Nissin Di622 User's Manual
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1. Batteries are not correctly installed gt gt gt Install batteries to correct direction Batteries are exhausted gt gt gt Replace the batteries if the recycle time beyond 30 sec The flash unit does not fire The flash unit is not firmly clipped on the camera gt gt gt Mount the flash unit firmly on the camera s hot shoe The flash unit is automatically powered off gt gt gt Turn on the switch again The flash picture is overexposed or underexposed A reflective object or strong lighting near the subject gt gt gt Use FE or Fv lock The unit is set for manual exposure mode gt gt gt Set to TTL mode or other power level CAUTIONS country instruction of the owner s manual not an authorized repair service In case of the following reason of the defect it may void the warrantee Please refer the respective warrantee condition for details which depend on the country by 1 The product is not used in accordance with the 2 The product is repaired or modified by the one who is 3 When the products is used with the cameras not applicable lens adaptors or such accessories produced by the third party 4 Fault or defect caused by fire earthquake flood public pollution and such natural accident 5 In case that the product is stored in dust moisture extremely high temperature or such poor condition 6 Scratch blemish crush or worn out by a violently use or treatment2. SPEEDLITE JiS6ee for Canon EOS digital SLR cameras for Nikon digital SLR cameras INSTRUCTION MANUAL Nissin Speedlite Di622 is developed for digital SLR cameras with the latest TTL flash control technology Type C is for Canon EOS digital SLR cameras model 300D 350D 400D 10D 20D 30D and 5D It works automatically with E TTL Il and E TTL auto flash system Type N is for Nikon digital SLR cameras model D40 D40x D50 D70 D70s D80 and D200 It works automatically with i TTL auto flash system Attach Di622 to your camera and then almost all jobs are controlled by the camera for the most proper exposure Read this instruction manual and refer your camera owner s manual to enjoy flash photography x Nissin Nissin Japan Ltd Tokyo http www nissin japan com Nissin Marketing Ltd Hong Kong This sign refers the danger or serious damage The flash unit contains high voltage electric parts Do not try to open or repair the flash unit Return it back to the repair service station or the store you bought it Do not touch the inside parts from the opening when the unit was dropped and broken Do not fire the flash to the eye at short distance It may damage the eye When taking flash picture especially toward a baby keep the flash unit at least 1 meter 3 3feet away from the subje
3. 7 Guarantee card without name of place purchased or date of purchase stamped or no guarantee card
4. mode with alkaline batteries Energy Come to Stand by mode in 30 sec and Saving Power off in 5 minutes after the power on or the last use of flash unit Recycle time 5 sec with fresh alkaline batteries Flash Automatic exposure Exposure E TTL E TTL II iTTL FE lock Fv lock Flash Power Lock With FEL or With AE L or AF L button on EOS cameras button on the camera AF assist light Effective range of approx 0 7 to 6m 2 3 to 20 ft Color Temperature 5600 K Flash 1 800 full power flash sec Duration 1 800 1 20 000 controlled flash sec Wireless Slave function with 6 power level Flash See guide number table below Dimensions 77 W x 130 H x103 D mm 3 0 W x 5 1 H x 4 0 D inches Weight 315g E Guide Number table Guide No at manual exposure mode ISO 100 in meters feet Zooming Flash Power Level Position Full 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 24mm 25 82 18 58 12 7 42 9 29 6 4 21 4 5 15 28mm 28 92 20 65 14 46 10 33 7 23 5 16 35mm 32 105 22 74 16 51 11 37 7 8 26 5 5 18 50mm 35 115 25 82 18 25 12 7 42 9 29 6 4 21 70mm 38 125 27 88 19 63 13 5 44 9 5 31 6 7 22 85mm 41 134 29 95 20 65 14 46 10 33 7 23 105mm 44 144 31 102 22 74 16 52 11 37 8 26 E TROUBLE SHOOTING The flash unit does not start charging
5. on the camera it will turn to stand by mode after 5sec approx when the camera has been turned off or turned to stand by mode While Di622 is in the stand by mode a pilot lamp blinks every 5 seconds showing the flash unit is in stand by mode To turn on Di622 again press the camera s shutter button halfway or press any button of the flash unit In case Di622 is not in use over 5 minutes the unit is completely turned off and shut out the current leakage from the batteries To turn on Di622 again take the first step of turning the flash unit on In case of using Di622 as a slave flash at slave mode Di622 will not go into the stand by mode It will however automatically turn off when not used over 60 minutes Slave mode Refer instruction below Shooting Di622 automatically Canon cameras P Program Full Auto Av Aperture priority Tv Shutter priority or M Manual and or Nikon cameras P Program ite Full Auto A Aperture priority S Shutter priority or M Manual In all camera s shooting mode listed above Di622 will fully work in TTL ETTL ETTL II for Canon and iTTL for Nikon automatic flash system Set Di622 to the camera s hotshoe and turn on the power switch Di622 is automatically set for the camera s TTL mode when ready lamp lights up Press the shutter button of your camera halfway to focus the subject Shutter speed aperture and flash mark 3 are indi
