Nikon D5500 User manual

Nikon
DIGITAL CAMERA
User's Manual
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05500
Model Name: N1405
For a complete guide to using your camera, see the Reference
Manual (rn i). To get the mostfrom your camera, please be sure
to read this User's Manual thoroughly and keep it where it will be
read by all
who use the product.
Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following
symbols and conventions are used:
Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are
shown in bold.
Camera Settings
The explanations in this manual assume that default settings are used.
Lt For Your Safety
Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety instructions
in "For Your
_Safety" (D ix-xii).

For more information on using your Nikon camera, download a
pdf
copy
of
the
camera Reference
Manual
from thewebsite listed
below.The Reference
Manual
can beviewed using Adobe Reader
or
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later.
1
On yourcomputer, launch aweb browserand open the Nikon
manual
download
site athttp://nikonimglib.com/manual/
2 Navigate
to
the page for the desired
product
and download
the
manual.
Use
ViewNX 2
to
copy photos and movies
to
a computer, where
they
can be viewed, edited,and shared. ViewNX 2
is
availablefor
download
from
the following website:
http://nikonimglib.com/nvnx/
Use
Capture NX-D
to
fine-tune photos
that
have been copied
to
the
computer
and
to
convert
NEF
(RAW)
images
to
other
formats. Capture NX-D
is
available for
download
from
the
following website:
http://nikonimglib.com/ncnxd/
B
System
Requirements
and
Other
Information
For
the latestinformation
on
Nikon software, including system
requirements,visitthe websites listed
on
page
xvii.

II
Confirm that the package contains the following items:
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D BF-1 8 bodycap
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D 05500camera
D AN-OC3 strap
D EN-EL 14a rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover)
D MH-24 batterycharger (plug adapter supplied in countries or
regions where required; shape depends on country of sale)
D UC-£23 USB cable D
User's Manual(this booklet)
D Warranty
D EG-CP 16 audio/video cable
Purchasers of the lens kit option should confirm that the
package also includes a lens. Memory cards are soldseparately
(CD 1 01). Cameras purchased in Japan display menus and
messages in English and Japanese only;
other languages are not
supported. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Follow
these
steps
for a quick
start
with
the
05500.
1Attach
the
camera
strap
(CD
24).
Attach
the
strap as shown. Repeat
for
the
second
eyelet.
2
Charge
the
battery
(CD
24).
3 Insert
the
battery
and
memory
card
(CD
25).
4Attach a lens
(CD
26).
S
Open
the
monitor
(CD
7,
28).
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6Turn
the
camera
on
(m
28).
7Choose a
language
and
set
the
camera
clock
(CD
29).
8Frame
the
photograph
(m
37).
9 Press
the
shutter-release
button
halfway
(CD
37).
1
0
Shoot
{m
38).
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Safety.............................................................................
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Introduction
1
Getting
to
Know
the
Camera...................................................... 1
Using
the
Touch Screen............................................................. 14
First Steps..................................................................................... 24
11
Point-and-Shoot"
Modes(~
and
®)
35
Framing Photos
in
the
Viewfinder
.......................................... 36
Viewing Photographs
........................................................................
39
Deleting Unwanted Pictures
...........................................................
41
Framing Photos in
the
Monitor
................................................ 43
Viewing Photographs
........................................................................
46
Deleting Unwanted Pictures
...........................................................
47
Recording Movies..................................................................•.... 48
Viewing Movies
....................................................................................
52
Deleting Unwanted Movies
.............................................................
54
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Matching Settings
to
the
Subject or Situation
(Scene Mode)
55
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rt
ra
it
........................................................................................
56
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Landscape
.................................................................................
56
·S·
Child
............................................................................................
56
~
Sports
..........................................................................................
56
~
Close
up
......................................................................................
56
~
Night
Portrait
............................................................................
56
~
Night
Landscape
.....................................................................
57
~Party/Indoor
.............................................................................
57
Itt
Beach/Snow
..............................................................................
57
~
Sunset
.........................................................................................
57
i8i
Dusk/Dawn
...............................................................................
57
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Pet Portrait
................................................................................
57
~
Candlelight
.................................................................................
58
~
Blossom
......................................................................................
58
~Autumn
Colors
.........................................................................
58
T~
Food
..............................................................................................
58
Special Effects
59
~
Night
Vision
..............................................................................
59
VI
Super Vivid
.................................................................................
60
POP
Pop
.............................................................................................
60
I)J-
Photo
Illustration
....................................................................
60
Q Toy Camera Effect
...................................................................
60
~~Miniature
Effect
.......................................................................
60
; Selective Color
.........................................................................
61
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tt
e..................................................................................
61
1lliiruHighKey
..
....................................................................................
61
Iii
Low
Key
......................................................................................
61
Options Available
in
Live
View
.......................................................
63

P,
S,
A,
and
M
Modes
68
Mode
P
(Programmed
Auto)
...........................................................
68
ModeS
(Shutter-Priority
Auto)
.......................................................
69
Mode
A
(Aperture-Priority
Auto)
...................................................
69
ModeM
(Manual)
................................................................................
70
Exposure
Compensation
..................................................................
72
Restoring
Default
Settings
74
Wi-Fi
77
What
Wi-Fi Can Do
for
You....................................................... 77
Accessing
the
Camera ............................................................... 78
WPS
(Android
Only)
...........................................................................
79
PIN
Entry
(Android
Only)
..................................................................
80
SSID
(Android
and
iOS)
.....................................................................
81
Camera
Menus
84
Menu
Options
............................................................................. 85
Using Camera
Menus
........................................................................
89
ViewNX2
92
Installing ViewNX 2..•................................................................. 92
Using ViewNX 2 ................................................................•......... 93
Copy
Pictures
to
the
Computer
.....................................................
93
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Technical Notes
95
Compatible
Lenses..................................................................... 95
Other
Accessories
.......................................................................
97
Approved Memory Cards
..............................................................
101
Caring
for
the
Camera ............................................................ 102
Storage
.................................................................................................
1
02
Cleaning
...............................................................................................
102
Caring
for
the
Camera
and
Battery: Cautions.................... 1
03
Error
Messages
........................................................................
.
108
S 'f' .
peel
1cat1ons
........................................................................... 113
Battery
Life................................................................................ 130
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