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Specifications

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Specifications Electronic construction Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry Guide number (at 35 mm zoom position, in FX-format, standard 34/111.5 (ISO 100, m/ft), 48/157.5 (ISO 200, m/ft) illumination pattern, 20°C/68°F) Flash shooting distance range 0.6 m to 20 m (2 to 66 ft.) (varies depending on camera's (TTL auto flash/Auto Aperture image area setting, illumination pattern, ISO sensitivity, zoom flash/Non-TTL auto flash) position, and lens aperture in use) Illumination pattern There are three types of llumination pattern: standard, even and center-weighted The light distribution angle is automatically adjusted to the camera's image area in both FX and DX formats Available flash mode • TTL • Auto Aperture flash • Non-TTL auto flash • Distance-priority manual flash • Manual flash • Repeating flash Other available functions Test firing, monitor pre-flashes, AF-assist illuminator, and Modeling illuminator Nikon Creative Lighting F System A variety of flash operations are available with compatible cameras: i-TTL mode, Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV Lock flash, Flash color information communication, Auto FP HighSpeed sync, and Wide-area AF-Assist Illuminator Multiple flash operation • Advanced Wireless Lighting • SU-4 type wireless multiple flash Tips on Speedlight care and reference information Flash exposure control set on the camera Camera's sync. modes: Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction in slowsync, Front-curtain sync, Rear-curtain sync, Rear-curtail slowsync Shooting functions: Auto FP High-Speed sync, FV Lock flash Bounce capability Flash head tilts down to -7° or up to 90° with click-stops at -7°, 0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90° Flash head rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right with click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180° Power ON/OFF Rotate the Power ON-OFF switch to turn the SB-900 on or off Standby function can be set Power source Use four AA-type batteries of any of the following types: • Alkaline-manganese (1.5V) batteries • Lithium (1.5V) batteries • OxyrideTM (1.5V) batteries • Ni-MH (1.2V) batteries For minimum number of flashes and recycling time of each battery, see F-21. F-14

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Tips on Speedlight care and reference information
Specifications
Electronic construction
Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and
series circuitry
Guide number (at 35 mm zoom
position, in FX-format, standard
illumination pattern, 20°C/68°F)
34/111.5 (ISO 100, m/ft), 48/157.5 (ISO 200, m/ft)
Flash shooting distance range
(TTL auto flash/Auto Aperture
flash/Non-TTL auto flash)
0.6 m to 20 m (2 to 66 ft.) (varies depending on camera's
image area setting, illumination pattern, ISO sensitivity, zoom
position, and lens aperture in use)
Illumination pattern
There are three types of llumination pattern: standard, even
and center-weighted
The light distribution angle is automatically adjusted to the
camera’s image area in both FX and DX formats
Available flash mode
TTL
Auto Aperture flash
Non-TTL auto flash
Distance-priority manual flash
Manual flash
Repeating flash
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Other available functions
Test firing, monitor pre-flashes, AF-assist illuminator, and
Modeling illuminator
Nikon Creative Lighting
System
A variety of flash operations are available with compatible
cameras: i-TTL mode, Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV Lock
flash, Flash color information communication, Auto FP High-
Speed sync, and Wide-area AF-Assist Illuminator
Multiple flash operation
Advanced Wireless Lighting
SU-4 type wireless multiple flash
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•
Flash exposure control set on
the camera
Camera’s sync. modes: Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction in slow-
sync, Front-curtain sync, Rear-curtain sync, Rear-curtail slow-
sync
Shooting functions: Auto FP High-Speed sync, FV Lock flash
Bounce capability
Flash head tilts down to -7° or up to 90° with click-stops at -7°,
0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°
Flash head rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right with
click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°
Power ON/OFF
Rotate the Power ON-OFF switch to turn the SB-900 on or off
Standby function can be set
Power source
Use four AA-type batteries of any of the following types:
Alkaline-manganese (1.5V) batteries
Lithium (1.5V) batteries
Oxyride
TM
(1.5V) batteries
Ni-MH (1.2V) batteries
For minimum number of flashes and recycling time of each
battery, see F-21.
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