Table Of Contents - Nikon SB-30 Instruction Manual

Contents
Preparation
Foreword .............................................................1
Tips on using the Speedlight ..............................2
Speedlight parts..................................................4
Mode selector dial ..............................................5
Flash head tilting angle.......................................5
Installing the battery............................................6
Turning the power ON/OFF and the Standby function ........7
Attachment to the accessory shoe .....................9
Usable cameras and available flash modes.....10
Using the SB-30 with SLRs cameras
As a handy Speedlight
Auto flash modes ..............................................12
TTL auto flash mode......................................12
Non-TTL auto flash mode ..............................13
Manual flash mode............................................18
Illuminating a distant subject using the SB-30
and cameras such as the COOLPIX
Wireless slave flash shooting............................20
Shooting a distant subject using the SB-30 in
conjunction with cameras such as the COOLPIX
that have a built-in Speedlight ..............................22
Shooting a subject when the SB-30 is placed away
from the camera................................................24
Softening the shadows cast on the wall by the
master flash unit or lightening the background..........26
Multiple flash operation using the SB-30 as an
infrared remote commander ..........................27
Multiple flash shooting using cords ..................27
Advanced operation
Close-up flash operation from approx. 0.3 to 1m
(1 to 3.3 ft.) with the built-in wide-flash adapter .....28
Exposure compensation ...................................30
Reference information
Optional accessories ........................................31
Troubleshooting ................................................32
Tips on Speedlight care and Notes on batteries......33
Specifications....................................................34
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