Nissin Di466 FT User's Manual
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1. for Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds INSTRUCTION MANUAL DIGITAL TTL POWER ZOOM FLASH Nissin Di466 Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds version has been developed for digital SLR and Micro Four Thirds system cameras with hotshoe and the latest TTL flash control technolgy Note No film camera can be used with Di466 Four Thirds Attach Di466 Four Thirds 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 Read this instruction manual and refer your canera owner s manual to enjoy flash photography The compatibility list of Di622 Mark Il please check at our official website www nissindigital com NISSIN JAPAN Design and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice A66FT RevO310 1 2 Nissin Nissin Japan Ltd Tokyo hitp www nissin japan com Nissin Marketing Ltd Hong Kong hitp www nissindigital com A E This sign refers the danger or serious damage The flash unit contains high voltage electric parts Do not try o 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 te opening when the unit was dropped and broken Do not fire the flash direct2. S Shutter priority or M Manual Panasonic cameras P Program WEN Full Auto A Aperture priority S Shutter priority or M Manual In all camera s shooting mode listed above Di466 Four Thirds will fully work in TTL automaticflash system Set Di466 Four Thirds to the camera s hotshoe and turn on the power switch Di466 Four Thirds 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 are indicated in camera s view finder Take the picture Di466 Four Thirds is fired and the result is immediately shown on the camera s LCD display When you change the focal length The power zoom flash head of Di466 Four Thirds responds without delay and immediately sets its position to match the lens focal length you selected The flash illumination coverage of Di466 Four Thirds responds to the lens focal length of 12 mm to 53 mm E Joy of Flash Photography TTL flash power compensation With the latest TTL flash control system the flash power level is always automatically p e dite controlled by the camera for the most 000000 appropriate exposure You wish if you can SSPN On Off soften or weaken the flash light or give i EV more light to the subject without changing the environmental or background exposure effect Di466 Four Thirds c
3. gt gt gt Use manual exposure flash or an appropriate correction by the TTL exposure level custom setting The unit is set for manual exposure mode gt gt gt Set to TTL mode or other power level Warranty In case of the following reason of the defect it may void the warranty Please refer the respective warranty condition for details which depend on the country by country 1 The product is not used in accordance with the instruction of the owner s manual 2 The product is repaired or modified by the one who is not an authorized repair service 3 When the product is used with the cameras not applicable lens adaptors or such accessories produced by the third party 4 Fault or defect cased 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 treatment 7 Guarantee card without name of place purchased or date of purchase stamped or no guarantee card
4. just before the shutter closes Changing the flash timing can create interesting effects in your picture The slower the shutter speed the better the effects turn out 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 Di466 Four Thirds 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 automatic flash mode In this mode the mode select indicator does not light Press the mode select button Reg Disez Pilot The color of mode select indicator turns to Red as shown in the picture You can select the power from the left to right Set the camera shooting mode to either A or M Select your desired F stop and or shutter speed Point the subject and press the shutter Flash mode setting Setting Di466 Four Thirds as the external flash The camera sets the flash mode according to various factors such as firing pattern and flash timing Available flash mode depend on the exposure mode For Olmypus only Following functions are available on Olmypus cameras Refer to camera owner s manual for details Slow synchronization The flash is controlled at a slow shutter speed to the correct exposure for both the main subject and back ground in low stow light conditions o
5. an make it possible quickly for each shot at respective occasion of flash picture TTL flash power compensation is provided in 7 steps by half Ev increment for 1 5 1 0 0 5 O 0 5 1 0 and 1 5ev Set the Flash power level select button to the power level you desire When Di466 Four Thirds shows no level indication LED is turned the flash power compensation level is at even OEv level as default value Press the flash power select button by each press of marked knob it sets the power of 0 5 gt 1 0 gt 1 5Ev and the marked knob sets it to 0 5 gt 1 0 gt 1 5Ev The power level indication lamp shows the power level you set Take a picture and the aimed subject is shown with required lighting effect by keeping the background exposure level as originally On some cameras the TTL flash power compensation setting is provided in its menu mode When setting the TTL flash power compensation on your camera the same of Di466 Four Thirds is in this case to be counted in addition to the compensation you selected in the camera s menu mode Set the camera s shooting mode select focal length and take pictures with Di466 Four Thirds on your camera Di466 Four Thirds 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 Mode Shutter Aperture Control on the Olympus Panasonic Speed Setti
