Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with an accessory shoe for attaching Speed- lights directly to the camera and a sync terminal that allows Speedlights to be connected via a sync cable. When a Speedlight is connected, the flash-ready indicator in the viewfinder shows whether the flash is fully charged and ready for use.
Accessory Shoe
A variety of Nikon Speedlights, including the SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-23, SB-22s, SB-29s, and SB-29, can be attached directly to the accessory shoe without the need for a sync cable. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock
that keeps Speedlights equipped with a locking pin (the
SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-22s, SB-29s, and SB-29) in place.
SyncTerminal
A sync cable can be connected to the sync terminal as required. Do not attach another Speedlight via a sync cable when performing rear-curtain sync flash photography with an SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB- 27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-23, SB-22s, SB-29s, or SB-29 Speedlight attached to the accessory shoe.
Flash-Ready Indicator
When an SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-23, SB-22s, SB-29s, or SB-29 Speedlight is connected, the flash-ready indicator will light to show that the flash is fully charged and ready for use. If the indicator blinks for approximately three seconds immediately after a photograph is taken in D-TTL or non-TTL auto flash mode, the flash has fired at full output and the photograph may not have been correctly erexposed. Check the results in the monitor. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust the distance to the subject, aperture, shutter speed, or flash range and try again.
