SB-800
To turn the AF Assist illuminator on and off
on the SB-800:
1. Enter the CSM by pressing the
SEL button for two seconds.
2. Use the + or – buttons and the
left and right Zoom buttons to
choose the AF-ILL menu, and
then press the Select button.
3. Use the + or – buttons to turn
the AF-ILL on or off.
4. Press the On/Off button to
return to the main menu.
LCD panel illumination
The LCD panels of both the SB-600 and SB-
800 have a light built-in to help viewing in
low-light situations. By default this is set so
that when you press any button on the SB-
600 or SB-800, the illuminator turns on and
remains lit for sixteen seconds. You can turn
this function off in the CSM.
I usually keep mine turned off, as LCD lights
use up a lot of battery power.
Even when the LCD illuminator
is set to off in the CSM, the LCD
panel lights up when the flash is
attached to a camera and the
camera’s LCD panel illuminator
is turned on.
Standby mode
Both the SB-800 and SB-600 have a
standby mode. The standby mode puts the
flash to sleep when not in use. This function
helps conserve battery power. When the
Speedlight goes in to standby, all you need
to do to wake it up is to press any button on
the camera body or any button on the
Speedlight itself. When the Speedlight is in
standby mode the Speedlight’s LCD displays
STBY.
The Speedlight defaults have the standby
set to automatic. I leave my Speedlights at
this setting because it saves battery power
and when the flash goes to sleep it only
takes a fraction of a second to wake it up
again. Of course, you can turn the standby
function off by selecting it in the CSM.
When the Speedlight is in wire-
less remote mode it will not go
into standby.
Note
Note

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