Page
Page
Where to Find It
XIntroduction
sBasic Photography
zMore on Photography (All Modes)
tP, S, A, and M Modes
Q&A Index
Taking Photographs
Viewing Photographs
Retouching Photographs
Menus and Settings
Connections
Maintenance and Optional Accessories
Table of Contents
Introduction
Basic Photography
More on Photography (All Modes)
P, S, A, and M Modes
Live View
Recording and Viewing Movies
Special Effects
More on Playback
Connections
Menu Guide
Page
Technical Notes
For Your Safety
❚❚WARNINGS
Page
Notices
Page
Page
Page
Page
Getting to Know the Camera
The Camera Body (Continued)
The Mode Dial
The Monitor
The Information Display
Page
The Command Dial
Page
Assign
/Fn button
The Viewfinder
Camera Menus
Using Camera Menus
1 Display the menus
2Highlight the icon for the current menu
3 Select a menu
4Position the cursor in the selected menu
5Highlight a menu item
6Display options
7Highlight an option
8Select the highlighted item
First Steps
Insert the Battery
1Turn the camera off
2Open the battery-chambercover
3 Insert the battery
4 Close the battery-chambercover
Page
Attach a Lens
2 Remove the rear lens cap and the camera body cap
3 Attach the lens
A-M
M/A-M
❚❚Vibration Reduction (VR)
Basic Setup
1Turn the camera on
2 Select a language
3Choose a time zone
4Choose a date format
Page
Insert a Memory Card
2 Open the card slot cover
3 Insert the memory card
Format the Memory Card
X1 Turn the camera on
2 Display format options
3Highlight Yes
4Press J
Adjust Viewfinder Focus
1Remove the lens cap
2Turn the camera on
3 Focus the viewfinder
Page
sBasic Photography
Battery Level and Card Capacity
❚❚Number of Exposures Remaining
“Point-and-Shoot”Photography (iand jModes)
5Press the shutter-releasebutton halfway
6Check the indicators in the viewfinder
7Shoot
Page
Page
Creative Photography (Scene Modes)
pChild
mSports
nClose up
Other Scenes
oNight Portrait
rNight Landscape
sParty/Indoor
tBeach/Snow
uSunset
vDusk/Dawn
wPet Portrait
xCandlelight
s yBlossom
zAutumn Colors
0Food
Release Mode
3Choose a release mode
Self-Timerand Remote Control Modes
1Mount the camera on a tripod
2 Select a release mode
3Frame the photograph
Take the photograph
Page
Focus
3Choose a focus mode
Page
AF-AreaMode
Dynamic-area
3D-tracking
(11 points)
2Display AF-areamode options
Focus Point Selection
Auto-area
1Choose an AF-areamode other than e
(Auto-areaAF; 0 42)
2Select the focus point
Focus Lock
1Focus
2Lock focus
AE-L/AF
focus mode
Manual Focus
1 Set the lens focus-modeswitch
2Focus
❚❚The Electronic Rangefinder
Image Quality and Size
3Choose a file type
Image Size
1 Place the cursor in the information display
2 Display image size options
3Choose an image size
Using the Built-inFlash
❚❚Using the Built-inFlash: i, k, p, n, o, s, w, and gModes
❚❚Using the Built-inFlash: P, S, A, M, and 0Modes
Flash Mode
2Display flash mode options
3Choose a flash mode
Page
Page
ISO Sensitivity
Page
Interval Timer Photography
4Choose the number of intervals
5Start shooting
Now
❚❚Settings Accessible from the Information Display
❚❚ Other Settings
Page
tP, S, A, and M Modes
Shutter Speed and Aperture
Mode P (Programmed Auto)
1 Rotate the mode dial to P
2Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
Mode S (Shutter-PriorityAuto)
1 Rotate the mode dial to S
2 Choose a shutter speed
3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
Mode A (Aperture-PriorityAuto)
1 Rotate the mode dial to A
2 Choose an aperture
Mode M (Manual)
1 Rotate the mode dial to M
2Choose aperture and shutter speed
❚❚Long Time-Exposures(M Mode Only)
4Open the shutter
Bulb
Time
5Close the shutter
Exposure
Autoexposure Lock
Center-weighted
metering
Spot metering
1Meter exposure
Exposure Compensation
2Display exposure compensation options
3Choose a value
Page
Flash Compensation
2Display flash compensation options
Page
Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows
3Choose an option
Extra high
High
Normal
Low
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
1 Select HDR (High Dynamic Range)
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
2Enable HDR
HDR mode
3Choose the exposure differential
Exposure differential
4Choose the amount of smoothing
Smoothing
5Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
Multiple Exposure
❚❚Creating a Multiple Exposure
3Choose the number of shots
Number of shots
4Choose the amount of gain
Auto gain
❚❚Interrupting Multiple Exposures
White Balance
Page
Fine-TuningWhite Balance
1 Display white balance options
2Select a white balance option
Preset
manual and press 2 (if Fluorescent is
❚❚Measuring a Value for Preset White Balance
5Measure white balance
6 Check the results
Page
❚❚Copying White Balance from a Photograph
Bracketing
3Display bracketing options
4Select a bracketing increment
ADL
AE bracketing
ADL bracketing
Page
Picture Controls
Modifying Picture Controls
Quick adjust
Display the Picture Control menu
Highlight Set Picture Control in the
Adjust settings
❚❚Picture Control Settings
Page
Creating Custom Picture Controls
1 Select Manage Picture Control
