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Settings in Advanced Wireless Lighting

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Advanced operations ■■■ Settings in Advanced Wireless Lighting In this mode, set the following items on either the master flash unit or the remote flash units. Item Flash mode Speedlight to be set Master flash unit Flash output level Master flash unit compensation Communication Master and remote flash channel*3 units Group name Remote flash units Remarks The following five flash modes are available: D : i-TTL mode B(A) : Auto Aperture flash (Non-TTL auto flash) *1 G : Manual flash q : Repeating flash - - - : Flash canceled Set the flash mode of the remote flash units on the master flash unit. The flash mode can be set independently on the master flash unit and for each group of remote flash units*2. Flash output level compensation values of the remote flash units can also be set on the master flash unit. The flash output level compensation values can be set independently on the master flash unit and for each group of remote flash units. Select one of the four available channels. Be sure to set the same channel number for both the master flash unit and remote flash units A maximum of 3 groups (A, B, C) *1 Auto Aperture flash is automatically set when a CPU lens is mounted on cameras compatible with CLS. However, Non-TTL auto flash is set when a non-CPU lens is mounted or Non-TTL auto flash is selected using Custom settings. *2 If Repeating flash has been set on the master flash unit, either the Repeating flash mode or Flash canceled mode can be set on the remote flash units. *3 If a photographer uses the same type of wireless remote flash setup near you, your remote flash units may accidentally fire in sync with that photographer's master flash unit. To avoid this, use a different channel number. u Commander function The "Commander function" in Advanced Wireless Lighting enables the SB-800 to act as a commander unit during wireless multiple flash shooting to trigger remote flash units without firing itself. To activate the "Commander function," set the SB-800 as the master flash unit and set its flash mode to "Flash canceled (---)". This operation will normally not affect the correct exposure of the subject, although the exposure might be affected if the subject is close and a high ISO sensitivity has been set. To limit this effect as much as possible, bounce the light by tilting or rotating the SB-800's flash head. 77

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Advanced operations
■
■
■
Settings in Advanced Wireless Lighting
In this mode, set the following items on either the master flash unit or the
remote flash units.
Item
Speedlight to be set
Remarks
Flash mode
Master flash unit
The following five flash modes are available:
D
:
i-TTL mode
B
(
A
)
:
Auto Aperture flash (Non-TTL auto flash) *
1
G
:
Manual flash
q
:
Repeating flash
- - -
:
Flash canceled
Set the flash mode of the remote flash units on the master
flash unit.
The flash mode can be set independently on the master flash
unit and for each group of remote flash units*
2
.
Flash output level
Master flash unit
Flash output level compensation values of the remote flash
compensation
units can also be set on the master flash unit. The flash output
level compensation values can be set independently on the
master flash unit and for each group of remote flash units.
Communication
Master and remote flash
Select one of the four available channels.
channel*
3
units
Be sure to set the same channel number for both the master
flash unit and remote flash units
Group name
Remote flash units
A maximum of 3 groups (A, B, C)
*1
Auto Aperture flash is automatically set when a CPU lens is mounted on cameras
compatible with CLS. However, Non-TTL auto flash is set when a non-CPU lens is
mounted or Non-TTL auto flash is selected using Custom settings.
*2
If Repeating flash has been set on the master flash unit, either the Repeating flash
mode or Flash canceled mode can be set on the remote flash units.
*3
If a photographer uses the same type of wireless remote flash setup near you, your
remote flash units may accidentally fire in sync with that photographer’s master flash
unit. To avoid this, use a different channel number.
u
Commander function
The “Commander function” in Advanced Wireless Lighting enables the SB-800 to act as a
commander unit during wireless multiple flash shooting to trigger remote flash units without
firing itself. To activate the “Commander function,” set the SB-800 as the master flash unit
and set its flash mode to “Flash canceled (---)”. This operation will normally not affect the
correct exposure of the subject, although the exposure might be affected if the subject is
close and a high ISO sensitivity has been set. To limit this effect as much as possible,
bounce the light by tilting or rotating the SB-800’s flash head.