Nissin Mark II Di866 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 Mark II 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 Mark II on your camera.
Di866 Mark II 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
S
Manual
Automatic
A
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 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 Mark II can make it possibly quicker for each shot at respective occasion
of flash picture.
The modes to be set on camera:
(Full Auto), (Program),
A (Aperture priority), (Manual),
Portrait, Landscape,
Sunset, Night view
In all those camera's modes listed above, Di866 Mark II will automatically
and fully work in ADI / P-TTL automatic flash control system.
Set Di866 Mark II to the camera's hotshoe and press the on / off switch to
power on.
Display screen shows A. Press set
turns to the screen of 6 icons.
Select TTL by select button
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 0.3 Ev increment from -3.0・・・0・・・to +3.0 Ev.
ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING
An ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING enables you to enjoy creative flash
photography.
For advanced flash photography, the following three functions can be set on
your flash.
Sub Flash Function
Di866 Mark II 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-in flash brightens up the shadow.
On the TTL function screen, press the set button
TTL Advance page appears.
Select Subflash and continuously select
and set or wait for 8 seconds to returns to the TTL
Set
function screen.
The following 6 powers are prepared in accordance with the
photographic situation.
Subflash power Guide No. at ISO100
1/1 (Full power)
1/2
1/4
1/8
1/16
1/32
1/64
1/128
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.
S
(Shutter priority),
Close-up, Moving-subject,
and the display
Set
and set . Or the
Set
for 2 seconds.
Set
the power
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8.5
6
4
3
2
1.5
1
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