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Advanced
Photography
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Use auto exposure bracketing when you want to take the same shot with different exposure
settings. Using the correct exposure setting displayed by the camera (the value set in “
M
” exposure
mode) as a reference, the camera can automatically offset the exposure by a set value (up to ±2 EV
steps without exposure compensation) in either direction.
Hold down the “
c
” button
1
as you turn Main-
command dial
2
to display the “
Q
” icon on the
top display panel.
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The “
d
” icon continues to flash while auto
exposure bracketing is being used to indicate that
auto exposure bracketing photography is in
progress.
0
1
0
2
2
1
Hold down the “
c
” button
1
as you turn Sub-
command dial
2
to set the number of shots (up to
3) and the exposure offset (up to ±2 EV steps in
1/2 EV step increments).
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List of exposure offsets and numbers of shots
Number of shots and
compensated EV value
Bracketing bar graph
Bracketing order
0, –0.5, +0.5
0, –1.0, +1.0
0, –1.5, +1.5
0, –2.0, +2.0
0, +0.5
0, +1.0
0, +1.5
0, +2.0
0, –0.5
0, –1.0
0, –1.5
0, –2.0
0
1
0
2
●
!
Check the number of available shots before setting the
number of shot.
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Compose picture, focus and shoot. A bracketing bar graph in the top display panel shows the
photography status each time a shot is taken.
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When three shots are to be taken, “
” is shown before shooting begins, “
”
appears after the first shot, “
” appears after the second shot, and the bar graph
disappears when shooting is completed.
h
If you hold the shutter button down when the “
.
” (Continuous shooting) release mode is
selected, shooting automatically stops when the specified number of shots has been taken.
Note that shots are taken one frame at a time when the built-in flash is used.
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If the exposure compensation function (
➡
P.63) or flash exposure compensation (
➡
P.73) is
also set, Auto Exposure Bracketing will be combined with the exposure compensation values.
It is useful to perform Auto Exposure Bracketing with a compensated value of over +2 EV or
under –2 EV.
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To cancel the Auto Exposure Bracketing, rotate the Main-command dial while pressing the
“
c
” button so “
Q
” disappears from the top display panel or perform Two-Button Reset
(
➡
P.109). The number of shots and compensated EV values previously selected will remain
when they are cancelled with the Main-command dial, and they automatically reset to
“
” when the Two-Button Reset is performed.
CSM
1: Bracketing order can be set to change from negative EV value to positive EV value
(
➡
P.111).
●
!
The Auto Exposure Bracketing settings are canceled when the live image is displayed. Wait until live image display is
finished before specifying the Auto Exposure Bracketing settings.
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AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING
