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Contained in the SB900 User Manual:
Preparation
- (A-2) About this user’s manual
- (A-2) How to find what you are looking for
- (A-4) Simple Search by objective
- (A-8) For your safety
- (A-14) Check before use
- (B-2) SB-900 Features
- (B-4) Main Functions
Operation
- (c-2) Speedlight Parts
- (c-4) Basic Operations
- (c-8) Control Buttons
- (C-10) LCD
- (C-20) Custom functions and settings
- (C-27) Batteries
Flash Modes and functions
- (D-2) i-TTL
- (D-5) Auto aperture flash
- (D-8) Non-TTL auto flash
- (D-11) Distance-priority manual flash
- (D-14) Manual mode
- (D-17) Repeating Flash
- (D-22) Determining the aperture, flash output level and shooting distance in the distance priority, Manual and Repeating flash mode
- (D-24) Switching illumination pattern
- (D-26) Bounce flash operation
- (D-30) Taking close-up photographys with bounce-down flash
- (D-33) Flash photography with color filters
- (D-37) Flash output level compensation and exposure compensation
- (D-39) Wireless multiple flash shooting
- (D-43) Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting
- (D-50) SU-4 type wireless multiple flash shooting
(D-55) Available functions to be set on the camera
- Auto FP High-Speed Sync mode
- Flash Value Lock
- Slow Sync Flash
- Red-eye Reduction
- Rear-curtain synce
(D-57) Flash Shooting support functions
- Power Zoom Function
- AF-Assist Illuminator
- Setting the ISO sensitivty
- Test firing function
- Modeling illuminator function
- FX-/DX Selection
For Use with Cameras other than CLS compatible SLR cameras
- (e-2) Using the SB-900 with non-CLD-compatible SLR cameras
- (E-3) For usage with i-TTL-compatible COOLPIX cameras
Tips on Speedlight care and reference information
- (f-2) TroubleShooting
- (f-5) Notes on continuous flash shooting
- (f-6) Thermal Cut-out
- (f-7) Tips on Speedlight care
- (f-8) Notes on batteries
- (f-9) About the LCD panel
- (f-10) Updating Firmware
- (f-11) OPtional Accessories
- (f-14) Specifications
- (f-22) Index