Nikon D2H D2H User's Manual - Page 120

FV Lock, FV Lock/Lens data, FUNC. but, Wireless Lighting, and Auto FP High-Speed Sync.

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Taking Photographs-Flash Photography FV Lock This feature is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be recomposed without changing the flash level. This ensures that flash output is appropriate to the subject even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame. Flash output is adjusted automatically for any changes in sensitivity (ISO equivalency), aperture, and Speedlight zoom head position. FV Lock is available with i-TTL and auto aperture flash control, Advanced Wireless Lighting, and Auto FP High-Speed Sync. To use FV Lock: 1 Select FV Lock or FV Lock/Lens data for Custom Setting f4 (FUNC. button; 201). 2 Mount an SB-800 Speedlight on the camera accessory shoe. 3 Turn the SB-800 on and set the flash mode to TTL or AA (see the SB-800 instruction manual for details). 4 Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. 5 Press the FUNC. button. The SB-800 will emit a monitor preflash to determine the appropriate flash level. Flash output will be locked at this level and FV Lock icons ( and ) will appear in the control panel and viewfinder. 6 Recompose the photograph and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. If desired, additional pictures can be taken without releasing FV Lock. 7 Press the FUNC. button to release FV Lock and confirm that the FV Lock icons ( and ) are no longer displayed in the control panel and viewfinder. 108

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Taking Photographs—Flash Photography
FV Lock
This feature is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be re-
composed without changing the flash level.
This ensures that flash output
is appropriate to the subject even when the subject is not positioned in the
center of the frame.
Flash output is adjusted automatically for any changes
in sensitivity (ISO equivalency), aperture, and Speedlight zoom head position.
FV Lock is available with i-TTL and auto aperture flash control, Advanced
Wireless Lighting, and Auto FP High-Speed Sync.
To use FV Lock:
1
Select
FV Lock
or
FV Lock/Lens data
for Custom Setting f4 (
FUNC. but-
ton
;
201).
2
Mount an SB-800 Speedlight on the camera accessory shoe.
3
Turn the SB-800 on and set the flash mode to TTL or AA (see the SB-800
instruction manual for details).
4
Position the subject in the center of the frame
and press the shutter-release button halfway
to focus.
5
Press the FUNC. button.
The SB-800 will emit a
monitor preflash to determine the appropriate
flash level.
Flash output will be locked at this
level and FV Lock icons (
and
) will
appear in the control panel and viewfinder.
6
Recompose the photograph and press the
shutter-release button the rest of the way
down to shoot.
If desired, additional pictures
can be taken without releasing FV Lock.
7
Press the FUNC. button to release FV Lock
and confirm that the FV Lock icons (
and
) are no longer displayed in the control
panel and viewfinder.