Operation Manual

Bounce Flash
By pointing the flash head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will
bounce off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can
soften shadows behind the subject for a more natural-looking shot.
This is called bounce flash.
Set the Bounce Direction
Hold the flash head and turn it to a satisfying angle.
1. Point the flash head upward
by 90°.
2. Pull out the wide panel.
• The catchlight panel will come
out at the same time.
3. Push the wide panel back in.
• Push in only the wide panel.
• Follow the same procedures
as for bounce flash.
• Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by 90°.
The catchlight will not appear if you swing the flash head left or
right.
• For maximum catchlight effect, stay 1.5m/4.9ft away from the
subject.
ZOOM: Setting the Flash Coverage and Using the Wide Panel
The flash coverage can be set to match the lens focal length from
24 mm to 105mm. The flash coverage can be set automatically or
manually. Also, with the built-in wide panel, the flash coverage can
be expanded for 14mm wide-angle lenses.
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Press the <ZOOM> button.
Press the <ZOOM> button until
the Zoom value blinks. Press
the < - > or < + > button to
change the flash coverage.
If < > is not displayed, the
flash coverage will be set
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Select the high-speed sync
icon < >.
• Set the flash sync speed to
1/320s (Auto FP) or 1/250s
(Auto FP) in the Nikon
camera menu. Press the
shutter button halfway. The
icon < > displayed on the flash screen means the high speed
sync function is enabled on the flash.
• Turning the camera command dial can set the shutter speed to
1/250s or faster.
• To check if the FP flash function works properly, look through the
shutter speed in the viewfinder. If it shows a speed of 1/250s or
faster, the FP flash function is on work.
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• If you set a shutter speed as 1/320s (Auto FP) or 1/250s (Auto
FP) in the Nikon camera setting,< > will be displayed in the
flash screen regardless of practical shutter speed.
• With high-speed sync, the faster the shutter speed, the shorter
the effective flash range.
• To return to normal flash, set the flash sync speed to other
options other than Auto FP. Then the icon < > will disappear
when pressing the shutter halfway.
• Multi flash mode cannot be set in high-speed sync mode.
• Over-temperature protection may be activated after 15
consecutive high-speed sync flashes.
1. Focus the subject.
2. Press the <FV> button.
• Aim the subject at the center of
the viewfinder and press <FV>
button.
• The camera flash will fire a
preflash and the required flash
output for the subject is retained
in memory.
• Each time you press the <FV> button, a preflash will be fired and
a new flash exposure setting will be locked. The FV lock icon
< > will be displayed in the viewfinder.
• If <TTL> is not displayed on the LCD panel, FV lock cannot be
set.
• If the subject is too small, FV lock might not be very effective.
• <FV> button is on the camera. The <FV> button position may
vary based on different Nikon camera models. Please refer to the
instruction manuals of your Nikon camera model.
High-speed Sync
With high-speed sync (FP flash), the flash can synchronize with all
shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture
priority for fill-flash portraits.
• If the wall or ceiling is too far away, the bounced flash might be
too weak and result in underexposure.
• The wall or ceiling should be a plain, white color for high
reflectance. If the bounce surface is not white, a color cast may
appear in the picture.
Creating a Catchlight
With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the
subject’s eyes to add life to the facial expression.
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