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... option should confirm that the package contains the following items: BS-1 accessory shoe cover DK-20 rubber eyecup D5200 camera BF-1B body cap EN-EL14 rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover) MH-24 battery charger (plug adapter supplied in English and Japanese only; other languages are sold separately (0 211). Cameras purchased...
... option should confirm that the package contains the following items: BS-1 accessory shoe cover DK-20 rubber eyecup D5200 camera BF-1B body cap EN-EL14 rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover) MH-24 battery charger (plug adapter supplied in English and Japanese only; other languages are sold separately (0 211). Cameras purchased...
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......3 The Viewfinder...4 The Monitor ...5 The Information Display...6 The Command Dial ...8 Camera Menus: An Overview 11 Using Camera Menus ...12 First Steps ...14 Basic Photography 20 Battery Level and Card Capacity 20 "Point-and-Shoot" Photography (i and j Modes 21 Creative Photography (Scene Modes 24 The Mode Dial...24 k Portrait ...24 l Landscape...24...
......3 The Viewfinder...4 The Monitor ...5 The Information Display...6 The Command Dial ...8 Camera Menus: An Overview 11 Using Camera Menus ...12 First Steps ...14 Basic Photography 20 Battery Level and Card Capacity 20 "Point-and-Shoot" Photography (i and j Modes 21 Creative Photography (Scene Modes 24 The Mode Dial...24 k Portrait ...24 l Landscape...24...
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... Notes 199 Compatible Lenses...199 Compatible CPU Lenses ...199 Compatible Non-CPU Lenses 201 Optional Flash Units (Speedlights 204 The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS 205 Other Accessories ...209 Approved Memory Cards 211 Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter 212 Caring... Cleaning ...213 The Low-Pass Filter...214 Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions 218 Caring for the Camera ...218 Caring for the Battery ...219 Available Settings ...221 Exposure Program (Mode P 223 Troubleshooting ...224 Battery/Display ...224 Shooting (All Modes) ...224 Shooting (P, S, A, M)...226...
... Notes 199 Compatible Lenses...199 Compatible CPU Lenses ...199 Compatible Non-CPU Lenses 201 Optional Flash Units (Speedlights 204 The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS 205 Other Accessories ...209 Approved Memory Cards 211 Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter 212 Caring... Cleaning ...213 The Low-Pass Filter...214 Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions 218 Caring for the Camera ...218 Caring for the Battery ...219 Available Settings ...221 Exposure Program (Mode P 223 Troubleshooting ...224 Battery/Display ...224 Shooting (All Modes) ...224 Shooting (P, S, A, M)...226...
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...open as this could result from the equipment or AC adapter (available separately), unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery immediately, taking care to a Nikon-authorized service center for inspection. A Do not place the strap around the neck of an infant or child Placing ... could result in strangulation. To prevent possible injury, read the following symbol: A This icon marks warnings. After removing the battery, take the product to a Nikon-authorized service center for inspection. A Do not remain in contact with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not...
...open as this could result from the equipment or AC adapter (available separately), unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery immediately, taking care to a Nikon-authorized service center for inspection. A Do not place the strap around the neck of an infant or child Placing ... could result in strangulation. To prevent possible injury, read the following symbol: A This icon marks warnings. After removing the battery, take the product to a Nikon-authorized service center for inspection. A Do not remain in contact with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not...
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... charger during thunderstorms. Failure to maintain compliance with product regulations. Failure to water. • Replace the terminal cover when transporting the battery. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could result in electric shock. • Do not use with travel converters or adapters... terminals. A Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for use could cause temporary visual impairment. Continued use in this precaution could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment. Do not...
... charger during thunderstorms. Failure to maintain compliance with product regulations. Failure to water. • Replace the terminal cover when transporting the battery. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could result in electric shock. • Do not use with travel converters or adapters... terminals. A Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for use could cause temporary visual impairment. Continued use in this precaution could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment. Do not...
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...or the local authorities in charge of waste management. Notices for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. This symbol indicates that the battery is to be collected separately. Do not dispose of as household waste. • For more information, contact the retailer or the... appreciate it were you to bring any time and without prior notice. • Nikon will not be held liable for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. This symbol on the battery indicates that this product is designated for Customers in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital...
...or the local authorities in charge of waste management. Notices for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. This symbol indicates that the battery is to be collected separately. Do not dispose of as household waste. • For more information, contact the retailer or the... appreciate it were you to bring any time and without prior notice. • Nikon will not be held liable for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. This symbol on the battery indicates that this product is designated for Customers in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital...
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... be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. correct the interference by Nikon for help. Wash hands • Connect the equipment into an outlet on , ...Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. circuit different from that are designed to provide D5200 reasonable protection against harmful CAUTIONS interference in a residential installation. Notices for Customers ...in the State of California to cause birth defects equipment and receiver. The Battery Charger IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS DANGER-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE...
