Nikon SB-800 instruction manual

2 Press the a button to display q.

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

•The available range of the flash output level is between 1/8 and 1/128.

4 Press the g button.

• The flash output level is set, then the frequency display is highlighted.

5 Repeat the procedures above to set the frequency and the number of repeating flashes per frame.

Frequency (Hz)

Number of repeating flashes per frame

6 Determine the guide number according to the flash output level and zoom-head position set, then calculate the correct aperture from the guide number and the shooting distance. Finally set this aperture on the SB-800.

•Refer to “Guide number table” (p. 42) and “Determining the aperture and flash output level in the Manual mode” (p. 42).

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

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

the flash output level and aperture as set.

Detailed operation

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