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4. Press + or – button to set the desired flash power output.
5. The manual flash output display will stop blinking and remain displayed, after pressing the SEL button again.
6. When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated, the unit is ready for use.
How to set the correct flash power level
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Read-out the subject distance from the focus ring on the lens. Then, adjust the F-stop ring on the lens unit
the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash and the flash-to-subject distance become about equal.
When you use with cameras other than the above
Read-out the subject distance from the focus ring on the lens. Then, either change the flash power level or
the flash’s F-stop display. Please refer to the following, how to change the flash’s F-stop.
1. Press the SEL button several times and make the F-stop indicator blink.
2. Press the + button or – button to set the F-stop display.
3. Press the SEL button to make F-stop indicator stop blinking.
Please set the distance indicated on the LCD panel of the flash so that it is about equal to the actual
camera-to-subject distance become about equal.
Then set that F-stop on the lens aperture ring.
`You can calculate the correct exposure by using this formula.
Guide Number “GN” / Flash to Subject Distance = F-stop
This flash unit will calculate and indicate the Subject Distance by following the above formula. (Please refer
to table1 on the last page)
Distance Priority Manual Flash
With this flash operation system, EF-500 DG SUPER NA i-TTL automatically controls the light output
according to the selected distance and aperture value.
" Distance-priority manual flash is not possible with D1X and D1H digital cameras.
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1.Set the camera’s exposure mode (A, M modes).
2.Press the MODE button on the flash unit to select (GN).
3.Press the SEL button to make distance display blink.
4.Press the + button or – button to set the distance.
5.Press the SEL button several times to stop blinking.
6.Set the aperture value on the lens or camera.
7.When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated, the unit is ready for use.
When you use with cameras other than the above
1.Please follow the same four steps as above and press the SEL button several times to make aperture
display blink.
2.Press the + button or – button to set the F-stop display.
3.Press the SEL button several times to stop blinking.
4.Set the aperture value on the lens or camera, make sure that flashgun is charged before firing.
! Distance-priority manual can be used together with exposure compensation.
1.Press the SEL button several times to make the compensation amount indicator blink.
2.Press the + button and - button to set the compensation amount.
3.Press the SEL button to make the compensation amount indicator stop blinking.
FV LOCK (D70 only)
“FV” lock mode allows you to choose exposure for the part of the viewfinder, and lock it in, before taking
the picture.
! You cannot set this function on the flashgun directly. For details please refer to your camera’s instruction
manual.