... be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. correct the interference by Nikon for help. Wash hands • Connect the equipment into an outlet on , ...Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. circuit different from that are designed to provide D5200 reasonable protection against harmful CAUTIONS interference in a residential installation. Notices for Customers ...in the State of California to cause birth defects equipment and receiver. The Battery Charger IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS DANGER-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE...
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... such as at right could damage the camera and may void your Nikon warranty. Nikon will not be held liable for use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not bearing the Nikon holographic seal shown at weddings or before taking the camera on important... users in Europe and Africa: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/ • For users in the batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking. The use with this electronic circuitry. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer. D Servicing the Camera and Accessories The ...
... such as at right could damage the camera and may void your Nikon warranty. Nikon will not be held liable for use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not bearing the Nikon holographic seal shown at weddings or before taking the camera on important... users in Europe and Africa: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/ • For users in the batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking. The use with this electronic circuitry. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer. D Servicing the Camera and Accessories The ...
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... X button Playback zoom in 125 18 Power connector cover for optional power connector 212 19 Battery-chamber cover latch 14, 18 20 Battery-chamber cover 14, 18 21 W/Q button Thumbnails 123 Playback zoom out .........125 Help 11 22 Battery latch 14, 18 D The Microphone and Speaker Do not place the microphone or speaker...
... X button Playback zoom in 125 18 Power connector cover for optional power connector 212 19 Battery-chamber cover latch 14, 18 20 Battery-chamber cover 14, 18 21 W/Q button Thumbnails 123 Playback zoom out .........125 Help 11 22 Battery latch 14, 18 D The Microphone and Speaker Do not place the microphone or speaker...
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...19 1 Framing grid (displayed when On is selected for Custom Setting d2 161 2 Focus points 38 3 AF area brackets 17, 21 4 Low battery warning 20 5 Monochrome indicator (displayed when the Monochrome Picture Control or a Picture Control based on Monochrome is selected 86 6 "No memory card" ...15 7 Focus indicator 22, 40 8 Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator 63 9 Shutter speed 57, 59 10 Aperture (f-number)...... 58, 59 11 Low battery warning 20 12 Bracketing indicator 83 13 Number of exposures remaining 20 Number of the viewfinder display may vary with all indicators lit for illustrative...
...19 1 Framing grid (displayed when On is selected for Custom Setting d2 161 2 Focus points 38 3 AF area brackets 17, 21 4 Low battery warning 20 5 Monochrome indicator (displayed when the Monochrome Picture Control or a Picture Control based on Monochrome is selected 86 6 "No memory card" ...15 7 Focus indicator 22, 40 8 Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator 63 9 Shutter speed 57, 59 10 Aperture (f-number)...... 58, 59 11 Low battery warning 20 12 Bracketing indicator 83 13 Number of exposures remaining 20 Number of the viewfinder display may vary with all indicators lit for illustrative...
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... progress P, S, A, and M modes...........55 Special effects mode...... 111 2 Aperture (f-number) ...... 58, 59 Aperture display 58, 59 3 Shutter speed 57, 59 13 "Beep" indicator 161 14 Battery indicator 20 15 ISO sensitivity 49 ISO sensitivity display 49, 154 indicator 85 20 Help icon 228 21 Image quality 42 22 Image size 44...
... progress P, S, A, and M modes...........55 Special effects mode...... 111 2 Aperture (f-number) ...... 58, 59 Aperture display 58, 59 3 Shutter speed 57, 59 13 "Beep" indicator 161 14 Battery indicator 20 15 ISO sensitivity 49 ISO sensitivity display 49, 154 indicator 85 20 Help icon 228 21 Image quality 42 22 Image size 44...
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... fully inserted. First Steps Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteries or memory cards. 1 Attach the strap. Battery latch 14 The latch locks the battery in the orientation shown, using the battery to keep the orange battery latch pressed to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below . 2 Charge the...
... fully inserted. First Steps Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteries or memory cards. 1 Attach the strap. Battery latch 14 The latch locks the battery in the orientation shown, using the battery to keep the orange battery latch pressed to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below . 2 Charge the...
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...use immediately and take battery and charger to focus the viewfinder as described above, select single-servo autofocus (AF-S; 0 33), single-point AF (c; 0 36), and the center focus point, and then frame a highcontrast subject in your retailer or a Nikon-authorized service representative. ...failure to bring the subject into clear focus in use. 17 If the problem persists, cease use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 40 °...
...use immediately and take battery and charger to focus the viewfinder as described above, select single-servo autofocus (AF-S; 0 33), single-point AF (c; 0 36), and the center focus point, and then frame a highcontrast subject in your retailer or a Nikon-authorized service representative. ...failure to bring the subject into clear focus in use. 17 If the problem persists, cease use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 40 °...
