Shooting (P, S, A, M); Playback - Nikon D5300 User Manual

Sound is not recorded with movies: Microphone off is selected for Movie settings > Microphone
(0 128).
Flicker or banding appears during live view or movie recording: Choose an option for Flicker reduction
that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply (0 200).
Menu item can not be selected: Some options are not available in all modes.

Shooting (P, S, A, M)

Shutter-release disabled:
• Non-CPU lens is attached: rotate camera mode dial to M (0 228).
• Mode dial rotated to S after shutter speed of "Bulb" or "Time" selected in mode M: choose
new shutter speed (0 85).
• If white-balance bracketing is active, shutter release will be disabled and viewfinder
exposure-count display will flash if there is insufficient space on memory card to record all
images in bracketing sequence. Insert new memory card.
Full range of shutter speeds not available:
• Flash in use (0 66).
• When On is selected for Movie settings > Manual movie settings in the shooting menu,
the range of available shutter speed varies with the frame rate (0 129).
Can not select desired aperture: Range of available apertures varies with lens used.
Colors are unnatural:
• Adjust white balance to match light source (0 101).
• Adjust Set Picture Control settings (0 111).
Can not measure white balance: Subject is too dark or too bright (0 106).
Image can not be selected as source for preset white balance: Image was not created with D5300 (0 107).
Effects of Picture Control differ from image to image: A (auto) is selected for sharpening, contrast, or
saturation. For consistent results over a series of photos, choose another setting (0 113).
Metering can not be changed: Autoexposure lock is in effect (0 91).
Exposure compensation can not be used: Choose mode P, S, or A (0 82, 92).
Noise (reddish areas or other artifacts) appears in long time-exposures: Turn long-exposure noise
reduction on (0 180).

Playback

NEF (RAW) image is not played back: Photo was taken at image quality of NEF (RAW)+JPEG (0 60).
Some pictures are not displayed during playback: Select All for Playback folder. Note that Current is
automatically selected after photograph is taken (0 175).
"Tall" (portrait) orientation photos are displayed in "wide" (landscape) orientation:
• Select On for Rotate tall (0 176).
• Photo was taken with Off selected for Auto image rotation (0 202).
• Photo is displayed in image review (0 176).
• Camera was pointed up or down when photo was taken (0 202).
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