Nikon Camera D5200 Reference Manual

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Focusing in Live View
Follow the steps below to choose focus and AF-area modes and position the focus 
point.
❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode
The following focus modes are available in li ve view (note that full-time–servo AF is 
not available in  g and  ( modes):
1Place the cursor in the information 
display.
Press the  P button to place the cursor in the 
information display.
2Display focus options.
Highlight the current focus mode in the 
information display and press  J.
3Choose a focus option....

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❚❚Choosing an AF-Area Mode
In modes other than  i, j , and  (, the following AF-area modes can be selected in 
live view (note that subject-trac king AF is not available in %, g , and  3 modes):
1Place the cursor in the information 
display.
Press the  P button to place the cursor in the 
information display.
2Display AF-area modes.
Highlight the current AF-area mode in the 
information display and press  J.
3Choose an AF-area mode.
Highlight an option and press  J. To  r e t u r n  t o  l i v e...

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❚❚Choosing the Focus Point
The method for selecting th e focus point for autofocus 
varies with the option selected for AF-area mode 
( 0 95).
6  (face-priority AF) : A double yellow border will be 
displayed when the camera detects a portrait subject 
(if multiple faces, up to a  maximum of 35, are detected, 
the camera will focus on the closest subject; to choose 
a different subject, use the multi selector).
 If the 
camera can no longer detect the subject (because, for 
example, the subject has...

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The Live View Display
:
Note: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes.
ItemDescription0
q Shooting mode
The mode currently selected with the mode dial. 21, 24, 
55, 
111
w “No movie” icon
Indicates that movies can not be recorded. —
e Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live view ends 
automatically.
 Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less. 99, 
104
r Microphone 
sensitivity
Microphone sensitivity for movie recording. 103
t Sound level Sound level for...

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ALive View/Movie Recording Display Options
Press the  R button to cycle through display options as shown below.
Circled areas indicate edges of movie frame crop
Show photo  indicators Show movie 
indicators ( 0101) 
*Hide indicators*Framing grid*
*A crop showing the area recorded is displayed during movie recording when frame sizes 
other than 640 × 424 are selected for  Movie settings > Frame size/frame rate  in the 
shooting menu ( 0103; the area outside the movie frame crop is grayed out when...

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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 ( 0147) before 
shooting in live view.
DShooting in Live View Mode
To prevent light entering via the viewfinder  from interfering with exposure, remove the 
rubber eyecup and cover the viewfinder with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap before...

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DUsing 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 following situations:
• The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame
• The subject lacks contrast
• The subject in the focus point contains area s of sharply contrasting brightness, or the 
subject is lit by spot lighting or by a neon sign or other light source that changes in 
brightness
• Flicker or banding...

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Recording and Viewing Movies
Movies can be recorded in live view mode.
1Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror is raised and the view through the lens is 
displayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder.
2Focus.
Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2 
and 3 of “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” ( 093; see 
also “Focusing in Live View” on pages  094–96).
 Note that 
the number of subjects that can be detected in face-
priority AF drops during movie recording.
3Start...

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4End recording.
Press the movie-record button again to end recording. Recording will end 
automatically when the maxim um length is reached, the memory card is full, 
another mode is selected, the lens is removed, or the monitor is closed (closing 
the monitor does not end recording on televisions or other external displays).
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...

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Movie Settings
Use the Movie settings  option in the shooting menu  to adjust the following settings.
• Frame size/frame rate, Movie quality : Choose from the following options.
 The 
frame rate depends on the op tion currently selected for Video mode  in the setup 
menu ( 0172):
• Microphone : Turn the built-in or optional ME-1 stereo microphones ( 0104, 210) 
on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity.
 Choose  Auto sensitivity  to adjust 
sensitivity automatically,  Microphone off to turn sound...