Nikon D5100 Reference Manual

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107yyRecording and Viewing MoviesMovies can be recorded in live view.1 Rotate the live view switch.The mirror is raised and the view through the lens isdisplayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder.2 Focus.Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2and 3 of “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” (0 99; seealso “Focusing in Live View” on pages 0 100–102). Notethat the number of subjects that can be detected in face-priority AF drops during movie recording.3 Start recording.Press the movie-record button to start recording (thecamera can record both video and sound; do not cover themicrophone on the front of the camera during recording).A recording indicator and the time available are displayedin the monitor. Except in i and j modes, exposure canbe locked by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button (0 69) or (inmodes P, S, A, and %) altered by up to ±3 EV in steps of1 / 3 EV using exposure compensation (0 70). Note that thebuilt-in microphone may record lens noise duringautofocus and vibration reduction.Recording MoviesD The 0 IconA 0 icon (0 103) indicates that movies can not be recorded.A Before RecordingSet aperture before recording in mode A or M (if you are using aPC-E lens, you can also modify aperture while recording in liveview).Live view switchMovie-record buttonRecording indicatorTime remainingwww.devicemanuals.eu/103) indicates that movies can not be recorded.www.devicemanuals.eu/103) indicates that movies can not be recorded.(if you are using awww.devicemanuals.eu/(if you are using aPC-E lens, you can also modify aperture while recording in livewww.devicemanuals.eu/PC-E lens, you can also modify aperture while recording in livewww.devicemanuals.eu/www.devicemanuals.eu/www.devicemanuals.eu/www.devicemanuals.eu/Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2www.devicemanuals.eu/Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2and 3 of “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” (www.devicemanuals.eu/and 3 of “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” (also “Focusing in Live View” on pageswww.devicemanuals.eu/also “Focusing in Live View” on pagesthat the number of subjects thwww.devicemanuals.eu/that the number of subjects that can be detected in face-www.devicemanuals.eu/at can be detected in face-priority AF drops during movie recording.www.devicemanuals.eu/priority AF drops during movie recording.www.devicemanuals.eu/www.devicemanuals.eu/Start recording.www.devicemanuals.eu/Start recording.Start recording.www.devicemanuals.eu/Start recording.Press the movie-record button to start recording (thewww.devicemanuals.eu/Press the movie-record button to start recording (thecamera can record both video and sound; do not cover thewww.devicemanuals.eu/camera can record both video and sound; do not cover thewww.devicemanuals.eu/Live view switchwww.devicemanuals.eu/Live view switch