6. ced either on the flat place or on the tripod by the screw NOTE Metal type accessory shoe is not recommended since it may give electric damage on the electrical contact of the flash hotshoe E Specifications Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds system Usable cameras digital cameras Guide No 33 108 at 53 mm focal length ISO 100 m f Illumination 12 53 mm 9 mm with diffuse panel coverage Automatically set for the lens focal length Power source 4 x size AA batteries Size AA NiMH or lithium batteries usable Battery life 200 1500 flashes according to the mode with alkaline batteries Energy saving Come to Stand by mode in 2 minutes and Power off in 30 minutes after the power on or the last use of flash unit Recycle time 4 seconds with fresh alkaline batteries Automatic exposure TTL Flash exposure Manual exposure at 6 power level See guide number table below AF assist light Effective range of approx 0 7 to 6m 2 3 to 20 ft Color temperature 5400 K 1 800 full power flash sec Heelies 1 800 1 20 000 controlled flash seconds Wirless flash Slave function with 6 power level See guide number table below Dimenciene 67 W x 105 H x 95 D mm 2 6 W x 4 1 H x 3 7 D inches Weight 230g m Shooting the subject Set the camera for flash shooting mode Point the subject and shoot The slave flash will
7. iency Press the On Off switch for 3 sec fo turn the unit off The adjusted level is memorized and kept as customized default TTL exposure level This setting is permanently kept until you alter the setting to the other required level Start to use flash unit from Turn on the flash unit at BASIC OPERATION explained as above m 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 12mm 18 59 12 7 42 9 29 6 4 2 ASS 322 110 14mm 20 65 20 65 10 33 7 23 5 16 3 5 12 18mm DMT D 22 72 11 36 7 8 26 5 5 18 4 13 25mm 24 79 24 79 12 7 42 9 29 6 4 29 4 5 15 35mm 27 88 27 88 135 44 95 31 OHS AT SS 43mm 30 98 30 98 15 49 10 33 7 23 5 16 53mm 33 108 33 108 16 5 54 11 36 8 26 5 6 18 E Trouble Shooting The flash unit does not start charging 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 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
8. nction the hotshoe for sure contact To save battery energy the power is automatically turned off to stand by mode both in TTL mode amp Manual Power mode in about 2 minutes of idle use While Di466 Four Thirds is in the stand by mode a Pilot lamp blinks every 2 seconds showing the flash unit is in stand by mode To turn on Di466 Four Thirds again press the camera s shutter button halfway or press any button of the flash unit In case Di466 Four Thirds is not in use over 30 minutes the unit is completely turned off and shut out the current leakage from the Removing Di466 Four Thirds from the Camera Loosen the lock ring and slide the mounting foot of Di466 Four Thirds off batteries the hotshoe of the camera Make sure fo turn the lock ring all the way to To turn on Di466 Four Thirds again take the first step of turning the completely clear the lock pin off the hooking slot on the hotshoe flash unit on In case of using Di466 Four Thirds as a slave flash at slave mode 5 Di466 Four Thirds will not go into the stand by mode It will however automatically turn off when not used over 60 minutes Before mounting or removing Di466 Four Thirds into or from the 5 Slave mode Refer instruction below camera it is recommended to turn off the power switch of both Di466 Four Thirds and the camera Shooting Di466 Four Thirds automatically Olympus cameras P Program mma Full Auto A Aperture priority
9. ng camera Automatic omatic Automati Automatic Automatic Automati Any available shutter Manual Automatic speed can be set Any available Fstop Automatic Manual speed can beset Any shutter speed tstop Manual Manual cons kombination can be set 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 HA If the subject is close within 2 meters turn the flash head 90 degrees upward and pull out the fill in reflector as shown in the picture Take a picture as usual A blink of fill in flash freshens up the subject in natural image This small blink of flash is also useful when aking a picture of baby without scaring him This technology is also useful to eliminate the shadow on the subject under he tree For portrait photography pull out the light diffusing panel and place it over he flash window as shown in the picture The diffusing panel makes the lash light soften and creates a lively color effect on the subject Since the light diffusing panel expands the lighting area it covers the range of 9mm focal length lens Bounce Lighting When taking a picture of a baby or small children do not shoot the flash straight on to them Bounce the light off the ceiling or wall
10. otshoe contacts a Flash head Balier imag ine Place the battery magazine back AF assist light into the body It is recommended to use all 4 batteries in same brand and type and replace them all at the same time Wrong insertion of each cell does not make electric contact Pilot lamp Test flash button 7 On Off switch Press button Mode select button indicator TTL gt Manual Slave 1 Slave 2 Flash stand Flash power level indication lamps 6 LEDs Flash power level select button Accessories Flash stand Pouch Mounting Di466 Four Thirds on the Camera Turn on the flash unit Turn the lock ring to loosen it as shown in Press the On Off switch and Pilot lamp Owisusz pii i turns red showing the unit is turned on el ilot the picture 00000 es 298e 9 Onsott In a few seconds the Pilot lamp turns EV Slide the mounting foot of Di466 Four Thirds into the hotshoe of camera green Di466 Four Thirds 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 Turn the lock ring to opposite direction and tighten it To turn off the flash unit manually press the On Off switch for 2 seconds Lock pin comes out to hook the foot at i466 Four Thirds has energy saving double power off fu
