Nikon D5100 Experience - Table of Contents; Contents

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