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Commander Function
Yes
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Remote Function
Yes
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Guide Number
38 m/125 ft. (at ISO 100, 35mm zoom-head position, 20°C/68°F) to 53 m/174 ft. (at ISO 100 and 105mm zoom-head position, 20°C/68°F)
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Electronic Construction
Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry
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Flash Exposure Control
Distance-priority manual flash
i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash with CLS compatible cameras
Manual Flash (with Nikon Creative Lighting System digital and 35mm SLR cameras)
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Lens Coverage
14 to 17mm (Automatic mode, with built-in wide flash adapter (14mm with SW-10H Diffusion Dome ))
24 to 105mm (Automatic mode)
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Other Available Functions
Test Firing
Monitor Pre-flashes
AF-assist illuminator
Modeling illuminator
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Bounce Function (Tilt)
Flash head tilts down to -7° or up to 90° with click-stops at -7°, 0°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 90°.
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Bounce Function (Rotate)
Flash head rotates horizontally 180° to the left and right with click-stops at 0°, 30°, 60°, 75°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°
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Minimum Recycling Time
2.7 sec. (approx.) with R6, Ni-Cd or Ni-MH AA-size batteries, or with Quick Recycle Battery Pack SD-800); manual
6.0 sec. (approx.) with FR6/Lithium AA-size batteries; manual
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Flash Duration
1/1050 sec. at M 1/1 (full) output
1/1100 sec. at M 1/2 output
1/2700 sec. at M 1/4 output
1/5900 sec. at M 1/8 output
1/10900 sec. at M 1/16 output
1/17800 sec. at M 1/32 output
1/32300 sec. at M 1/64 output
1/41600 sec. at M 1/128 output
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Power ON/OFF
Press the power button for approx. 0.3 sec. to turn the SB-800 on or off.
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Required Power Source
Four 1.2V KR-AA (AA-size NiCd) batteries
Four 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries
Four 1.5V FR6 (AA-size lithium) batteries
SD-7 DC Unit (optional *1 *2)
SD-800 Quick Recycle Battery pack holds a fifth AA-size battery for faster power recycling (optional)
SD-8A Battery Pack (optional)
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Optional Power Supply
SD-7 Battery Pack
SD-8A High-Performance Battery Pack
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Flash-ready Indicator
Lights up: recycled and ready to fire.
Blinks: flash fires at its maximum output, indicating light may have been insufficient (in TTL Auto Flash, Auto Aperture B Flash and Non-TTL Auto Flash A operations).
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Ready Light
Back
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Flash Compensation
–3.0 EV to +3.0 EV in increments of 1/3 steps in TTL auto flash, Auto Aperture flash and Distance-priority manual flash modes
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Custom Setting
AF-Assist Illumination
Canceling flash firing
LCD Panel Contrast
LCD panel illuminator
ISO sensitivity
Non-TTL auto flash
Power zoom function
Sound Monitor
Standby function
Unit or Measuring Distance
Wireless flash auto
Zoom-head position setting if the built-in wide-flash adapter is broken off accidentally
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Minimum Number of Flashes / Recycling Time
90/3.5–30 sec. (1.2V NiCd) (x5)
90/4–30 sec. (1.2V NiCd) (x4)
130/4–30 sec. (1.5V Alkaline-manganese) (x5)
130/6–30 sec. (1.5V Alkaline-manganese) (x4)
140/5–30 sec. (1.5V Nickel) (x5)
140/6–30 sec. (1.5V Nickel) (x4)
150/2.9–30 sec. (1.2V Ni-MH) (x5)
150/4–30 sec. (1.2V Ni-MH) (x4)
170/7.5–30 sec. (1.5V Lithium) (x4)
190/7.5–30 sec. (1.5V Lithium) (x5)
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Wireless Flash Modes
Master
Master (RPT)
Off
Remote
SU-4
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Wireless Communication Channels
Four: 1, 2, 3 and 4 Channels
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Wireless Groups
Three: A, B and C
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Other Functions
Button lock
Recalling the underexposure value in the TTL auto flash mode
Resetting the settings
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Dimensions
2.8 x 5.0 x 3.6 in. (70.6 x 127.4 x 91.7mm) (Approx.)
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Weight (Approx. without batteries)
12.0 oz. (350g)
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Supplied Accessories
SD-800 Quick Recycle Battery Pack (for one R6 (AA) - size battery), AS-19 Speedlight Stand, SJ-800 Colored Filter Set (FL-G1 and TN-A1), SW-10H Diffusion Dome , SS-800 Soft Case
