Nikon D5300 User Manual page 145

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Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter-release button the
rest of the way down to take the photograph.
The memory card access lamp will light and the
photograph will be displayed in the monitor for a
few seconds. Do not eject the memory card or
remove or disconnect the power source until the
lamp has gone out and recording is complete.
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The Shutter-Release Button
The camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. The camera focuses when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button
the rest of the way down.
Pressing the shutter-release button halfway also ends playback and readies the camera for
immediate use.
Focus: press halfway
"Point-and-Shoot" Modes (i and j)
Memory card access
lamp
Shoot: press all the way down
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