The X Button - Nikon COOLPIX P5100 User Manual

Basic Operations

The x Button

To hide or show monitor indicators during shooting and playback, press x.
With Shooting
Current settings
F F
1/125 1/125
Monitor off (P, S, A, and M modes
only). Shooting is available only when
camera is in focus (AF lamp is lit).
With Playback
Photo information displayed
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F F F
Shooting data: Shows the folder name, file name, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture,
exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity, and histogram for the current picture. Shooting data
are not displayed if the current picture is a movie.
• Exposure mode: P, S, A, or M (A 45). P is also displayed on pictures shot in A (auto),
a (anti-shake), B (high sensitivity), and y (scene) modes.
• Histogram: A graph showing tone distribution. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel
brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right; the vertical axis shows
number of pixels of each brightness in image.
12
17 17 17
F4.3 F4.3
Shooting data displayed
(see below)
4 4 4 4
Framing guides
(a, B, P, S, A, and M modes only)
View through lens only
Photo information hidden
100NIKON 100NIKON 100NIKON
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P P
1/125 1/125 1/125
F4.3 F4.3 F4.3
o o
+1.0 +1.0 +1.0
Auto Auto Auto
1/125 1/125 F4.3 F4.3