              
The Monitor
              The Information Display
Viewing settings                
6Introduction
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              8Introduction
              ❚❚Using Camera Menus
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
              1Attach the strap
2Charge the battery              
3Insert the battery and memory card
12Introduction              
4Attach a lens
              5Open the monitor
6Turn the camera on                
7Choose a language and set the camera clock
14Introduction              
8Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining
9 Focus the viewfinder              
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              18Introduction
              “Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)
              1Ready the camera
2Frame the photograph                
3Press the shutter-releasebutton halfway
20“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)              
4Shoot
              Viewing Photographs
Deleting Unwanted Pictures                
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              1 Rotate the live view switch
2Ready the camera                
3Focus
24“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)              
4Take the picture
              26“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)
              1Rotate the live view switch
“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)                
4Start recording
5End recording              
Viewing Movies
28“Point-and-Shoot”Modes (iand j)              
Deleting Unwanted Movies
              30Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)
              kPortrait
lLandscape                
pChild
              mSports
nClose up                
32Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)
              Other Scenes
oNight Portrait                
rNight Landscape
              sParty/Indoor
tBeach/Snow                
uSunset
34Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)              
vDusk/Dawn
wPet Portrait                
xCandlelight
              yBlossom
zAutumn Colors                
0Food
36Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)              
Special Effects
              gColor Sketch
'Toy Camera Effect                
(Miniature Effect
38Special Effects              
3Selective Color
1Silhouette                
2High Key
              3Low Key
)HDR Painting                
40Special Effects
              Options Available in Live View
❚❚gColor Sketch                
1 Select live view
2Adjust options                
Outlines
              ❚❚'Toy Camera Effect
❚❚(Miniature Effect                
42Special Effects
              2Position the focus point
3Display options                
4 Adjust options
5Return to the live view display                
❚❚3Selective Color
              3 Select a color
4 Choose the color range                
5 Select additional colors
6Return to the live view display                
44Special Effects
              More on Photography
              Continuous L
1 Press the s(E/#) button                
2Choose a continuous release mode
4Take photographs                
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              2Select J(Quiet shutter release)
Quiet shutter release                
3Press the shutter-releasebutton all the way
down                
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              2Select E(Self-timer)mode
3 Frame the photograph                
4Take the photograph
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              Choosing How the Camera Focuses: Focus Mode
1Display focus mode options                
2Choose a focus mode
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              Choosing How the Focus Point Is Selected: AF-AreaMode
1Display AF-areamode options              
2Choose an AF-areamode
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Focus Point Selection
1Choose an AF-areamode other than e                
(Auto-areaAF; 0 53)
2Select the focus point                
Focus Lock
              2Lock focus
focus mode                
3Recompose the photograph and shoot
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Manual Focus
1 Set the lens focus-modeswitch                
2 Focus
❚❚The Electronic Rangefinder              
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              Image Quality
1Display image quality options                
2Choose a file type
              60More on Photography
              Image Size
1Display image size options                
2Choose an image size
              Auto Pop-upModes
1Choose a flash mode                
2Take pictures
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❚❚Flash Modes
              Manual Pop-upModes
1Raise the flash                
2Choose a flash mode (P, S, A, and M modes only)
3Take pictures                
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              1Display ISO sensitivity options
2Choose an ISO sensitivity              
1 Select Interval timer shooting
Interval timer shooting                
2Choose a starting time
•To choose a starting time, highlight Start time                
3Choose the interval
              4Choose the number of intervals
5Start shooting              
Using an Optional ML-L3Remote Control
2Select a remote control mode                
Highlight "(Delayed remote (ML-L3))or
#(Quick-responseremote (ML-L3))and press J                
3Frame the photograph
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              ❚❚Settings Accessible from the Information Display
