User's Manual

Product Documentation

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera.

The

documentation for this product consists of a User’s Manual (this booklet) and a

Reference Manual (pdf ).

To get the most from your camera, please be sure to read all

instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all who use the

product.

The Reference Manual can be viewed using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader

5.0 or later, available for free download from the Adobe website.

1 Start the computer and insert the reference CD.

2 Double-click the CD (Nikon D5300) icon in Computer or My Computer (Windows)

or on the desktop (Macintosh).

3 Double-click the INDEX.pdf icon to display a language selection screen and click a

language to display the Reference Manual.

Symbols and Conventions

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are

used:

Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are shown in bold.

Camera Settings

The explanations in this manual assume that default settings are used.

Help

Use the camera’s on-board help feature for help on menu items and other topics.

See page 54

for details.

A For Your Safety

Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety instructions in “For Your Safety”

(0 vi–xii).

For information on basic

camera operations, see the

User’s Manual (this

booklet).

For complete product

information, see the

Reference Manual

(available on the

supplied reference CD).

This icon marks cautions; information that should be read before use to

prevent damage to the camera.

This icon marks notes; information that should be read before using the

camera.

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