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Technical Notes—Specifi cations
Flash
Sync contact X-contact only; fl ash synchronization at up to ½50 s
Sync modes Front curtain sync (normal), slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-
eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync
Flash-ready indicator Lights when SB-series Speedlight such as 800, 600, 80DX,
28DX, 50DX, 28, 27, or 22s is fully charged; blinks for 3 s
after fl ash is fi red at full output
Flash control
TTL TTL fl ash control by combined fi ve-segment TTL multi sensor
with single-component IC and 1,005-pixel AE sensor
• SB-800, 600: i-TTL balanced fi ll-fl ash for digital SLR and stan-
dard i-TTL fl ash for digital SLR
• SB-80DX, 28DX, or 50DX with type G or D lens: 3D multi-sen-
sor balanced-fi ll fl ash for digital SLR
• SB-80DX, 28DX, or 50DX with other lens: multi-sensor bal-
anced-fi ll fl ash for digital SLR
• SB-80DX, 28DX, or 50DX with spot metering: standard TTL
fl ash for digital SLR
Auto aperture Available with SB-800, 80DX, or 28DX and CPU lens
Non-TTL auto Available with such Speedlights as SB-800, 28, 27, and 22s
Range-priority manual Available with SB-800
Accessory shoe Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
Creative Lighting
System
With SB-800 and 600, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting
(SB-600 only supports AWL when used as remote fl ash), Auto
FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communica-
tion, modeling illumination, and FV Lock
Storage
Media Type I and II CompactFlash memory cards; Microdrives
File system Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Compression •Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW): approximately 50–60%
• JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant, can be selected from Size
priority and Optimal quality
Self-timer Electronically controlled timer with 2 – 20 s duration
Depth-of-fi eld preview Lens aperture stopped down when depth-of-fi eld preview
button is pressed
Monitor 2.5˝, 232,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with
brightness adjustment