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SB800 Issue
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:39 pmby jethro
Has anyone experienced a muted screen. Characters are still visible but only just. The unit doesn't fire all the time as well. I recharged the batteries and it seems the same!
Any suggestions?
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:41 pmby Glen
Jethro, I think there is a screen brightness function on the SB800, try that but I don't think that is it, sounds like batteries, I would try a different set.
Does it happen both on and off camera?
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:50 pmby jethro
Glen it happens both on and off. New batteries maybe the go. Im still trying to get my head into this rather intense manual. Maybe there is a brighter lcd setting. I have noticed it goes into standby very quickly.
Jethro
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:58 pmby Greg B
Jethro, mine goes into stand by very quickly too - there must be a significant difference in drain when it is not on stand by.
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:18 pmby leek
The time-out to standby
mode is a custom setting and can be changed on the settings menu on the SB-800.
Press on the SEL button for 2 seconds to activate the settings menu, then scroll down until you see the Standby icon... it can be set to Auto, 40s, 80s, 100s or 300s
While you're on the settings menu scroll down further and you will see the icon for the LCD - you can change the brightness here...
Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:09 pmby gstark
leek wrote:The time-out to standby
mode is a custom setting and can be changed on the settings menu on the SB-800.
Press on the SEL button for 2 seconds to activate the settings menu, then scroll down until you see the Standby icon... it can be set to Auto, 40s, 80s, 100s or 300s
While you're on the settings menu scroll down further and you will see the icon for the LCD - you can change the brightness here...
Who's been RTFM?
Posted:
Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:53 amby Onyx
Yer, and to backup what John (Leek) said, the 'Auto' setting for standby switches the SB800 off the same time as the camera's metering shuts off (default 6 seconds IIRC), hence the 'very quickly' experienced.
Posted:
Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:48 amby jethro
looks like im a dickhead batteries were the problem
J
Posted:
Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:01 amby Glen
Good news that it was simple for you