Nikon Camera D3300 Reference Manual

							
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❚❚ Using Camera MenusThe multi selector and  J button are used to navigate the 
camera menus.
Follow the steps below to navigate the menus.1
Display the menus.
Press the  G button to display the 
menus.
AThe  d (Help) Icon
If a  d icon is displayed at the bottom left corner of the monitor, help 
can be displayed by pressing the  W (Q ) button. A description of the 
currently selected option or menu wi ll be displayed while the button is 
pressed. Press  1 or  3 to scroll through the display.
Select highlighted item or 
display sub-menu
Move cursor up
Move cursor down J
 button: select 
highlighted item
Cancel and return to previous menuG button
W (Q ) button 
						

							
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2
Highlight the icon for the 
current menu.
Press  4 to highlight the 
icon for the current menu.
3
Select a menu.
Press  1 or  3 to select the desired menu.
4
Position the cursor in the 
selected menu.
Press  2 to position the 
cursor in the selected 
menu.
5
Highlight a menu item.
Press  1 or  3 to highlight a 
menu item. 
						

							
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Display options.
Press  2 to display options 
for the selected menu item.
7
Highlight an option.
Press  1 or  3 to highlight 
an option.
8
Select the highlighted item.
Press  J to select the highlighted 
item.
 To exit without making a 
selection, press the  G button.
Note the following:
• Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently 
available.
• While pressing  2 generally has the same effect as pressing  J, 
there are some cases in which selection can only be made by 
pressing  J.
• To exit the menus and return to shooting mode, press the 
shutter-release button halfway ( 028). 
						

							
14Introduction Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing 
batteries or memory cards.
1
Attach the strap.
Attach the strap as shown. Repeat for the second eyelet.
2
Charge the battery.
If a plug adapter is supplied, raise the wall plug and connect 
the plug adapter as shown below at left, making sure the 
plug is fully inserted.
 Insert the battery and plug the charger 
in.
 An exhausted battery will full y charge in about an hour 
and 50 minutes.
First Steps
Battery charging
Charging complete 
						

							
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3
Insert the battery and memory card.
Insert the battery in the orientation shown, using the battery 
to keep the orange battery latch pressed to one side.
 The 
latch locks the battery in place when the battery is fully 
inserted.
Slide the memory card in until it clicks into place.
Battery latch 
						

							
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4
Attach a lens.
Be careful to prevent dust from entering the camera when 
the lens or body cap is removed.
Be sure to remove the lens cap before 
taking pictures.
Remove the camera
body cap
Remove the rear lens cap
Mounting mark (lens)
Mounting mark (camera)
Align the mounting 
marks
Rotate the lens as shown until it clicks into place. 
						

							
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5
Turn the camera on.
A language-selection 
dialog will be displayed.
AThe Power Switch
Rotate the power switch as shown to turn the camera on.
Rotate the power switch as shown to turn the camera off.ALenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons
Before using the camera, unlock and extend the zoom ring. Keeping 
the retractable lens barrel button pressed ( q), rotate the zoom ring as 
shown ( w).
Pictures can not be taken when the lens is 
retracted; if an error message is displayed as 
a result of the camera having been turned 
on with the lens retracted, rotate the zoom 
ring until the message is no longer 
displayed.
Retractable lens barrel button 
						

							
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6
Choose a language and 
set the camera clock.
Use the multi selector and 
J button to select a 
language and set the 
camera clock.qwe
Select language Select time zone Select date format
rt
Select daylight 
saving time option Set time and date 
(note that the 
camera uses a 24- hour clock)
Move cursor up
J button: select 
highlighted item
Select highlighted 
item or display sub-
menu
Move cursor down 
						

							
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7
Check the battery level and number of exposures 
remaining.
Press the  R button and check the 
battery level and number of 
exposures remaining.
 In the case of 
exposures remaining, values over 
1000 are shown in thousands, 
indicated by the letter “k”.
R  button
Battery level ( 021)
Number of exposures remaining 
						

							
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8
Focus the viewfinder.
After removing the lens 
cap, rotate the diopter 
adjustment control until 
the focus points are in 
sharp focus.
 When 
operating the control with 
your eye to the viewfinder, be careful not to put your fingers 
or fingernails in your eye.
Focus points
Viewfinder not in focus Viewfinder in focus
D During Charging
Do not move the charger or touch the battery during charging.
 Failure 
to observe this precaution could in very rare instances result in the 
charger showing that charging is co mplete when the battery is only 
partially charged.
 Remove and reinsert the battery to begin charging 
again.