Summary Of I-Ttl Flash Modes; Non-Ttl Flash Modes - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

Summary of i-TTL Flash Modes

Flash LCD
Displays
TTL BL
TTL
TTL BL FP
TTL FP
*Standard TTL mode is set automatically when you select this
option.
Note: TTL flash modes can also be changed (if the camera isn't set
to Spot metering) by using the Mode button on the external
flash. In other words, if you see
pressing the Mode button selects
One final note on sync speeds: the D300 also provides a
setting in Custom Setting #E1 of 1/320 (AUTO FP). This acts
like the 1/250 (AUTO FP) mode with one exception: flash
units that do not support FP will sync at 1/320 instead of the
usual 1/250 (and default) limit. This includes the internal
flash.

Non-TTL Flash Modes

In the TTL flash modes just described, the D300 performs all
the calculations necessary to adjust the flash output level.
When you press the shutter release, the camera tells the flash
when to start firing and when to stop. The flash simply follows
the camera's orders to turn on and off. Three remaining flash
Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
Exposure Modes
Program,
Aperture, Shutter,
Manual
Program,
Aperture, Shutter,
Manual
Program,
Aperture, Shutter,
Manual
Program,
Aperture, Shutter,
Manual
Metering TTL Type
Modes Performed
Matrix, Balanced Fill
Center- Flash (shutter
weight speed capped
at 1/250)
Spot* Standard TTL
(shutter speed
capped at
1/250)
Matrix, Balanced Fill
Center- Flash (no cap
weight on shutter
speed)
Spot* Standard TTL
(no cap on
shutter speed)
on the flash LCD,
TTL BL
instead.
TTL
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