11. r at night Red eye reduction flash In the red eye reduction flash mode a series of pre flashes are emitted just before the regular flash fires This helps accustom the subject s eyes to the bright light and minizes Oy the red eye phenomenon Slow synchronization 2nd curtain 2nd curtain flash fires just before the shutter closes Changing the flash timing can create interesting effects in your picture The slower the shutter speed the better the effects turn out 2nd C Toe for M and S mode ONLY sLow2 Slow synchronization Red eye reduction While using slow synchronization with flash shooting you can also use this funtion to achieve red eye reduction When shooting a subject against a night scene this function allows you to reduce the red eye phenomenon As the time from emitting pre flashes to shooting is long in 2nd curtain synchronization it is difficult to achieve red eye reduction Hence only 1st curtain synchronization setting is available K gt stow Wireless Remote Flash Di466 Four Thirds has a wireless remote flash system as a slave unit You can enjoy creative flash photography with multiple lightings from the various directions 2 slave modes are provided Slave 1 S1 color green for digital pre flash system and Slave 2 S2 color blue for analog flash system Slave 1 In this mode Di466 Four Thirds synchronize to the preflash sy
12. so that it won t scare them The lighting on a subject in front of the wall creates an unnecessary sharp shadow on the wall resulting 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 upwards It turns upward to 45 gt 60 gt 75 gt 90 degrees TT a When the flash head stays at turning or tilting position the zoom setting position of Di466 is automatically set at the position for 25 mm 5Omm film camera standard focal 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 place AF assist light will automati cally emit the beam and illuminate the subject so that the camera can easily focus the subject in darkness The beam is however not shown in the picture Remark Some camera models are originally programmed to disable the AF assist light function For Panasonic only Following functions are available on Panasonic cameras Refer fo camera owner s manual for details Slow synchronization When taking pictures against a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when S the flash is activated Dark background landscape will appear brighter Slow synchronization 2nd curtain 2nd curtain flash fires
13. stem The master flash is to be set at TTL mode Slave 2 In this mode Di466 Four Thirds synchronize to the traditional single flash system The master flash is to be set at manual mode Studio lighting system synchronizes to this mode This mode is also available for 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 builtin flash Setting slave flash Di466 Four Thirds Switch Di466 Four Thirds on and while the ready lamp is on press the mode select button to select 1 color turns Green or S2 color turns Blue The mode select button turns to TTLnolight Manval red S 1 green S2 blue and back to TTL When flash is set fo either slave mode the first lamp of Busse Flash power level indication lamps is lighten This Pi lamp shows the 1 32 manual power level Press the 00000 al Flash power level select button at marked to select different power of 1 161 81 4 1 2 and Full Press the button at marked to power downward The power you selected is memorized and remains p Omsis2 unchanged untill the unit is switched off i fesses e on Set slave flash at any place and direct the flash SS Sda head as you desire Slave sensor may not respond to the master flash in the extremely bright condition or under the poor sensing situation Use the flash stand included Place Di466 Four Thirds on to the flash stand which can be pla
14. synchronize to the master flash and gives additional lighting from the different direction you desired Energy saving system for stand by mode CO slave 2 will not work when it s in slave mode Automatic shut off function is however effect It automatically turns off when not 0 g slave 3 slave 1 in use over 60 minutes The zoom setting position is automatically Camera with set for the focal leh th of 12mm while C master flash using Di466 Four Thirds as a slave unit To reset the flash unit to the other mode press the mode select button for TTL and or Manual mode TTL Exposure level custom setting TTL exposure level is accurately calibrated for standard balance in accordance with Nissin s standard If any adjustment is however required or if you like to set your preferable level it can be adjusted for about 0 75 3 4 ev This adjustment can only be set when the flash is off ned the battery magazine with 4 batteries fully loaded as instructed above Purple Press together Press the pilot lamp and On Off switch both gt together and hold for 3 seconds The mode Silet select amp urns purple showing the unit is ready for TTL exposure level adjustment On Off Press the power level select button either or to adjust it to the required exposure level Each LED shows 0 04 1 Ajev increments and it can be adjusted up to 0 75 3 4 ev over exposure efficiency or down to 0 75 3 4 ev under exposure effic
15. to the eye at short distance It may damage the eye When taking flash picture especially ward a baby it is recommended to keep the flash unit at east 1 meter 3 3feet away from the subject Or use diffuser or bounce the light to the ceiling or to the wall o soften its mo Do not use the flash unit in the flammable gas chemicals or such liquids It may cause fire or electric Jok A CU 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 resistant 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 he compatibility list at our official website otherwise it may damage the camera s circuitry Remove the batteries when not in use for a longer period of ime E Nomenclature E Basic Operation Inserting batteries 0 nf Remove the battery magazine and insert 4 x size AA batteries as shown in the picture O p The battery compartment is designed Nissin so that each cell is placed in same direction to avoid the contusion in l poor light situation ee symbol is clearly marked at the Fill in reflector Lock ring battery compartment Light diffusing panel Mounting foot Wireless flash sensor H
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