Nikon SB-24 instruction manual Usable Flash Modes with Your Camera, 5 2 3 4 6 9 1318 m

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The S8-24's flash mode selector lets you select from four flash modes-TTLAuto i1ll , Non-TTL Auto f!1 , Manual Ii!iI or Repeating-Flash IillJ . When the power switch is on, the flash mode indicator confirms your selection in the LCD panel.

TTL AUTO [I]]

In this mode, the camera'sTTL flash sensor measures all the light which passes through the camera's lens and reflects off the film surface. This includes both ambient light and light from the S8-24 flash . The flash shuts off at the moment the sensor detects the correct exposure. 8ecause the sensor detects light passing through the lens, it automatically adjusts for most flash shooting situations, including bounce flash, diffusion filters and colored or neutral-density filters used on the lens or on the flash head.

The S8-24'sautomatic flash operation depends on the Nikon SLR model used. The chart on the following page indicates the automatic modes available for each SLR model shown. Subsequent sections of this instruction manual explain each of the different automatic modes.

Available flash features also vary depending upon the type of Nikon lens used and camera on which it is used. The newest AF Nikkor lenses include built-in computers, and used with the newest Nikon SLR models (F4, F-801/N8008, F-401s/N4004s)- which incorporate a computer and mUlti-segment light meter- provide the most advanced flash operation , known as Matrix 8alanced Fill-Flash.

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