How to Factory Reset Your Nikon D5300 Camera

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction: Nikon D5200: Factory Reset

This guide will walk you through factory resetting your Nikon D5200 camera.

Nikon D5200.

2. Nikon D5200: Factory Reset

There are two types of resets for your camera:

  • Reset Shooting: Reset settings dealing with image quality, size, lighting adjustments.
  • Reset Custom Settings: Reset settings related to how images are stored and how information is displayed on the camera screen.

Reset Shooting

  1. Push the Menu button.
camera with menu button highlighted


  1. Select the Shooting Menu.
menu with shooting highlighted


  1. Select Reset shooting menu.
shooting menu with reset shooting menu highlighted


Reset Custom Settings

  1. Push the Menu button.
camera with menu button highlighted


  1. Select Custom Settings.
menu with custom setting highlighted


  1. Select Reset custom settings.
custom settings with reset custom settings highlighted