S B - 8 0 0 A F S P E E D L I G H T
SPEEDLIGHT SB-800 SPECIFICATIONS
Electronic Construction
Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry
Flash Exposure Control
1) i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash with Nikon D2X, D2Hs, D70, F6
2) D-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash with Nikon D1, D2 series or D100
3) TTL Auto Flash with many film SLRs, including the Nikon F5, F100,
N80, N75, N65 and FM3A
4) Auto Aperture Flash [AA]
5) Non-TTL Auto Flash [A] with Nikon 35mm SLRs
6) Manual Flash [M]
Guide Number (ISO 100, m/ft.)
38/125 (at 35mm setting) to 56/184 (at 105mm setting)
Flash Coverage
Automatic 24 to 105mm zoom
14/17mm with built-in wide flash adapter
14mm with Diffusion Dome SW-10H
Bounce Capability
Flash head tilts down to -7 degree or up to 90 degree,
flash head rotates horizontally 180 degree to the left
or 90 degree to the right
Power Switch
ON/OFF button provided
Film Speed Range in
TTL auto flash mode
ISO 25 to 1,000
Minimum Recycling Time
Approx. 2.9 seconds (Manual [M], AA-size
Ni-MH batteries, with Quick Recycle Battery Pack SD-800)
Approx. 6 sec. (Manual [M] (AA-size Alkaline batteries)
Minimum Number of Flashes
Approx. 130 (Alkaline batteries)
Power Source
Four 1.5V (AA-size alkaline), AA (AA-size NiCd)
or AA-size lithium batteries, Quick Recycle Battery Pack
SD-800 holds a fifth AA-size battery for faster power recycling
DC Unit SD-7 (optional)*, Battery Pack SD-8A (optional)**
*SD-7 is not available in European countries.
**SD-7 / 8 cannot be used with the SB-800
sold in European countries.
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. (2.8 x 5.1 x 3.7 in.)
Weight (without batteries)
Approx. (12.3 oz.)
Supplied Accessories
Quick Recycle Battery Pack SD-800 [for one (AA)-size battery]
Speedlight Stand AS-19,Colored Filter Set SJ-800 (FL-G1 and TN-A1)
Diffusion Dome SW-10H, Soft Case SS-800
Optional Accessories
SC-28 and SC-29 Sync cords
SJ-1 Color Filter Set
Product Number
4801
WWW.NIKONSLR.COM / 1-800-NIKON-US / SLR-SB800-01
All specifications apply when fresh batteries are used at normal temperature (20˚C/68˚F). Specifications and equipment are subject to change
without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. February 2005.
2005 NIKON INC. 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville NY 11747
