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Troubleshooting
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Dimension
Supplied accessories
Setting the standby function
Cleaning
Power zoom function
Tips on using the Speedlight
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Contents
· Multiple flash shooting using cords
· Confirming wireless multiple flash operation
· System chart for TTL multiple flash shooting
· Flash Value Lock FV Lock
Foreword
Main features and functions of the SB-600
Creative Lighting System
Foreword
Supplied accessories
Marks used in this manual
Using your Speedlight correctly
Tips on using the Speedlight
Take trial shots
Have Nikon spot-check your Speedlight regularly
Group Camera name
Available
Manual mode
Not available
TTL
Speedlight parts and their functions
Control buttons p Mounting-foot lock lever p
Control buttons
Easy setting for the optimum TTL auto flash mode
LCD panel
Flash mode p
Using the SB-600 in dim light
Characteristics of the LCD panel
CPU lenses
Lenses
Type Nikkor lenses
CPU Nikkor lenses
Basic operation
Usable batteries
Installing the batteries
Minimum number of flashes and recycling times
Type of battery Recycling time Remedy
Replacing/recharging the batteries
Basic operation
Test firing
Test firing Confirming the exposure
Button
Do not test fire the Speedlight near your eyes
Setting the standby function
Standby function to conserve battery power
Attach the SB-600 to the camera and adjust
Turn the mounting-foot lock lever securely until it stops
Flash head
Digital data communication with the SB-600
Set the camera’s exposure mode to Programmed Auto P
Exposure mode and metering system
Set the camera’s metering system to Matrix Metering Y
Manual exposure M mode
Aperture-Priority Auto exposure a mode
Metering system
Selecting the flash mode
Setting the SB-600’s flash mode
Press the a button to set the flash mode
About the flash shooting distance range
Flash shooting distance range in the TTL auto flash mode
ISO sensitivity
Confirm the camera’s sync mode
Set the camera’s flash sync mode to front-curtain sync
Display of the amount of underexposure
Using the SB-600 with Coolpix digital cameras
Using the SB-600 with the Coolpix
Detailed operation
SB-600s available flash modes
Manual mode Manual flash No limitation
Available flash modes and usable cameras
Monitor Preflashes
TTL auto flash mode D
TTL auto flash mode
Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash Do
Standard TTL flash D
LCD panel in the Manual mode
Manual mode
Guide number ISO 100, m/ft
Determining the aperture and flash output level Manual mode
To calculate the correct aperture
To calculate the guide number
Press the i or j button to increase or decrease the values
Manual mode
Set the aperture on your camera or lens
When you press the j button When you press the i button
Setting the flash output level
Confirm that the ready-light comes on, then shoot
Same flash Output level
Synchronization during continuous flash shooting
Flash mode Max. number of continuous
Do not exceed the maximum number of continuous firings
Max. number of continuous firings
Other functions
Power zoom function
Setting the zoom-head position
Canceling the power zoom function using Custom Settings
Setting the zoom-head position manually
Using the built-in wide-flash adapter
Other functions
Manual flash mode Cameras in all groups
Exposure compensation Available flash mode Usable camera
For the main subject only
For the background only Speeds
Compensation
Manual flash mode
Making exposure compensation for the main subject only
Making exposure compensation for the background only
Canceling flash output-level compensation
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Slow-sync flash mode, red-eye reduction control
Red-eye reduction with slow-sync flash mode
Slow-sync flash
Red-eye reduction
Rear-curtain sync
Rear-curtain sync
Shooting data
Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode for compatible cameras
Flash Value Lock FV Lock for compatible cameras
For cameras compatible with CLS
Autofocus flash operation in dim light
For cameras having a built-in Speedlight
Using the SB-600 off-camera
Setting Custom Settings
Custom Settings
No item appears when the settings are not available
Details on Custom Settings Bold default setting
Bold default setting Power zoom function p
Custom Settings
LCD panel illuminator p
Advanced operations
Master flash unit and remote flash units
Overview of multiple flash operation
Multiple flash Usable cameras Usable Speedlights Operation
Possible with
Advanced operations
Flash set-up in the Advanced Wireless Lighting
Wireless multiple flash shooting
Setting up the master and remote flash units
Attachment to the Speedlight Stand
Using the Speedlight Stand
To prevent the remote flash units from firing accidentally
Setting the SB-600 as a remote flash unit
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Setting a group and channel number on the remote flash units
Settings on the remote flash units
Examples of flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Set the group of the remote flash units a and B
Modeling illuminator in the Advanced Wireless Lighting mode
Lights up Blinks slowly One beep Ready to fire
Manual M
Multiple flash shooting using cords
Speedlight Coefficient
Maximum number of flash units to be connected using cords
System chart for TTL multiple flash shooting using cords
Remote flash unit
Tilting the flash head
Bounce flash operation
Choosing the reflecting surface
Shooting data
Advanced operations
Bounce flash operation
Setting the flash head
Flash head tilting and rotating angles
Example of close-up shooting with two flash units
Close-up flash operation
Confirm that the ready-light is on, then shoot
Close-up flash operation
When shooting subjects closer than 0.6 m 2 ft
Setting the aperture
ISO sensitivity 100 200 400 800 1000 Coefficient m/ft 4.6
ISO
Reference information
Exposure mode Metering system
Cameras compatible with the TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode
TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode
Camera TTL mode Current TTL Exposure Metering Lens Group
CPU lens Non-CPU lens*1
Camera TTL mode Current TTL Exposure Metering Lens
CPU*4/non-CPU lens
TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-600
Accessories for multiple flash
Optional accessories
Other accessories
Optional accessories
Using colored gel filters with digital cameras
Balancing light from the flash
Tips on Speedlight care
Cleaning
Storage
Operating location
Li-ion batteries
Usable batteries
Problems with the SB-600
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause
Ready-light warning inside the camera’s viewfinder
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Battery type Min. recycling Min. number of flashes
Specifications
Bounce capability ON/OFF button
Ready-light
Flash adapter Dimensions
Settings
H x D Weight
Accessories
Index
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Red-eye reduction with slow-sync
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