Nikon D5300, User Manual

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Technical Notes
Photos are out of focus :
•
AF-S or AF-I lens is not attached: use AF-S or AF-I lens or focus manually.
•
Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual focus or focus lock (
0
52, 55, 57).
•
Camera is in manual focus mode: focus manually ( 0 57).
Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway : Use
A
(
L
) button to lock focus
when live view is off and AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving
subjects in AF-A mode (
0
55).
Can not select focus point :
•
e ( Auto-area AF ; 0 53) is selected: choose another AF-area mode.
•
Press shutter-release button halfway to start standby timer (
0
23).
Can not select AF-area mode : Manual focus selected (
0
51, 57).
AF-assist illuminator does not light:
•
AF-assist illuminator does not light if AF-C is selected for autofocus mode (
0
51) or if
continuous-servo autofocus is selected when the camera is in AF-A mode. Choose AF-S . AF-
assist is also not available when 3D-tracking is selected for AF-area mode; if single-point or
dynamic-area AF is selected, select center focus point (
0 53, 55).
•
The camera is currently in live view or a movie is being recorded.
•
Off is selected for Custom Setting a3 ( Built-in AF-assist illuminator ,
0
185).
•
The AF-assist illuminator can not be used in some shooting modes (
0
248).
•
Illuminator has turned off automatically. Illuminator may become hot with continued use;
wait for it to cool down.
Image size can not be changed
: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality ( 0 60).
Camera is slow to record photos
:
•
Depending on shooting conditions and memory card performance, access lamp may light
for up to about a minute after shooting ends in continuous release modes.
•
Turn long exposure noise reduction off (
0
180).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos
:
•
Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO noise reduction on (
0
180).
•
Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction ( 0 180).
•
Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise (
0
95).
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed :
•
Replace battery in remote control ( 0 237).
•
Choose remote control release mode (
0
70).
•
Flash is charging (
0
23).
•
Time selected for Custom Setting c4 ( Remote on duration (ML-L3),
0
187) has elapsed.
•
Bright light is interfering with ML-L3 remote control.
Beep does not sound :
•
Off is selected for Custom Setting d1 ( Beep ; 0 187).
•
Camera is in quiet shutter-release mode (
0
48), or movie is being recorded (
0
126).
•
MF
or
AF-C
is selected as the focus mode or subject moves when
AF-A
is selected ( 0 51).
Smudges appear in photographs : Clean front and rear lens elements. If problem persists, perform
image sensor cleaning (
0
241).
Date is not imprinted on photos
: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality ( 0 60, 190).