Manage Picture Control
2Select Save/edit
Save/edit
6Name the Picture Control
7Save changes and exit
Sharing Custom Picture Controls
• Copy to camera
• Delete from card
Page
xLive View
Framing Photographs in the Monitor
❚❚Choosing a Focus Mode
❚❚Choosing an AF-AreaMode
❚❚Choosing the Focus Point
Page
Page
Page
Page
Recording Movies
4End recording
❚❚Movie Settings
Viewing Movies
Editing Movies
4Choose an option
Choose start point
Choose end point
5Delete frames
6Save the copy
Saving Selected Frames
1View the movie and choose a frame
2Display the retouch menu
3Choose Save selected frame
Save selected frame
Page
%Special Effects
Shooting with Special Effects
%Night Vision
gColor Sketch
%(Miniature Effect
3Selective Color
1Silhouette
2High Key
3Low Key
❚❚gColor Sketch
❚❚(Miniature Effect
❚❚3Selective Color
6Return to the live view display
Page
IMore on Playback
Full-FramePlayback
❚❚File Information
❚❚ Highlights
Page
Page
❚❚Overview
❚❚ GPS Data
Thumbnail Playback
Calendar Playback
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Protecting Photographs from Deletion
Deleting Photographs
❚❚Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs
❚❚Select Date: Deleting Photographs Taken on a Selected Date
Slide Shows
QConnections
Connecting to a Computer
❚❚Supplied Software
❚❚Supported Operating Systems
Connecting the Camera
2Turn the computer on
3Connect the USB cable
4Turn the camera on
Q5 Transfer photographs
Printing Photographs
3Turn the camera on
Printing Pictures One at a Time
1Select a picture
2Display printing options
3Adjust printing options
4Start printing
Start printing
Printing Multiple Pictures
1 Display the PictBridge menu
2Choose an option
• Print select
Print (DPOF)
4Display printing options
5Adjust printing options
6 Start printing
Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set
1 Choose Select/set for the DPOF print
order item in the playback menu
DPOF print
order
4Select imprint options
Print date
5Complete the print order
Done
Viewing Photographs on TV
High-DefinitionDevices
2Connect the HDMI cable as shown
3Tune the device to the HDMI channel
4Turn the camera on and press the Kbutton
❚❚HDMI Options
Output Resolution
Device Control
MMenu Guide
Playback Folder
Playback Display Options
Image Review
Rotate Tall
CThe Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
Shooting Options
Reset shooting menu
Page
Long Exposure NR
High ISO NR
ISO Sensitivity Settings
❚❚Auto ISO sensitivity control
ACustom Settings:
Reset Custom Settings
a: Autofocus
a1: AF-CPriority Selection
a2: Built-in AF-assistIlluminator
a3: Rangefinder
b: Exposure
b1: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl
c: Timers/AE Lock
c1: Shutter-ReleaseButton AE-L
c2: Auto off Timers
c3: Self-Timer
d: Shooting/Display
d1: Beep
d2: ISO Display
d3: File Number Sequence
d4: Exposure Delay Mode
d5: Print Date
❚❚Date Counter
e: Bracketing/Flash
e2: Auto Bracketing Set
f: Controls
f1: Assign E/Fn Button
f2: Assign AE-L/AF-LButton
f3: Reverse Dial Rotation
f4: Slot Empty Release Lock
f5: Reverse Indicators
BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup
Monitor Brightness
Info Display Format
Page
Auto Info Display
Video Mode
Flicker Reduction
Time Zone and Date
Language
Image Comment
Auto Image Rotation
•Clean sensor and then start: Select this option to
2Frame a featureless white object in the viewfinder
3Acquire dust off reference data
GPS
Firmware Version
NThe Retouch Menu:
Creating Retouched Copies
1Display retouch options
2Select a picture
3Select retouch options
4 Create a retouched copy
D-Lighting
Red-EyeCorrection
Trim
Monochrome
Page
Page
2Select the first image
3Select the second image
4Adjust gain
Preview
5Preview the overlay
NEF (RAW) Processing
Resize
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
5Choose the color range
6Select additional colors
7Save the edited copy
Side-by-SideComparison
mRecent Settings/OMy Menu
❚❚Adding Options to My Menu
❚❚Deleting Options from My Menu
❚❚Reordering Options in My Menu
Page
nTechnical Notes
Compatible Lenses
Page
Compatible Non-CPULenses
Page
Page
Optional Flash Units (Speedlights)
❚❚CLS-CompatibleFlash Units
❚❚Other Flash Units
Page
Other Accessories
Approved Memory Cards
Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
1 Ready the camera
2Insert the EP-5Apower connector
3 Close the battery-chambercover
4Connect the AC adapter
Caring for the Camera
❚❚“Clean Now”
❚❚“Clean at startup/shutdown”
❚❚Manual Cleaning
7 Clean the filter
8Turn the camera off
Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
Page
Available Settings
Page
Memory Card Capacity
Exposure Program (Mode P)
Troubleshooting
Page
Shooting (P, S, A, M)
Playback
Miscellaneous
Error Messages
Page
Page
Specifications
❚❚Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
❚❚The AF-SDX NIKKOR 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6GVR
Page
❚❚Supported Standards
Battery Life
•Single-framerelease mode (CIPA standard 1): Approximately 660 shots
•Continuous release mode (Nikon standard 2): Approximately 2200 shots
Index