Nikon D300 Complete Manual page 634

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e. To set the Channel, press

g. Orient the SB-600 so that its infrared receiver

4. Activate the internal flash on the D300 by popping it

up. (Press the Flash Release button.)

5. Set the camera to Single Servo AF; this step isn't

technically required, but I like to tell people to use it

as a reminder that focus has to be achieved for flash to

6. Set the camera's exposure mode, if you haven't

already. In Aperture-priority (A), Shutter-priority (S),

and Manual (M) exposure modes, make any necessary

aperture or shutter speed selections.

In Program exposure mode you can usually override the

camera's selection of aperture and shutter speed

combinations by turning the camera's Rear Command dial

(when the camera is active). But note that the maximum

aperture you can use is restricted in Program exposure

mode (the actual value depends upon ISO setting; see

"Allowable Apertures in Program Mode" on page <598>.

I'm specific in word use. This is not the "hold down" that you used to get to the

Custom Settings for the flash. Instead, when I say press, I mean a quick jab of the

button. It may take multiple jabs to get to the right item, which is why I say

"press...until."

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button until the number above CH is blinking,

then use the " and % keys on the SB-600

Direction pad until the channel number you

set in Step 1f is highlighted.

To set the Group, press the SB-600 Mode

button again until the number above GROUP

is blinking, then use the " and % keys on the

SB-600 Direction pad until the first Group

letter you set in Step 1eii is highlighted.

is looking towards the D300's internal flash

(note that you can rotate the flash head to fix

the orientation, if necessary).

the SB-600 Mode

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