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The information display – Nikon D5100 User Manual

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The Information Display

Camera settings can be viewed and adjusted in the information
display. Press the

P button once to view settings, and again to

make changes to settings. Highlight items using the multi
selector and press

J to view options for the highlighted item.

P button

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Shooting mode

i auto/
j auto (flash off) ...............26
Scene modes .......................30
P

, S, A, and M modes............61

Special effects mode ...... 115

2

Aperture (f-number) ...... 64, 65

3

Shutter speed .................. 63, 65

4

Shutter-speed display ............6

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Aperture display ...................... 6

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Auto-area AF indicator .........42
3D-tracking indicator............42
Focus point..............................43

7

Manual flash indicator....... 164
Flash compensation indicator

for optional flash units ... 205

8

Print date indicator............. 163

9

Auto ISO sensitivity

indicator............................. 155

10

Multiple exposure indicator

................................................79

11

HDR indicator ......................... 76

12

“Beep” indicator...................161

13

Battery indicator.................... 25

14

GPS connection indicator...174

15

Eye-Fi connection

indicator .............................175

16

Help icon ........................ 11, 224

17

ADL bracketing amount ..... 90

18

Exposure indicator ................ 65
Exposure compensation

indicator ............................... 71

Bracketing progress

indicator ............................... 90

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Number of exposures

remaining ............................ 25

White balance recording

indicator .............................. 85

Capture mode indicator ...138

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“K” (appears when memory

remains for over 1,000
exposures) ........................... 25

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Flash mode ..............................51

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Flash compensation ..............72

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Exposure compensation ......70

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Picture Control........................91

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Image quality..........................47

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Image size................................49

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White balance.........................81

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ISO sensitivity .........................54

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Release mode .........................35

30

Focus mode ....................39, 100

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AF-area mode ................42, 101

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Metering ..................................68

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Active D-Lighting....................74

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Bracketing increment ...........89