Nikon SB-800 instruction manual Manual G flash

Manual mode

Manual G flash

In Manual flash photography, you select the aperture and flash output level. In this way, you can control the exposure and flash shooting distance when shooting subjects where the correct exposure is difficult to obtain in the TTL or Non-TTL auto flash mode. The flash output level can be set from M1/1 (full output) to M1/128 to match your creative preferences.

1 Set the camera’s exposure mode to Aperture- Priority Auto (A) or Manual (M).

2 Press the a button until G appears on the LCD panel.

3 Determine the flash output level and aperture to match the flash shooting distance.

•For details on determining the flash output level and the aperture, refer to “Determining the aperture and flash output level in the Manual mode” (p. 42).

4 Press the g button to highlight the flash output level display, then press the e or f button to increase or decrease the values.

•Refer to “Setting the flash output level” (p. 47).

5 Set the aperture.

• For cameras compatible with CLS, digital SLRs not compatible with CLS, and cameras in Groups I and II with CPU lenses, set the SB-800’s aperture on the camera. You cannot set the aperture on the SB-800 directly.

• For other camera/lens combinations, press the

g button to highlight the aperture display, then press the e or f button to increase or decrease the aperture value.

• If the ISO sensitivity is correctly set, the flash shooting distance appears on the LCD panel, matching the

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flash output level and aperture as set.