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On-Camera Flash Photography
When an SB-5000, SB-500, SB-400, or SB-300
is mounted on the camera, the flash control
mode, flash level, and other flash settings can
be adjusted using the
Flash control
>
Flash
control mode
item in the photo shooting
menu (in the case of the SB-5000, these
settings can also be adjusted using the controls on the flash unit).
The options available vary with the flash used (
419), while the
options displayed under
Flash control mode
vary with the mode
selected. Settings for other flash units can only be adjusted using
flash unit controls.
•
TTL
: i-TTL mode. In the cases of the SB-500, SB-400, and SB-300, flash
compensation can be adjusted using the
W
(
M
) button (
•
Auto external flash
: In this mode, output is adjusted automatically
according to the amount of light reflected by the subject; flash
compensation is also available. Auto external flash supports
“auto aperture” (
q
A) and “non-TTL auto” (A) modes; non-TTL
auto is selected automatically if a non-CPU lens is attached
without specifying the focal length and maximum aperture
using the
Non-CPU lens data
option in the setup menu (
241).
See the flash unit manual for details.
•
Distance-priority manual
: Choose the distance to the subject; flash
output will be adjusted automatically. Flash compensation is
also available.
•
Manual
: Choose the flash level manually.
•
Repeating flash
: The flash fires repeatedly while the shutter is open,
producing a multiple-exposure effect. Choose the flash level
(
Output
), the number of times the units fire (
Times
), and the
number of times the flash fires per second (
Frequency
,
measured in Hertz). Note that the number of times the units fire
in total may vary depending on the options selected for
Output
and
Frequency
; see the documentation provided with the flash
unit for details.