Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

							
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Live View
A
Camera Settings
Except when movie indicators are displayed, you can access the 
following live view photography settings by pressing the  P button: 
image quality ( 085), image size ( 087), white balance ( 0124), flash 
mode ( 090, 92), ISO sensitivity ( 095), focus mode ( 0144), AF-area 
mode ( 0145), metering ( 0114), flash compensation ( 0120), and 
exposure compensation ( 0118).
 When movie indicators are 
displayed, movie settings can be adjusted ( 0161).
AExposure
Depending on the scene, exposure may differ from that which would 
be obtained when live view is not used.
 Metering in live view is 
adjusted to suit the live view display, producing photographs with 
exposure close to what is seen in the monitor (note that exposure 
compensation can only be previewed in the monitor at values 
between +3 EV and –3 EV).
 To prevent light entering via the viewfinder 
from appearing in the photograph  or interfering with exposure, we 
recommend that you cover the viewfinder with your hand or other 
objects such as an optional eyepiece cap ( 0307) before taking 
pictures without your eye to the viewfinder ( 073).
AHDMI
When the camera is attached to  an HDMI video device, the camera 
monitor will remain on and the video device will display the view 
through the lens.
 If the device supports HDMI-CEC, select  Off for the 
HDMI  > Device control  option in the setup menu ( 0218) before 
shooting in live view.P  button 
						

							
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Shooting in Live View Mode
Although it will not appear in the final picture, distortion may be 
visible in the monitor if the camera is panned horizontally or an object 
moves at high speed through frame.
 Bright light sources may leave 
after-images in the monitor when the camera is panned.
 Bright spots 
may also appear.
 Flicker and banding visible in the monitor under 
fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps can be reduced using 
Flicker reduction  (0 241), although they may still be visible in the 
final photograph at some shutter speeds.
 When shooting in live view 
mode, avoid pointing the camera at the sun or other strong light 
sources.
 Failure to observe this precauti on could result in damage to 
the camera’s internal circuitry.
Live view ends automatically if  the mode dial is rotated to g or the 
mode dial is rotated from  g to another setting.
Live view may end automatically to prevent damage to the camera’s 
internal circuits; exit live view when the camera is not in use.
 Note that 
the temperature of the camera’s internal circuits may rise and noise 
(bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog) may be displayed 
in the following instances (the ca mera may also become noticeably 
warm, but this does not indicate a malfunction):
• 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
If live view does not start when you attempt to start live view, wait for 
the internal circuits to cool and then try again.
DThe Count Down DisplayA count down will be displayed 30 s be fore live view ends automatically 
(0148
; the timer turns red 5 s before the auto off timer expires (
0 245
) 
or if live view is about to end to protect the internal circuits).
 Depending 
on shooting conditions, the timer  may appear immediately when live 
view is selected. 
						

							
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Live View
D
Using Autofocus in Live View
Autofocus is slower in live view and the monitor may brighten or 
darken while the camera focuses.
 The camera may be unable to focus 
in the situations listed below (note that the focus point may 
sometimes be displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus):
• The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame
• The subject lacks contrast
• The subject in the focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting 
brightness, or the subject is lit by sp ot lighting or by a neon sign or 
other light source that changes in brightness
• Flicker or banding appears under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, 
sodium-vapor, or similar lighting
• A cross (star) filter or other special filter is used
• The subject appears smaller than the focus point
• The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., blinds 
or a row of windows in a skyscraper)
• The subject is moving
In addition, the subject-tracking AF  may be unable to track subjects if 
they move quickly, leave the frame or are obscured by other objects, 
change visibly in size, color, or brightness, or are too small, too large, 
too bright, too dark, or similar  in color or brightness to the 
background. 
						

							
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Manual Focus
To focus in manual focus mode ( 083), 
rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is 
in focus.
To magnify the view in the monitor up to about 8.3 × for precise focus, 
press the  X button.
 While the view through the lens is zoomed in, a 
navigation window will appear in a gray frame at the bottom right 
corner of the display. Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of the 
frame not visible in the monitor (available only if  7 (Wide -area AF ) or 
8  (Normal-area AF ) is selected for AF-area mode), or press W(Q ) to 
zoom out.X  button Navigation window 
						

							
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Recording and Viewing Movies
Recording and Viewing MoviesMovies can be recorded in live view mode.1
Press the  a button.
The view through the lens will be 
displayed in the monitor.
2
Focus.
Frame the opening shot and focus as 
described in Steps 2 and 3 of “Framing 
Photographs in the Monitor” ( 0142; 
see also “Focusing in Live View” on pages 144–147).
 Note 
that the number of subjects that can be detected in face-
priority AF drops during movie recording.
Recording Movies
DThe  0 Icon
A  0  icon ( 0148) indicates that movies 
can not be recorded.ABefore Recording
Set aperture before recording in mode  A 
or  M (0 106, 108).
a button 
						

							
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3
Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to start 
recording.
 A recording indicator and 
the time available are displayed in the 
monitor.
 Except in  i and  j modes, 
exposure can be locked by pressing 
the  A (L ) button ( 0116) or (in 
modes  P,  S,  A , and  %) altered by up to 
±3 EV in steps of 
1/3EV by pressing the 
E  (N ) button and rotating the 
command dial ( 0119; note that 
depending on the brightness of the 
subject, changes to exposure may 
have no visible effect).
4
End recording.
Press the movie-record button again to end recording.
 
