To Set Red-Eye Reduction; Sb-800 Notes - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

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To Set Red-Eye Reduction

Set Red-eye reduction on the D300 by holding the Flash

Options button on the camera and turning the Rear Command

dial until @ appears on the D300's top LCD).

Red-eye reduction works in most flash modes, but not in the

Repeating Flash mode.

The SB-800 uses the same European style power

connector as the SB-28DX, thus the SD-8A is the high

performance battery pack to use, not the SD-8.

The D300's focus mode should usually be set to Single

Servo AF, since the flash will not fire unless the subject is

The Autofocus Assist light on the SB-800 is used

automatically if the ambient light is low and you haven't

turned this function off on the flash. Autofocus assist only

works at distances from 3.3 feet (1m) up to 33 feet (10m),

and is only guaranteed to work with lenses from 24mm to

The Autofocus Assist illuminator will not function unless the

central autofocus sensor is selected or Closest Subject

Priority is in effect.

You can turn off the Autofocus Assist illuminator on the SB-

800 by holding the Sel button down for two seconds and

using the SB-800's Direction pad to navigate to the option

and turn it OFF. No AF-ILL will appear in the flash's LCD.

If the [ indicator on the SB-800's LCD panel is blinking,

that means that the flash needs you to set the aperture.

This happens in several situations: (1) in Automatic (A)

flash mode; or (2) when using lenses without a CPU (AI or

AI-S lenses). If the [ is blinking, use the Ô and Õ buttons

to set the correct aperture on the flash (e.g. the aperture

that matches what is set on the camera).

The SB-800 has an automatic standby power system. The

SB-800 automatically turns off 40 seconds after the

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