Nikon SB-800 Camera Flash User Manual


 
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Reference information
Bounce
capability
Flash head tilts down to 7°or up to 90°with click-stops at 7°,
0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°; flash head rotates horizontally 180° to
the left or 90° to the right with click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°,
90°, 120°, 150°, 180°
nPress the b button for approx. 0.3 sec. to turn the
SB-800 on or off.
ON/OFF
button
nStandby function can be set.
Power source/
min. recycling
time/no. of
flashes
(at M1/1 output)
Four AA-type penlight batteries (1.5V or lower) of any of these
types: Alkaline-manganese (1.5V), Lithium (1.5V), Nickel (1.5V),
NiCd (rechargeable, 1.2V), or Ni-MH (rechargeable, 1.2V)
*
With fresh batteries.
nM1/1 output without use of AF-assist illuminator, zoom operation,
and LCD panel illuminator.
Battery type Min. recycling
time (approx.)*
Min. number of flashes/
recycling time (approx.)*
Alkaline-manganese 6.0 sec. 130/630 sec.
Lithium 7.5 sec. 170/7.530 sec.
Nickel 6.0 sec. 140/630 sec.
NiCd (1000mAh) (rechargeable)
4.0 sec. 90/430 sec.
Ni-MH
(2000mA) (rechargeable)
4.0 sec. 150/430 sec.
Slow-sync, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction in
slow-sync, Rear-curtain sync flash, Auto FP High-Speed
sync, FV Lock flash
Flash exposure
control set on
the camera
Angle of
coverage
Variable in 7 steps, plus three steps with wide-flash adapter
and Nikon Diffusion Dome
1
With the Nikon Diffusion Dome attached
2
With the built-in wide-flash adapter set
Zoom-head
position
Angle of coverage
Vertical Horizontal
14mm 14mm 110° 120°
14mm 14mm 110° 120°
17mm 17mm 100° 110°
24mm 24mm 60° 78°
28mm 28mm 53° 70°
35mm 35mm 45° 60°
50mm 50mm 34° 46°
70mm 70mm 26° 36°
85mm 85mm 23° 31°
105mm 105mm 20° 27°
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