Nikon Camera D5200 Reference Manual
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4 Note: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes. The Viewfinder 7 12 3 4 5 68 1816192120 111214 9 17 10 1513 1 Framing grid (displayed when On is selected for Custom Setting d2) ........................ 161 2 Focus points ............................38 3AF area brackets .............. 17, 21 4Low battery warning ............20 5Monochrome indicator (displayed when the Monochrome Picture Control or a Picture Control based on Monochrome is selected) ...............................86 6 “No memory card” indicator ................................................15 7 Focus indicator ................ 22, 40 8Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator................................63 9 Shutter speed .................. 57, 59 10 Aperture (f-number)...... 58, 59 11Low battery warning ............ 20 12Bracketing indicator ............. 83 13Number of exposures remaining ............................ 20 Number of shots remaining before memory buffer fills ......................................... 30 White balance recording indicator ............................... 79 Exposure compensation value ................................................ 65 Flash compensation value...................................... 67 ISO sensitivity ......................... 49 Capture mode indicator .... 136 14 “K” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures) ........................... 20 15 Flash-ready indicator ............23 16Flexible program indicator................................56 17 Exposure indicator.................59 Exposure compensation display ...................................66 Electronic rangefinder ....... 159 18 Flash compensation indicator................................67 19 Exposure compensation indicator................................65 20 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator............................. 154 21 Warning indicator ............... 228 DThe Viewfinder The response time and brightness of the viewfinder display may vary with temperature.
5 The Monitor The monitor can be angled and rotated as shown below. Normal use Fold the monitor against the camera face out. This position is recommended for normal photography. Low-angle shots Frame live view shots with the camera close to the ground. High-angle shots Frame live view shots while holding the camera over your head. Self-portraits Use for self-portraits in live view. The monitor shows a mirror image of what will appear in the final picture. DUsing the Monitor Rotate the monitor gently within the limits shown. Do not use force . Failure to observe these precautions could damage the connection between the monitor and the camera body. To protect the monitor when the camera is not in us e, fold it back face down against the camera body. ASee Also See “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” for information on framing photographs in the monitor ( 093). 90° 180° 180°
6 The Information Display Camera settings can be viewed and adjusted in the information display. Press the P button once to view settings, and again to make changes to settings. Highlight items using the multi selector and press J to view options for the highlighted item. Note : Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes. P button 13 76891011 1214 19 2134 22 33 23 32 24 31 25 30 26 29 27 28 4 5 1 315 16 18 17 2 20 1 Shooting mode i auto/ j auto (flash off ) ..............21 Scene modes ......................24 P , S, A , and M modes...........55 Special effects mode...... 111 2 Aperture (f-number) ...... 58, 59 Aperture display ............. 58, 59 3Shutter speed .................. 57, 59 Shutter-speed display ... 57, 59 4Bracketing indicator..............83 5Auto-area AF indicator .........36 3D-tracking indicator............36 Focus point ..............................38 6Eye-Fi connection indicator............................. 176 7GPS connection indicator.. 176 8 Exposure delay mode ........ 162 9Multiple exposure indicator................................75 10 Print date indicator............. 163 11Flash control indicator ....... 164 Flash compensation indicator for optional flash units ... 208 12 Release mode......................... 29 13“Beep” indicator .................. 161 14Battery indicator ................... 20 15ISO sensitivity......................... 49 ISO sensitivity display ......................... 49, 154 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator ............................. 154 16 ADL bracketing amount ...... 84 17Number of exposures remaining ............................ 20 White balance recording indicator ............................... 79 Capture mode indicator .... 136 18 “K” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures) ........................... 20 19 Exposure indicator ................ 59 Exposure compensation indicator ............................... 66 Bracketing progress indicator ............................... 85 20 Help icon ............................... 228 21Image quality ......................... 42 22Image size ............................... 44 23Bracketing increment........... 84 24HDR (High Dynamic Range)................................... 71 25 Active D-Lighting .................. 69 26White balance ........................ 76 27ISO sensitivity ......................... 49 28Exposure compensation ...... 65 29Flash compensation ............. 67 30Flash mode ............................. 46 31Metering .................................. 62 32AF-area mode.................. 36, 95 33Focus mode ..................... 33, 94 34Picture Control ....................... 86
7 AHiding Shooting Information To turn the monitor off, press the R button. Note that the monitor turns off automatically while the shutter-release button is pressed or if no operations are performed for about 8 s (for information on choosing how long the monitor stays on, see Auto off timers on page 160). The information display can be restored by pressing the R button again. R button Information display Monitor off ASee Also For information on choosing a design for the information display, see Info display format ( 0 169). For information on choosing whether information is displayed when the shutter- release button is pressed, see Auto info display (0 171). For information on the indicators displayed in live view, see page 97. For information on available settings, see page 221.