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❚❚ Other Settings
              Embedding Location Data in Photos and Movies
1 Select Location data                
2Select Record location data
Highlight Record location data and press                
3Select On
              4 Check satellite signal strength
5Take pictures                
6Turn the location data function off
              Track Logs
1 Select On for Record location Data                
2Select Create log
Create log                
3Choose the log interval and log length
              5End the log
              Deleting Logs
1Select Log list                
2 Press O
3 Select logs                
To delete all logs
              GPS Options
❚❚Standby Timer                
❚❚Set Clock from Satellite
              ❚❚Update A-GPSFile
1Download the latest assisted GPS file                
2Copy the file to the “NIKON” folder on the memory card
3Insert the memory card in the camera                
4Turn the camera on
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              P, S, A, and M Modes
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              Mode P (Programmed Auto)
84P, S, A, and M Modes              
Mode S (Shutter-PriorityAuto)
1 Rotate the mode dial to S                
2 Choose a shutter speed
              Mode A (Aperture-PriorityAuto)
1 Rotate the mode dial to A                
2 Choose an aperture
86P, S, A, and M Modes              
Mode M (Manual)
1 Rotate the mode dial to M                
2Choose aperture and shutter speed
              Long Time-Exposures(M Mode Only)
Bulb                
Long exposure NR
❚❚Bulb                
2 Choose the shutter speed
              ❚❚Time
3Open the shutter                
4Close the shutter
              Metering
1 Display metering options                
2Choose a metering method
90P, S, A, and M Modes              
Autoexposure Lock
Center-weighted                
metering
Spot metering                
1Meter exposure
              Exposure Compensation
92P, S, A, and M Modes              
Flash Compensation
              Active D-Lighting
1Display Active D-Lightingoptions                
2Choose an option
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              96P, S, A, and M Modes
              3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
              ❚❚Creating a Multiple Exposure
1 Select Multiple exposure                
Multiple exposure
2Enable multiple exposure mode                
Highlight Multiple exposure mode and press
              3Choose the number of shots
Number of shots                
4Choose the amount of gain
Auto gain                
• On
              ❚❚Interrupting Multiple Exposures
100P, S, A, and M Modes              
1Display white balance options
2Choose a white balance option              
102P, S, A, and M Modes
              Fine-TuningWhite Balance
1 Select a white balance option                
Fluorescent
Preset                
manual)
              Preset Manual
❚❚Measuring a Value for Preset White Balance                
1 Light a reference object
2 Display white balance options                
3Select Measure
              5Measure white balance
              6Check the results
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❚❚Copying White Balance from a Photograph
1 Select Preset manual                
2Select Use photo
Use photo                
3Choose Select image
              1 Choose a bracketing option
Auto bracketing set                
108P, S, A, and M Modes
              2Display bracketing options
3Select a bracketing increment                
4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
AE bracketing                
ADL bracketing
              110P, S, A, and M Modes
              Selecting a Picture Control
1Display Picture Control options                
2Select a Picture Control
              Modifying Picture Controls
Quick adjust                
1 Select a Picture Control
Set Picture Control                
2Adjust settings
              ❚❚Picture Control Settings
              114P, S, A, and M Modes
              Creating Custom Picture Controls
1 Select Manage Picture Control                
Manage Picture Control
2Select Save/edit                
Save/edit
              6 Name the Picture Control
7Save changes and exit                
116P, S, A, and M Modes
              Sharing Custom Picture Controls
• Delete from card              
Live View
              Focusing in Live View
❚❚Choosing How the Camera Focuses (Focus Mode)                
1 Display focus options
2Choose a focus option                
Live View
              ❚❚Choosing How the Camera Picks the Area (AF-AreaMode)
1Display AF-areamodes                
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              3Choose the focus point
              The Live View Display
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              Recording and Viewing Movies
3Start recording                
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              4End recording
              Movie Settings
Frame size/frame rate, Movie quality                
Video mode
Microphone                
Auto sensitivity
              ISO sensitivity settings
Auto ISO sensitivity control                
1 Select Movie settings
Movie settings                
2Choose movie options
              130Recording and Viewing Movies
              Trimming Movies
Display a movie full frame                
Pause the movie on the new opening
or closing frame                
Select Choose start/end point
              4Choose the current frame as the new start or end point
