User manual NIKON SB-50DX

[. . . ] Autofocus Speedlight (En) INSTRUCTION MANUAL En Foreword · Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Speedlight SB-50DX. Get to know your SB-50DX, and be sure to read this manual thoroughly before using it. Main features of the SB-50DX: · The SB-50DX is a high-performance Speedlight having a guide number of 22/72 (at 35mm zoom-head position, ISO 100, m/ft. , 20°C/68°F). According to the camera/lens used with the SB-50DX, you can perform various types of TTL auto flash (p. [. . . ] (See your camera's instruction manual. ) · With some cameras, AF-Assist Illuminator of the SB-50DX may not turn on when performing double flash shooting using the camera's built-in Speedlight (p. 42, 54). With cameras having selectable focus areas Set the camera's AF area mode to Single Area AF and select the center focus area, or set Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority. (If center focus area is not selected in Single Area AF mode, the AF-Assist Illuminator does not turn on). For detailed information about AF area mode, see your camera's instruction manual. · Canceling AF-Assist Illuminator · To cancel the AF-Assist Illuminator, press the MODE and ­ buttons at the same time until appears in the LCD panel. · With the AF-Assist Illuminator canceled, autofocusing may not be performed in dim light. · To activate the AF-Assist Illuminator, press the MODE and ­ buttons once again so disappears. (Without this operation, the AF-Assist Illuminator remains canceled even after the SB-50DX is turned off. ) · With the F80-series/N80-series and F65series/N65-series camera bodies, canceling the AF-Assist Illuminator on the SB-50DX does not cancel the AF-Assist Illuminator on camera body. To cancel the AF-Assist Illuminator, also cancel it on the camera body. (For details, see your camera's instruction manual. ) 36 37 Detailed Operation Example Photos Flash output level compensation (p. 35) + compensation TECHNICAL OPERATION No compensation This chapter shows photographic techniques in flash shooting such as bounce flash and multiple flash. ­ compensation No compensation 38 39 Bounce-Flash Photography When taking pictures of a person in front of a wall, a direct flash often causes harsh, unattractive shadows on the subject or background (photo below, right). By bouncing the light off the ceiling or walls, you can soften the shadows and produce more natural-looking portraits (left and center photos). In addition to the general single-flash bounce operation (center photo), the SB-50DX enables you to perform double-flash bounce operation when used with a camera having a built-in Speedlight (photo below, left). Double-flash bounce operation will provide a more natural-looking lighting effect. If your camera has a built-in Speedlight, perform this double-flash bounce operation. In bounce-flash photography, high ISO sensitivity such as ISO 400 is recommended. · Bounce-flash operation with single flash (example photos, p. Attach the SB-50DX to the camera body and set the camera's exposure mode to Aperture-Priority Auto (A) or Manual (M). (See your camera's instruction manual). Set the camera's metering system to Matrix Metering or Center-Weighted Metering and flash sync mode to Front-Curtain Sync. (See your camera's instruction manual. ) · Generally, set flash sync mode to Front-Curtain Sync. · If your camera does not have the flash sync mode option, Front-Curtain Sync is activated. 3. Press the MODE button of the SB-50DX to set TTL/D-TTL auto flash (p. [. . . ] number of flashes Number of flashes and recycling time: 260 times or more (Manual flash mode) with 3. 5 to 30 sec. (With AF-Assist Illuminator, Power Zoom function and LCD panel illuminator not activated. ) AF-Assist Illuminator Ready-light Automatically fires LED beam toward subject when performing autofocus in dim light or in the dark with Nikon AF cameras. Lights up when SB-50DX is charged and ready to fire. Blinks when flash fires at its maximum output, indicating light may have been insufficient (in TTL/D-TTL auto flash mode). [. . . ]