The Mode Dial - Nikon D5100 User Manual

The Mode Dial

The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes:
X
Auto Modes (0 18)
Select these modes for simple, point-
and-shoot photography.
• i Auto
• j Auto (flash off)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
• k Portrait (0 21)
• l Landscape (0 21)
• p Child (0 22)
A
Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in i or j mode enables automatic scene selection ("scene auto
selector"; 0 49) when autofocus is used.
4
P, S, A, and M Modes (0 43)
Select these modes for full control over
camera settings.
• P—Programmed auto
• S—Shutter-priority auto
• A—Aperture-priority auto
• M—Manual
Special Effects Modes
Use special effects during shooting.
• % Night vision (0 56)
• g Color sketch
(0 56, 58)
• ( Miniature effect
(0 56, 58)
• m Sports (0 22)
• n Close up (0 22)
• h:Other scenes (0 23)
• 3 Selective color
(0 57, 59)
• 1 Silhouette (0 57)
• 2 High key (0 57)
• 3 Low key (0 57)