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Technical Notes—Optional Accessories
The following features are available with SB-800 and SB-600 Speedlights:
SB-800Flash mode / feature
SB-800
(Advanced
Wireless
Lighting)
SB-600
SB-600
(Advanced
Wireless
Lighting)
Speedlight
i-TTL
1
✔
2
✔ ✔
2
✔
Auto aperture
1
AA
✔
3
✔
— —
Non-TTL autoA
✔
3
✔
4
— —
GN Range-priority manual
✔
5
— — —
ManualM
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Repeating fl ash
✔
— — —
Rear-curtain syncREAR
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Red-eye reduction
✔
—
✔
—
Flash Color Information
Communication
✔
—
✔
—
FV lock
1
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
AF-assist for multi-area AF
6
✔
—
✔
—
Auto zoom
1
✔
—
✔
—
ISO auto (Custom Setting 5)
1
✔
—
✔
—
1 Available only with CPU lenses (IX Nikkor lenses excluded).
2 Standard i-TTL Flash for Digital SLR is used when spot meter-
ing is selected. Otherwise, i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital
SLR is used.
3 Use Speedlight controls to select fl ash mode.
4 Available only with non-CPU lenses.
5 Adjusted automatically according to camera aperture setting
when CPU lens is used. When non-CPU lens is used, must
be adjusted manually to match aperture selected with lens
aperture ring.
6 Available with CPU AF lenses only (IX Nikkor lenses excluded).
The Accessory Shoe
The D70S is equipped with an accessory shoe that allows
SB-series Speedlights, including the SB-800, 600, 80DX,
28DX, 28, 50DX, 27, 23, 22S, and 29S to be mounted
directly on the camera without a sync cable. The acces-
sory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for Speedlights
with a locking pin, such as the SB-800 and SB-80DX.
The AS-15 Accessory Shoe Adapter
An AS-15 accessory shoe adapter (available separately) can be mounted on the acces-
sory shoe to allow fl ash accessories to be attached via a sync cable.