Flash Control
G button U C photo shooting menu
Adjust settings for wireless remote flash units or optional flash units mounted on the camera accessory shoe.
- For information on adjusting settings for optional flash units mounted on the camera accessory shoe, see “Using an On-Camera Flash” (0 Using an On-Camera Flash).
- For information on adjusting settings for wireless remote flash units, see “What Is Remote Flash Photography?” (0 What Is Remote Flash Photography?).
Flash Control Mode
Choose a flash control mode and flash level and adjust other settings for SB‑5000, SB‑500, SB‑400, or SB‑300 flash units mounted on the camera accessory shoe.
- The options available in the flash control display vary with the option selected for [Flash control mode].
- Settings for flash units other than the SB‑5000, SB‑500, SB‑400, and SB‑300 can only be adjusted using flash unit controls.
- Settings for an SB‑5000 mounted on the accessory shoe can also be adjusted using the controls on the flash unit.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| [TTL] | Flash output is adjusted automatically in response to shooting conditions. |
| [Auto external flash] | Light from the flash is reflected from the subject to an auto external flash sensor and flash output adjusted automatically. |
| [Distance-priority manual] | Choose the distance to the subject; flash output will be adjusted automatically. |
| [Manual] | Choose the flash level manually. |
| [Repeating flash] | The flash fires repeatedly while the shutter is open, producing a multiple-exposure effect. |
Wireless Flash Options
Adjust settings for simultaneous wireless control of multiple remote flash units. This option is available only when an SB‑5000 or SB‑500 flash unit or a WR‑R11a or WR‑R10 wireless remote controller is mounted on the camera.
| Option | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Y | [Optical AWL] | The remote flash units are controlled using low-intensity flashes emitted by the master flash (0Optical AWL). |
| Z | [Radio AWL] | The remote flash units are controlled by radio signals from a WR‑R11a/WR‑R10 attached to the camera (0Radio AWL). |
| [Off] | Remote flash photography disabled. | |
Remote Flash Control
Choose the remote flash control mode. Flash options can be adjusted in the flash control display; the options available vary with the option selected for [Remote flash control].
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| [Group flash] | Choose a separate flash control mode for each group of remote flash units (0Group Flash, Group Flash). |
| [Quick wireless control] | Choose the balance between groups A and B and adjust output for group C manually (0Quick Wireless Control, Quick Wireless Control (SB‑5000 Only)). |
| [Remote repeating] | The flash units fire repeatedly while the shutter is open, producing a multiple-exposure effect (0Remote Repeating, Remote Repeating (SB‑5000 Only)). |
Radio Remote Flash Info
View the flash units currently controlled via radio AWL.