8 The Command Dial The command dial can be used with other controls to adjust a variety of settings when shooting information is displayed in the monitor. Choose a scene ( h mode; 0 26). h mode Command dial Choose a special effect ( q mode; 0111). q mode Command dial Choose a combination of aperture and shutter speed (mode P; 0 56). Mode P Command dial Choose a shutter speed (mode S or M; 0 57, 59). Mode S or M Command dial Command dial M (Y ) button Fn button Mode dial E (N ) button
9 Choose an aperture (mode A; 0 58). Mode A Command dial Choose an aperture (mode M; 0 59). + Mode M E (N ) button Command dial Set exposure compensation (mode P, S , A , or % ; 0 66). + Mode P, S , A , or % E (N ) button Command dial Choose a flash mode ( 047). + M (Y ) button Command dial Adjust flash compensation (mode P, S, A , or M; 0 68). + + P, S, A , or M M (Y ) button E (N ) button Command dial
10 The role of the Fn button can be selected using Custom Setting f1 ( Assign Fn button ; 0 165), allowing the following settings to be adjusted by rotating the command dial wh ile keeping the Fn button pressed: + Fn button Command dial Image quality/size ( 042) ISO sensitivity ( 049) White balance ( 076) Active D-Lighting ( 069) HDR ( 071) Auto bracketing ( 083) AF-area mode ( 036, 96)
11 Camera Menus: An Overview Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the camera menus. To view the menus, press the G button. Ta b s Choose from the following menus: • D: Playback (0 148) •N: Retouch (0 178) • C: Shooting (0 150) •m/O: Recent settings or My Menu (defaults to Recent settings ; 0 195) • A: Custom Settings (0 155) • B: Setup (0 167) dIf a d icon appears at the bottom left corner of the monitor, a description of the currently selected option or menu can be displayed by pressing the W (Q ) button. Press 1 or 3 to scroll through the display. Press W (Q ) again to return to the menus. G button Slider shows position in current menu. Current settings are shown by icons. Menu options Options in current menu. W (Q ) button
12 Using Camera Menus The multi selector and J button are used to navigate the camera menus. Follow the steps below to navigate the menus. 1Display the menus. Press the G button to display the menus. 2Highlight the icon for the current menu. Press 4 to highlight the icon for the current menu. 3Select a menu. Press 1 or 3 to select the desired menu. Select highlighted item or display sub-menu Move cursor up Move cursor down J button: select highlighted item Cancel and return to previous menu G button
13 4Position the cursor in the selected menu. Press 2 to position the curs or in the selected menu. 5Highlight a menu item. Press 1 or 3 to highlight a menu item. 6Display options. Press 2 to display options for the selected menu item. 7Highlight an option. Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option. 8Select the highlighted item. Press J to select the highlighted item. To exit without making a selection, press the G button. Note the following: • Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently available. • While pressing 2 generally has the same effect as pressing J, there are some cases in which selection can only be made by pressing J. • To exit the menus and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway ( 023).