Recording will end automatically when the maximum length 
is reached, the memory card is full, or another mode is 
selected.
ATaking Photographs During Movie Recording
To end movie recording, take a photograph, and exit to live view, press 
the shutter-release button all the way down and hold it in this position 
until the shutter is released.AMaximum Length
The maximum length for individual  movie files is 4 GB (for maximum 
recording times, see page 158); note that depending on memory card 
write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached ( 0310).
Movie-record button
Recording indicator
Time remainin
g 
						

							
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Recording and Viewing Movies
D
Recording Movies
Flicker, banding, or distortion may be visible in the monitor and in the 
final movie under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or if the 
camera is panned horizontally or an object moves at high speed 
through frame (flicker and banding can be reduced using  Flicker 
reduction ; 0 241).
 Bright light sources may leave after-images when 
the camera is panned. Jagged edges, color fringing, moiré, and bright 
spots may also appear. Bright bands may appear in some areas of the 
frame if the subject is briefly illu minated by a flash or other bright, 
momentary light source. When recording movies, avoid pointing the 
camera at the sun or other strong light sources.
 Failure to observe this 
precaution could result in damage  to the camera’s internal circuitry.
The camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the 
microphone during recording.
 Note that the built-in microphone may 
record lens noise during autofocus and vibration reduction.
Flash lighting can not be used during movie recording.
Live view may end automatically to prevent damage to the camera’s 
internal circuits; exit live view  when the camera is not in use.
 Note that 
the temperature of the camera’s inte rnal circuits may rise and noise 
(bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog) may be displayed 
in the following instances (the camera may also become noticeably 
warm, but this does not indicate a malfunction):
• 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
If live view does not start when you attempt to start live view or movie 
recording, wait for the internal ci rcuits to cool and then try again.
Matrix metering is used regardle ss of the metering method selected.
 
Shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are adjusted automatically unless  On 
is selected for  Manual movie settings  (0 159) and the camera is in 
mode  M. 
						

							
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Movie SettingsThe camera offers the following movie settings.
•Frame size/frame rate, Movie quality : Choose from the 
following options.
 The frame rate depends on the option 
currently selected for  Video mode in the setup menu 
( 0 260):
• Microphone : Turn the built-in or optional ME-1 stereo 
microphones ( 0161, 309) on or off or adjust microphone 
sensitivity.
 Choose  Auto sensitivity  to adjust sensitivity 
automatically,  Microphone off  to turn sound recording off; to 
select microphone sensitivity manually, select  Manual 
sensitivity  and choose a sensitivity.
Frame size/frame rate
Maximum length 
(high movie quality  ★/
normal movie quality)
4
Frame size  (pixels)
Frame rate
1
L /t
1920 × 1080 60p
2
10 min./20 min.
M
/u 50p
3
N/r 30p
2
20 min./29 min. 59 s
O/s 25p
3
P/k 24pQ/l
1280 × 720 60p
2
R
/o 50p
3
S/n
640 × 424 30p
2
29 min. 59 s/
29 min. 59 s
T /p 25p
3
1Listed value.
 Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25 p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 
and 23.976 fps respectively.
2Available when  NTSC is selected for  Video mode  (0 260).
3Available when  PAL is selected for  Video mode .
4 Movies recorded in miniature effect mode are up to three minutes long when played back. 
						

							
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Recording and Viewing Movies
•
Wind noise reduction : Select On to enable the low-cut filter 
for the built-in microphone (optional stereo microphones are 
unaffected;  0161, 309), reducing noise produced by wind 
blowing over the microphone (note that other sounds may 
also be affected). Wind-noise  reduction for optional stereo 
microphones can be enabled or disabled using microphone 
controls.
• Manual movie settings : Choose On 
to allow manual adjustments to 
shutter speed and ISO sensitivity when 
the camera is in mode  M.
 Shutter 
speed can be set to values as fast as 
1/4000
 s; the slowest speed available 
varies with the frame rate: 
1/30 s for 
frame rates of 24p, 25p, and 30p, 
1/50 s for 50p, and 
1/60 s for 60p.
 
ISO sensitivity can be set to values between ISO 100 and Hi 1 
( 0 95).
 If shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are not in these 
ranges when live view starts, they will automatically be set to 
supported values, and remain at these values when live view 
ends.
 Note that ISO sensitivity is fixed at the value selected; 
the camera does not adjust ISO  sensitivity automatically when 
On  is selected for  ISO sensitivity settings  > Auto ISO 
sensitivity control  in the shooting menu ( 0227). 
						

							
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1
Select  Movie settings .
Press the  G button to display the 
menus.
 Highlight  Movie settings  in 
the shooting menu and press  2.
2
Choose movie options.
Highlight the desired item 
and press  2, then highlight 
an option and press  J.
AHDMI and Other Video Devices
When the camera is attached to  an HDMI video device, the camera 
monitor will remain on and the vi deo device will display the view 
through the lens.
 If the device supports HDMI-CEC, select  Off for the 
HDMI  > Device control  option in the setup menu ( 0218) before 
shooting in live view.
G  button