Nikon D5100 Experience3CONTENTSCONTENTS........................................................................................................... 3INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 4MENUS and CUSTOM SETTINGS....................................................................... 8Menu Settings .................................................................................................... 9Custom Settings............................................................................................... 15My Menu .......................................................................................................... 23CAMERA OPERATION....................................................................................... 23JPEG vs. NEF (RAW) ...................................................................................... 24Focusing........................................................................................................... 26Using Autofocus............................................................................................ 26Focus Modes ................................................................................................ 30Autofocus Area Modes ................................................................................. 31Locking Focus............................................................................................... 32Live View and Movie Focusing ..................................................................... 34Release Modes ................................................................................................ 34Exposure .......................................................................................................... 36Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO................................................................. 36Aperture-Priority Auto Mode (A) and Shutter-Priority Auto Mode (S)........... 39Full Stops...................................................................................................... 41Manual Exposure Mode (M) ......................................................................... 42Metering Modes ............................................................................................... 43Matrix Metering ............................................................................................. 44Center-Weighted Metering............................................................................ 44Spot Metering ............................................................................................... 45Manual Metering ........................................................................................... 46Exposure Lock .............................................................................................. 46Histograms ....................................................................................................... 48Exposure Compensation.................................................................................. 50Auto Bracketing for Exposure .......................................................................... 51Active D-Lighting (ADL) ................................................................................... 51High Dynamic Range (HDR)............................................................................ 52White Balance .................................................................................................. 53Picture Controls ............................................................................................... 55Flash ................................................................................................................ 57Sensor Cleaning .............................................................................................. 58COMPOSITION................................................................................................... 59THE IMAGE TAKING PROCESS........................................................................ 65VIDEO – AN INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 66PHOTOGRAPHY ACCESSORIES ..................................................................... 67CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 70