Nikon SB 800 Instruction Manual - Page 42
SB-800's available flash modes
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SB-800's available flash modes The SB-800's available flash modes vary, depending on the cameras and lenses in use or the camera's exposure mode. Using the TTL auto flash mode is recommended for normal flash photography. ■■■ Available flash modes (Indicators, usable cameras) TTL auto flash mode • i-TTL mode: Do/D: • D-TTL mode: Do/D: • TTL (film based) mode: Do/D: Cameras compatible with CLS, COOLPIX cameras compatible with i-TTL Digital SLRs not compatible with CLS Cameras in Groups I to VI (No o appears with cameras in Groups III and IV while performing Balanced Fill-Flash) Non-TTL auto flash mode • Auto Aperture flash: B (p. 38): • Non-TTL auto flash: A (p. 40): Cameras compatible with CLS, Digital SLRs not compatible with CLS, Cameras in Groups I to II No limitation Manual mode • Distance-priority manual flash: • Manual flash: • Repeating flash: p (p. 44): G (p. 46): q (p. 48): Except D1X and D1H digital cameras. No limitation No limitation u Monitor Preflashes The SB-800 fires a series of imperceptible Monitor Preflashes just before the flash fires to obtain information on the subject in these cases: (1) when the SB-800 is used with cameras compatible with CLS, digital SLRs not compatible with CLS, cameras in Group I with a CPU lens, and COOLPIX cameras compatible with i-TTL, and flash mode is set to TTL auto flash, and (2) when the SB-800 is used with cameras compatible with CLS with a CPU lens, and the flash mode is set to Auto Aperture flash. Monitor Preflashes are fired instantaneously and cannot be differentiated from the main flash, but H appears on the LCD panel (using a single flash unit). However, for cameras in Group I, Monitor Preflashes are not fired when the SB-800's flash head is adjusted to other than the horizontal/front or down to -7° position, or the camera's flash sync mode is set to Rear-curtain sync, even when H appears on the LCD panel. 36
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