Nikon D2X D2X User's Manual - Page 260

Optional, Speedlights, continued, PC card, adapters, Software, SB-600, EC-AD1 PC Card Adapter - d2xs digital slr camera

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Technical Notes-Optional Accessories Optional ♦ SB-600: This high performance Speedlight has a Guide Number of Speedlights 30/98 (m/ft, 35-mm zoom head position, ISO 100) and supports i(continued) TTL, TTL, and manual flash control. Flash sync mode, including slow and rear-curtain sync, can be set from the camera. When used with the D2X, the SB-600 supports Auto FP High-Speed Sync for sync speeds faster than ½50 s, Flash Color Information Communication for optimal white balance, and FV Lock for recomposing photos without changing flash level. With an SB-800 acting as a master flash, Advanced Wireless Lighting allows the SB-600 to serve as a remote slave flash in i-TTL and manual flash control modes. The built-in AF-assist illuminator can be used with all of the D2X's eleven focus areas. For bounce-flash or close-up photography, the flash head can be rotated through 90 ° above the horizontal, 180 ° left, and 90 ° right. Auto power zoom (24-85 mm) ensures that the illuminating is adjusted in accord with lens focal length. The built-in wide panel can be used for an illuminating angle of 14 mm. An illuminator is included to assist in adjusting settings in the dark. The SB-600 accepts four AA batteries (see the Speedlight manual for details). Custom settings are available for fine-tuning all aspects of flash operation. When using the D2X with the SB-800 or SB-600, refer to the listing for CLS- (Creative Lighting System) compatible or digital SLR cameras in the Speedlight manual. PC card ♦ EC-AD1 PC Card Adapter: The EC-AD1 PC card adapter allows Type I adapters CompactFlash memory cards to be inserted in PCMCIA card slots. Software ♦ Nikon Capture 4 (version 4.2 or later): Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later can be used to capture photos to a computer and to edit and save RAW images in other formats. 246

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Technical Notes—Optional Accessories
Optional
Speedlights
(continued)
SB-600
: This high performance Speedlight has a Guide Number of
30/98 (m/ft, 35-mm zoom head position, ISO 100) and supports i-
TTL, TTL, and manual flash control.
Flash sync mode, including slow
and rear-curtain sync, can be set from the camera.
When used with
the D2X, the SB-600 supports Auto FP High-Speed Sync for sync
speeds faster than ½
50
s, Flash Color Information Communication for
optimal white balance, and FV Lock for recomposing photos without
changing flash level.
With an SB-800 acting as a master flash, Ad-
vanced Wireless Lighting allows the SB-600 to serve as a remote slave
flash in i-TTL and manual flash control modes.
The built-in AF-assist
illuminator can be used with all of the D2X’s eleven focus areas.
For
bounce-flash or close-up photography, the flash head can be rotated
through 90 ° above the horizontal, 180 ° left, and 90 ° right.
Auto
power zoom (24–85 mm) ensures that the illuminating is adjusted in
accord with lens focal length.
The built-in wide panel can be used for
an illuminating angle of 14 mm.
An illuminator is included to assist in
adjusting settings in the dark.
The SB-600 accepts four AA batteries
(see the Speedlight manual for details).
Custom settings are available
for fine-tuning all aspects of flash operation.
When using the D2X with the SB-800 or SB-600, refer to the listing for
CLS- (Creative Lighting System) compatible or digital SLR cameras in
the Speedlight manual.
PC card
adapters
EC-AD1 PC Card Adapter
: The EC-AD1 PC card adapter allows Type I
CompactFlash memory cards
to be inserted in PCMCIA card slots.
Software
Nikon Capture 4 (version 4.2 or later)
: Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or
later can be used to capture photos to a computer and to edit and
save RAW images in other formats.