Nikon SB-50DX - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
PREPARATION.......................................................................2-9
Foreword................................................................................................2
Tips on Using the Speedlight ................................................................3
Nomenclature .....................................................................................6-7
LCD Panel..............................................................................................8
Lenses ...................................................................................................9
Example Photos (Bounce-flash photography) ....................................10
BASIC OPERATION ...........................................................11-21
1. Install Batteries and Check Battery Power.................................12-13
2. Attaching the SB-50DX to the Camera ......................................14-15
3. Adjusting the Zoom-Head Position ............................................16-17
4. Setting Camera and SB-50DX Modes........................................18-19
5. Shooting with Flash ....................................................................20-21
Example Photos (Close-up photography) ...........................................22
DETAILED OPERATION ...................................................23-37
Shooting in Exposure Mode Other Than Programmed Auto/
Auto-Multi Program..........................................................................24
Flash Modes and Types of TTL/D-TTL Auto Flash ........................25-27
Cameras Compatible with TTL/D-TTL Auto Flash.........................28-30
Manual Flash .......................................................................................31
Reading Variable Aperture of Zoom Lenses........................................32
Guide Number .....................................................................................33
Exposure Compensation in Flash Photography..................................34
Flash Output Level Compensation ......................................................35
Autofocus Flash Photography in Dim Light ...................................36-37
Example Photos (Flash output level compensation) ...........................38
Preparation
Basic Operation
Detailed Operation
Technical Operation
Speedlight Placement
Miscellaneous
TECHNICAL OPERATION .................................................39-56
Bounce-Flash Photography ...........................................................40-42
Bounce-flash operation with single flash.........................................41
Bounce-flash operation with double flash (SB-50DX and camera’s
built-in Speedlight)........................................................................42
Close-Up Flash Photography.........................................................43-45
Multiple Flash Photography ...........................................................46-56
Wireless Multiple Flash Operation ..............................................48-52
Multiple Flash Operation Using the Infrared Remote
Commander ..................................................................................53
Double-Flash Operation ...................................................................54
Multiple Flash Operation Using Cords.............................................55
Accessories for Multiple Flash Operation ........................................56
EFFECTIVE SPEEDLIGHT PLACEMENT .........................57-62
Bounce-flash operation to produce more natural-looking pictures ....58
Eliminating shadows cast by the subject............................................59
Emphasizing the outline of the subject ...............................................60
Illuminating a subject mainly from the side.........................................61
Illuminating a distant subject...............................................................62
MISCELLANEOUS .............................................................63-73
Speedlight Care ...................................................................................64
Notes on Batteries...............................................................................65
Troubleshooting..............................................................................66-68
TTL auto flash shooting distance range (ft.)........................................69
Specifications.................................................................................70-71
Index...............................................................................................72-73
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