5Confirm the new start or end point                
6 Create the copy
7Preview the movie                
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              8Save the copy
Save as new file                
Overwrite existing file
              Saving Selected Frames
1Pause the movie on the desired frame                
2Choose Save selected frame
Save selected frame                
3Create a still copy
              Playback and Deletion
              Photo Information
Playback display options                
❚❚File Information
❚❚ Highlights                
136Playback and Deletion
              ❚❚RGB Histogram
              ❚❚ Shooting Data
138Playback and Deletion              
❚❚Overview Data
❚❚Location Data              
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              1Select an image
2 Press the A(L) button              
Rating Individual Pictures
2Display playback options                
3Select Rating
4Choose a rating                
5 Press J
              Rating Multiple Pictures
1Select Rating                
2Rate pictures
              Full-Frame,Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback
2 Press the Obutton                
3 Press the Obutton again
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The Playback Menu
❚❚Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs                
1 Select Delete
2Choose Selected                
Selected
              ❚❚ Select Date: Deleting Photographs Taken on a Selected Date
1 Choose Select Date                
Select date
2 Highlight a date                
3Select the highlighted date
              Slide show
1 Select Slide show                
2Start the slide show
Restart                
Exit
              Slide Show Options
Image type                
Frame interval
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Connections
ViewNX 2TM                
Your Imaging Toolbox
              3Exit the installer
4Remove the installer CD from the CD-ROMdrive                
152Connections
              Copy Pictures to the Computer
1Connect the USB cable                
2Start Nikon Transfer 2 component of ViewNX
3Click Start Transfer                
4Terminate the connection
              View Pictures
❚❚Retouching Photographs                
❚❚Editing Movies
Movie Editor                
❚❚Printing Pictures
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              Connecting the Printer
1Turn the camera off                
2Connect the USB cable
3Turn the camera on                
156Connections
              Printing Pictures One at a Time
1 Select a picture                
2 Display printing options
3Adjust printing options              
4 Start printing
158Connections              
Printing Multiple Pictures
1 Display the PictBridge menu                
2 Choose an option
• Print select                
Print (DPOF)
              3Select pictures or choose a date
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4 Display printing options
5Adjust printing options                
6 Start printing
              Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set
1 Choose Select/set for the DPOF print order item in the playback menu                
DPOF print
order                
Select/set
              4Select imprint options
Print shooting data                
Print date
5 Complete the print order              
Standard Definition Devices
2Connect the A/V cable as shown                
3Tune the television to the video channel
4Turn the camera on and press the Kbutton                
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              High-DefinitionDevices
2Connect the HDMI cable as shown                
3Tune the device to the HDMI channel
              ❚❚Choosing an Output Resolution
Output resolution                
❚❚Controlling the Camera with the TV Remote
Device control                
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              Wi-Fi
              Android
Push-button                
WPS button connection
settings                
View SSID
              WPS (Android Only)
1 Enable the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi                
2Connect
•Camera: Highlight Network settings and press                
•Smart device: Select Wi-Fisettings > WPS button connection
              PIN Entry (Android Only)
2Select Network settings > PIN-entryWPS                
PIN-entry
3Enter the PIN                
4Launch the Wireless Mobile Utility
              SSID (Android and iOS)
2Display the camera SSID                
3Select the camera SSID
              ❚❚Terminating the Connection
❚❚Restoring Default Settings                
Reset network settings
172Wi-Fi              
Selecting Individual Pictures for Upload
3Choose Select to send to smart device                
deselect
              Selecting Multiple Pictures for Upload
Select to send to smart device                
1Choose Select to send to smart device
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Camera Menus
Playback Folder              
Playback Display Options
Image Review                
Rotate Tall
              Reset Shooting Menu
              Storage Folder
NEF (RAW) Recording              
Auto Distortion Control
Color Space              
Long Exposure NR
High ISO NR                
ISO Sensitivity Settings
              ❚❚Auto ISO Sensitivity control
              182ACustom Settings: Fine-TuningCamera Settings
              Reset Custom Settings
              a: Autofocus
a1: AF-CPriority Selection                
a2: Number of Focus Points
              a3: Built-in AF-assistIlluminator Gbutton ➜ ACustom Settings menu
