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Nikon DSLRs can be used to trigger an external flash unit without the need for cables or wires I'm Lexus Avedis and in this tutorial I'm going to show you how to use nickens wireless flash system if you're a Canon user I have a customized tutorial for you over at C net what you need is a Nikon DSLR with wireless flash control and a speed light that can receive the signal from your camera this is the d800 and the sb-910 flash but this method will work on most Nikon DSLRs with a pop-up flash you can find a full list of compatible cameras in the article the first thing we need to do to get started is turn on the camera and enter into one of the manual exposure modes that is P s a or M press the menu button and scroll to the custom settings menu find the bracketing flash option and select it on most Nikon DSLRs look for option III or flash control for built-in flash on this next menu we need to choose commander mode which is right at the bottom here the first option for built-in flash will say TTL by default keep this on if you want to include the output of your pop-up flash in the final exposure otherwise switch to the two dashes leave the other options as they are TTL for group a and B then make a note of the channel it's usually set to 1 by default next pop-up the flash on your DSLR as this is what's going to trigger the external flash to fire move to your flash unit and turn it on we're going to look for something called a remote mode some nikon flashes will have a physical switch that can be turned to remote otherwise it will be found within the menus of your flash make sure our channel is set to one to match the camera the rest is easy set your exposure on the DSLR position the flash and take the photo that's an easy introduction to nickens wireless flash system if you want to check out the full tutorial plus heaps more tips and tricks head over to CNET