Nikon D5300 User manual

Camera Cheat Sheet – Nikon D5300

Last updated: 20 August 2020

CAMERA FUNCTIONS

Mode Dial

On the mode dial

Manual Mode (M)

should always be selected.

Shutter Speed

Adjustments are made by rotating the

‘Command Dial’.

Scroll right for

faster and left for slower.

Default setting 1/125.

Aperture

Adjustments are made by pressing & holding down the

‘+/-

button’ and rotating the

‘Command

Dial’

(left for larger f/number and right for smaller)

Default setting between f7.1 & f9.

ISO Sensitivity

Press the

“I”

button, use the multi-selector to highlight the ISO on

the LCD display and press OK. Then select the ISO required.

Default setting ISO 200

Command Dial

[i] Button

Multi - Selector

Shutter Release

Mode Dial

[+/]

Aperture

Adjustment

Menu Button

FOCUSING – THE FOCUS AREA

Due to the conditions we photograph in whilst on location in the shopping centres the best focus area mode is

Auto-area AF.

This mode is where the camera automatically detects subjects and selects the focus point(s)

Follow the steps below to select the correct (Auto Focus) AF-area mode.

Press the

“i”

button, then

highlight the current AF-area

mode on the screen display and

press

Highlight the

Auto-area AF

symbol and click

PRESET MANUAL WHITE BALANCE PROCEDURE

1. Press the

button

2. Use the keypad multi-selector to select the (camera

icon) Shooting Menu - Tab 2.

Select

White Balance

3. If the option is selected on

PRE-Pre-set manual,

then

press

. If not use the right arrow to navigate to

the

PRE

option, then press

OK.

4. The camera will ask you if you would like to measure

or use photo. Select

measure

as we are measuring

the white balance for our on-location lighting set up

and everyday can be different.

5. Take a photo of your white balance sheet

Hold the white sheet where the customers being

photographed will be standing/seated. Zoom in

using the lens to make the white sheet fill the

camera frame.

6. Overwrite existing data – select

YES!

The camera should say

“Data Acquired

”

If the Camera comes up with the error “

Unable to

measure”

check settings and lighting then repeat

steps 1-6.

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