Capture and share vibrant, lifelike images.

Meet the first in an exciting new generation of Wi-Fi® enabled, ultra-high-resolution Nikon HDSLRs: the D5300. With built-in Wi-Fi for photo sharing to your smartphone or tablet, GPS and mapping, a cutting edge 24.2-megapixel image sensor, an extra-large swiveling Vari-angle LCD and more, D5300 brings an outstanding new level of image quality and capabilities in a compact, ergonomic design. Pair it with any NIKKOR lens—like the outstanding AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR kit lens—and unleash the full potential of its innovative image sensor. Your photos will be richer, truer to life than most photos you've seen. HD video will have a stunning cinematic look, a level of sharpness and clarity that ignites on ultra-high-resolution tablets, laptops and TVs. And the first time you use your smartphone or tablet to instantly share photos from the D5300, you'll realize the game has truly changed.

• 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor
• 39-point high-density autofocus system with 9 cross-type sensors
• Dazzling Full HD 1080p video recording with built-in stereo microphone
• Built-in Wi-Fi for instant image sharing and camera control, and built-in GPS for geotagging your shots
• Extra-large ultra-high resolution Vari-angle LCD that swivels 180°

Experience outstanding D-SLR image quality with 24.2 effective megapixels.

Nikon makes outstanding image quality possible with the perfect combination of technological advances: a newly developed Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor, Nikon's exclusive new EXPEED 4 image-processing engine, Picture Control, and the uncompromising optical quality of NIKKOR lenses.

Connect immediately with smart devices.

With the D5300's built-in Wi-Fi® feature, your pictures are ready to send immediately to smart devices for online sharing with just a few simple steps. Now is the time for amazing pictures. Now is the moment to broadcast your story.

Find new and creative ways to capture your world with the wide 8.1-cm/3.2-in. vari-angle LCD monitor.

Sometimes the best angle for a picture may not be at eye level, but with most cameras it is difficult to compose from a high or low perspective. For truly unique points of view, try the D5300's wide 8.1-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1037k-dot vari-angle LCD monitor.

Technical Specifications

Type

• Type: Single-lens reflex digital camera
• Lens Mount: Nikon F bayonet mount

Image Sensor

• Picture Angle: Nikon DX format
• Effective Pixels (Megapixels): 24.2 million
• Sensor Size: 23.5 mm x 15.6 mm
• Image Sensor Format: DX
• Image Sensor Type: CMOS
• Total Pixels: 24.78 million
• Dust-Reduction System: Image sensor cleaning
• Dust-Off Reference Photo: Yes
• Image Area (pixels): DX-format: (L) 6,000 x 4,00, (M) 4,496 x 3,00, (S) 2,992 x 2,000

File System

• File Format Still Images: JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression, NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats, NEF (RAW): Lossless compressed, compressed 12 or 14 bit
• Storage Media: SD, SDHC, SDXC
• Card Slot: 1 Secure Digital (SD)
• File System: Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras), PictBridge

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder: Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder
• Viewfinder Frame Coverage: 95% Horizontal, 95% Vertical (Approx.)
• Viewfinder Magnification: 0.82x (Approx.)
• Viewfinder Eyepoint: 18mm (-1.0m¯¹)
• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment: -1.7 to + 1.0m¯¹
• Focusing Screen: Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
• Reflex Mirror: Quick-return type
• Mirror Lock Up: Yes

Lens

• Lens Aperture: Instant-return type
• Lens Compatibility at a Glance: AF-S and AF-I CPU lenses only

Shutter

• Shutter Type: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
• Shutter Speed: 1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb
• Fastest Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec.
• Slowest Shutter Speed: 30 sec.
• Flash Sync Speed: Up to 1/200 sec., Synchronizes with shutter at 1/200s or slower
• Bulb Shutter Setting: Yes
• Shutter Release Modes: Continuous low-speed [CL] mode: 1-3 frames per second, Continuous high-speed [CH] mode: 1-5 frames per second, Delayed Remote (ML-L3), Interval timer photography supported, Quick-response remote (ML-L3), Quiet shutter-release, Self-timer Mode, Single-frame [S] mode
• Continuous Shooting Options: DX-format, CH: Up to 5 frames per second, CL: Up to 1-3 frames per second
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution: 5 frames per second
• Self-timer: 2, 5, 10, 20 sec.: 1 to 9 exposures, Timer duration electronically controlled

Exposure

• Exposure Metering System: TTL exposure metering using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor
• Metering Method: Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame, Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses): color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses), Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Metering Range: 0 to 20 EV (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering), 2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)
• Exposure Meter Coupling: CPU
• Exposure Modes: Aperture-Priority (A), Auto, Auto (flash off), Manual (M), Programmed auto with flexible program (P), Scene Modes, Shutter-Priority (S)
• Scene Modes: Autumn Colors, Beach / Snow, Blossom, Candlelight, Child, Close-up, Dusk / Dawn, Food, Landscape, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Special Effects Mode (Night vision, Color sketch, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Selective color, Silhouette, High key, Low key, HDR painting)
• Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
• Exposure Bracketing: 3 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
• Exposure Lock: Yes
• Picture Control: Landscape, Monochrome, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, User-customizable Settings, Vivid

