The nikon creative lighting system (cls), Cls-compatible flash units – Nikon D3200 User Manual
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The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
Nikon’s advanced Creative Lighting System (CLS) offers improved communication
between the camera and compatible flash units for improved flash photography.
❚❚CLS-Compatible Flash Units
The camera can be used with the following CLS-compatible flash units:
• The SU-800 wireless speedlight commander: When mounted on a CLS-compatible
camera, the SU-800 can be used as a commander for remote SB-910, SB-900,
SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-R200 flash units in up to three groups. The SU-800
itself is not equipped with a flash.
Flash unit
SB-910
1
SB-900
1
SB-800
SB-700
1
SB-600
SB-400
2
SB-R200
3
Feature
Guide No.
4
ISO 100
34/111
34/111
38/125
28/92
30/98
21/69
10/33
ISO 200
48/157
48/157
53/174
39/128
42/138
30/98
14/46
1 If a color filter is attached to the SB-910, SB-900, or SB-700 when AUTO or
N (flash) is selected for white
balance, the camera will automatically detect the filter and adjust white balance appropriately.
2 Wireless flash control is not available with the SB-400.
3 Controlled remotely using optional SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 flash unit or SU-800 wireless
Speedlight commander.
4 m/ft, 20 °C (68 °F), SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, and SB-600 at 35 mm zoom head position; SB-910,
SB-900, and SB-700 with standard illumination.
A
Guide Number
To calculate the range of the flash at full power, divide the Guide Number by the aperture.
For example, at ISO 100 the SB-800 has a Guide Number of 38 m or 125 ft (35 mm zoom head
position); its range at an aperture of f/5.6 is 38÷5.6 or about 6.8 meters (or in feet,
125÷5.6=approximately 23 ft 7 in.). For each twofold increase in ISO sensitivity, multiply the
Guide Number by the square root of two (approximately 1.4).