Nikon SB-600 user manual Red-eye reduction with slow-sync

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Metering system	24
Minimum recycling time	19
Modeling illuminator	45
Monitor Preflashes	32
Mounting foot lock lever	22
Multiple flash operation	58
Multiple flash shooting using cords	68
N
Nikon Creative Lighting System	5
NO AF-ILL	51
Non-CPU lenses	16
Number of flashes	19
O
ON/OFF button	12
P
Power zoom function	40
Programmed auto (P)	24
R
REMOTE	58
Ready-light	20, 29
Rear-curtain sync	47
Red-eye reduction control	46
Red-eye reduction with slow-sync
flash	46
Remote flash unit	58
Reset	13
S
Shutter-priority auto exposure (S)	25
Slow-sync flash mode	46
Soft Case	6
Sound monitor	67
Speedlight Stand	61
Speedlight parts and their functions	10
Standard TTL flash	33
Standby function	21
Supplied accessories	6

T
TTL mode	33
Test firing	20
U
Underexposure value in the TTL
auto flash mode	29
W
Wide-Area AF-Assist Illuminator	5, 51
Wireless master flash unit	58
Wireless multiple flash shooting	58
Wireless remote flash unit	62
Z
Zoom-head position	40

Reference information

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Contents SB-600 For your safety Preparation Iii For your safetyPreparation For your safety Contents Contents Other functions PreparationBasic operation Detailed operationForeword Main features and functions of the SB-600Nikon Creative Lighting System Supplied accessories ForewordMarks used in this manual Have Nikon spot-check your Speedlight regularly Tips on using the SpeedlightUsing your Speedlight correctly Take trial shotsGroup Camera name Camera groups and available flash modesManual 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 pUsing the SB-600 in dim light Characteristics of the LCD panelCPU Nikkor lenses LensesCPU lenses Type Nikkor lensesBasic operation Usable batteries Installing the batteriesType of battery Recycling time Remedy Minimum number of flashes and recycling timesReplacing/recharging the batteries Test firing Confirming the exposure Test firingButton Setting the standby function Standby function to conserve battery powerAttach the SB-600 to the camera and adjust Flash head Turn the mounting-foot lock lever securely until it stopsDigital data communication with the SB-600 Exposure mode and metering system Setting the camera’s exposure modeAperture-Priority Auto exposure a mode Manual exposure M modeMetering system Selecting the flash mode Setting the SB-600’s flash modeFlash shooting distance range in the TTL auto flash mode About the flash shooting distance rangeISO sensitivity Compose the picture and shoot with flash Set the camera’s flash sync mode to front-curtain syncDisplay 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 camerasMonitor Preflashes Standard TTL flash D TTL auto flash modeTTL auto flash mode D Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash DoLCD panel in the Manual mode Manual modeTo obtain the correct flash output level Guide number ISO 100, m/ftISO sensitivity factors To calculate the correct apertureTo calculate the shooting distance Manual modeSetting the flash output level When you press the j button When you press the i buttonSame flash Output level Max. number of continuous firings Flash mode Max. number of continuousSynchronization during continuous flash shooting Do not exceed the maximum number of continuous firingsOther functions Power zoom function Setting the zoom-head positionSetting the zoom-head position manually Canceling the power zoom function using Custom SettingsUsing the built-in wide-flash adapter For the background only Exposure compensation Available flash mode Usable cameraBackground For the main subject onlyMaking exposure compensation for the background only Manual flash modeCompensation Making exposure compensation for the main subject onlyCanceling flash output-level compensation For details, see your camera user’s manual Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow-sync flash modeSlow-sync flash mode, red-eye reduction control Slow-sync flashRear-curtain sync Rear-curtain syncShooting data 14*1 Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode for compatible camerasGuide number in Auto FP High-Speed Sync ISO 100, m/ft FactorsZoom-head position mm Level Flash Value Lock FV Lock for compatible cameras For cameras compatible with CLS Autofocus flash operation in dim lightUsing the SB-600 off-camera Autofocus flash operation in dim lightFor cameras having a built-in Speedlight Custom Settings Setting Custom SettingsNo item appears when the settings are not available Details on Custom Settings Bold default setting Custom SettingsLCD panel illuminator p Bold default setting Power zoom function pPage Advanced operations Overview of multiple flash operation Master flash unit and remote flash unitsMultiple flash Usable cameras Usable Speedlights Operation Advanced operations Wireless multiple flash shooting Flash set-up in the Advanced Wireless LightingSetting up the master and remote flash units Using the Speedlight Stand Attachment to the Speedlight StandTo prevent the remote flash units from firing accidentally Setting the SB-600 as a remote flash unit Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless LightingSetting a group and channel number on the remote flash units Settings on the remote flash unitsExamples of flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless LightingSet 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 BeepingReady-light Sound Multiple flash shooting using cords Speedlight Coefficient Maximum number of flash units to be connected using cordsSystem chart for TTL multiple flash shooting using cords Remote flash unit Shooting data Bounce flash operationTilting the flash head Choosing the reflecting surfaceAdvanced operations Setting the flash head Bounce flash operationFlash head tilting and rotating angles Example of close-up shooting with two flash units Close-up flash operationConfirm that the ready-light is on, then shoot Close-up flash operationSetting the aperture When shooting subjects closer than 0.6 m 2 ftISO 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 LensMetering Lens TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-600Accessories for multiple flash Optional accessoriesBalancing light from the flash Optional accessoriesOther accessories Using colored gel filters with digital camerasOperating location CleaningTips on Speedlight care StorageNiCd batteries Usable batteriesTroubleshooting Problems with the SB-600Problem Cause Ready-light warning inside the camera’s viewfinder TroubleshootingSpecifications Ready-light SpecificationsBattery type Bounce capability ON/OFF buttonAccessories SettingsFlash adapter Dimensions H x D WeightIndex SymbolRed-eye reduction with slow-sync

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