Speedlight Parts And Their Functions - Nikon SB-800 Instruction Manual

Speedlight parts and their functions

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1 Control button quick reference
(p. 12)
2 Flash head
Can be tilted up to 90° or down to –7°, and
rotated horizontally 180° to the left and 90° to
the right.
3 Flash head tilting/rotating lock
release button
4 Light sensor window for wireless
remote flash
5 Battery chamber lid attachment
indexes
(p. 18)
6 Battery chamber lid
7 Built-in bounce card
Creates a highlight in the subject's eyes in
bounce flash photography.
8 Built-in wide-flash adapter
Increases the angle of coverage to match a
14mm or 17mm lens.
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(p. 100)
(p. 22)
(p. 74)
(p. 18)
(p. 101)
(p. 104)
9 Wide-area AF-assist illuminator
(p. 62)
Automatically turns on for autofocus operation
when the light is dim.
10 External power source terminal
(supplied with cover) (p. 113)
11 Light sensor window for Non-TTL
auto flash
(p. 38)
Senses reflected light from the subject in Auto
Aperture B or Non-TTL auto A flash
mode.
12 External AF-assist illuminator
contacts (for SC-29)
Accepts optional TTL Remote Cord SC-29
13 Mount pin
14 Hot-shoe contacts
15 Mounting foot
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