6. pre set the correct light amount for the main subject For Nikon Version only Following functions are available on Nikon cameras Refer to camera owner s manual for details Slow shutter synchronization The flash is controlled at a slow shutter speed to the correct exposure for both the main subject and back ground in low light SLOW conditions or at night Red eye reduction To prevent the subject s eyes from appearing read Di622 fires three controlled flash just O before the picture is taken Red eye reduction can be combined with slow sync 7 SLOW Rear curtain synchronization In rear curtain sync the flash fires just before the rear curtain close By using this function 5 at slow shutter speeds a moving subject will REAR appear with such moving marks behind Manual Exposure Flash In some occasion or for special expression you may need your own flash exposure instead of automatic controlled exposure You can set Di622 for non automatic flash mode and select the desired flash power from 6 different levels When the flash unit is turned on it is automatically set for TTL E TTL Il E TTL for Canon or iTTL for Nikon automatic flash mode Press the mode select button a 100000 Power Level Pilot Co IC Mode TTL Power TTL lamp turns off and orange colored LED turns on as shown in the picture 6 orange colored LEDs sh
7. cated in camera s view finder Take the picture Di622 is fired and the result is immediately shown on the camera s LCD display When you change the focal length Di622 responds without delay and immediately sets its zoom setting position to match the lens focal length you selected The flash illumination coverage of Di622 responds to the lens focal length of 24mm to 105mm 35mm camera standard Set the camera s shooting mode select focal length and take pictures with Di622 on your camera Di622 is a supplement to help your taking a creative and live picture Almost all jobs are automatically done by the camera and you just control the camera only You do not need to contro Di622 at all Shutter Aperture Control on the Speed Setting camera Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Any available shutter speed can be set Manual Automatic Any available Automatic Manual f stop can be set Any shutter speed f stop combination be set Manual Manual E JOY OF FLASH PHTOGRAPHY Fill in flash and Light diffusing panel For short distance or portrait flash photography we wish if the light is not too sharp or too strong to the subject Use fill in reflector flash or diffuse the light For portrait photography pull out he light diffusing panel and place it over the lash window as shown in the picture The diffusing panel makes he flash li
8. ct Do not use the flash unit in the flammable gas chemicals or such liquids may cause fire or electric shock This sign refers the damage or defect Do not leave or store the flash unit in the temperature over 40 C such like in the automobile The flash unit is not water resistance Keep the unit away from rain snow and humidity Do not use benzene thinner or other alcoholic agents to clean the unit Do not use this flash with the cameras which is not listed in this instruction manual otherwise it may damage the camera s circuitry Remove the batteries when not in use for a longer period of time E Nomenclature Flash stand Light diffusing panel Fill in reflector Flash head AF assist light wireless flash sensor Lock ring Mounting foot Hotshoe contacts Pilot lamp Test flash button Battery compartment door Power switch Press button Flash power level indication lamp 6 LED Mode select button TTL Manual Slave TTL Stand by lamp Accessories Flash stand Pouch E BASIC OPERATION Inserting batteries Open the battery compartment door and insert 4 x size AA batteries as shown by the picture Make sure the and battery contacts are correctly inserted as symbol indicated at the battery compartment Close the battery compartment door and slide it back in place Wrong insertion or using different size batt
9. eries may result damage on the flash unit t is recommended to use all 4 batteries in same brand and type and replace them all at the same time Mounting Di622 on the Camera Turn the lock ring to loosen it as shown in the picture Slide the mounting foot of Di622 into the hotshoe of the camera Turn the lock ring to opposite direction to tighten it Removing Di622 from the Camera Loosen the lock ring and slide the mounting foot of Di622 off the hotshoe of the camera Before mounting or removing Di622 into or from the camera make sure to turn off the power switch of both Di622 and the camera Turn on the flash unit Press the power switch for 2 seconds 6 LED and Pilot lamp turn on and off showing the pow er switch is turned on Mode TTL Power In a few seconds both Pilot lamp Green and Stand by lamp Red turn on Di622 is ready to shoot For a test flash press the pilot lamp When using the test flash as an open flash please note that the reference guide number in this case is G No 10 ISO 100 at 35mm position To turn off the flash unit manually press the power switch for 3 seconds Di622 has energy saving double power off function To save battery energy and avoid the battery leakage the power is automatically turned off to stand by mode both in TTL mode amp Power ratio mode in about 30 seconds of idle use When Di622 is placed
