The mode dial – Nikon D5200 User Manual
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The Mode Dial
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes:
P, S, A, and M Modes
Select these modes for full control over
camera settings.
• P—Programmed auto (
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• S —Shutter-priority auto (
• A—Aperture-priority auto (
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• M—Manual (
Special Effects Modes
Use special effects during shooting.
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% Night vision (0 112)
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g Color sketch (0 112, 114)
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( Miniature effect (0 112, 115)
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3 Selective color (0 113, 116)
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1 Silhouette (0 113)
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2 High key (0 113)
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3 Low key (0 113)
Auto Modes
Select these modes for simple, point-and-
shoot photography.
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i Auto (0 21)
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j Auto (flash off) (0 21)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
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k Portrait (0 24)
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l Landscape (0 24)
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p Child (0 25)
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m Sports (0 25)
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n Close up (0 25)
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h Other scenes (0 26)
A
Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in
i or j mode enables automatic scene selection (“scene auto
selector”;
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