Filter
Top Products
Ready-Ught
Warning
Functions
To
prevent errors, the ready-light inside the camera's
viewfinder blinks
in
the cases listed below. When blink-
ing occurs, check the S8-22's flash mode
se
lector
setting, the camera's shutter speed/mode selector set-
ting or film speed setting and adjust
as
necessary.
1) When
S8
-22
is
set
at
TTL with cameras other than
Nikon F-501/N2020, F-401/N4004, F
-3
01lN2000,
FA,
FE2
or
FG.
Re
se
t
S8
-22's flash mode
se
le
ctor to
A1,
A'2
or
M.
2) When using the
FA,
FE2,
or
FG
to perform TTL auto-
matic flash photography with the camera's shutter
speed .dial set
at
a mechanical setting (M250, M90
or 8). Reset shutter speed dial to another shutter
speed setting. For M250, M90 or 8 setting, reset
S8-22's flash mode
se
lector to
A1
, A2 or M.
3) When performing programmed TTL auto
or
TTL
auto flash operation with a camera film speed set-
ting beyond the usable range. Use film within the
approp.riate range for TTL auto flash photography
(ISO
2~
to 400 with the F-401/N4004,
FA,
FE2
or
FG;
ISO
25 to 1000 with the F-501/N2020 or F-301/
N2000). With the
FA
, ready-light also blinks when the
film speed
se
tting
on
the camera
is
near
ISO
12
.
4) When shutter speed set
on
the
FE
or
FM2
is
faster
than the flash sync speed. Set the shutter speed to
the flash sync speed or slower one.
5) With the Nikon F-401/N4004, when the
bu
ilt-in flash
and S8-22 are
OFF,
and
when the camera detects
flash
is
effective, the ready-light
in
the camera's
viewfinder blinks when the shutter release button
is
lightly pressed.
With the S8-22
in
TTL,
A1
or
A2
mode,
if
both view-
finder ready-light and S8-22 ready-light blink after
taking pictures (to warn that lighting might have been
insufficient for correct exposure), confirm subject
is
within the flash shooting distance range and,. if neces-
sa
ry
, u
se
a wide aperture or move closer to the subject.
With the Nikon F-401/N4004, for scenes where the
background
is
extremely bright, the ready-light may not
blink after the shot, even if flash
is
insufficient for cor-
rect exposure.
With weak batteries, ready-lights blink to indicate insuf-
ficient flash power, even
if
the subject
is
within the
shooting distance range; replace batteries with a fresh
set.
35