Nikon D5200 User Manual
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Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway
: Use
A (L) button to lock focus
when live view is off and AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving
subjects in AF-A mode (
Can not select focus point
:
•
e (Auto-area AF; 0 36) is selected: choose another AF-area mode.
• Press shutter-release button halfway to start standby timer (
Can not select AF-area mode
: Manual focus selected (
Image size can not be changed
: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality (
0 43).
Camera is slow to record photos
: Turn long exposure noise reduction off (
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos
:
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO noise reduction on (
• Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction (
• Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise (
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed
:
• Replace battery in remote control (
• Choose remote control release mode (
• Flash is charging (
• Time selected for Custom Setting c4 (Remote on duration (ML-L3),
0 161) has elapsed.
• Bright light is interfering with ML-L3 remote control.
Beep does not sound
:
• Off is selected for Custom Setting d1 (Beep;
• Camera is in quiet shutter-release mode (
0 29), or movie is being recorded (0 101).
• MF or AF-C is selected as the focus mode or subject moves when AF-A is selected (
Smudges appear in photographs
: Clean front and rear lens elements. If problem persists, perform
image sensor cleaning (
Date is not imprinted on photos
: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality (
Sound is not recorded with movies
: Microphone off is selected for Movie settings > Microphone
Flicker or banding appears during live view or movie recording
: Choose an option for Flicker reduction
that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply (
Menu item can not be selected
: Some options are not available in all modes.