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Commander mode, Flash mode

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Menu Guide-Custom Settings Commander Mode When using optional SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlights with Commander mode selected for Custom Setting 19 (Flash mode), set the optional Speedlights to Channel 3, Group A and position them as shown below. 60-30 ° 30 ° or less 5 m/16´ or less Speedlight wireless remote sensor should face camera. 10 m/33´ or less 30 ° or less 60-30 ° Camera (builtin Speedlight) 5 m/16´ or less The maximum distance between the optional Speedlights and the camera is about 10 m (33´) when the Speedlight is positioned in front of the camera (within 30 ° on either side of the center line), or about 5 m (16´) when the Speedlight is to the side (30-60 ° to either side of the center line). Commander Mode Press the button to raise the built-in Speedlight. Position the sensor windows on the optional Speedlights where they will pick up the monitor preflashes from the built-in Speedlight (take particular care when not using a tripod). Be sure that direct light or strong reflections from the optional Speedlights do not enter the camera lens (in TTL mode) or the photocell on the optional Speedlight (AA mode), as this may interfere with exposure. To prevent the timing flashes emitted by the built-in Speedlight from appearing in photographs taken at short ranges, use a low sensitivity and small aperture (large f/-number) and choose a flash sync mode other than rear-curtain sync. After positioning the Speedlights, take a test shot and view the results in the camera monitor. Although there is no limit on the number of optional Speedlights that may used, the practical maximum is three. With more than this number, the light emitted by the other flash units will interfere with performance. All Speedlights must be in the same group; flash compensation ( 102) applies to all Speedlights. See the Speedlight manual for more information. Commander mode settings of AA (SB-800 only) and TTL are available with CPU lenses only. If a non-CPU lens is attached, the shutter release will be disabled. The flash-ready indicator ( ) in the viewfinder and the icon and borders of the flash sync mode indicator in the control panel will blink. 151

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Menu Guide—Custom Settings
Commander Mode
When using optional SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlights with
Commander mode
selected for Custom Setting 19 (
Flash mode
), set the optional Speedlights to
Channel 3, Group A and position them as shown below.
Speedlight wireless
remote sensor should
face camera.
Camera (built-
in Speedlight)
5 m /16´ or less
5 m /16´ or less
60–30 °
60–30 °
30 ° or less
30 ° or less
10 m/33´ or
less
The maximum distance between the optional Speedlights and the camera is
about 10 m (33´) when the Speedlight is positioned in front of the camera
(within 30 ° on either side of the center line), or about 5 m (16´) when the
Speedlight is to the side (30–60 ° to either side of the center line).
Commander Mode
Press the
button to raise the built-in Speedlight.
Position the sensor windows on the
optional Speedlights where they will pick up the monitor preflashes from the built-in
Speedlight (take particular care when not using a tripod).
Be sure that direct light or
strong reflections from the optional Speedlights do not enter the camera lens (in TTL
mode) or the photocell on the optional Speedlight (AA mode), as this may interfere with
exposure.
To prevent the timing flashes emitted by the built-in Speedlight from appear-
ing in photographs taken at short ranges, use a low sensitivity and small aperture (large
f/-number) and choose a flash sync mode other than rear-curtain sync.
After position-
ing the Speedlights, take a test shot and view the results in the camera monitor.
Although there is no limit on the number of optional Speedlights that may used, the practi-
cal maximum is three.
With more than this number, the light emitted by the other flash units
will interfere with performance.
All Speedlights must be in the same group; flash compensa-
tion (
102) applies to all Speedlights.
See the Speedlight manual for more information.
Commander mode
settings of
AA
(SB-800 only) and
TTL
are available with CPU
lenses only.
If a non-CPU lens is attached, the shutter release will be disabled.
The
flash-ready indicator (
) in the viewfinder and the
icon and borders of the flash sync
mode indicator in the control panel will blink.