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ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY—FLASH CONTACTS AND INDICATORS
Flash Contacts and Indicators
Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with an accessory shoe for attaching Speed-
lights directly to the camera and a sync terminal that allows Speedlights to be con-
nected via a sync cable. When a Speedlight is connected, the flash-ready indicator in
the viewfinder shows whether the flash is fully charged and ready for use.
Accessory Shoe
A variety of Nikon Speedlights, including the SB-80DX,
SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24,
SB-23, SB-22s, SB-29s, and SB-29, can be attached di-
rectly to the accessory shoe without the need for a sync
cable. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock
that keeps Speedlights equipped with a locking pin (the
SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-22s, SB-29s, and SB-29) in place.
Sync Terminal
A sync cable can be connected to the sync terminal as
required. Do not attach another Speedlight via a sync
cable when performing rear-curtain sync flash photog-
raphy with an SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-
27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-23, SB-22s, SB-29s, or SB-29
Speedlight attached to the accessory shoe.
Flash-Ready Indicator
When an SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-23,
SB-22s, SB-29s, or SB-29 Speedlight is connected, the flash-ready indicator will light
to show that the flash is fully charged and ready for use. If the indicator blinks for
approximately three seconds immediately after a photograph is taken in D-TTL or
non-TTL auto flash mode, the flash has fired at full output and the photograph may
not have been correctly erexposed. Check the results in the monitor. If the photo-
graph is underexposed, adjust the distance to the subject, aperture, shutter speed, or
flash range and try again.