got camera, no physical manual

jarg007 · Apr 25, 2015

so I just received my Nikon D3300 but there was no physical manual only a cd. is this the norm? I was looking forward to reading the physical manual but it is not present wtf.

soufiej · Apr 25, 2015

jarg007 said:
so I just received my Nikon D3300 but there was no physical manual only a cd. is this the norm? I was looking forward to reading the physical manual but it is not present wtf.

Yipes! I thought you didn't want to read the manual!!!

It's available on line at the Nikon site. You can contact Nikon and request a hard copy if you prefer.

Derrel · Apr 25, 2015

Yeah...just yesterday you started a thread saying you DID NOT want to read the entire manual... to learn camera- i dont want to read the entire manual... Page 3 Photography Forum

Just read the ken Rockwell pages I referred you to...his User Guides are pretty good.

jarg007 · Apr 25, 2015

Derrel said:
Yeah...just yesterday you started a thread saying you DID NOT want to read the entire manual... to learn camera- i dont want to read the entire manual... Page 3 Photography Forum

Just read the ken Rockwell pages I referred you to...his User Guides are pretty good.

haha. I don't wanna read the ENTIRE manual but that doesn't mean I don't want to read it at all. I was looking forward to a hard copy but all I got was a crummy cd is that normal?

KmH · Apr 25, 2015

Yep. No hard copy users manual with Nikon's entry-level D3x00 and D5x00 cameras.
Because so few people that buy Nikon's entry-level cameras read the user manual, Nikon elected to put it on the software disc as a PDF file.

tirediron · Apr 25, 2015

The president of Nikon USA is a forum member; he took note of your wish to not read the manual and removed it from the box so as not to tempt you.

480sparky · Apr 25, 2015

He should have removed the camera and left the manual in. :allteeth:

WayneF · Apr 25, 2015

Nikon Product Manuals available for download Nikon Knowledgebase

It is not hard copy, but the strong advantage of the PDF manual is that it is searchable for what you cannot find.

480sparky · Apr 25, 2015

WayneF said:
Nikon Product Manuals available for download Nikon Knowledgebase

It is not hard copy, but the strong advantage of the PDF manual is that it is searchable for what you cannot find.

Plus you can put a .PDF on your smartphone.

Designer · Apr 25, 2015

jarg007 said:
.. is this the norm?

Yes, as of a few years ago. I received a (soft back) hard copy with mine.

Got a printer?

And paper?

And ink?

KenC · Apr 25, 2015

I think we'd all better get used to this. A lot of products are doing this now.

dennybeall · Apr 25, 2015

They'll have to go to copies in .pdf from the Internet pretty soon since hardly any laptops have CD/DVD drives in them anymore.
They could put it all on a Memory Card since a lot of laptops have card readers. That could be a selling point - comes with free Memory Card!!!!