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SB-800
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Foreword
Main features and functions of the SB-800
uLife-long learning
Creative Lighting System
Foreword
Tips on using the Speedlight
Take trial shots
Have Nikon spot-check your Speedlight regularly
Using your Speedlight correctly
Camera groups and available flash modes
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Speedlight parts and their functions
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Control buttons
Icons on the LCD panel
Icons with a single flash unit
Icons when a camera compatible with CLS* is used.
Preparation
Icons on the LCD panel
Highlighted items
Icons with multiple flash units
Preparation
Icons in the Advanced Wireless Lighting mode
Lenses
Basic operation
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vUsable batteries
CAUTION!
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vTurn the mounting foot lock lever securely until it stops.
adjust the flash head
tWarning indication
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Available ISO sensitivity in TTL auto flash operation
uDigital data communication with the SB-800
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Notes on setting the Speedlights ISO sensitivity
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The power zoom function
Setting the zoom-head position manually
Canceling the power zoom function using Custom settings
Using the built-in wide-flash adapter/Nikon Diffusion Dome
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tExposure mode and metering system
metering system
uExposure modes other than Programmed Auto exposure (P)
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Selecting the flash mode
About the flash shooting distance range
Basic operation
Compose the picture and shoot with flash
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vSet the cameras flash sync mode to Front-curtain sync.
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Using the SB-800 with the COOLPIX
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SB-800s available flash modes
Available flash modes (Indicators, usable cameras)
uMonitor Preflashes
TTL auto flash mode
TTL auto flash: D
tNotes on TTL mode indicators
tFlash shooting in the 1/300 TTL High-Speed Flash sync mode (F5 only)
Non-TTL auto flash mode
Auto Aperture Bflash
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is on, then shoot.
Setting the aperture in Auto Aperture Bflash operation
Non-TTL auto flash mode
Non-TTL auto A flash
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on, then shoot.
Setting the aperture in Non-TTL auto Aflash operation
Manual mode
Manual mode
The SB-800 features three manual modes.
Determining the aperture and flash output level in the Manual mode
Guide number (ISO 100,m/ft)
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Distance-priority manual pflash
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Manual Gflash
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that is set on the SB-800.
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then shoot.
Setting the flash output level
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Setting the flash output level, the frequency (Hz), and the number of repeating flashes per frame
Maximum number of repeating flashes per frame
Frequency*Flash output level
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tMaking sure the flash fires correctly before shooting
Exposure compensation in Repeating flash operation
Notes on continuous flash shooting
Do not exceed the maximum number of continuous firings
WARNING
Max.number of continuous firings
Synchronization during continuous flash shooting
Checking the correct exposure before shooting
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Exposure compensation and flash output level
Making exposure compensation for both the main subject and background
compensation
Exposure compensation and flash output level compensation
Flash output level compensation
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vCanceling flash output level compensation
Flash shooting distance range with zoom lenses having a variable aperture
Slow-sync flash mode, Red-eye reduction control,
and Rear-curtain sync
Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode
Flash Value Lock (FV Lock)
Autofocus flash operation in dim light
tFor cameras compatible with CLS
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Using the Quick Recycling Battery Pack SD-800
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Checking the illumination before actually taking the picture
Custom functions
Custom settings
Details on Custom settings
ISO sensitivity (p.24)
Other functions
Wireless flash mode (p.72)
Sound monitor in the wireless flash mode (p.89)
Custom settings
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Overview of multiple flash operation
tMaster flash unit and remote flash unit(s)
Be sure to cancel Monitor Preflashes
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Notes on performing multiple flash (common to both wireless and wired operation)
Wireless multiple flash shooting
Speedlight and camera placement
Set up the camera, master flash unit, and remote flash units as shown in the figure below.
Notes on flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting.
vSetting up the master and remote flash units.
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tTo prevent the remote flash units from firing accidentally
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Settings in the Advanced Wireless Lighting
In this mode, set the following items on either the master flash unit or the remote flash units.
Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
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Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
Examples of flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
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SU-4 type wireless multiple flash shooting
Setting the SB-800 to SU-4 type wireless multiple flash
Master flash and remote flash units
Notes on the master flash unit
Setting the flash mode on the remote flash units
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Wireless multiple flash shooting in the A(auto) mode
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SU-4 type wireless multiple flash shooting
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Adjusting the flash output level of the remote flash units in the w(manual) mode.
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SU-4 type wireless multiple flash shooting
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Confirming wireless multiple flash operation using the ready-light or the beeping sound
Activating and canceling the SB-800s beeping sound in the wireless flash mode
Multiple flash shooting using cords
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Multiple flash shooting using cords
TTL multiple flash
and digital SLRs not compatible with CLS)
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Manual multiple flash
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System chart for TTL multiple flash shooting using cords
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Group V
Group III
Group II
Remote flash unit
Flash shooting with digital SLRs cameras using
Using colored gel filters with digital cameras
Balancing light from the flash
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colored gel filters
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Bounce flash operation
Tilting the flash head
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Bounce flash operation
uUsing the built-in bounce card
uShooting with the Nikon Diffusion Dome
Close-up flash operation
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Close-up flash operation
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uWhen shooting subjects closer than 0.6m (2 ft.)
Flash shooting in the 1/300 TTL High-Speed Flash sync mode (F5 only)
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TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-
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Cameras compatible with the TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode
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TTL auto flash modes available with the SB-
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Optional accessories
Accessories for multiple flash
Optional accessories
TTL Flash Unit Coupler AS-17 for F3-Series cameras
Bracket SK-7
Multi-Flash Bracket Unit SK-E900
Other accessories
Using external power sources
Specifications
Tips on Speedlight care
WARNING
Notes on batteries
Troubleshooting
Problems with the SB-800
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Troubleshooting
Ready-light warning inside the cameras viewfinder
Note
Warning
About the LCD panel
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Specifications
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Specifications
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