Nikon
SB-600
user manual
Other functions
Troubleshooting
Specification
Install
Symbol
Dimension
Supplied accessories
Battery type
Setting the standby function
Cleaning
Safety
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Other functions
Detailed information on each function of the
SB-600
is provided.
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SB-600
For your safety
Preparation
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For your safety
Preparation
For your safety
Contents
Contents
Basic operation
Preparation
Detailed operation
Other functions
Foreword
Main features and functions of the SB-600
Nikon Creative Lighting System
Supplied accessories
Foreword
Marks used in this manual
Using your Speedlight correctly
Tips on using the Speedlight
Take trial shots
Have Nikon spot-check your Speedlight regularly
Group Camera name
Camera groups and available flash modes
Manual mode
Speedlight parts and their functions
Control buttons p Mounting-foot lock lever p
Control buttons
Easy setting for the optimum TTL auto flash mode
LCD panel
Flash mode p
Using the SB-600 in dim light
Characteristics of the LCD panel
CPU lenses
Lenses
Type Nikkor lenses
CPU Nikkor lenses
Basic operation
Usable batteries
Installing the batteries
Type of battery Recycling time Remedy
Minimum number of flashes and recycling times
Replacing/recharging the batteries
Test firing Confirming the exposure
Test firing
Button
Setting the standby function
Standby function to conserve battery power
Attach the SB-600 to the camera and adjust
Flash head
Turn the mounting-foot lock lever securely until it stops
Digital data communication with the SB-600
Exposure mode and metering system
Setting the camera’s exposure mode
Aperture-Priority Auto exposure a mode
Manual exposure M mode
Metering system
Selecting the flash mode
Setting the SB-600’s flash mode
Flash shooting distance range in the TTL auto flash mode
About the flash shooting distance range
ISO sensitivity
Compose the picture and shoot with flash
Set the camera’s flash sync mode to front-curtain sync
Display of the amount of underexposure
Using the SB-600 with the Coolpix
Detailed operation
SB-600’s available flash modes
Available flash modes and usable cameras
Monitor Preflashes
TTL auto flash mode D
TTL auto flash mode
Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash Do
Standard TTL flash D
LCD panel in the Manual mode
Manual mode
ISO sensitivity factors
Guide number ISO 100, m/ft
To calculate the correct aperture
To obtain the correct flash output level
To calculate the shooting distance
Manual mode
Setting the flash output level
When you press the j button When you press the i button
Same flash Output level
Synchronization during continuous flash shooting
Flash mode Max. number of continuous
Do not exceed the maximum number of continuous firings
Max. number of continuous firings
Other functions
Power zoom function
Setting the zoom-head position
Setting the zoom-head position manually
Canceling the power zoom function using Custom Settings
Using the built-in wide-flash adapter
Background
Exposure compensation Available flash mode Usable camera
For the main subject only
For the background only
Compensation
Manual flash mode
Making exposure compensation for the main subject only
Making exposure compensation for the background only
Canceling flash output-level compensation
For details, see your camera user’s manual
Slow-sync flash mode, red-eye reduction control
Red-eye reduction with slow-sync flash mode
Slow-sync flash
Red-eye reduction
Rear-curtain sync
Rear-curtain sync
Shooting data
14*1
Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode for compatible cameras
Guide number in Auto FP High-Speed Sync ISO 100, m/ft
Factors
Zoom-head position mm Level
Flash Value Lock FV Lock for compatible cameras
For cameras compatible with CLS
Autofocus flash operation in dim light
Using the SB-600 off-camera
Autofocus flash operation in dim light
For cameras having a built-in Speedlight
Custom Settings
Setting Custom Settings
No item appears when the settings are not available
Details on Custom Settings Bold default setting
Custom Settings
LCD panel illuminator p
Bold default setting Power zoom function p
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Advanced operations
Overview of multiple flash operation
Master flash unit and remote flash units
Multiple flash Usable cameras Usable Speedlights Operation
Advanced operations
Wireless multiple flash shooting
Flash set-up in the Advanced Wireless Lighting
Setting up the master and remote flash units
Using the Speedlight Stand
Attachment to the Speedlight Stand
To prevent the remote flash units from firing accidentally
Setting the SB-600 as a remote flash unit
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Setting a group and channel number on the remote flash units
Settings on the remote flash units
Examples of flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Set the group of the remote flash units a and B
Modeling illuminator in the Advanced Wireless Lighting mode
Master Remote flash unit
Speedlight condition Ready Auxiliary Beeping
Ready-light Sound
Multiple flash shooting using cords
Speedlight Coefficient
Maximum number of flash units to be connected using cords
System chart for TTL multiple flash shooting using cords
Remote flash unit
Tilting the flash head
Bounce flash operation
Choosing the reflecting surface
Shooting data
Advanced operations
Setting the flash head
Bounce flash operation
Flash head tilting and rotating angles
Example of close-up shooting with two flash units
Close-up flash operation
Confirm that the ready-light is on, then shoot
Close-up flash operation
Setting the aperture
When shooting subjects closer than 0.6 m 2 ft
ISO sensitivity 100 200 400 800 1000 Coefficient m/ft 4.6
ISO
Reference information
Cameras compatible with the TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode
CPU lens Non-CPU lens*1
Camera TTL mode Exposure Metering Lens
Metering Lens
TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-600
Accessories for multiple flash
Optional accessories
Other accessories
Optional accessories
Using colored gel filters with digital cameras
Balancing light from the flash
Tips on Speedlight care
Cleaning
Storage
Operating location
NiCd batteries
Usable batteries
Troubleshooting
Problems with the SB-600
Problem Cause
Ready-light warning inside the camera’s viewfinder
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Battery type
Specifications
Bounce capability ON/OFF button
Ready-light
Flash adapter Dimensions
Settings
H x D Weight
Accessories
Index
Symbol
Red-eye reduction with slow-sync
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