The Information Display - Nikon D5100 Reference Manual

The Information Display

Camera settings can be viewed and adjusted in the information
display. Press the P button once to view settings, and again to
make changes to settings. Highlight items using the multi
selector and press J to view options for the highlighted item.
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1 Shooting mode
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j auto (flash off) ...............26
Scene modes .......................30
P, S, A, and M modes............61
Special effects mode ...... 115
Aperture (f-number) ...... 64, 65 Aperture (f-number) ...... 64, 65 Aperture (f-number) ...... 64, 65
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Shutter speed .................. 63, 65 Shutter speed .................. 63, 65 Shutter speed .................. 63, 65
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Shutter-speed display ............6 Shutter-speed display ............6 Shutter-speed display ............6
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Aperture display ......................6 Aperture display ......................6 Aperture display ......................6
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Auto-area AF indicator .........42 Auto-area AF indicator .........42 Auto-area AF indicator .........42
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3D-tracking indicator............42 3D-tracking indicator............42 3D-tracking indicator............42
Focus point..............................43 Focus point..............................43 Focus point..............................43
7 Manual flash indicator....... 164
Flash compensation indicator
for optional flash units ... 205
8 Print date indicator............. 163
9 Auto ISO sensitivity
indicator............................. 155
10 Multiple exposure indicator
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11 HDR indicator ......................... 76 HDR indicator ......................... 76 HDR indicator ......................... 76
12 "Beep" indicator...................161 "Beep" indicator...................161 "Beep" indicator...................161
13 Battery indicator.................... 25 Battery indicator.................... 25 Battery indicator.................... 25
14 GPS connection indicator GPS connection indicator...174 GPS connection indicator
15 Eye-Fi connection Eye-Fi connection Eye-Fi connection
indicator .............................175 indicator .............................175 indicator .............................175
16 16 16 Help icon ........................ 11, 224 Help icon ........................ 11, 224 Help icon ........................ 11, 224
17 17 17 ADL bracketing amount ..... 90
18 Exposure indicator ................ 65
Exposure compensation
indicator ............................... 71
Bracketing progress
indicator ............................... 90
Number of exposures
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remaining ............................ 25
White balance recording
indicator .............................. 85
Capture mode indicator ...138
20 "K" (appears when memory
remains for over 1,000
exposures) ........................... 25
P button
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21 Flash mode ..............................51
22 Flash compensation ..............72
23 Exposure compensation ......70
24 Picture Control........................91
25 Image quality..........................47
26 Image size................................49
27 White balance.........................81
28 ISO sensitivity .........................54
29 Release mode .........................35
30 Focus mode....................39, 100
31 AF-area mode ................42, 101
32 Metering ..................................68
33 Active D-Lighting....................74
34 Bracketing increment ...........89
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