Nikon D5300 Field Manual page 22

i button (
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the LCD screen and use the multi-selector to adjust the camera settings.
Command dial. You use this dial to change a variety of settings, depending on
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the button with which you are using it. By default, it changes the shutter speed
when the camera is in Shutter-priority auto ( ), Programmed auto ( ), and
Manual exposure ( ) modes. When shooting in Aperture-priority auto mode ( )
it changes the aperture setting. It can also adjust exposure compensation and
change the flash mode.
Playback button (
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plays the most recently taken photograph. You can also view other pictures by
pressing the multi-selector left ( ) and right ( ).
Multi-selector. This is another button that serves several purposes. When play-
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ing back images, you use it to scroll through the photographs you've taken or to
view image information, such as histograms and shooting settings. When the
D5300 is in Single-point AF (
multi-selector to change the active focus point. You can also use the multi-
selector to navigate through the menu options.
OK button (
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highlighted menu item. In Playback mode (
play the Retouch Menu (
ton ( ) to reset the active focus point to the center.
Memory card access lamp. This light blinks when the memory card is in use.
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Under no circumstances should you remove the memory card when this light is
on or blinking. You could damage the card or your camera, and lose any informa-
tion in the camera's buffer. If the buffer is full when you switch the camera off,
the camera will stay powered on and this lamp continues blinking until the data
finishes transferring from the buffer to the memory card.
Delete button ( ). If you are reviewing your pictures and find some that you
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don't want to keep, press this button to delete them. To prevent you from acci-
dentally deleting images, the camera displays a dialog box asking you to confirm
that you want to erase the picture. Press the Delete button ( ) a second time to
erase an image permanently.
Zoom in button (
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option ( ), you can press the Zoom in button (
details of your image. This is a handy feature for checking the sharpness and
focus of your shot. When the camera is zoomed in, use the multi-selector to
navigate around within the image. To view your other images at the same zoom
ratio, you can rotate the Command dial. To return to full-frame playback, press
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). Press this button once to bring up the information edit display on
). Press this button to activate playback. By default, it dis-
). When viewing menus, press the OK button (
) options. When actively shooting, press the OK but-
). When reviewing your images or using the Live View
Digital Field Guide
) or Dynamic-area AF (
), press the OK button (
) mode, you can use the
) to select the
) to get a closer look at the
) to dis-