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Nikon D5100 User Manual

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Hiding Shooting Information

To turn the monitor off, press the

R button. Note that the monitor turns off automatically

while the shutter-release button is pressed or if no operations are performed for about 8 s
(for information on choosing how long the monitor stays on, see Custom Setting c2 (Auto
off timers
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0 160)). The information display can be restored by pressing the R button

again.

R button

Information display

Monitor off

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Rotating the Camera

When the camera is rotated 90 °, shooting information rotates to
match camera orientation.

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The Shutter-Speed and Aperture Displays

These displays provide visual indications of shutter speed and aperture.

Fast shutter speed, large aperture

(small f-number).

Slow shutter speed, small aperture

(large f-number).

While the mode dial is rotated, this display is replaced by an image of the mode dial.

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See Also

For information on choosing a design for the information display, see Info display format,
(

0 168). For information on choosing whether information is displayed automatically; see

Auto info display (

0 170). For information on the indicators displayed in live view, see page

103.