Nissin Di866 Professional Instruction Manual page 4

The lens focal length you set is shown in the display screen of the
flash unit.
The flash illumination coverage of Di866 responds to the lens focal
length of 24mm to 105mm (full size format/film camera standard).
Set the camera's mode, select the focal length and take pictures
with Di866 on your camera.
Di866 is a supplement to help you taking a creative and live
picture. While you are taking pictures in Full Automatic mode,
almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera and you just
manually control the camera only.
Mode Shutter Speed Aperture Setting
Automatic
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
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Select the compensation value you desire and
set .
Set
To keep this value on your flash, press on/off switch
to lock. (Press it again to release the lock)
Take a picture and the aimed subject is shown with
required lighting effect by keeping the exposure
level of background as originally expected.
On some cameras, the TTL flash exposure compensation can be
set on the camera.
When the flash exposure compensation is set on the flash unit,
this value is to be counted in addition to the compensation value
you set on the camera.
The display screen of the flash unit however shows the exposure
compensation value set on the flash unit only.
Set the camera's mode, select the flash exposure compensation
value and take pictures.
Almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera with such
compensation of the flash exposure value and you just manually
control the camera only.
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Control on the camera
Automatic Automatic
Automatic Automatic
Any available
Automatic
shutter speed can be set.
Any available
Manual
f-stop can be set.
Any shutter speed /
Manual
f-stop combination can be set.
TTL
+1.3
TTL Flash Exposure Value Compensation
With the latest TTL flash control system, the flash power level is
always automatically controlled by the camera for the most
appropriate exposure. You can soften or weaken the flash light, or
give more light to the subject without changing the environmental or
background exposure effect
Di866 can make it possibly quicker for each shot at respective
occasion of flash picture.
The modes to be set on camera:
(Full Auto),
(Aperture priority),
as well as
Portrait, depending on the camera model.
In all those camera' s modes listed above, Di866 will automatically
and fully work in iTTL automatic flash control system.
Set Di866 to the camera's hotshoe and press the on/off switch to
power on.
Display screen shows A. Press set
display turns to the screen of 6 icons.
Select TTL by select button
the display returns back to the A mode screen in
about 8 seconds.
The TTL flash exposure compensation value 0.0Ev
is shown as a default setting.
TTL flash exposure compensation is provided in 19
steps by 0.3Ev increment from 3.0
ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING
EV
An ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING enables you to enjoy creative
flash photography.
24
mm
For advanced flash photography, the following two functions can
be set on your flash.
Sub Flash Function
Di866 provides an extra small flash below the main flash. This small
flash gives a fill-in light while bouncing the main flash. Bouncing the
light may shadow the underside of face, and this fill-inn flash
brightens up the shadow.
On the TTL function screen, press the set button
TTL Advance page appears.
Select
power and set
to the TTL function screen.
The following 4 powers are prepared in accordance
with the photographic situation.
Subflash power
1/1 (Full power)
This subflash function is
available only at bounce
photography, and the mark
SUB appears when tilting the
flash head. When the flash
head is set at the normal
position, this mark
disappears.
(Program),
(Manual);
Night, Macro, Sport,
and the
Set
and set
0
Subflash and continuously select
or wait for 8 seconds to returns
Set
Guide No. at ISO100
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1/2 8.5
1/4 6
1/8 4
(Shutter priority),
Kids, Scene,
TTL
. Or
Set
TTL
EV
0.0
to +3.0Ev.
24
mm
EV Zoom
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for 2 sec.
Set
TTL
the
EV
0.0
24
mm
EV Zoom
TTL Advance
Sub.Flash Off
M.Zoom 24mm
TTL Advance
Sub.Flash 1/4
M.Zoom 24mm
TTL
SUB
EV
0.0
24
mm
EV Zoom
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