Nikon P5100 P5100 User's Manual - Page 37

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode Shooting mode A displayed in A (auto) mode. Internal memory indicator Pictures will be recorded to internal memory. When memory card is inserted, C is not displayed and pictures will be recorded to memory card. A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode F 11//112255 FF44..33 17 Image quality/Image size Current image quality and size settings are displayed. The default settings are W (Normal) for image quality and G (4,000 × 3,000) for image size. Vibration reduction icon Vibration reduction can be applied to reduce the effects of camera shake. Aperture (A 45) Shutter speed (A 45) D Available Functions in A (Auto) Mode In A (auto) mode, focus mode (A 33) and exposure compensation (A 34) can be applied and the camera can shoot using the flash mode (A 30) and self-timer (A 32). Pressing d displays the shooting menu options for specifying the image quality (A 91) and image size (A 92). D Vibration Reduction [Vibration reduction] (A 128), when [On] (default setting) is selected, can be applied to effectively reduce blur, caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake, that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds. Vibration reduction can be used in all shooting modes. D Auto Power-Off in A (Auto) Mode (Standby Mode) The monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the battery if no operations are performed for about five seconds. The monitor will brighten when camera controls are used. At default settings, the monitor will turn off altogether if no operations are performed for about a minute during shooting and playback. The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes (A 130). 23