HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting

5D Mk III

You can shoot photos with a wide dynamic range where clipping in highlights and shadows has been reduced, and photos that appear like paintings. This is suited for scenes such as still-life and landscape. In HDR shooting, one shot is taken using three images shot with different exposures (negative exposure, standard exposure, positive exposure), and they are combined into a single image automatically. Shot HDR images are recorded in JPEG quality.

* HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.

1Set to HDR.

Select [HDR Mode] in the [Shooting menu], and in the dialog box that appears, specify the required settings and click the [OK] button.

[Adjust dynamic range]: Sets the range of adjustment for dynamic range. Select from [Disable HDR], [Auto], [±1], [±2], and [±3]. When selecting [Auto], the range of adjustment will be set automatically depending on the image's overall tonal range. The higher the number, the wider the dynamic range will be.

[Effect]: Selects the finishing effect. For specific finishing effects, refer to the pages about HDR (High Dynamic Range) shooting in the Instruction Manual provided with your camera.

[Continuous HDR]: If [1 shot only] is selected, HDR shooting is cancelled automatically after you finish shooting. If you select [Every shot], HDR shooting is continued until you select [Disable HDR] in [Adjust dynamic range].

[Save source images]: To save the three shot images and the completed HDR image, select [All images]. To save only the completed HDR image, select [HDR image only].

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