Learn properly use your flash unit to ensure quality photos.
The Speedlight SB-600 is a compact flash unit designed and manufactured by Nikon. The Speedlight is used with digital cameras to produce a well-lit photograph. The white balance of a photograph is perfected through the use of the Speedlight's flash color settings. The Speedlight SB-600 offers you a simple operation and setup. It's important to learn use the flash unit to ensure beautiful, quality pictures.
Instructions
1. Turn the SB-600 on by pressing the power button for one second. The ready light will illuminate. Press the flash button once to test the flash. This will ensure the batteries are working and the flash is ready for use. Press the power button once more to turn the unit off.
2. Rotate the mounting lock lever located on the bottom of the flash unit to the left. Slide the SB-600 mounting foot into the camera's flash accessory mount. Turn the lock lever to the right until it stops turning; the flash is now locked in place.
3. Turn the power on the SB-600 by pressing the power button once. Turn the camera on per the camera's instructions.
4. Set the camera's mode to "P" for Programmed Auto. This allows you to customize the flash settings. Press the "Metering" button directly below the power button on the camera body to set the metering system to "Matrix."
5. Press the "Mode" button on the SB-600. Set the flash mode to the desired settings. Each time the "Mode" button is pressed the flash settings will change. Once the flash setting is selected, stop pressing the "Mode" button and the setting will be saved.
6. Use the viewfinder on the camera body to compose the photograph. You will see the ready light on the SB-600 and also in the camera's viewfinder. When the photograph appears in the viewfinder, press the shutter button. Continue this process for all photographs taken with the SB-600.
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