To Set Ttl Flash - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

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Key Features:

To Set TTL Flash

1. Activate the flash. If it's already in Standby, a partial

press of the shutter release activates it; otherwise,

press the power (ON/OFF) button on the SB-600 to

turn the flash ON.

2. Select the type of TTL to be performed. Basically, you

only have one choice: whether to cancel the

"balanced fill-flash" mode (you do so by pressing the

Mode button on the flash until only the TTL indicator

appears; if TTL BL appears, the camera is in a

Balanced Fill-Flash mode; see "Summary of i-TTL

Flash Modes," on page <604>).

When the D300 is set for spot metering, Standard TTL is set

automatically.

3. Set the camera to Single Servo AF (flash only operates

when the camera achieves focus; this 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

4. 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.

Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300

TTL flash control on most TTL-capable Nikon bodies,

preflash on F90X/N90s or later bodies; Full power TTL,

seven power level manual settings. LCD panel shows

settings. Rear curtain sync. Red-eye reduction. The SB-

600 can synchronize with up to nine additional flash

units, in groups of three controlled by one SB-800

master flash. Head tilts from –7 degrees below

horizontal up to 90 degrees above horizontal, and

rotates -270 degrees to plus 180 degrees clockwise.

Built-in diffuser card. Stand included. Automatic or

Manual wireless remote firing possible. Wide angle

autofocus assist light.