Contents
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Preparation
Foreword ...........................................................37
Tips on using the Speedlight ............................38
Speedlight parts................................................40
Mode selector dial ............................................41
Flash head tilting angle.....................................41
Installing the battery..........................................42
Turning the power ON/OFF and the Standby function ......43
Attachment to the accessory shoe ...................45
Usable cameras and available flash modes.....46
Using the SB-30 with SLRs cameras
As a handy Speedlight
Auto flash modes ..............................................48
TTL auto flash mode......................................48
Non-TTL auto flash mode ..............................49
Manual flash mode............................................54
Illuminating a distant subject using the SB-30
and cameras such as the COOLPIX
Wireless slave flash shooting............................56
Shooting a distant subject using the SB-30 in
conjunction with cameras such as the COOLPIX
that have a built-in Speedlight ..............................58
Shooting a subject when the SB-30 is placed away
from the camera ................................................60
Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the
master flash unit or lightening the background..........62
Multiple flash operation using the SB-30 as an
infrared remote commander ..........................63
Multiple flash shooting using cords ..................63
Advanced operation
Close-up flash operation from approx. 0.3 to 1m
(1 to 3.3 ft.) with the built-in wide-flash adapter .....64
Exposure compensation ...................................66
Reference information
Optional accessories ........................................67
Troubleshooting ................................................68
Tips on Speedlight care and Notes on batteries......69
Specifications....................................................70
Preparation
