SB-700 Auto FP mode

CaptMike

New member
Ok...so

The D7000 is set to Auto FP 1/320*
Camera is in Manual mode with SB-700 attached
Shutter speed can now be dialed up to 1/8000 sec.

However, after viewing some videos, it appears that the speedlight "should" indicate FP in the LCD display when the shutter speed setting is greater than the Auto FP setting selected in the camera menu (1/250* or 1/320*)...

Then I ran into this sight Four Flash Photography Basics we must know - Auto FP and HSS which states:
"But anytime the camera menu is in Auto FP mode (except for SB-700 I think), then the flash LCD always displays "FP" at any shutter speed, regardless if the shutter speed is actually setting FP mode or not" (note the EXCEPT FOR SB-700)

Anyone know if in fact you will/should see "FP" in the SB-700 display at any time?
 

WayneF

Senior Member
Have you ever seen it? :) Lets say it this way... All the Nikon manuals carefully show every icon that can be shown on the LCD screens, and none of them in SB-700 manual say FP. All the other CLS models show the FP.

None of the models show when FP mode is actually active or not (shutter speed faster than max sync speed). They all just showed FP when the E1 - (Auto FP) menu setting was selected... a possibility.
 
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