Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

							
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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
❚❚ Assign Fn ButtonChoose the role played by the  Fn button.Buttons
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Option
Description
v Image quality/
size Keeping the 
Fn button pressed, rotate the 
command dial to select image quality and size 
( 0 85).
w ISO sensitivity Keeping the 
Fn button pressed, rotate the 
command dial to select ISO sensitivity ( 095).
m White balance Keeping the 
Fn button pressed, rotate the 
command dial to select white balance ( P,  S , A , and  M 
modes only;  0124).
! Active 
D-Lighting Keeping the 
Fn button pressed, rotate the 
command dial to select Active D-Lighting ( P,  S,  A , 
and  M modes only;  0122).
Fn button 
						

							
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❚❚ Assign AE-L/AF-L ButtonChoose the role played by the  A (L ) 
button.❚❚ Shutter-Release Button AE-LIf On  is selected, exposure will lock when the shutter-release 
button is pressed halfway.
Option
Description
B AE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the 
A (L ) button 
is pressed.
C AE lock only Exposure locks while the 
A (L ) button is 
pressed.
E AE lock (Hold) Exposure locks when the 
A (L ) button is 
pressed, and remains locked until the button is 
pressed a second time or the standby timer 
expires.
F AF lock only Focus locks while the  A (L ) button is pressed.
A AF-ON The 
A (L ) button initiates autofocus.
 The 
shutter-release button can not be used to focus.
A  (L ) button 
						

							
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If 
Release locked  is selected, the shutter-release button is only 
enabled when a memory card is inserted in the camera.
 
Selecting  Enable release  allows the shutter to be released when 
no memory card is inserted, although no pictures will be 
recorded (they will however be displayed in the monitor in 
demo mode).Slot Empty Release Lock
G  button ➜Bsetup menu 
						

							
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Choose the date information imprinted on photographs as they 
are taken.
 Date imprints can not be added to or removed from 
existing photos.
At settings other than  Off, the selected 
option is indicated by a  d icon in the 
information display.
Print Date
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Option
Description
Off The time and date do not appear on photographs.
a Date The date or date and 
time are imprinted on 
photographs taken 
while this option is in 
effect.
b
Date and 
time
c Date 
counter New photos are imprinted with a time stamp 
showing the number of days between the date of 
shooting and a selected date (see below).
APrint Date
The date is recorded in the order selected for  Time zone and date 
( 0 242).
 The imprinted data may be cropped out or rendered illegible 
in copies created when images are retouched ( 0263).
 The date does 
not appear on panoramas or on NEF (RAW ) or NEF (RAW )+JPEG 
images.1 0 . 15 .  2 013
10 . 15 . 2013
10 . 15 . 2013 1 0
 : 02
10 . 15 . 2013 
 10 : 02 
						

							
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❚❚ Date CounterPictures taken while this option is in 
effect are imprinted with the number of 
days remaining until a future date or the 
number of days elapsed since a past date.
 
Use it to track the growth of a child or 
count down the days until a birthday or 
wedding.
The camera offers three slots for storing dates.1
Enter the first date.
The first time you select  Date counter, 
you will be prompted to enter a date 
for the first slot.
 Enter a date using the 
multi selector and press  J to exit to 
the date list.
2
Enter additional dates or edit 
existing dates.
To change a date or enter additional 
dates, highlight a slot, press  2, and 
enter a date as described above.
Future date 
(two days remaining) Past date 
(two days elapsed)0 2 / 10 . 20 . 2013
02 / 10 . 20 . 2013
02 / 10 . 24 . 2013
02 / 10 . 24 . 2013 
						

							
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3
Choose a date.
Highlight a slot in the date list and 
press  J.
4
Choose a date counter format.
Highlight  Display options  and press 
2 , then highlight a date format and 
press  J.
5
Exit the date counter menu.
Press  J to exit the date counter menu. 
						

