3Auto Exposure BracketingN

This feature takes exposure compensation a step further by varying the exposure automatically with three shots (±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments) 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

AEB amount

centering on the exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 exposure, decreased

 

 

 

 

exposure, and increased exposure.

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Canon 550D instruction manual 3Auto Exposure BracketingN, Select Expo. comp./AEB, Set the AEB amount