Nikon D300 User Manual

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Flash control

• TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash

for digital SLR using 1,005-segment RGB sensor are
available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800,
SB-600, or SB-400

• Auto aperture: Available with SB-900 or SB-800 and

CPU lens

• Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900,

SB-800, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22s

• Range-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and

SB-800

Flash mode

Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye
reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync

Flash compensation

–3 – +1 EV in increments of

, or 1 EV

Flash-ready indicator

Lights when built-in flash or Speedlight such as SB-900,
SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, or SB-50DX
is fully charged; blinks after flash is fired at full output

Accessory shoe

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and
safety lock

Nikon Creative Lighting
System (CLS)

Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with built-in
flash, SB-900, SB-800, or SU-800 as commander and
SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-R200 as remotes; Auto FP
High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination
supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except
SB-400; Flash Color Information Communication and
FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units

Sync terminal

ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread

White balance

Auto (TTL white-balance with main image sensor and
1,005 segment RGB sensor); 7 manual modes with fine-
tuning; color temperature setting

Live view

Modes

Hand-held, tripod

Autofocus

• Hand-held: Phase-detection AF with 51 focus points

(including 15 cross-type sensors)

• Tripod: Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame

Flash