8. Setup: Playback and Shooting Menus

The Nikon D5100 is undoubtedly one of the most customizable, tweakable, fine-tunable cameras Nikon has ever offered, and provides an amazing degree of adjustments for a camera in its price range. This versatility has made the D5100 popular among professional photographers as well as advanced amateurs.

You can enjoy this flexibility, too. If your camera doesn’t behave in exactly the way you’d like, chances are you can make a small change in the Playback, Shooting, Custom Settings, and Setup menus that will tailor the D5100 to your needs. In fact, if you don’t like the menus, you can create your own using the clever My Menu system.