10. ght soften and creates a lively color effect on he subject f the subject is close within 2 meter turn the flash head 90 upward and pull out the fill in reflector as shown in the picture Take picture as usual A blink of fill in flash freshens up the subject in natural image This technology is also useful to eliminate the shadow on the subject under the tree Since the light diffusing panel expands the lighting area it covers the range of 16mm focal length lens Bounce Lighting 90 When lighting a subject in i ot front of the wall an Ss unnecessary sharp Ll HA i shadow on the wall results the picture disappointed Bounce the light off the ceiling or wall to soften the light on the subject and the shadow fade out Turn the flash head up It turns upward to 45 gt 60 gt 75 gt 90 Or tilt the flash head sideway to left gt 30 gt 60 gt 90 or to right gt 30 gt 60 gt 90 gt 120 gt 150 gt 180 Or mixing it upward sideway you can set it at multiple directions as shown When the flash head stays at turning or tilting position the zoom setting position of Di622 is automatically set at the position for 50mm focal length lens The wall or ceiling in this case should be flat surface and white color is preferable Colored ceiling or wall may reflect its color on the subject AF assist light emitter Under the low light condition in the dark p
11. lace AF assist light will automatically emitted the infrared beam and illuminate the subject so that the camera can easily focus the subject in darkness The infrared beam is however not shown in the picture Flash Power Lock When the back ground of the main subject is too bright the camerats exposure reading system adjusts the flash light intensity for such back ground condition and it result the main subject underexposed Or in case the main subject is not placed in the center of the viewfinder flash picture may result the aimed subject under or over exposure You can lock the correct flash exposure for the aimed subject in such a condition This flash exposure pre set remains locked in even if you change the aperture or zoom the lens in and out This mode can only be set on the camera With Canon cameras FE lock Focus the subject Aim the viewfinder center over the main subject and press button on the camera or FEL button on some cameras Pre flash is fired to pre set the correct light amount for the main subject Remarks FEL only work on P TV AV M amp A Dep mode With Nikon cameras Fv lock Set the Fv lock mode at the menu on your camera Focus the subject Aim the viewfinder center over the main subject and press AE L button on the camera or AF L button on some cameras Set the picture frame as you desire and release the shutter Pre flash is fired to
12. ou desire Slave sensor in the slave flash is to face the camera Use the shoe stand included Place Di622 on to the shoe stand and place it either on the flat place or on the tripod by the screw Metal type accessory shoe is not recommended since it may give electric damage on the electrical contact of the flash hotshoe E Shooting the subject Set the camera for flash shooting mode Point the subject and shoot The slave flash will synchronize to the master flash and gives additional lighting from the different direction you desired A slave 2 To reset the flash unit to the default mode press the mode button 0 slave 3 for 3 sec and Di622 slave 1 is set at default TTL Camera with mode L master flash Energy saving system for stand by mode will not work when it s in slave mode Automatic shut off function is however effect It automatically turns off when not in use over 60 minutes The zoom setting position is automatically set for the focal length of 35mm while using Di622 as a slave unit E SPECIFICATIONS Usable Canon EOS Nikon iTTL cameras digital SLR cameras digital SLR cameras Guide No 44 144 at 105mm focal length ISO 100 m ft INumination 24 105mm 16mm with diffuse panel coverage Automatically set for the lens focal length Power 4x size AA batteries source Size AA Ni MH or lithium batteries usable Battery life 200 1500 flashes according to the
13. ow the flash power level You can select the power from the left to right 1 1 full 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 Set the camera shooting mode to either AV Canon A Nikon or M Select your desired F stop and or shutter speed Point the subject and press the shutter Wireless Remote Flash Di622 has a wireless remote flash system as a slave unit You can enjoy creative flash photography with multiple lightings from the various directions Di622 synchronizes to TTL flash produced by the master flash either Camera s built in flash Di622 or camera manufactures original flash on the camera Please make sure the master flash is set at TTL flash mode E Setting master flash Place the master flash on the camera and switch it on Or set the camera for flash mode to always fire the built in flash as a master flash E Setting slave flash Di622 Switch Di622 on and while the ready lamp is on press the mode button for 3 sec the 1st LED of the Flash power indication lamp starts blinking every 1 sec showing the mode is switched to Slave mode Continue to press the mode button and select manual exposure power at any level you required The power is set in 6 levels from the full power left side to the 1 32nd power right side Position TTL does not work for salve function E gt 000000 Power Level Pilot Mode TTL Power Set slave flash at any place and direct the flash head as y
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