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I have a new Nikon D5100 camera. I find it difficult to take shots by looking to the scene using the viewfinder eyepiece.
Is it possible to take a picture or to film a video by watching the scene on the display (also known as monitor) of the camera instead of looking through viewfinder eyepiece?
In your D5100, "Live View" mode is activated by trigerring the 'Lv' switch next to the Mode selection dial (right under the 'Info' button).
However, this information is covered in the manual of your camera. There you have it in page 99, section 'Live View'. If you are new to the camera, you should definitely go through it, it'll help you a lot.
The feature you are looking for is called "Live View". On this camera (and similar ones from Nikon), this is activated by a switch next to the mode dial on top of the camera.
