Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

							
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P, S, A, and M Modes
A
Filter Effects (Monochrome Only)
The options in this menu simulate the effect of color filters on 
monochrome photographs.
 The following filter effects are available:
Option
Description
Y Ye l l o w Enhances contrast.
 Can be used to tone down the 
brightness of the sky in landscape photographs.
 
Orange produces more contrast than yellow, red more 
contrast than orange.
O
Orange
R Red
G Green Softens skin tones.
 Can be used for portraits.
Note that the effects achieved with  Filter effects are more 
pronounced than those produce d by physical glass filters.
AToning (Monochrome Only)
Choose from  B&W (black-and-white),  Sepia, 
Cyanotype  (blue-tinted monochrome),  Red, 
Ye l l o w , Green , Blue Green , Blue , Purple 
Blue , Red Purple .
 Pressing 3 when  Toning  
is selected displays saturation options.
 Press 
4  or  2 to adjust saturation.
 Saturation 
control is not available when  B&W (black-
and-white) is selected. 
						

							
142Live View
Live ViewFollow the steps below to take photographs in live view.1
Press the  a button.
The view through the lens will be 
displayed in the monitor.
2
Position the focus point.
Position the focus point over your 
subject as described on page 147.
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 (note that pictures can be taken even when the 
focus point flashes red; check focus in the monitor before 
shooting).
 Except in  i and  j modes, exposure can be 
locked by pressing the  A (L ) button.
Framing Photographs in the Monitor
a buttonFocus point 
						

							
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Live View
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 remove 
the battery or memory card 
until recording is complete .
 When shooting is complete, the 
photograph will be displayed in the monitor for a few 
seconds before the camera returns to live view mode.
 To  e x i t ,  
press the  a button.
Memory card access lamp 
						

							
144Live View
Focusing in Live ViewFollow the steps below to choose focus and AF-area modes and 
position the focus point.❚❚Choosing How the Camera  Focuses (Focus Mode)The following focus modes are available in live view (note that 
full-time–servo AF is not available in  U, g ,  , and  ( modes):1
Display focus options.
Press the  P button, then 
highlight the current focus 
mode in the information 
display and press  J.
Option
Description
AF-S Single-servo 
AF For stationary subjects.
 Focus locks when 
shutter-release button  is pressed halfway.
AF-F Full-time-
servo AF For moving subjects.
 Camera focuses 
continuously until shutter-release button is 
pressed.
 Focus locks when shutter-release 
button is pressed halfway.
MF Manual focus Focus manually ( 0154).
P button 
						

							
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Live View
2
Choose a focus option.
Highlight an option and 
press  J.
❚❚ Choosing How the Camera Picks the Area (AF-Area Mode)In modes other than  i, j , and  (, the following AF-area modes 
can be selected in live view (not e that subject-tracking AF is not 
available in  %, U , g ,  , and  3 modes):
Option
Description
6 Face-priority AF Use for portraits. The camera automatically 
detects and focuses on portrait subjects. 
7 Wide -area AF Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and 
other non-portrait subjects.
 Use the multi 
selector to select the focus point.
8 Normal-area AF Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the 
frame.
 A tripod is recommended.
9 Subject-
tracking AF Use if you want focus to track a selected subject. 
						

							
146Live View
1
Display AF-area modes.
Press the  P button, then 
highlight the current AF-
area mode in the 
information display and 
press  J.
2
Choose an AF-area mode.
Highlight an option and 
press  J.
P button 
						

							
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Live View
3
Choose the focus point.
6  (face-priority AF) : A double yellow 
border will be displayed when the 
camera detects a portrait subject (if 
multiple faces, up to a maximum of 
35, are detected, the camera will focus 
on the closest subject; to choose a 
different subject, use the multi 
selector).
 If the camera can no longer 
detect the subject (because, for example, the subject has 
turned to face away from the camera), the border will no 
longer be displayed.
7 /8  (wide- and normal-area 
AF) : Use the multi selector to 
move the focus point 
anywhere in the frame, or 
press  J to position the 
focus point in the center of 
the frame.
9  (subject-tracking AF) : 
Position the focus point 
over your subject and press 
J .
 The focus point will 
track the selected subject as 
it moves through the frame.
 
To end focus tracking, press 
J  a second time.
Focus poin
t
Focus pointFocus point 
						

							
148Live View
The Live View Display
Item
Description
0
q  Shooting mode The mode currently selected with the 
mode dial. 25, 47, 
50, 100
w  “No movie” icon Indicates that movies can not be recorded. —
e  Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live 
view ends automatically.
 Displayed if 
shooting will end in 30 s or less. 152, 161
r  Microphone 
sensitivity Microphone sensitivity for movie 
recording.
158
t  Sound level Sound level for audio recording.
 Displayed 
in red if level is too high; adjust 
microphone sensitivity accordingly. Left (L) 
and right (R) channel indicators appear 
when optional ME-1 or other stereo 
microphone is used. 158
y  Wind noise 
reduction  Displayed when 
On is selected for  Movie 
settings  > Wind noise reduction  in the 
shooting menu. 159 
						

							
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Live View
Note
: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes.
Item
Description
0
u  Manual movie 
settings indicator Displayed when 
On is selected for  Manual 
movie settings  in mode M. 159
i  Focus mode The current focus mode. 144
o  AF-area mode The current AF-area mode. 145
! 0  Movie frame size The frame size of movies recorded in movie 
mode. 158
! 1  Time remaining 
(movie mode) The recording time remaining in movie 
mode.
156
! 2  Focus point The current focus point.
 The display varies 
with the option selected for AF-area mode 
( 0 145). 147
! 3  Exposure 
indicator Indicates whether the photograph would 
be under- or over-exposed at current 
settings (mode 
M only). 109 
						

							
150Live ViewA
Live View/Movie Recording Display Options
Press the  R button to cycle through display 
options as shown below (note that display 
options are not available in mode  I).
 
Circled areas indicate edges of movie frame 
crop.
Show photo indicators Show movie indicators  
( 0 155 ) 
*
Framing grid
*
Hide indicators
*
*A crop showing the area record ed is displayed during movie 
recording when frame sizes other than 640 × 424 are selected for 
Movie settings  > Frame size/frame rate  in the shooting menu 
( 0 158; the area outside the movie frame crop is grayed out when 
movie indicators are displayed).
R  button