Download
Share
Print this page
Nikon SB-700 Quick Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Nikon Manuals
  4. Digital Camera
  5. Speedlight SB-700
  6. Quick manual

Nikon SB-700 Quick Manual

Flash techniques and example photos
Hide thumbs Also See for SB-700:

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual See also: User Manual
A collection of example photos
SB - 700
This booklet introduces various SB-700
fl ash techniques and example photos.
En

Advertisement

loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the SB-700 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Nikon SB-700

Summary of Contents for Nikon SB-700

  • Page 1 A collection of example photos SB - 700 This booklet introduces various SB-700 fl ash techniques and example photos.
  • Page 2 Fun with lighting Lighting is the secret to improving your photography. Lighting is easy to learn and makes your pictures look great. Lighting brings a whole new element to the enjoyment of photography. Without fl ash One remote fl ash unit Two remote fl...
  • Page 3 Index Step 1 Natural skin tones Capture the action Capture the fun and feel Balancing warm lighting of water Step 2 Step 3 Making the subject Eliminating refl ections Capturing gloss Eliminating shadow Higher quality images stand out...
  • Page 4 Step 1 You are an angel — Natural skin tones — I could capture the serenity of my daughter asleep.
  • Page 5 SB-700 Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash 4 — D300S SB-700 setting order AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Tips—Side bounce Bouncing the fl ash light off the wall or a white sheet is also effective.
  • Page 6 Step 1 What a naughty boy! — Capture the action — I captured my cat in action without any blur at all.
  • Page 7 fl ash to capture the natural movement of your pets. SB-700 Without fl ash 6 — SB-700 setting order D300S AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Tips—ISO sensitivity By setting a higher ISO sensitivity, bounce fl ash will work with higher ceilings.
  • Page 8 Step 1 Still at that playful age — Capture the fun and feel of water — dummy Here I managed to capture smiling faces and sparkling water.
  • Page 9 Auto FP high-speed sync lets you to stop the action with daylight sync. SB-700 Without fl ash 8 — SB-700 setting order D300S AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Tips—Daylight sync Even in daylight, fl ash is handy for balancing the background exposure of backlit subjects.
  • Page 10 Step 1 Happy birthday! — Balancing warm lighting — dummy I could capture that special moment in my daughter’s life.
  • Page 11 Simulating candlelight Warm colors can be captured with an incandescent fi lter (included) attached to the SB-700. SB-700 (with an incandescent fi lter) Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash 10 — SB-700 setting order D300S AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Tips—Color fi...
  • Page 12 Step 2 Because all weddings are special — Making the subject stand out — The beauty of her face and dress makes me happy too.
  • Page 13 Emphasize subject’s outline One remote SB-700 illuminates the subject from behind to show the texture of the dress and emphasize her face. SB-700 Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash SG-3IR 12 — SB-700 setting order D300S AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR...
  • Page 14 Step 2 The beauty of tropical fish — Eliminating reflections — I love the shapes and colors of my discus.
  • Page 15 Create overall lighting One remote SB-700 illuminates the inside of the fi sh tank from above. SG-3IR Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash SB-700 14 — SB-700 setting order Tracing paper D300S AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Tips—White paper Cover the sides of the fi...
  • Page 16 Step 2 Bon Appetit! — Capturing gloss — This picture of a dessert I made looks good enough to eat.
  • Page 17 One remote SB-700 illuminates the dessert from the back to capture the fruit’s freshness. Tracing paper SB-700 Refl ector (White paper) SG-3IR Taken with bounce-down fl ash using SB-700 on camera 16 — SB-700 setting order AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR D300S Tips—Soft light...
  • Page 18 Step 2 Beauty by the roadside — Eliminating shadow — The fl owers came out bright and colorful.
  • Page 19 Remote fl ash to fi ll in shadows One remote SB-700 illuminates shade, keeping the whole scene bright and colorful. SB-700 Taken with camera’s built-in fl ash SG-3IR 18 — SB-700 setting order D300S AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED Tips—Flash in daylight...
  • Page 20 Step 3 Handmade and precious — Higher quality images — This handmade necklace and earrings look like the real thing.
  • Page 21 1:1. Tracing paper SB-700 SB-700 Without fl ash 20 — D300S SB-700 setting order Glass plate SB-700 AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED Tips—Quick wireless control mode Allows you to intuitively control the light balance of two remote fl...
  • Page 22 Control buttons and switches/functions Mode selector Selects fl ash mode from i-TTL mode, manual fl ash mode, distance-priority manual fl ash mode and quick wireless control mode Test fi ring button Controls test fi ring [MENU] button Displays custom settings Selector dial —...
  • Page 23 Single fl ash-unit mode Remote mode Icons Icons Flash mode Group Flash-to-subject distance Channel Light distribution angle Light distribution angle Zoom head position Zoom head position Status Status 22 — Master mode Quick wireless control mode samples Icons Icons Flash mode Quick wireless control mode Channel Channel...
  • Page 24 Printed in China TT0I02(11) © 2010 Nikon Corporation 8MSA4111-02...