7 Setting the SB-800’s flash mode

1 Press the a button to set the flash mode.

• Display Do on the LCD panel.

2 Confirm that the main subject is within the flash shooting distance range.

Selecting the flash mode

Every time you press the a button, the available flash mode icon changes. Refer to “Icons on the LCD panel” (p. 13).

Do D

B p G q

A

Note that the usable flash modes only appear and vary, and the unavailable flash modes will be skipped and do not appear, when pressing the a button.

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

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Nikon Setting the SB-800’s flash mode, Selecting the flash mode, Press the a button to set the flash mode