Recording Movies - Nikon D5100 User Manual

Recording Movies

Movies can be recorded in live view.
1
Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror is raised and the view through the lens is
displayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder.
D
The 0 Icon
A 0 icon (0 48) indicates that movies can not be recorded.
A
Before Recording
Set aperture before recording in mode A or M.
2
Focus.
Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2
and 3 of "Framing Photographs in the Monitor" (0 44; see
also "Focusing in Live View" on pages 0 45–47). Note that
the number of subjects that can be detected in face-
priority AF drops during movie recording.
3
Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to start recording (the
camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the
microphone on the front of the camera during recording).
A recording indicator and the time available are displayed
in the monitor. Except in i and j modes, exposure can
be locked by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button or (in modes P, S,
A, and %) altered by up to ±3 EV in steps of
exposure compensation. Note that the built-in
microphone may record lens noise during autofocus and
vibration reduction.
4
End recording.
Press the movie-record button again to end recording. Recording will end
automatically when the maximum length is reached, the memory card is full,
another mode is selected, the lens is removed, or the monitor is closed (closing
the monitor does not end recording on televisions or other external displays).
Live view switch
Movie-record button
Recording indicator
1
/ EV using
3
x
Time remaining
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