Nikon D3100 2 manual Hiding Shooting Information, Rotating the Camera, See Also

AHiding Shooting Information

To turn the monitor off, press the R button. Note that the monitor turns off automatically while the shutter-release button is pressed or if no operations are performed for about 8 s (for information on choosing how long the monitor stays on, see Auto off timers on page 143). The information display can be restored by pressing the R button again.

Rbutton Information display Monitor off

ARotating the Camera

When the camera is rotated 90 °, shooting information rotates to match camera orientation.

AThe Shutter-Speed and Aperture Displays

These displays provide visual indications of shutter speed and aperture.

Fast shutter speed, large aperture	Slow shutter speed, small aperture
(small f-number).	(large f-number).

While the mode dial is rotated, this display is replaced by an image of the mode dial.

ASee Also

For information on choosing a design for the information display, see Info display format, (0 137). For information on choosing whether information is displayed when the shutter- release button is pressed; see Auto info display (0 139).

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