Nissin Di866 manual TTL Flash Exposure Value Compensation, Press it again to release the lock

The lens focal length you set is shown in the display screen of the flash unit.

The flash illumination coverage of Di866 responds to the lens focal length of 24mm to 105mm (full size format/film camera standard).

Set the camera’s mode, select the focal length and take pictures with Di866 on your camera.

Di866 is a supplement to help you taking a creative and live picture. While you are taking pictures in Full Automatic mode, almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera and you just manually control the camera only.

Mode	Shutter Speed	Aperture Setting	Control on the camera
	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Tv	Manual		Any available
		Automatic	shutter speed can be set.
Av	Automatic	Manual	Any available
			f-stop can be set.
	Manual	Manual	Any shutter speed /
			f-stop combination can be set.

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TTL Flash Exposure Value Compensation

With the latest TTL flash control system, the flash power level is always automatically controlled by the camera for the most appropriate exposure. You can soften or weaken the flash light, or give more light to the subject without changing the environmental or background exposure effect

Di866 can make it possibly quicker for each shot at respective occasion of flash picture.

The modes to be set on camera:

(Full Auto),	(Program), Tv	(Shutter priority),
Av (Aperture priority),	(Manual),	A-DEPAutomatic depth-of-field,

Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,

Night Portrait.

In all those camera’s modes listed above, Di866 will automatically and fully work in ETTL automatic flash control system.

Set Di866 to the camera’s hotshoe and press the on/off switch to power on.

Display screen shows A. Press set	Set and the display turns to the screen
of 6 icons.
Select TTL by select button	and set Set . Or the

display returns back to the A mode screen in about 8 seconds.

The TTL flash exposure compensation value 0.0Ev is shown as a default setting.

TTL flash exposure compensation is provided in 19 steps by 0.3Ev increment from -3.0・・・0・・・to +3.0Ev.

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Select	the compensation value you desire
and set Set .
To keep this value on your flash, press on/off switch to lock.
(Press it again to release the lock)
Take a picture and the aimed subject is shown with required
lighting effect by keeping the exposure level of background

as originally expected.

On some cameras, the TTL flash exposure compensation can be set on the camera.

When the flash exposure compensation is set on the flash unit, this value is to be counted in addition to the compensation value you set on the camera. The display screen of the flash unit however shows the exposure compensation value set on the flash unit only.

Set the camera’s mode, select the flash exposure compensation value and take pictures.

Almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera with such compensation of the flash exposure value and you just manually control the camera only.

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ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING

An ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING enables you to enjoy creative flash photography.

For advanced flash photography, the following two functions can be set on your flash.

Sub Flash Function

Di866 provides an extra small flash below the main flash. This small flash gives a fill-in light while bouncing the main flash. Bouncing the light may shadow the underside of face, and this fill-in flash brightens up the shadow.

On the TTL function screen, press the set button				Set for 2 sec.
TTL Advance page appears.
Select		Subflash and continuously select		the power
and set		Set or wait for 8 seconds to returns to the TTL
function screen.
The following 6 powers are prepared in accordance with the
photographic situation.
	Subflash power		Guide No. at ISO100
	1/1 (Full power)		12
		1/2	8.5
		1/4	6
		1/8	4
		1/16	3
		1/32	2

This subflash function is available only at bounce photography, and the mark SUB appears when tilting the flash head. When the flash head is set at the normal position, this mark disappears.

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