Nissin Di866 User Manual

The flash illumination coverage of Di866 responds to the lens focal length of
24mm to 105mm (full size format/film camera standard).

With the latest TTL flash control system, the flash power level is always
automatically controlled by the camera for the most appropriate exposure. You
can soften or weaken the flash light, or give more light to the subject without
changing the environmental or background exposure effect
Di866 can make it possibly quicker for each shot at respective occasion of flash
picture.
The modes to be set on camera:

An ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING enables you to enjoy creative flash
photography.
For advanced flash photography, the following two functions can be set on your
flash.

Di866 provides an extra small flash below the main flash. This small flash gives
a fill-in light while bouncing the main flash. Bouncing the light may shadow the
underside of face, and this fill-in flash brightens up the shadow.

Set the camera’s mode, select the focal length and take pictures with
Di866 on your camera.
Di866 is a supplement to help you taking a creative and live picture. While
you are taking pictures in Full Automatic mode, almost all jobs are
automatically done by the camera and you just manually control the
camera only.

Set the camera’s mode, select the flash exposure compensation value and
take pictures.
Almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera with such
compensation of the flash exposure value and you just manually control
the camera only.

Set Di866 to the camera’s hotshoe and press the on/off switch to power on.
Display screen shows A. Press set and the display turns to the screen
of 6 icons.
Select TTL by select button and set . Or the
display returns back to the A mode screen in about 8
seconds.
The TTL flash exposure compensation value 0.0Ev is
shown as a default setting.
TTL flash exposure compensation is provided in 19 steps
by 0.3Ev increment from -3.0・・・0・・・to +3.0Ev.

On the TTL function screen, press the set button for 2 sec.
TTL Advance page appears.
Select Subflash and continuously select the power
and set or wait for 8 seconds to returns to the TTL
function screen.
The following 6 powers are prepared in accordance with the
photographic situation.

This subflash function is available
only at bounce photography, and
the mark SUB appears when
tilting the flash head. When the
flash head is set at the normal
position, this mark disappears.

The lens focal length you set is shown in the display screen of the flash unit.

TTL Flash Exposure Value Compensation

In all those camera’s modes listed above, Di866 will automatically
and fully work in ETTL automatic flash control system.

Mode

Shutter Speed

Automatic

Any available

shutter speed can be set.

Any available

f-stop can be set.

Any shutter speed /

f-stop combination can be set.

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Aperture Setting

Control on the camera

Set

Select the compensation value you desire
and set .
To keep this value on your flash, press on/off switch to lock.
(Press it again to release the lock)
Take a picture and the aimed subject is shown with required
lighting effect by keeping the exposure level of background
as originally expected.
On some cameras, the TTL flash exposure compensation can be set on the
camera.
When the flash exposure compensation is set on the flash unit, this value is
to be counted in addition to the compensation value you set on the camera.
The display screen of the flash unit however shows the exposure
compensation value set on the flash unit only.

Set

Sub Flash Function

Set

1/1 (Full power)

1/2

1/4
1/8

12
8.5
6
4

Subflash power

Guide No. at ISO100

ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING

(Full Auto), (Program), (Shutter priority),

Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,

A-DEP

Night Portrait.

(Aperture priority), (Manual), Automatic depth-of-field,

1/16
1/32