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Instruction Manual - Page 3
...°C/68°F). To get the most out of your Speedlight, please read this and your camera instruction manual corresponding to SB-22s, if the SB-30 is not listed.
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Foreword
English
Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Speedlight SB-30.
Wireless multiple flash operation using with the COOLPIX or Nikon SLRs cameras having a guide number of 16/52 (at 28mm angle of other...
Instruction Manual - Page 5
... the Speedlight 2 Speedlight parts 4 Mode selector dial 5 Flash head tilting angle 5 Installing the battery 6 Turning the power ON/OFF and the Standby function ........7 Attachment to the accessory shoe 9 Usable cameras and available flash modes.....10
Using the SB-30 with SLRs cameras As a handy Speedlight Auto flash modes 12
TTL auto flash mode 12 Non-TTL auto flash mode 13 Manual flash...
Instruction Manual - Page 10
... state, you can: • Press the Standby resume button/Slave flash firing cancel button. • Lightly press the shutter release button on a camera that the power remains on and is set to either TTL auto, Non-TTL auto, or Manual flash mode.
• If the SB-30 and the camera are not used for approx. 40 seconds, the Standby function...
Instruction Manual - Page 12
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Cameras with film-based SLRs cameras
˕: Recommended flash mode ˓: Usable flash mode ʷ: Not usable ʵ: Not applicable
Camera type and model
Connection
Mode selector dial settings
to the camera TTL auto Non-TTL auto Manual Wireless (M) Wireless (A)
With a built-in flash Without a built-in Speedlight is mounted on the accessory shoe...
Instruction Manual - Page 13
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*1 The D-TTL auto flash mode is not possible with the SB-30. *5 The built-in flash fires one preliminary flash before actually
*2 Except the COOLPIX 900
firing to produce the correct flash output.
*3 Use of the Multi-Flash Bracket Unit SK-E900 is recommended. *6 A dedicated Speedlight for the COOLPIX 600 is required.
*4 Use of the Bracket Set SK-9 is recommended...
Instruction Manual - Page 14
...'s instruction manual.
• 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash is not possible, because the SB-30 does not fire a series of preflashes (Monitor Preflash).
• The D-TTL auto flash mode is released and the SB-30 starts firing, the camera's built-in use. For details, refer to "Usable cameras and available flash modes" (p. 10). Using the SB-30 with SLRs cameras As a handy Speedlight...
Instruction Manual - Page 15
... instant the shutter is released and the SB-30 starts firing, the SB-30's built-in auto flash modes When the flash has fired at ISO 400. Therefore, auto flash shooting is possible with cameras incompatible with all Nikon SLRs cameras including Digital SLRs.
Non-TTL auto flash mode This mode is possible with TTL auto flash. To compensate, use a wider aperture or move...
Instruction Manual - Page 16
... the table on , then shoot. • Refer to Aperture-Priority Auto (A) or Manual (M), set to page 13 if the ready-light inside the camera's viewfinder blinks after shooting.
14 Taking flash pictures in the TTL auto flash mode
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1 Set the SB-30's Mode selector dial to D.
2 Set the camera's exposure mode, metering system, sync mode, shutter speed, etc. • The ready...
Instruction Manual - Page 22
Illuminating a distant subject using the SB-30 and cameras such as the COOLPIX
Wireless slave flash shooting
In this section, the SB-30 is set to the Wireless slave flash mode.
Multiple flash operation using the built-in flash by -side to trigger
20 other slave flash units. With the SB-30, the following types of wireless slave flash shooting can be performed. • The...
Instruction Manual - Page 23
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Cancel the Monitor Preflash of the
slave flash unit.
F80-Series/N80-Series, Set the camera's exposure mode to Non-TTL auto or Manual flash.
21 Basic operation
Notes
• Position the slave flash unit (SB-30) so that light from the master flash unit can be obtained if the master Speedlight fires a series of the COOLPIX that does not...
Instruction Manual - Page 24
... usable.
• With the Pronea S that has no accessory shoe or the F55/N55, which has a hot shoe but no TTL auto flash function, the SB-30 can still perform TTL auto flash.
• When attaching the SB-30 to cameras such as the COOLPIX that have a built-in Speedlight
By placing the camera and SB-30 side-by-side to the SK-9 instruction manual.
Instruction Manual - Page 25
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• In wireless slave flash shooting, exposure compensation using film-based SLRs cameras
1 Set the master Speedlight, either the built-in Speedlight or one mounted on the camera, to fire.
• Be sure to cancel the master flash unit's Monitor Preflash (p. 21). 2 Use the SB-30 as with a normal Speedlight.
2 Set the SB-30's Mode selector dial to avoid accidental firing in sync ...
Instruction Manual - Page 28
... distance of the master
Speedlight's light sensor is approx. 40m (131 ft.).
Wall Shadows
Taking flash pictures
1 Use the SB-30 as the slave flash unit and set it to the Wireless slave flash (M) mode.
2 Determine the correct exposure using the flash-tosubject distance and aperture set on the camera or lens, then shoot. • Refer to "Manual flash mode" on page...
Instruction Manual - Page 30
... photographs. • Vignetting may occur in close-up flash shooting when using a large diameter lens, lens hood, etc.
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1 Set the SB-30's Mode selector dial to t. • With cameras incompatible with the TTL auto flash mode, set the dial to the Non-TTL auto flash or Manual flash mode.
2 Set the camera's exposure mode, metering system, sync mode, shutter speed, etc. • The ready...
Instruction Manual - Page 34
The ready-light blinks for repair. The standby function is set to Non-TTL auto or Manual, and camera's exposure mode is weak.
Non-TTL auto flash mode (p. 16) Manual flash mode (p. 18)
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Possible cause The battery is replaced while the power switch is activated and operating. The battery is out of the problem before you take your Speedlight to continuous firing...
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