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Nikon D5500 User Manual

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Choosing a Release Mode......................................................... 71
Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode)........................................ 72
Quiet Shutter Release................................................................ 74
Self-Timer Mode ......................................................................... 75
Focus (Viewfinder Photography) ............................................ 78

Choosing How the Camera Focuses: Focus Mode.................. 78
Choosing How the Focus Point Is Selected:

AF-Area Mode.................................................................................. 82

Focus Point Selection........................................................................ 85
Focus Lock............................................................................................. 86
Manual Focus ....................................................................................... 88

Image Quality and Size ............................................................. 90

Image Quality....................................................................................... 90
Image Size ............................................................................................. 92

Using the Built-in Flash ............................................................. 93

Auto Pop-up Modes........................................................................... 93
Manual Pop-up Modes ..................................................................... 95

ISO Sensitivity ............................................................................. 99
Interval Timer Photography................................................... 101
Remote Control Photography ............................................... 107

Using an Optional ML-L3 Remote Control .............................. 107

Restoring Default Settings ..................................................... 110

P, S, A, and M Modes

113

Shutter Speed and Aperture.................................................. 113

Mode P (Programmed Auto)......................................................... 115
Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)..................................................... 117
Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto) ................................................. 118
Mode M (Manual) .............................................................................. 119
Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only)........................................ 121