Nikon D500 Menu Guide - English - Page 41

Flash Control

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Flash Control G button ➜ C photo shooting menu Choose the flash control mode for optional flash units mounted on the camera accessory shoe and adjust settings for off-camera flash photography. ❚❚ Flash Control Mode When an SB-5000, SB-500, SB-400, or SB-300 is mounted on the camera, the flash control mode, flash level, and other flash settings can be adjusted using the Flash control > Flash control mode item in the photo shooting menu (in the case of the SB-5000, these settings can also be adjusted using the controls on the flash unit). The options available vary with the flash used, while the options displayed under Flash control mode vary with the mode selected. Settings for other flash units can only be adjusted using flash unit controls. • TTL: i-TTL mode. In the cases of the SB-500, SB-400, and SB-300, flash compensation can be adjusted using the W (M) button. • Auto external flash: In this mode, output is adjusted automatically according to the amount of light reflected by the subject; flash compensation is also available. Auto external flash supports "auto aperture" (qA) and "non-TTL auto" (A) modes; non-TTL auto is selected automatically if a non-CPU lens is attached without specifying the focal length and maximum aperture using the Non-CPU lens data option in the setup menu (0 132). See the flash unit manual for details. Menu Guide 41

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Menu Guide
Choose the flash control mode for optional flash units mounted
on the camera accessory shoe and adjust settings for off-camera
flash photography.
❚❚
Flash Control Mode
When an SB-5000, SB-500, SB-400, or
SB-300 is mounted on the camera, the
flash control mode, flash level, and other
flash settings can be adjusted using the
Flash control
>
Flash control mode
item in the photo shooting menu (in the
case of the SB-5000, these settings can
also be adjusted using the controls on the flash unit).
The
options available vary with the flash used, while the options
displayed under
Flash control mode
vary with the mode
selected.
Settings for other flash units can only be adjusted
using flash unit controls.
TTL
: i-TTL mode.
In the cases of the SB-500, SB-400, and SB-300,
flash compensation can be adjusted using the
W
(
M
) button.
Auto external flash
: In this mode, output is adjusted automatically
according to the amount of light reflected by the subject; flash
compensation is also available.
Auto external flash supports
“auto aperture” (
q
A) and “non-TTL auto” (A) modes; non-TTL
auto is selected automatically if a non-CPU lens is attached
without specifying the focal length and maximum aperture
using the
Non-CPU lens data
option in the setup menu
(
0
132).
See the flash unit manual for details.
Flash Control
G
button
C
photo shooting menu