Technical Notes—Optional Accessories

Optional SB-600: This high performance Speedlight has a Guide Number of Speedlights 30/98 (m/ft, 35-mm zoom head position, ISO 100) and supports i- (continued) TTL, TTL, and manual flash control. Flash sync mode, including slow and rear-curtain sync, can be set from the camera. When used with the D2Xs, the SB-600 supports Auto FP High-Speed Sync for sync speeds faster than ½50 s, Flash Color Information Communication for optimal white balance, and FV Lock for recomposing photos without changing flash level. With an SB-800 Speedlight or SU-800 wireless Speedlight commander acting as a master flash, Advanced Wireless Lighting allows the SB-600 to serve as a remote slave flash in i-TTL and manual flash control modes. The built-in AF-assist illuminator can be used with all of the D2Xs’s eleven focus areas. For bounce- flash or close-up photography, the flash head can be rotated through 90 ° above the horizontal, 180 ° left, and 90 ° right. Auto power zoom (24–85 mm) ensures that the illuminating is adjusted in accord with lens focal length. The built-in wide panel can be used for an illuminating angle of 14 mm. An illuminator is included to assist in adjusting settings in the dark. The SB-600 accepts four AA batteries (see the Speedlight manual for details). Custom settings are available

for fine-tuning all aspects of flash operation.

SB-R200: This high-performance wireless remote Speedlight has a Guide Number of 10/32 (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F). Although it cannot be mounted on the camera accessory shoe, the SB-R200 can be fired remotely using an optional SB-800 Speedlight or SU-800 wireless Speedlight commander. It can held by hand, placed on an AS-20 Speedlight stand, or mounted on the camera lens using the

SX-1 attachment for remote control and close-up i-TTL photography. When using the D2Xs with the above Speedlights, refer to the listing for CLS- (Creative Lighting System) compatible or digital SLR cameras in the Speedlight manual.

PC card EC-AD1 PC Card Adapter: The EC-AD1 PC card adapter allows Type I

adapters CompactFlash memory cards to be inserted in PCMCIA card slots.

Software Capture NX: A complete photo editing package.

Camera Control Pro: Control the camera remotely from a computer and save photographs directly to the computer hard disk.

Image Authentication: Determine whether photographs taken with image authentication on have been modified after shooting.

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