3Auto Exposure BracketingN

This feature takes exposure compensation a step further by varying the exposure automatically with three shots as shown below. You can then choose the best exposure. This is called AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing).

Standard exposure

Darker exposure

Brighter exposure

 

(Decreased exposure)

(Increased exposure)

1

Select [Expo. comp./AEB].

 

 

 

 

Under the [2] tab, select [Expo.

 

 

 

 

comp./AEB], then press <0>.

 

 

 

2 Set the AEB amount.

 

 

 

 

Turn the <6> dial to set the AEB

 

 

 

 

amount.

 

 

 

 

Press the <U> key to set the

 

 

 

 

exposure compensation amount. If

 

 

 

 

AEB is combined with exposure

 

 

 

 

compensation, AEB will be applied

 

 

 

 

centering on the exposure

AEB amount

compensation amount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press <0> to set it.

 

 

 

 

When you press the shutter button

 

 

 

 

halfway, the AEB amount will be

 

 

 

 

displayed on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

3 Take the picture.

 

 

 

 

Focus and press the shutter button

 

 

 

 

completely. The three bracketed

 

 

 

 

shots will be taken in this sequence:

 

 

 

 

Standard, decreased exposure, and

 

 

 

 

increased exposure.

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Cannon 500D instruction manual 3Auto Exposure BracketingN, Select Expo. comp./AEB, Set the AEB amount