Nissin Di622

 SPEEDLITE
DIGer
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 Cis
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 Nis
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 owners manual to enjoy flash
JAN WARNING
This sign refers the danger or serious damage.
e 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.
e Do not touch the inside parts from the opening when
the unit was dropped and broken.
e 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 subject.
e 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.
e Do not leave or store the flash unit in the temperature
over 40%C, such like in the automobile.
e The flash unit is not water resistance. Keep the unit
away from rain, snow and humidity.
e Do not use benzene, thinner or other alcoholic agents
to clean the unit.
e Do not use this flash with the cameras which is not
listed in this instruction manual, otherwise it may
damage the camera's circuitry.
e Remove the batteries when not in use for a longer
period of time.
E Nomenclature
photography.
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Nissin
Nissin Japan Ltd., Tokyo
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Flash stand
O Light diffusing panel / Fill-in reflector
O 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
e Open the battery
compartment door and
insert 4 x size AA
batteries as shown by
the picture.
e Make sure the + and -
battery contacts are
correctly inserted as +/-
symbol indicated at the
battery compartment.
e Close the battery
compartment door and
slide it back in place.
e Wrong insertion or using different size batteries may
result damage on the flash unit.
® It 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
e Turn the lock ring to
loosen it as shown in
the picture.
e Slide the mounting foot
of Di622 into the
hotshoe of the camera.
e Turn the lock ring to
opposite direction to
tighten it.
Removing Di622 from the Camera
e Loosen the lock ring and slide the mounting foot of
Di622 off the hotshoe of the camera.
e 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
e Press the power switch
for 2 seconds. 6 LED pe
and Pilot lamp turn on NON ED
and off showing the pow-
er switch is turned on. C 0 С
e In a few seconds, both
Pilot lamp (Green) and
Stand-by lamp (Red) turn on. Di622 is ready to shoot.
e 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).
e 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 & Power ratio mode, in about 30 seconds of
idle use. (When Di622 is placed 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), [O](Full Auto), [Av](Aperture priority),
[Tv] (Shutter priority) or [M] (Manual); and/or
Nikon cameras;
[P] (Program), [ ](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.
e Shutter speed, aperture and flash mark (7) аге
indicated in camera's view finder.
e Take the picture. Di622 is fired and the result is
immediately shown on the camera's LCD display.
e 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.
e 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 control Di622 at all.
Mode Shutter | Aperture| Control on the
Canon | Nikon | Speed Setting camera
[О] [к] Automatic | Automatic Automatic
[P] | [P] | Automatic | Automatic Automatic
Any available
[Tv] | [S] | Manual | Automatic shutter speed
can be set.
Any available
[Av] | [A] | Automatic | Manual f-stop can be set.
Any shutter speed /
f-stop combination
be set.
[M] [M] | Manual Manual
HJOY 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
the light diffusing panel
and place it over the
flash window as shown
in the picture. The
diffusing panel makes
the flash light soften and
creates a lively color effect on
the subject.
e |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.
e This technology is also useful to eliminate the shadow
on the subject under the tree.
e Since the light diffusing panel expands the lighting
area, it covers the range of 16mm focal length lens.
Bounce Lighting
When lighting a subject in
front of the wall, an
unnecessary sharp
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.
e Turn the flash head up. It turns upward to
45° >60° >75° >90°.
e Or tilt the flash head sideway to left
>30° >60° >90°or 10 right >30° >60° >90°
>120° >150° >180°
® Or mixing it upward/sideway, you can set it at multiple
directions as shown.
e 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.
e 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 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 camerals 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
e Focus the subject.
e Aim the viewfinder
center over the main
subject and press [x]
button on the camera
(or [ FEL ] button on
some cameras).
e Pre-flash is fired to pre-set the correct light amount
for the main subject.
Remarks: FEL only work on P, TV, AV, M & A-Dep
mode.
With Nikon cameras; Fv lock
e Set the Fv lock mode
at the menu on your
camera.
e Focus the subject.
e 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.
e Pre-flash is fired to 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
SLOW
subject and back ground in low light
conditions or at night.
Red-eye reduction
To prevent the subject's eyes from appearing
read, Di622 fires three controlled flash just Ov
before the picture is taken. Red-eye
reduction can be combined with slow sync.
SLOW
Rear curtain synchronization
In rear-curtain sync., the flash fires just before
the rear curtain close. By using this function $
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
e 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.
e Press the mode select
button. E
e TIL lamp turns off and
orange colored LED De —
turns on as shown in the CJ 0 CJ
picture.
e 6 orange colored LEDs show the flash power level.
e 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.
H 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.
Hl 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.
e Continue to press the
mode button and —
select manual li [ [I I [ I U)
exposure power at any _ _
level you required. СЭ ПО
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 Set slave flash at any place and direct the flash head
as you desire. Slave sensor in the slave flash is to
face the camera.
e 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 hot recommended since it
may give electric damage on the electrical contact of
the flash hotshoe.
EH 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)
llumination | 24-105mm (16mm with diffuse panel)
coverage (Automatically set for the lens focal length)
Power 4 x size AA batteries
source (Size AA Ni-MH or lithium batteries usable)
Battery life | 200-1500 flashes according to the 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-TTLH ¡TTL
FE lock Fv lock
Pe 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 fi.
Color Temperature | 5600 К°
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 x 130 x 103mm (3.0 x 51.2 x 40.5 inch)
Weight 315 g
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 44/144 131/102| 22/74 | 16/52 | 11/37 | 8/26
HB TROUBLE SHOOTING
ÓN
The flash unit does not start charging.
E Shooting the subject: e Batteries are not correctly installed
Set the camera for flash shooting mode. Point the subject >>> Install batteries to correct direction.
and shoot. e Batteries are exhausted
The slave flash will synchronize to the master flash and o
ee bas as >>> Replace the batteries if the recycle time
gives additional lighting from the different direction you beyond 30 sec.
desired. r \
O slave 2
To reset the flash unit О The flash unit does not fire.
to the default mode, Г | e The flash unit is not firmly clipped on the camera
press the mode button slave 3 >>> Mount the flash unit firmly on the
for 3 sec., and Di622 | Slave 1 camera's hot shoe.
is set at default(TTL) == Camera with e The flash unit is automatically powered off
mode. « [| master flash В >>> Turn on the switch again.
Energy saving system for stand-by mode will not work The flash picture is overexposed or underexposed.
when it's in slave mode. a .
Automatic shut off function is however effect. e A reflective object or strong lighting near the subject
It automatically turns-off when not in use over 60 minutes. >>> Use FE or Fv lock.
e The unit is set for manual exposure mode
The zoom setting position is automatically set for the focal >>> Setto TTL mode or other power level
length of 3smm while using Di622 as a slave unit. | J
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