User manual NIKON SB-700

[. . . ] Autofocus Speedlight SB-700 User's Manual En About the SB-700 and This User's Manual A Preparation Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Speedlight SB-700. To get the most out of your Speedlight, please read this user's manual thoroughly before use. How to find what you are looking for i Table of contents (0A-11) You can search by item, such as operation method, flash mode or function. i Q&A index (0A-9) You can search according to objective without knowing the specific name or term of an item. i Index i Troubleshooting For your safety (0H-28) (0H-1) You can search using the alphabetical index. This is handy when there is a problem with your Speedlight. Before using the Speedlight for the first time, read the safety instructions in "For Your Safety" (0A-14 ­ A-22). A­2 Included items Speedlight Stand AS-22 Nikon Diffusion Dome SW-14H Incandescent Filter SZ-3TN Fluorescent Filter SZ-3FL Soft Case SS-700 User's manual (this manual) A collection of example photos Warranty card A Preparation Soft Case SS-700 Speedlight Stand AS-22 SB-700 Incandescent Filter SZ-3TN Fluorescent Filter SZ-3FL Nikon Diffusion Dome SW-14H A­3 About the SB-700 and This User's Manual A The SB-700 is a high-performance Speedlight compatible with Nikon Preparation Creative Lighting System (CLS) with a guide number of 28/39 (ISO 100/200, m) (92/128, ft. ) (at the 35 mm zoom head position in Nikon FX format with standard illumination pattern, 20 °C/68 °F). About the SB-700 CLS-compatible cameras Nikon digital SLR (Nikon FX/DX format) cameras (except D1 series and D100), F6, COOLPIX cameras (P7000, P6000) About this user's manual This manual has been compiled with the assumption that the SB-700 will be used in combination with a camera compatible with CLS and a CPU lens (0A-5). To get the most out of your Speedlight, please read this user's manual thoroughly before use. · For use with non-CLS-compatible SLR cameras, see "For Use with Non-CLS-compatible SLR Cameras. " (0F-1) · For use with i-TTL-compatible COOLPIX cameras (P5100, P5000, E8800, E8400), see "For Use with COOLPIX Cameras. " (0G-1) · The separate "A collection of example photos" provides an overview of the SB-700's flash photography capabilities with example photos. [. . . ] · Rotate the flash head horizontally to get the same effect when the camera is held in the vertical position. · Illumination can be softened further when the light is bounced off a ceiling or wall behind the camera, as opposed to in front of the camera. · Select white or highly reflective surfaces to bounce the light off. Otherwise, image colors will be influenced by the color of the reflecting surface. · Take care not to let light from the flash unit illuminate the subject directly. · The effective distance between the flash head and the reflecting surface is approx. to 6. 6 ft. ) depending on photographic conditions. · If the reflecting surface is not close enough, a piece of A4-size white paper can be used instead. Please check the subject is exposed to the bounced light before taking a picture. Functions E E­7 White ceiling 1-2m Flash head tilted up 75° while rotated 180° 90º Lightproof white paper E­8 Functions E Bounce Flash Operation Nikon Diffusion Dome · By attaching the included Nikon Diffusion Dome over the flash head, light can be further diffused during bounce flash photography to create extremely soft light with virtually no shadow. · The same effect can be achieved with the camera in either horizontal or vertical position. · Light is more effectively diffused when the built-in wide panel is used. (0E-14) Functions E Attaching the Nikon Diffusion Dome Attach the Nikon Diffusion Dome as shown in the diagram, with the Nikon logo facing up. E­9 Zoom head position indicator · When the Nikon Diffusion Dome is attached and when the camera's image area is set to FX format, the zoom head position is automatically set at 12 mm, 14 mm or 17 mm. When the camera's image area is set to DX format, the zoom head position is automatically set at 8 mm, 10 mm or 11 mm. The zoom head position differs depending on the illumination pattern. (0E-2, H-20) E­10 Functions E Bounce Flash Operation Taking a picture with bounce flash Set the mode selector to [TTL]. Set the camera's aperture, shutter speed, etc. Functions · Refer to "Setting the aperture in bounce flash operation. " Adjust the flash head and shoot. E t Setting the aperture in bounce flash operation · In bounce flash, there is a light loss compared with normal flash photography (with flash head adjusted to front). Therefore, a two- or three-step wider aperture (smaller f-number) should be used. · When the flash head is adjusted to other than the front position, the SB-700 LCD does not display the effective flash output distance range indicator. To ensure correct exposure, first confirm the effective flash output distance range and aperture with the flash head in the front position. E­11 t Using the built-in bounce card · In bounce flash photography, use the SB-700's built-in bounce card to make a portrait subject's eyes look more vibrant by reflecting the light in them. · Tilt the flash head up 90°. Setting the built-in bounce card Pull out the bounce card and the builtin wide panel and, while holding the bounce card, slide the built-in wide panel back into place inside the flash head. · To insert the bounce card, pull out the built-in wide panel again and slide both back into place together. E­12 Functions E Taking Close-up Photographs When the flash-to-subject distance is less than approx. [. . . ] E-29 Monitor pre-flashes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7 Mounting foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11 Multiple flash-unit photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 O OFF (flash function canceled) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-21 OK button ([OK] button) . . . . . . . . B-6 P Power zoom function. . . . . . . . . . . E-25 Q Quick Wireless Control. . . . . . . . . D-13 R Rear-curtain sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]