With a rated guide number of 92‎'‎ at ISO 100 and 35mm‎,‎ the SB‎-700 AF Speedlight from Nikon is a moderately compact flash unit packed with features for high‎-performance on‎-camera lighting capabilities‎.‎ The flash is compatible with the i‎-TTL system for automatic metering with both FX‎- and DX‎-format cameras and is optimized for use with Nikon‎'‎s Creative Lighting System for complete control over your lighting setup‎.‎ Additionally‎,‎ the auto zoom head has a coverage range of 24‎-120mm with FX‎-format cameras which can be extended down to 12mm with the use of the built‎-in wide‎-angle diffusion panel‎.‎

Complete bounce and swivel functionality is available for working in a variety of shooting situations‎.‎ This allows users to tilt down to ‎-7° and up to 90° as well as rotate left or right 180° for complete 360° coverage‎.‎ Also‎,‎ the SB‎-700 has three different illumination patterns‎,‎ standard‎,‎ even‎,‎ and center‎-weighted‎,‎ which help shape the light output for your specific needs‎.‎ For wireless master TTL functionality‎,‎ the speedlight utilizes a Commander Mode‎.‎ In this mode users can access Advanced Wireless Lighting settings for controlling multiple off‎-camera flashes that can be set up in 2 groups ‎(‎A‎,‎ B‎)‎ and one of 4 channels‎.‎ The SB‎-700 also has a quick wireless control A‎:‎B ratio setting for quickly setting up and controlling multiple remote flashes‎.‎

Many other abilities are packed into this unit‎,‎ including a stroboscopic repeating flash mode that can be set from 1‎-100 Hz‎.‎ The SB‎-700 also has slow‎,‎ Auto FP high‎-speed‎,‎ first‎,‎ and second curtain sync modes for achieving the desired creative look in your image‎.‎ There are even red‎-eye reduction and red‎-eye reduction slow sync settings available‎.‎ The flash itself is mounted to the camera or stand via a locking hot shoe and is powered by 4 AA batteries‎.‎ And‎,‎ depending on the type of battery used and the power setting‎,‎ users can expect a recycle time of 2.5‎-3.5 seconds‎.‎

Included with the SB‎-700 AF Speedlight are a variety of useful tools and accessories‎.‎ First‎,‎ built into the flash alongside the wide‎-angle diffusion panel is a white slide‎-out bounce card for bouncing some light directly to the subject and creating catch lights‎.‎ Also‎,‎ there is a diffusion dome for softening the output of the flash and fluorescent and incandescent color correction filters for balancing the flash to ambient light‎.‎ All of this‎,‎ along with a stand‎,‎ is packaged in the SS‎-700 Soft Case‎,‎ designed specifically for the flash and accessories‎.‎

Technical Specifications‎:‎

• Guide number at the 35mm zoom position measures 92‎'‎ at ISO 100 and 128‎'‎ at ISO 200
• Manual power output from 1/1 full power to 1/128 power
• Light distribution angle is automatically adjustable to the camera‎'‎s image area in both FX and DX formats
• Auto zoom head reaches from 24‎-120mm with FX format and 14‎-120mm with DX format
• Coverage of 12‎-17mm in FX and 8‎-11mm in DX when using built‎-in wide‎-angle diffusion panel
• Thermal cut‎-out protection shuts off the flash to prevent damage from overheating
• Flash head tilts with click‎-stops at ‎-7°‎,‎ 0°‎,‎ 45 °‎,‎ 60°‎,‎ 75°‎,‎ and 90°
• Flash head rotates left and right with click‎-stops at 0°‎,‎ 30°‎,‎ 60°‎,‎ 75°‎,‎ 90°‎,‎ 120°‎,‎ 150°‎,‎ and 180°
• Distance range of 2‎-66‎'‎
• Flash exposure compensation from ‎-3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• Backlit LCD panel with nine selectable contrast levels and a rotating dial assist in viewing flash status and changing settings
• Eleven custom settings
• Flash duration of 1/1‎,‎042 to 1/40‎,‎000 second depending on output setting
• Flash‎-ready indicator lights
• AF‎-assist light‎,‎ modeling illuminator‎,‎ monitor pre‎-flashes‎,‎ and test firing settings
• AF‎-assist light‎,‎ modeling illuminator‎,‎ monitor pre‎-flashes‎,‎ and test firing settings
• Automatic color filter detection for adjusting the camera‎'‎s color temperature settings and an optional color filter pack is available
• Firmware can be updated through camera