Adjusting outputcompensation – oncamera
As I discussed previously, you don’t always
want your Speedlights firing at the same
output. Your camera and Speedlight take a
reading to decide how much output is
needed for a perfectly lit exposure. Your
camera’s idea of a perfect exposure doesn’t
take into account your artistic vision. This is
where you decide how you want your
image to look.
Adjusting the output can be done in a num-
ber of different ways. When the Speedlight
is mounted on camera, you can adjust the
output on the camera body itself. Most
Nikon dSLRs have a Flash button for setting
red-eye reduction, rear curtain sync, and
slow sync. Pressing this button and using
the front Command dial lets you adjust
exposure compensation.
You can also adjust the flash output on the
Speedlight. When the SB-600 is attached to
your camera body in TTL mode, simply press
the + or – buttons to increase or decrease
the exposure accordingly.
To change exposure compensation on the
SB-800 in TTL mode, press the SEL button
to highlight exposure compensation value,
then use the + or – buttons to make the
adjustments. When your adjustments have
been made, press the SEL button again to
return to the default menu.
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Flash exposure compensation button
2.1 Flash exposure compensation button on the D200 camera body
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