Sensitivity

• ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100 - 12,800, Hi-1 (ISO 25,600)
• Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 100
• Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity: 12,800
• Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity: Hi-1 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
• Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options: Hi-1 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
• Long Exposure Noise Reduction: Yes
• High ISO Noise Reduction: Low, Normal, High, Off
• Active D-Lighting: Auto, Extra High, High, Normal, Low, Off
• D-Lighting Bracketing: 2-3 frames, 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 frames using preset values for all frames

Focus/Autofocus

• Single-Point AF Mode: Yes
• Dynamic AF Mode: Number of AF points: 9, 21, 39 and 39 (3D-tracking)
• Auto-Area AF Mode: Yes
• Autofocus System: Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection
• Detection Range: -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
• Lens Servo: Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S): Continuous-servo AF (AF-C): auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A): predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status, Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
• Focus Point: Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points
• AF-area Mode: 9, 21 or 39 point Dynamic-area AF, Auto-area AF, Single-point AF, 3D-tracking (39 points)
• Focus Lock: Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button, Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
• Focus Modes: Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), Continuous-servo (AF-C), Face-Priority AF available in Live View only, Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only, Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder, Normal area, Single-servo AF (AF-S), Wide area
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points: 39
• Autofocus Sensitivity: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Flash

• Built-in Flash: Yes
• Built-in Flash Distance: 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
• X-Sync Speed: 1/200
• Flash Control: TTL: i-TTL flash control using 2,016-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-400 or SB-300: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighting metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering
• Flash Sync Modes: Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Auto slow sync, Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, Fill-flash, Rear-curtain sync, Rear-curtain with slow sync, Red-Eye reduction, Red-Eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync, Off
• Flash Compensation: -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
• Flash-ready Indicator: Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged: flashes after flash is fired at full output
• Accessory Shoe: Yes
• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS): Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a master flash or SU-800 as commander: Flash Color Information Communication supported with all CLS-compatible flash units
• Flash Sync Terminal: Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)

White Balance

• White Balance: Auto, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Preset Manual, Shade
• White Balance Bracketing: 3 shots in steps of 1

Live View

• Live View Shooting: Photography Live View Mode, Movie Live View Mode
• Live View Lens Servo: Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S): full-time-servo AF (AF-F), Manual focus (MF)
• Live View AF-Area Mode: Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject-tracking AF
• Live View Autofocus: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
• Live View Scene Auto Selector: Auto mode, Auto (flash off) mode

Movie

• Movie Metering: TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
• Movie Maximum Recording Time: 20 minutes at highest quality, 29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality
• Movie File Format: MOV
• Movie Video Compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
• Movie Audio Recording Format: Linear PCM
• Movie: Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps, Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps, HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps, HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps, VGA 640x424 / 30 fps, VGA 640x424 / 25 fps
• Movie Audio: Built-in microphone, stereo, External stereo microphone (optional), Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted

Monitor

• Monitor Size: 3.2 in. diagonal
• Monitor Resolution: 1,037,000 Dots
• Monitor Type: Wide Viewing Angle, Vari-angle TFT-LCD
• Monitor Angle of View: 170 -degree wide-viewing angle
• Monitor Adjustments: Brightness, 3 levels. Brightness control using ambient brightness sensor

Playback

• Playback Functions: Auto Image Rotation, Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 12, or 80 images or calendar), Highlights, Histogram Display, Image Comment, Movie Playback, Movie Slideshow, Playback with Zoom, Slideshow
• In-Camera Image Editing: Color Balance, Color Outline, Color Sketch, D-Lighting, Distortion Control, Edit Movie, Filter Effects, Fisheye, Image Overlay, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, NEF (RAW) Processing, Perspective Control, Quick Retouch, Red-Eye Correction, Resize, Selective Color, Side-by-Side Comparison, Straighten, Trim
• Image Comment: Yes

Interface

• Interface: Accessory Terminal: Remote Cord: MC-DC2 (available separately): GPS unit: GP-1 (available separately), HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector, Hi-speed USB, Stereo Microphone Input, WR-1 and WR-R10 wireless remote controller (available separately)
• Wi-Fi Functionality: Yes (Built-in)
• GPS: Yes (Built-in), GP-1 GPS unit (optional), GP-1A GPS unit (optional)

Menus

• My Menu: Yes
• Recent Settings: Yes
• Supported Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings: Yes
• World Time Setting: Yes

Power

• Battery / Batteries: One EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or EN-EL14 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Battery Life (shots per charge): 600 shots (CIPA)
• AC Adapter: EH-5b AC Adapter: requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately)
• Battery Charger: MH-24 Quick Charger

Miscellaneous

• Tripod Socket: 1/4 in.
• Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth): 125 mm x 98.0 mm x 76.0 mm
• Approx. Weight: 16.9 oz. (480 g) camera body only