Test Firing - Nikon SB-5000 Reference Manual

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For cameras with a built-in flash
• Even when the camera's AF-assist illumination is set to activate, the
SB-5000's AF-assist illumination is given priority and the camera's
AF-assist illuminator does not light up.
• The camera's AF-assist illuminator lights up only when the SB-5000's
AF-assist illumination is canceled.

Test firing

Pressing the test firing button determines whether the SB-5000 fires
properly.
• The flash output level during test firing varies depending on settings
and flash mode.
• In master mode with wireless multiple flash-unit photography using
optical control, test firing of the SB-5000 is not possible. When the
master flash unit test firing button is pressed, the remote flash units test
fire one after another, beginning with group A.
• In master mode with wireless multiple flash-unit photography using
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radio control, when the master flash unit test firing button is pressed,
the master flash unit test fires first, then the remote flash units test fire
one after another, beginning with group A.
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