BRACKETING
This mode makes a three-image bracket of a scene. Bracketing is a method of taking a series of images of a static subject in which each image has a slight variation in exposure. The bracketing mode is set with the drive-mode button (p. 32). Brackets cannot be made with super-fine images (p. 41).
The order of the bracket series is normal exposure (as indicated by the shutter speed and aperture displays), underexposure, and overexposure. The exposure bracket in auto-recording mode is set to 0.5 Ev increments. In multi-function recording mode the increment can be set to 0.3, 0.5, or 1.0 Ev increments (p. 50).
Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p. 23). Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock the exposure and focus for the series. Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way down (2) to make the bracket series; three consecutive images will be captured. If the CompactFlash is filled or the shutter button is released before the series has completed, the camera will reset and the entire bracket must be made again. When using flash, there will be a delay between frames as the flash charges. The remaining number of frames in the bracket series is displayed on the monitor next to the bracketing icon.
When using exposure compensation (p. 46), the bracketing series will be made in relation to the compensated exposure. Under extreme conditions, one of the bracketed exposures may be inaccurate because it is outside the exposure control range of the camera.
Number of frames in bracketing seriesFrame counter