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edit approved Dec 24, 2017 at 16:48
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edit approved Dec 24, 2017 at 16:48
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The mode shown in the status screen is locked if:

  • The switch on the lens is set to M which forces the lens in Manual Focus mode.
  • The lens is a Manual-Focus Only lens such as Samyang and some Zeiss lenses.
  • The lens is damaged or improperly mounted so that the AF contacts do not work.
  • The attached AF lens has no AF motor built-in and needs an AF motor from the camera, which the Nikon D3300 does not have. This is the case for AF lenses, while AF-S and AF-P lenses have a built-in focus motor.

The mode shown in the status screen is locked if:

  • The switch on the lens is set to M which forces the lens in Manual Focus mode.
  • The lens is a Manual-Focus Only lens such as Samyang and some Zeiss lenses.
  • The lens is damaged or improperly mounted so that the AF contacts do not work.
  • The attached AF lens has no AF motor built-in and needs an AF from the camera which the Nikon D3300 does not. This is the case for AF lenses, while AF-S and AF-P lenses have a built-in focus motor.

The mode shown in the status screen is locked if:

  • The switch on the lens is set to M which forces the lens in Manual Focus mode.
  • The lens is a Manual-Focus Only lens such as Samyang and some Zeiss lenses.
  • The lens is damaged or improperly mounted so that the AF contacts do not work.
  • The attached AF lens has no AF motor built-in and needs an AF motor from the camera, which the Nikon D3300 does not have. This is the case for AF lenses, while AF-S and AF-P lenses have a built-in focus motor.
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The mode shown in the status screen is locked if:

  • The switch on the lens is set to M which forces the lens in Manual Focus mode.
  • The lens is a Manual-Focus Only lens such as Samyang and some Zeiss lenses.
  • The lens is damaged or improperly mounted so that the AF contacts do not work.
  • The attached AF lens has no AF motor built-in and needs an AF from the camera which the Nikon D3300 does not. This is the case for AF lenses, while AF-S and AF-P lenses have a built-in focus motor.