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...write" position. 8GB Write-protect switch 18 Do not remove memory cards from the camera. • Turn the power off , open the battery-chamber cover. A Formatting Memory Cards If this switch is off, turn the camera off before proceeding. Failure to observe these precautions could damage ...the card. • Do not expose to water, heat, high levels of data. Press the battery latch in the setup menu and follow the on-screen instructions to a computer before inserting or removing memory cards. Observe due caution when ...
...write" position. 8GB Write-protect switch 18 Do not remove memory cards from the camera. • Turn the power off , open the battery-chamber cover. A Formatting Memory Cards If this switch is off, turn the camera off before proceeding. Failure to observe these precautions could damage ...the card. • Do not expose to water, heat, high levels of data. Press the battery latch in the setup menu and follow the on-screen instructions to a computer before inserting or removing memory cards. Observe due caution when ...
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A The Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by an optional EP-5A power connector and EH-5b AC adapter (0 ...caps and camera body cap. Check the clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which is exhausted and the clock has been... message warning that the clock is not set is displayed when the camera is turned on, the clock battery is charged as necessary. D CPU Lenses with Aperture Rings In the case of charging will power the clock for about a month...
A The Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by an optional EP-5A power connector and EH-5b AC adapter (0 ...caps and camera body cap. Check the clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which is exhausted and the clock has been... message warning that the clock is not set is displayed when the camera is turned on, the clock battery is charged as necessary. D CPU Lenses with Aperture Rings In the case of charging will power the clock for about a month...
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...must be displayed in the viewfinder). if the monitor does not turn on . 2 Check the battery level. Low battery. Ready fully-charged spare battery or prepare to the nearest hundred; shutter release disabled. The information display and viewfinder show the ... additional photographs, insert another memory card (0 15) or delete some photos (0 127). 20 Information display L K H H (flashes) Viewfinder - - Battery partially discharged. Battery exhausted; If the monitor is low, a warning will also be recharged. e.g., values between 1200 and 1299 are rounded down to charge...
...must be displayed in the viewfinder). if the monitor does not turn on . 2 Check the battery level. Low battery. Ready fully-charged spare battery or prepare to the nearest hundred; shutter release disabled. The information display and viewfinder show the ... additional photographs, insert another memory card (0 15) or delete some photos (0 127). 20 Information display L K H H (flashes) Viewfinder - - Battery partially discharged. Battery exhausted; If the monitor is low, a warning will also be recharged. e.g., values between 1200 and 1299 are rounded down to charge...
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...downward till the latch clicks into place. Press the shutter-release button halfway to zoom in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on the battery. Focus: press halfway Shoot: press all the way down . If the flash is raised, photographs can be taken when the flash-ready ...indicator (M) is pressed halfway (0 45). To save battery power when the flash is required for correct exposure in i mode, the built-in flash will turn off timers; 0 160). The camera focuses when...
...downward till the latch clicks into place. Press the shutter-release button halfway to zoom in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on the battery. Focus: press halfway Shoot: press all the way down . If the flash is raised, photographs can be taken when the flash-ready ...indicator (M) is pressed halfway (0 45). To save battery power when the flash is required for correct exposure in i mode, the built-in flash will turn off timers; 0 160). The camera focuses when...
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...the images transferred to the memory card, the memory card access lamp will be taken in a single burst, see page 241. For information on the battery level and the number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the buffer have been recorded.... While photographs are being recorded to the memory card. If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will light (0 22). A The Shooting Menu The release mode can be taken in ...
...the images transferred to the memory card, the memory card access lamp will be taken in a single burst, see page 241. For information on the battery level and the number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the buffer have been recorded.... While photographs are being recorded to the memory card. If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will light (0 22). A The Shooting Menu The release mode can be taken in ...
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... (Remote on controlling the beeps that support red-eye reduction, the red-eye reduction lamp will light for the first time, remove the clear plastic battery-insulator sheet. ❚❚ Using Optional WR-R10 and WR-T10 Wireless Remote Controllers (0 210) When a WR-T10 is used , see Custom Setting d1 (Beep...
... (Remote on controlling the beeps that support red-eye reduction, the red-eye reduction lamp will light for the first time, remove the clear plastic battery-insulator sheet. ❚❚ Using Optional WR-R10 and WR-T10 Wireless Remote Controllers (0 210) When a WR-T10 is used , see Custom Setting d1 (Beep...
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... results in the shooting menu and press 2. To ensure that shooting starts at the desired time, check that shooting is not interrupted, be sure the battery is fully charged or use an optional EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5A power connector. 1 Select Interval timer shooting. proceed to Step 3. • To...
... results in the shooting menu and press 2. To ensure that shooting starts at the desired time, check that shooting is not interrupted, be sure the battery is fully charged or use an optional EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5A power connector. 1 Select Interval timer shooting. proceed to Step 3. • To...