Nikon D5100 User Manual

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Lens

Compatible lenses

Autofocus is available with AF-S and AF-I lenses. Autofocus is not
available with other type G and D lenses, AF lenses (IX NIKKOR and lenses
for the F3AF are not supported), and AI-P lenses. Non-CPU lenses can be
used in mode M, but the camera exposure meter will not function.

The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a
maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.

Shutter

Type

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Speed

4000

– 30 s in steps of

EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3

remote control)

Flash sync speed

200

s; synchronizes with shutter at

200

s or slower

Release

Release mode

8 (single frame), I (continuous), E (self-timer), " (delayed remote),
# (quick-response remote), J (quiet shutter release)

Frame advance rate

Up to 4 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed

250

s or faster, and

other settings at default values)

Self-timer

2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures

Exposure

Metering

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

Metering method

• Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix

metering II (other CPU lenses)

• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
• Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected

focus point

Range (ISO 100, f/1.4
lens, 20 °C/68 °F)

• Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0–20 EV
• Spot metering: 2–20 EV

Exposure meter
coupling

CPU

Mode

Auto modes (

i auto; j auto, flash off ); programmed auto with flexible

program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual
(M); scene modes (

k portrait; l landscape; p child; m sports; n close up; o night

portrait;

r night landscape; s party/indoor; t beach/snow; u sunset; v dusk/dawn; w pet

portrait;

x candlelight; y blossom; z autumn colors; 0 food); special effects modes

(

% night vision; g color sketch; ( miniature effect; 3 selective color; 1 silhouette; 2 high

key;

3 low key)

Exposure compensation

–5 – +5 EV in increments of

Bracketing

• Exposure bracketing: 3 frames in steps of

• White balance bracketing: 3 frames in steps of 1
• Active D-Lighting bracketing: 2 frames

Exposure lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button