Nikon D3100 - Manual (Page 53)

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Live View
Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.
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Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror will be raised and the view
through the lens will be displayed in the
camera monitor. The subject will no longer
be visible in the viewfinder.
Framing Photographs in the Monitor
Item Description 0
q Shooting mode
The mode currently selected with the mode dial. Select i or
j for automatic scene selection (autofocus only; 0 41).
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Audio recording
indicator
Indicates whether sound is being recorded with movies. 47
e “No movie” icon Indicates that movies can not be recorded. 45
r Time remaining
The amount of time remaining before live view ends
automatically. Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less.
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t Focus mode The current focus mode. 38
y AF-area mode The current AF-area mode. 38
u Focus point
The current focus point. The display varies with the option
selected for AF-area mode (
0 38).
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i
Time remaining
(movie mode)
The recording time remaining in movie mode. 46
o Movie frame size The frame size of movies recorded in movie mode. 47
!0 Self-timer Displayed in self-timer release mode. 54
Live view switch
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