Nikon SB-800 instruction manual Exposure mode and metering system

6 Setting the camera’s exposure mode and

1 Set the camera’s exposure mode to Programmed Auto (P).

• If Programmed Auto (P) cannot be set, select another exposure mode. See the opposite page.

2 Set the camera’s metering system to Matrix Metering Y.

• If Matrix Metering Y cannot be set, select Center-Weighted Metering W.

tExposure mode and metering system

The camera’s available exposure mode and metering system vary, depending on the cameras and lenses in use or the SB-800’s flash modes. For details, refer to “Detailed operation” (p. 35), “TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-800” (p. 108) and your camera’s instruction manual.

•In the Programmed Auto (P) mode, the shutter speed is automatically set to the camera’s sync shutter speed, except in the Auto FP High-Speed sync mode (p. 60).

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