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Specifications

Effective flash output distance range (for i-TTL flash control)

The effective flash output distance range of the SB-500 is between

0.6m and 20 m (2 ft and 65.6 ft). The effective flash output distance range differs depending on the ISO sensitivity and aperture.

					ISO sensitivity
		50	100	200	400	800	1600		3200	6400	12800
	1.4	1.1 –	1.5 –	2.2 –	3 –	4.3 –	6 –		8.5 –	12 –	17 –
		12	16.9	20	20	20	20		20	20	20
	2	0.8 –	1.1 –	1.5 –	2.2 –	3 –	4.3	–	6 –	8.5 –	12 –
		8.4	12	16.9	20	20	20		20	20	20
	2.8	0.6 –	0.8 –	1.1 –	1.5 –	2.2 –	3 –		4.3 –	6 –	8.5 –		(m)
		6	8.4	12	16.9	20	20		20	20	20
		0.6 –	0.6 –	0.8 –	1.1 –	1.5 –	2.2	–	3 –	4.3 –	6	–
	4												range
		4.2	6	8.4	12	16.9	20		20	20	20
Aperture(f)	11	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.8 –	1.1 –	1.5	–	2.2 –	3 –	4.3 –		distanceoutput
		1.5	2.1	3	4.2	6	8.4		12	16.9	20
	5.6	3	4.2	6	8.4	12	16.9		20	20	20
	8	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.8 –	1.1	–	1.5 –	2.2 –	3	–
		2.1	3	4.2	6	8.4	12		16.9	20	20
		0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.8	–	1.1 –	1.5 –	2.2 –
													flash
	16	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6	–	0.8 –	1.1 –	1.5 –
		1	1.5	2.1	3	4.2	5.9		8.4	12	16.9
													Effective
		0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6	–	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.8 –
	22	0.7	1	1.5	2.1	3	4.2		5.9	8.4	12
	32	—	0.7	1	1.5	2.1	3		4.2	5.9	8.4
	45	—	—	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6	–	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –
				0.7	1	1.5	2.1		3	4.2	5.9
	64	—	—	—	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6	–	0.6 –	0.6 –	0.6 –
					0.7	1	1.5		2.1	3	4.2

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