a4: Rangefinder              
b: Exposure
b1: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl                
c: Timers/AE Lock
c1: Shutter-ReleaseButton AE-L                
c2: Auto off Timers
              d: Shooting/Display
d1: Beep              
d2: Viewfinder Grid Display
d3: ISO Display                
d4: File Number Sequence
              d5: Exposure Delay Mode
              d6: Print Date
              2Enter additional dates or edit existing dates
3Choose a date                
4Choose a date counter format
Display options                
5Exit the date counter menu
              e: Bracketing/Flash
e2: Auto Bracketing Set              
f: Controls
f1: Assign Fn Button              
f2: Assign AE-L/AF-LButton
f3: Reverse Dial Rotation                
f4: Slot Empty Release Lock
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              Format Memory Card
Monitor Brightness              
Info Display Format
              198BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup
              Auto Info Display
Image Dust Off Ref Photo              
Flicker Reduction
              Time Zone and Date
Language              
Auto Image Rotation
Image Comment                
Video Mode
              Remote Control
              Eye-FiUpload
Conformity Marking                
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              Creating Retouched Copies
1Display retouch options                
2Select a picture
3Select retouch options                
4 Create a retouched copy
              D-Lighting
Red-EyeCorrection              
Trim
Monochrome              
Filter Effects
              Color Balance
              Image Overlay
              3Select the second image
4Adjust gain                
5Preview the overlay
6Save the overlay                
212NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
              NEF (RAW) Processing
              Resize
              Quick Retouch
Straighten                
Distortion Control
              Fisheye
Color Outline                
Color Sketch
              Perspective Control
              Miniature Effect
              Selective Color
              5Choose the color range
6Select additional colors                
7Save the edited copy
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Side-by-sideComparison
              Choosing a Menu
Choose tab                
1Select Choose tab
2Select a menu                
MY MENU
              OMy Menu
❚❚Adding Options to My Menu                
1 Select Add items
Add items                
3Select an item
              ❚❚Deleting Options from My Menu
1 Select Remove items                
Remove items
2Select items                
3Delete the selected items
              ❚❚Reordering Options in My Menu
1 Select Rank items                
Rank items
2Select an item                
3Position the item
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              Compatible Non-CPULenses
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              Flash Units Compatible with the Creative Lighting System (CLS)
The                
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              ❚❚Other Flash Units
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              Approved Memory Cards
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Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
2Insert the EP-5Apower connector                
3Close the battery-chambercover
4Connect the AC adapter              
Storage
Cleaning                
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              Image Sensor Cleaning
Clean now                
❚❚ “Clean Now”
1 Place the camera base down                
2 Select Clean image sensor in the setup menu
              ❚❚ “Clean at Startup/Shutdown”
1 Select Clean at startup/shutdown                
Clean at startup/shutdown
2Select an option                
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              ❚❚Manual Cleaning
1Charge the battery                
2Remove the lens
3 Select Lock mirror up for cleaning                
4Press J
              7 Clean the sensor
8Turn the camera off                
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              Caring for the Camera
              Caring for the Battery
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              Battery/Display
Shooting (All Modes)              
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              Shooting (P, S, A, M)
Playback              
254Technical Notes
              Location Data
Wi-Fi(Wireless Networks)                
Miscellaneous
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              ❚❚Nikon D5300 Digital Camera
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              ❚❚MH-24Battery Charger
❚❚ EN-EL14aRechargeable Li-ionBattery                
❚❚ AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–140mm f/3.5–5.6GED VR Lens
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❚❚AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6GVR Lens
              Lenses
❚❚AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–140mm f/3.5–5.6GED VR                
❚❚AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6GVR
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❚❚Vibration Reduction (VR)
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              ❚❚Supported Standards
DCF Version                
DPOF
Exif version                
PictBridge
              272Technical Notes
              Movies
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