Nikon F80QD User Manual - Page 40

Flash Photography Using Built-In Speedlight • Built-in Speedlight This camera is equipped with a built-in Speedlight that provides an angle of coverage for a 28mm lens with a guide number of 12 (ISO100, m). TTL Auto Flash modes such as 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash are available and ensure proper exposure of the main subject and background, while providing adequate flash output to create natural-looking flash photography. In addition to shooting in dim light, the flash can be used in daylight to reduce shadows on the main subject or to put catchlights in your subject's eyes. Five flash sync modes-Front-Curtain Sync (Normal Sync), Slow Sync, Rear-Curtain Sync, Red-Eye Reduction and Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync-are available with this camera. • See below for the TTL Flash modes, page 82 for using the built-in Speedlight and page 80 for the flash sync modes. • The following TTL Auto Flash modes are available with built-in Speedlight depending on the type of lens used. See page 86 for the optional Speedlight. Lens TTL Auto Flash mode D- or G-type Nikkor lens 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash*1 (with Distance Information and Monitor Pre-Flash*2) CPU Nikkor lens other than D/G- Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash*1 type (except AF Nikkor for F3AF) (with Monitor Pre-Flash*2) Non-CPU Nikkor lens Standard TTL*3 *1 When built-in Speedlight is used and the exposure mode is set to Manual or Spot metering is selected, TTL Auto Flash mode automatically changes to Standard TTL Flash. *2 To cancel Monitor Pre-Flash, select Manual exposure mode or Spot metering. *3 Monitor-Pre Flash is not fired in Standard TTL Flash. 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash can be performed with a combination of the F80/F80D/F80S camera and D- or G-type Nikkor lens. In this flash mode, just after you press the shutter release button and before the shutter is activated, the built-in Speedlight will fire a series of imperceptible pre-flashes that are detected by the F80/F80D/F80S's five-segment TTL Multi Sensor, then analysed for brightness and contrast. Furthermore, it integrates Distance Information from the lens with other exposure control information, automatically compensating the flash output level so that flash output and ambient light are balanced. 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash enables flash photography in very difficult situations, such as a scene that includes an object with extremely high reflectivity or a subject against an "infinite" background (empty sky, clouds, etc.). • Set the camera's exposure mode to any mode other than Manual and metering system to other than Spot when using built-in Speedlight. 78 Ready-Light/Accessory Shoe Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, without the Distance Information added to the 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash, can be performed with a combination of the F80/F80D/F80S camera and CPU Nikkor lens other than D/G-type. • Set the camera's exposure mode to any mode other than Manual and metering system to other than Spot when using built-in Speedlight. 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash together with Multi-Sensor Balanced FillFlash is called Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor Standard TTL Flash Standard TTL Flash can be performed with non-CPU Nikkor lens. (Can only be used with exposure mode set to Manual.) With CPU Nikkor lens, Standard TTL Flash is automatically set when the camera is set to Manual exposure mode or Spot metering when using built-in Speedlight. In Standard TTL Flash, automatic flash output level compensation is not available. This means that, even though the main subject is correctly exposed, the background may not be. Standard TTL Flash is useful when you want to highlight the main subject or perform flash exposure compensation. • Monitor Pre-Flash is cancelled in Standard TTL Flash. • Ready-light • When using the built-in Speedlight or an optional Speedlight such as the SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-30, SB-29s/29, SB-28/28DX, SB-27, SB-23 or SB-22s, the ready-light fi appears in the viewfinder when the Speedlight is fully charged and ready to fire. • If the ready-light blinks approx. 3 sec. after full flash output, underexposure may have occurred (when the Speedlight is set to TTL or non-TTL Auto Flash mode). Check the focus distance, aperture or flash shooting distance range and shoot again. • Accessory shoe • An optional Speedlight, i.e. SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-30, SB-29s/29, SB-28/28DX, SB-27, SB-23 or SB-22s can be attached directly to the accessory shoe of the F80/F80D/F80S without a cord. This accessory shoe is equipped with a safetylock which prevents accidental drop when a Speedlight with a safety- lock pin (i.e. SB-80DX, SB-30, SB-28/28DX, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25 or SB-22s) is attached. 79 Speedlight