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Keep the Nikon D5200 Image Sensor Clean

The image sensor is the part that does the actual image capture in a digital camera. If the sensor is dirty on your Nikon D5200, you may notice small spots or other defects appearing in the same area of [more…]

Change the Information Display on the Nikon D5200

By default, the Information display of the Nikon D5200 appears as shown in the left example in this figure, with the three large circular graphics representing, from left to right, the shutter speed, f-stop [more…]

Keep the Nikon D5200 Information Display Hidden

You can change the look of the Info Display on the Nikon D5200 or even keep it hidden. Just below the Info Display Format option on the Setup menu, the Auto Info Display option offers another way to customize [more…]

Annotate Your Images on the Nikon D5200

Through the Nikon D5200's Image Comment feature on the Setup menu, you can add hidden text comments to your picture files. Suppose, for example, that you’re traveling on vacation and visiting a different [more…]

Nikon D5200: Create Your Own Menu

Keeping track of how to access all the D5200’s options can be a challenge, especially when it comes to those that you adjust through menus. To make things a little easier, you can build a custom menu that [more…]

Nikon D5200: Customize the AE-L/AF-L Button

Set just to the right of the viewfinder, the Nikon D5200's AE-L/AF-L button enables you to lock focus and exposure settings when you shoot in autoexposure and autofocus modes. [more…]

Nikon D5200: Create Custom Image Folders

By default, your Nikon D5200 initially stores all your images in one folder, which it names 100D5200. Folders have a storage limit of 9999 images; when you exceed that number, the camera creates a new [more…]

Nikon D5200: Assign a Duty to the Function Button

Tucked away on the left-front side of the Nikon D5200, just under the Flash button, the Function (Fn) button is set by default to provide quick access to the ISO setting: While pressing the button, you [more…]

Nikon D5200: Reverse the Command Dial Orientation

When you use your Nikon D5200 to shoot in the P, S, A, or M exposure modes, you rotate the Command dial to adjust shutter speed and aperture settings. By default, rotating the dial to the right raises [more…]

Applying the Retouch Menu Filters

For photographers who want to alter reality beyond what you can achieve with the tools mentioned so far, the Nikon D5200's Retouch menu offers a number of special-effects filters. And through the Effects [more…]

Nikon D5200: Straighten Tilting Horizon Lines

If you have a knack for shooting with the camera slightly misaligned with respect to the horizon, your Nikon D5200 can help you straighten out. Photos like the one on the left in the figure often wind [more…]

Nikon D5200: Remove Red-Eye

From many photographers' experience, red-eye isn’t a major problem with the Nikon D5200. Typically, the problem occurs only in very dark lighting, which makes sense: When little ambient light is available [more…]

Crop Your Photo on the Nikon D5200

To crop a photo means to trim away some of its perimeter. The Nikon D5200 has a Trim function which crops photos right in the camera.

Cropping away excess background can often improve an image, as illustrated [more…]

Lens Distortion on the Nikon D5200

If you notice any type of lens distortion in your photos from your Nikon D5200, try enabling the Auto Distortion Control option on the Shooting menu. This feature attempts to correct distortion as you [more…]

Correct Perspective with Your Nikon D5200

When you photograph a tall building and tilt the camera up to get it all in the frame, a convergence or keystoningeffect occurs. This effect causes vertical structures to appear to be leaning toward the [more…]

Choose a Lens for Your Nikon D5200

One of the biggest differences between a digital point-and-shoot camera and a dSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera (such as the Nikon D5200) is the lens. With a dSLR, you can change lenses to suit [more…]

How to Attach and Remove Lenses on Your Nikon D5200

Tips for Using the Articulating Monitor on Your Nikon D5200

When you first take the camera out of its box, the monitor is positioned with the screen facing inward, protecting it from scratches and smudges, as shown on the left in this figure. It’s a good idea to [more…]

How to Use Memory Cards with Your Nikon D5200

Instead of recording images on film, digital cameras store pictures on memory cards. Your D5200 uses a specific type of memory card — an SD card (for Secure Digital [more…]

Topside Controls on Your Nikon D5200

Scattered across your Nikon D5200 camera’s exterior are numerous controls that you use to change picture-taking settings, review and edit your photos, and perform various other operations. Your virtual [more…]