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Nikon D5100 Teardown

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  • And just like that, the front cover can be pulled off the camera body.

  • With it gone, you can get a good look at most of the components that make the D5100 roar.

  • An electric motor (presumably linked to the shutter) can be seen next to the battery door, and the gigantic flash capacitor is housed right behind the lens release button.

  • The light blue pad wedged between the end of the flash capacitor and the bottom frame conducts heat away from the capacitor to cool it down during flash-intensive shooting.

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