Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

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The Standby Timer
The viewfinder and information display will turn off if no 
operations are performed for about eight seconds, 
reducing the drain on the battery.
 Press the shutter-
release button halfway to reactivate the display.
 The 
length of time before the standby timer expires 
automatically can be selected using the  Auto off timers option in the 
setup menu ( 0245).
Exposure meters off Exposure meters on
AThe Built-in Flash
If additional lighting is...

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1
Press the  a button.
The view through the lens will be 
displayed in the camera monitor (live 
view).
2
Ready the camera.
Hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera 
body or lens with your left.
When framing photographs in 
portrait (tall) orie ntation, hold the 
camera as shown at right.Framing Photos in the Monitor
a  button 

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3
Focus.
Press the shutter-release 
button halfway.
 The focus 
point will flash green while 
the camera focuses.
 If the 
camera is able to focus, the 
focus point will be 
displayed in green; if the 
camera is unable to focus, the focus point will flash red.
4
Take the picture.
Press the shutter-release 
button the rest of the way 
down.
 The monitor turns 
off and the memory card 
access lamp lights during 
recording.
 Do not eject the 
memory card or remove or...

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Automatic Scene Selection (Scene Auto Selector)
If live view is selected in  i or  j mode, the 
camera will automatically analyze the 
subject and select the appropriate shooting 
mode when autofocus is enabled.
 The 
selected mode is shown in the monitor.
c Portrait Human portrait subjectsdLandscape Landscapes and cityscapeseClose up Subjects close to the camerafNight portrait Portrait subjects framed against a dark 
backgroundZ
Auto
Subjects suited to  i or  j...

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Viewing PhotographsPressing  K displays a picture in the monitor.
Press  4 or  2 to view additional pictures.
K  button 

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Deleting Unwanted PicturesDisplay the photograph you wish to 
delete.
Press  O; a confirmation dialog will be displayed.
Press the  O button again to delete the 
picture.
K  button
O button 

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Movies can be recorded in live view mode.
1
Press the 
a button.
The view through the lens is displayed 
in the monitor.
2
Ready the camera.
Hold the handgrip in your righ t hand and cradle the camera 
body or lens with your left.
3
Focus.
Press the shutter-release 
button halfway to focus.Recording Movies
a  buttonFocus point 

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4
Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to start 
recording. A recording indicator and 
the time available are displayed in the 
monitor.
5
End recording.
Press the movie-record button again 
to end recording. Press the  a button 
to exit live view.
ARecording Movies
See page 155 for more information on recording movies.
Movie-record button
Recording indicator
Time remaining 

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Viewing MoviesPress  K to start playback and then scroll through pictures until 
a movie (indicated by a  1 icon) is displayed.
 Press  J to start 
playback and press  1 or  K to end playback. For more 
information, see page 162.
K  button 

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Deleting Unwanted MoviesDisplay the movie you wish to delete 
(movies are indicated by  1 icons).
Press  O; a confirmation dialog will be displayed.
Press the  O button again to delete the 
movie.
K  button
O button