Nikon D5100 Table of Contents

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Q&A Index................. ......................................................................... .......................................... ii
For Your Safety....................... .......................................................................... .......................... x
Notices........................................................... .............................................................................. xii
Introduction 1
Getting to Know the Camera........................................................... ...................................... 1
The Camera Body......................................................................................................................1
The Mode Dial.............................................................................................................................3
The Monitor.................................................................................................................................4
The Information Display..........................................................................................................5
The Command Dial...................................................................................................................7
The Viewfinder.........................................................................................................................10
Camera Menus....................................................... ................................................................... 11
Using Camera Menus............................................................................................................ 12
First Steps............................... ........................................................................ ............................14
Charge the Battery.................................................................................................................14
Insert the Battery.................................................................................................................... 15
Attach a Lens............................................................................................................................17
Basic Setup................................................................................................................................19
Insert a Memory Card............................................................................................................21
Format the Memory Card.................................................................................................... 22
Adjust Viewfinder Focus...................................................................................................... 23
Basic Photography 25
Battery Level and Card Capacity.......... ......................................................................... .....25
“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (iand j Modes).......................................... .........26
Creative Photography (Scene Modes) ............................................................................. 30
The Mode Dial..........................................................................................................................30
kPortrait.............................................................................................................................. 30
lLandscape........................................................................................................................30
pChild.................................................................................................................................. 31
mSports................................................................................................................................ 31
nClose up............................................................................................................................31
Other Scenes............................................................................................................................ 32
oNight Portrait..................................................................................................................32
rNight Landscape........................................................................................................... 32
sParty/Indoor....................................................................................................................32
tBeach/Snow....................................................................................................................33
uSunset............................................................................................................................... 33
vDusk/Dawn......................................................................................................................33
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