							
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Create, rename, or delete folders, or choose the folder in which 
subsequent photographs will be stored.
•
Select folder : Choose the folder in which subsequent 
photographs will be stored.
• New : Create a new folder and name  it as described on page 
244.
 Folder names can be up to five characters long.
• Rename : Select a folder from the list and rename i t as described 
on page 244.
• Delete : Delete all empty folders on the memory card.
Storage Folder
G button ➜Bsetup menu
DFolder Names 
On the memory card, folder names are preceded by a three-digit folder 
number assigned automatically by the camera (e.g., 100D3300).
 Each 
folder can contain up to 999 photographs.
 During shooting, pictures 
are stored in the highest-numbered  folder with the selected name.
 If a 
photograph is taken when the current folder is full or contains a 
photograph numbered 9999, the camera will create a new folder by 
adding 1 to the current fold er number (e.g., 101D3300).
 The camera 
treats folders with the same name but different folder numbers as the 
same folder.
 For example, if the folder NIKON is selected for  Storage 
folder , photographs in all folders named NIKON (100NIKON, 
101NIKON, 102NIKON, etc.) will be visible when  Current is selected for 
Playback folder  (0 220).
 Renaming changes all folders with the same 
name but leaves the folder numbers intact.
 Selecting  Delete deletes 
empty numbered folders but leaves other folders with the same name 
intact.Current folder
Other folders (in 
alphabetical order)
D3300 (default
folder) 
						

							
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Choose the role of the optional accessory connected to the 
accessory terminal.
❚❚
Remote ControlChoose the functions performed using a remote cord or wireless 
remote controller ( 0308, 309).Remote Shutter ReleaseChoose whether the shutter-release button on the optional 
accessory is used for photography or movie recording.Assign Fn buttonChoose the role played by the  Fn buttons on wireless remote 
controllers.Accessory Terminal
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Option
Description
y Take photos The shutter-release butt
on on the optional 
accessory is used to take photographs.
z Record 
movies The shutter-release butt
on on the optional 
accessory is used for movie recording.
 Press the 
button halfway to start live view or to focus in  AF-S 
and  AF-F modes.
 Press the button all the way down 
to start or end recording.
 Use the camera  a 
button to end live view.
Option
Description
= 4 Same as 
camera 
4 
button The 
Fn button on the wireless remote controller 
performs the function currently assigned to the 
camera  A (L ) button ( 0252).
a Live view The 
Fn button on the wireless remote controller 
can be used to start and end live view. 
						

							
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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
❚❚ Location DataThis item is used to adjust sett ings for optional GP-1 or GP-1A 
GPS units ( 0309).
 The unit can be connected to the camera’s 
accessory terminal ( 0309) using the cable supplied with the 
device, allowing information on the camera’s current position to 
be recorded when photographs are taken (turn the camera off 
before connecting the unit; for more information, see the 
manual provided with the device).
The  Location data  menu contains the options listed below.
• Standby timer : Choose whether the exposure meters turn off 
automatically when th e unit is attached.
 
•Position : This item is only available if a GP-1 or GP-1A is 
connected, when it displays th e current latitude, longitude, 
altitude, and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as reported by 
the unit.
• Set clock from satellite : Choose Yes to set the camera clock based 
on the time provided by the satellite navigation system.
Option
Description
Enable Exposure meters turn off auto
matically if no operations 
are performed for the time selected for  Auto off timers > 
Standby timer  in the setup menu ( 0245; to allow the 
camera time to acquire location data, the delay is 
extended by up to one minute after standby timer is 
activated or the camera is turned on).
 This reduces the 
drain on the battery.
Disable Exposure meters do not turn off while the unit is 
connected.
ACoordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC data is provided by the location data satellite system and is 
independent of the camera clock. 
						

							
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When connecting the camera to a television or VCR, be sure the 
camera video mode matches the device video standard (NTSC or 
PAL).
Choose whether the camera will establish wireless connections 
with smart devices when an optional WU-1a wireless mobile 
adapter (
0309) is attached to the camera USB and A/V 
connector. A
The Satellite Signal Indicator
Connection status is shown as follows:
• %  (static) : The camera has established 
communication with the GPS unit.
• %  (flashing) : The unit is searching for a 
signal.
 Pictures taken while the icon is 
flashing do not include location data.
• No icon : No new location data have been 
received from the unit for at least two 
seconds. Pictures taken when the  % icon is not displayed do not 
include location data.
Video Mode
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Wireless Mobile Adapter
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Option
Description
Enable Enable wireless connections to smart devices running the 
Wireless Mobile Utility.
Disable Disable wireless connections to smart devices.
 Choose 
this option in locations where the use of wireless devices 
is prohibited.
 Selecting this option  also reduces the drain 
on the camera battery.