How do I return to shooting mode or enable Live View on a Nikon D5100?
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I’m new to the Nikon D5100. After pressing the "i" button to view settings, I wasn’t sure how to get back to normal shooting. I can still take photos and review them, but I expected to see the scene on the rear LCD. How do I exit the info display, and how do I show the live scene on the screen if I want to compose with the LCD instead of the viewfinder?
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You should be able to press the button again to come out of the info display (or it may take two presses). On my D700, pressing the shutter button part way turns the LCD off.
However, if you want to view the "to be taken" photo from the LCD, you want to press the button for Live View (check your owner's manual, as the D700 doesn't have this - my old D90 did -probably labelled "LV") and that will display what you are point at, like a P&S camera.
You'll want to read up on Live View, if that's what you want to do.
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On the D5100, the rear screen normally shows the info display, not a constant live camera view. To leave that screen, press the "i" button again, or half-press the shutter; that should return the LCD/off state for normal shooting.
If you want to see the scene on the LCD while composing, you need to enable Live View using the LV switch/lever. That lifts the mirror so the camera can display the live image on the rear screen. In Live View, the optical viewfinder won’t work normally, because the mirror is up.
Also check that the camera is not connected to a computer by USB, since Live View may not engage while a USB cable is attached.
So in short:
- press "i" again or half-press the shutter to leave the info display
- use the LV control to see a live image on the LCD
- disconnect USB if Live View won’t start
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