Why does my Nikon D5200 seem to freeze in A, S, or M mode after pressing the shutter?
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I’m new to using a Nikon D5200. In Auto mode it seems fine, but when I switch to A, S, or M and press the shutter, the camera appears to hang and won’t respond until I turn it off and on again. Is this likely to be a camera fault, or could I be using these modes incorrectly?
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Switch the camera to S and take a picture, record the time it takes to take a picture with a stopwatch. If it is anything over 30 seconds then you have a fault with the camera because bulb mode requires a cable release for anything over that speed.
If you find that the time delay is 30 seconds then you can adjust the shutter speed to a shorter time, for 30 seconds a 30" will be displayed on the info window.
If you use your camera in A mode then it will adjust the shutter speed. If you are testing it in dark conditions than you will have a long shutter delay so go outside and in the daylight, put it in A and see how long it takes, it should not that long.
Then providing these conditions are true it means your camera is OK and that you need to read the manual for information on how to use those modes.
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It may not be frozen at all — the camera may be making a very long exposure.
On the D5200, in A, S, and especially M mode, shutter speed is no longer fully automatic in the same way as Auto mode. In dark conditions, the camera can choose or be set to a long shutter speed, so after you press the shutter it stays busy until the exposure finishes.
What to check:
- In S mode, look at the shutter speed shown on screen.
- If you see something like 30", that means a 30-second exposure.
- In A mode, low light can make the camera choose a long shutter speed automatically.
- Try testing outdoors in daylight; it should respond much faster.
If the delay is about 30 seconds or less, the camera is probably working normally and you just need to shorten the shutter speed or use brighter conditions. If it consistently takes longer than 30 seconds in these modes, then it could indicate a fault.
So this is most likely a settings/usage issue rather than a technical problem.
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