nikon d5300 dlsr flash not working

[SevereDevil00]

as title says. flash will not work. flash pops up focuses properly and takes pics/video but flash does not work. any one know how to fix this? i cant find anything online but a fix for D70 which doesnt work on mine i tried, and "take to nikon repairer" any help appreciated.

[ProjectBox153]

Has it been excessively used?

[SevereDevil00]

no my wife mostly shoots outdoors but we have had some family birthdays indoors and we noticed the flash not working. ive messed with the settings and reset to factory settings but still doesn't work. the camera is not even 2yrs old. my wife has taken approx 2-3k photos. 95% outdoors. 

[ProjectBox153]

2 minutes ago, SevereDevil00 said:

no my wife mostly shoots outdoors but we have had some family birthdays indoors and we noticed the flash not working. ive messed with the settings and reset to factory settings but still doesn't work. the camera is not even 2yrs old. my wife has taken approx 2-3k photos. 95% outdoors. 

Then I guess you could have it looked at by a professional. 

[SevereDevil00]

could i some how get my hotshoe to work in place of the onboard flash?

[cc143]

1 hour ago, SevereDevil00 said:

could i some how get my hotshoe to work in place of the onboard flash?

Yeah just use an external flashgun. 

[.spider.]

Did you try to reset the camera to factory defaults?

[ProjectBox153]

15 hours ago, SevereDevil00 said:

no my wife mostly shoots outdoors but we have had some family birthdays indoors and we noticed the flash not working. ive messed with the settings and reset to factory settings but still doesn't work. the camera is not even 2yrs old. my wife has taken approx 2-3k photos. 95% outdoors. 

 

48 minutes ago, .spider. said:

Did you try to reset the camera to factory defaults?

You gotta read the posts. 

[AkiraDaarkst]

15 hours ago, SevereDevil00 said:

could i some how get my hotshoe to work in place of the onboard flash?

 

13 hours ago, cc143 said:

Yeah just use an external flashgun. 

Yep, even if the pop up flash on the camera is not functional, the hotshoe should still be working and an external speedlight unit will work.

 

As to why the pop up one isn't working, it's best to have a technician look at it than trying to fiddle and repair it yourself if it's a technical fault.  There shouldn't be any option in the camera menu that disables the pop up flash though I do suggest you check inside the camera's custom settings menu and the settings for the flash are usually under the menu group "e", and make sure your mode dial is not set to the one with the line through the flash icon (the one between Auto and Scene).  If you're not sure what each custom menu option does, I suggest you read the manual.

[.spider.]

1 hour ago, Jamiec1130 said:

 

You gotta read the posts. 

I am so sorry.

[mcladrifter]

Stick it in manual, tape the pop-up flash down (you're never gonna use it) and use an external. Pop-up flash is a waste of time and energy and serves no purpose other than one or two things:

1: Set off flashguns in Slave mode
2: Annoy surrounding people.