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. [. . . ] The SB-700 provides three types of illumination patterns with different light falloff at edges. Select the suitable pattern according to the photography environment. Standard · The basic illumination pattern for common flash photography environments E­2 Functions E Switching Illumination Patterns Center-weighted · The center-weighted pattern provides larger guide numbers at the center of the image than the standard illumination pattern (the light falloff at the edge will be greater than the standard illumination pattern). · Suitable for shots, such as portraits, in which the light falloff at the edge of an image can be ignored. Functions E Even · The light falloff at the edge of the image is less than with the standard illumination pattern. · Suitable for group photographs, in which sufficient light is required without light falloff at the edges. E­3 To set illumination pattern The illumination pattern can be set using the illumination pattern selector. · The selected illumination pattern is indicated with an icon on the LCD. Standard Center-weighted Even E­4 Functions E Bounce Flash Operation Bounce flash is a photographic technique using light that is bounced off a ceiling or wall using a tilted or rotated flash head. This provides the effects listed below compared to those with direct light from a flash unit: · Overexposure to a subject that is closer than other subjects can be reduced. · Shine in faces, hair and clothes can be reduced. Functions The shadows can be softened further using the Nikon Diffusion Dome. · For more details and comparative example photos, see the separate booklet, "A collection of example photos. " E E­5 Setting the flash head Tilt or rotate the SB-700's flash head by holding down the flash head tilting/rotating lock release button. Functions · The SB-700's flash head tilts up 90° and down 7°, and rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right. · Set the flash head at a click stop at the angles shown. 90 75 60 45 60 30 0 30 E 60 75 90 0 12 12 0 90 75 0 7 15 0 180 15 0 E­6 Bounce Flash Operation Setting flash head tilting/rotating angles, and choosing a reflecting surface · Good results are most easily achieved when the flash head is tilted up to use the ceiling as a reflecting surface. · 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. · 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. (0E-2, H-20) E­10 Functions E Bounce Flash Operation Taking a picture with bounce flash Set the mode selector to [TTL]. [. . . ] B-13, E-6 Flash head tilting/rotating lock release button. . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1, C-6, C-11 Flash output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9 Flash-ready indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15, D-27 Flash-ready indicator (in remote mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-27 Fluorescent filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-33 FX format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6 FX/DX format (image area) . . . . . A-6 Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 Guide number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-6 Guide number table . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-21 I Illumination pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]