Nikon D5100 Reference Manual - Page 19

Introduction, Getting to Know the Camera, The Camera Body - body only

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XIntroduction Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. You may find it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual. X The Camera Body 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 24 12 25 13 14 15 16 17 26 18 27 19 28 20 22 21 29 23 1 Mode dial 3 2 Live view switch............99, 107 3 R (information) button 6, 103 4 Movie-record button ......... 107 5 E (exposure compensation) button 71 N (aperture) button 65 Flash compensation button 73 6 Shutter-release button.........28 7 Power switch 2 8 AF-assist illuminator 41 Self-timer lamp 37 Red-eye reduction lamp ......52 9 Infrared receiver (front) ....... 37 10 Body cap 206 11 CPU contacts 12 Built-in flash 50 13 M (flash mode) button ......... 50 Y (flash compensation) button 73 14 Speaker 110 15 Focal plane mark (E 46 16 Eyelet for camera strap 17 Microphone 107 18 Connector cover 19 E (self-timer) button 38 Fn (function) button ...... 9, 165 20 Mounting mark 17 21 Lens release button 18 22 Mirror 212 23 Lens mount 17, 46 24 Accessory shoe cover......... 202 25 Accessory shoe (for optional flash units 202 26 Accessory terminal 207 27 USB and A/V connector Connecting to a computer 138 Connecting to a printer... 139 Connecting to a TV.......... 146 28 HDMI mini-pin connector ... 147 29 Connector for external microphone 109 1

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Introduction
Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays.
You
may find it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the
rest of the manual.
The Camera Body
Getting to Know the Camera
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1
Mode dial
...................................
3
2
Live view switch
............
99, 107
3
R
(information) button
.........................................
6, 103
4
Movie-record button
.........
107
5
E
(exposure compensation)
button
...................................
71
N
(aperture) button
.............
65
Flash compensation button
................................................
73
6
Shutter-release button
.........
28
7
Power switch
.............................
2
8
AF-assist illuminator
.............
41
Self-timer lamp
......................
37
Red-eye reduction lamp
......
52
9
Infrared receiver (front)
.......
37
10
Body cap
................................
206
11
CPU contacts
12
Built-in flash
............................
50
13
M
(flash mode) button
.........
50
Y
(flash compensation)
button
...................................
73
14
Speaker
..................................
110
15
Focal plane mark (
E
)
...........
46
16
Eyelet for camera strap
17
Microphone
..........................
107
18
Connector cover
19
E
(self-timer) button
...........
38
Fn
(function) button
......
9, 165
20
Mounting mark
......................
17
21
Lens release button
...............
18
22
Mirror
.....................................
212
23
Lens mount
......................
17, 46
24
Accessory shoe cover
.........
202
25
Accessory shoe (for optional
flash units)
.........................
202
26
Accessory terminal
.............
207
27
USB and A/V connector
Connecting to a
computer
...........................
138
Connecting to a printer
... 139
Connecting to a TV
..........
146
28
HDMI mini-pin connector
... 147
29
Connector for external
microphone
......................
109