Nikon SB 30 Instruction Manual - Page 27

Taking flash pictures

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Taking flash pictures 1 Make the necessary settings on the camera as with a normal Speedlight. 2 Set the SB-30's Mode selector dial to Wireless slave flash (A). • In wireless slave flash shooting, exposure compensation using the SB-30's Exposure compensation switch is not possible. In this case, make exposure compensation on the camera. Basic operation 3 Set the master Speedlight's flash mode to TTL auto flash. • Be sure to cancel the master Speedlight's Monitor Preflash (p. 21). • If Monitor Preflash cannot be canceled, set the flash mode to other than the TTL auto flash mode. • The D-TTL auto flash mode is not possible with the SB-30. With Digital SLRs cameras, set the flash mode to Non-TTL auto flash or Auto Aperture flash. 4 Check the aperture and flash shooting distance, then shoot. E 25

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Taking flash pictures
1
Make the necessary settings on the camera as with a normal Speedlight.
2
Set the SB-30
s Mode selector dial to Wireless slave flash (
A
).
• In wireless slave flash shooting, exposure compensation using the SB-30’s Exposure compensation switch
is not possible. In this case, make exposure compensation on the camera.
3
Set the master Speedlight
s flash mode to TTL auto flash.
• Be sure to cancel the master Speedlight’s Monitor Preflash (p. 21).
• If Monitor Preflash cannot be canceled, set the flash mode to other than the TTL auto flash mode.
• The D-TTL auto flash mode is not possible with the SB-30. With Digital SLRs cameras, set the flash mode to
Non-TTL auto flash or Auto Aperture flash.
4
Check the aperture and flash shooting distance, then shoot.
Basic operation