Image Size - Nikon D5100 User Manual

Image Size

Image size is measured in pixels. Choose from the following options:
Image size
# Large
$ Medium
% Small
* Approximate size when printed at 300 dpi. Print size in inches equals image size in pixels
divided by printer resolution in dots per inch (dpi; 1 inch=approximately 2.54 cm).
1
Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the P button.
Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display.
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2
Display image size options.
Highlight the current image size in the
information display and press J.
3
Choose an image size.
Highlight an option and press J. To return to
shooting mode, press the shutter-release button
halfway.
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File Names
Photographs are stored as image files with names of the form "DSC_nnnn.xxx, " where nnnn
is a four-digit number between 0001 and 9999 assigned automatically in ascending order by
the camera, and xxx is one of the following three letter extensions: "NEF" for NEF images,
"JPG" for JPEG images, or "MOV" for movies. The NEF and JPEG files recorded at a setting of
NEF (RAW)+JPEG have the same file names but different extensions.
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Size (pixels)
4,928 × 3,264
3,696× 2,448
2,464 × 1,632
Information display
41.7 × 27.6/16.4 × 11.4
31.3 × 20.7/12.3 × 8.2
20.9 × 13.8/8.2 × 5.4
P button
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Print size (cm/in.)