Settings in Advanced Wireless Lighting

In this mode, set the following items on either the master flash unit or the remote flash units.

Item

Speedlight to be set

Remarks

 

 

 

 

Flash mode

Master flash unit

The following five flash modes are available:

 

 

D

: i-TTL mode

 

 

B(A) : Auto Aperture flash (Non-TTL auto flash) *1

 

 

G

: Manual flash

 

 

q

: Repeating flash

 

 

- - -

: Flash canceled

 

 

Set the flash mode of the remote flash units on the master

 

 

flash unit.

 

 

 

The flash mode can be set independently on the master flash

 

 

unit and for each group of remote flash units*2.

Flash output level

Master flash unit

Flash output level compensation values of the remote flash

compensation

 

units can also be set on the master flash unit. The flash output

 

 

level compensation values can be set independently on the

 

 

master flash unit and for each group of remote flash units.

Communication

Master and remote flash

Select one of the four available channels.

channel*3

units

Be sure to set the same channel number for both the master

 

 

flash unit and remote flash units

Group name

Remote flash units

A maximum of 3 groups (A, B, C)

 

 

 

 

*1 Auto Aperture flash is automatically set when a CPU lens is mounted on cameras compatible with CLS. However, Non-TTL auto flash is set when a non-CPU lens is mounted or Non-TTL auto flash is selected using Custom settings.

*2 If Repeating flash has been set on the master flash unit, either the Repeating flash mode or Flash canceled mode can be set on the remote flash units from the master unit.

*3 If a photographer uses the same type of wireless remote flash setup near you, your remote flash units may accidentally fire in sync with that photographer’s master flash unit. To avoid this, use a different channel number.

uCommander function

The “Commander function” in Advanced Wireless Lighting enables the SB-800 to act as a commander unit during wireless multiple flash shooting to trigger remote flash units without firing itself. To activate the “Commander function,” set the SB-800 as the master flash unit and set its flash mode to “Flash canceled (---)”. This operation will normally not affect the correct exposure of the subject, although the exposure might be affected if the subject is close and a high ISO sensitivity has been set. To limit this effect as much as possible, bounce the light by tilting or rotating the SB-800’s flash head.

Advanced operations

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Nikon SB-800 instruction manual Settings in Advanced Wireless Lighting, Commander function, Speedlight to be set Remarks