Nikon Speedlight SB-700 User manual

This booklet introduces various SB-700
flash techniques and example photos.
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SB-700
A collection of example photos

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 flash One remote flash unit Two remote flash units

Index
Making the subject
stand out
Natural skin tones
Eliminating reflections
Balancing warm lighting
Capturing gloss
Capture the action Capture the fun and feel
of water
Higher quality imagesEliminating shadow
Step 2
Step 1
Step 3

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You are an angel — Natural skin tones
I could capture the serenity of my daughter asleep.
Step 1

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Taken with camera’s built-in flash
Bounce flash
When the flash head is tilted up, the flash can
be bounced off the ceiling to create soft light
and natural skin tones.
Bouncing the flash light off
the wall or a white sheet is
also effective.
Tips—Side bounce
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Any exposure mode is ok.
D300S
SB-700
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

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What a naughty boy! — Capture the action
I captured my cat in action without any blur at all.
Step 1

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Without flash
Capture the action with flash
Even with insufficient indoor light, you can use
bounce flash to capture the natural movement
of your pets.
By setting a higher ISO sensitivity, bounce
flash will work with higher ceilings.
Tips—ISO sensitivity
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Any exposure mode is ok.
D300S
SB-700
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

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Still at that playful age — Capture the fun and feel of water
Here I managed to capture smiling faces and sparkling water.
dummy
Step 1

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Without flash
Daylight sync with high shutter
speeds
Auto FP high-speed sync lets you to stop the
action with daylight sync.
Even in daylight, flash is handy for
balancing the background exposure of
backlit subjects.
Tips—Daylight sync
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Choose S or M exposure mode.
D300S
SB-700
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

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Happy birthday! — Balancing warm lighting
I could capture that special moment in my daughter’s life.
dummy
Step 1

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Taken with camera’s built-in flash
Simulating candlelight
Warm colors can be captured with an
incandescent filter (included) attached to the
SB-700.
Use color filters to
experiment with various
lighting effects.
Tips—Color filters
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set flash mode to slow sync and white balance
to direct sunlight.
D300S
SB-700 (with an incandescent filter)
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
SJ-4

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Because all weddings are special — Making the subject stand out
The beauty of her face and dress makes me happy too.
Step 2

A remote flash unit requires
no cables so it’s easy to
experiment with different
lighting.
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Taken with camera’s built-in flash
Emphasize subject’s outline
One remote SB-700 illuminates the subject from
behind to show the texture of the dress and
emphasize her face.
Tips—Remote flash unit
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in flash to commander mode.
D300S
SB-700
SG-3IR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

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The beauty of tropical fish — Eliminating reflections
I love the shapes and colors of my discus.
Step 2

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Cover the sides of the fish tank with white
paper to reflect flash light into the tank for
better lighting.
Taken with camera’s built-in flash
Create overall lighting
One remote SB-700 illuminates the inside of the
fish tank from above.
Tips—White paper
SB-700
D300S
SG-3IR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tracing
paper
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in flash to commander mode.

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Bon Appetit! — Capturing gloss
This picture of a dessert I made looks good enough to eat.
Step 2

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Use semitransparent plastic
or tracing paper to soften
flash light.
Taken with bounce-down flash using SB-700 on camera
Back light to capture texture
One remote SB-700 illuminates the dessert from
the back to capture the fruit’s freshness.
Tips—Soft light
SB-700
D300S
SG-3IR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm
f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Tracing paper
Reflector
(White paper)
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in flash to commander mode.

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Beauty by the roadside — Eliminating shadow
The flowers came out bright and colorful.
Step 2

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Even in daylight, remote
flash is handy for filling in
shade and shadow.
Taken with camera’s built-in flash
Remote flash to fill in shadows
One remote SB-700 illuminates shade, keeping
the whole scene bright and colorful.
Tips—Flash in daylight
SB-700 setting order
Camera settings
Set the built-in flash to commander mode.
D300S
SG-3IR
AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED
SB-700

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Handmade and precious — Higher quality images
This handmade necklace and earrings look like the real thing.
Step 3