Bracketing

(P, S, A, and M Modes Only)

Bracketing automatically varies exposure, flash level, Active D-Lighting (ADL), or white balance slightly with each shot, “bracketing” the current value. Choose in situations in which it is difficult to set exposure, flash level (i-TTL and, where supported, auto aperture flash control modes only; see pages 146, 236, and 294), white balance, or Active D-Lighting and there is not time to check results and adjust settings with each shot, or to experiment with different settings for the same subject.

❚❚Exposure and Flash Bracketing

To vary exposure and/or flash level over a series of photographs:

1 Select flash or exposure bracketing for Custom Setting e6 (Auto bracketing set) in the Custom Settings menu.

To display the menus, press the Gbutton. Select Custom Setting e6 (Auto bracketing set) in the Custom Settings menu, highlight Gbutton an option, and press J. Choose AE & flash

to vary both exposure and flash level, AE only to vary only exposure, or Flash only to vary only flash level.

2Choose the number of shots.

Pressing the Dbutton, rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence and the order in which they will be taken.

Number of shots

Bracketing progress indicator

Dbutton

Main command dial

Control panel

t

No. of shots Bracketing progress indicator

Bracketing order

 

Normal exposure, underexposure, overexposure

Normal exposure, overexposure

Normal exposure, underexposure

Dwill be displayed in the viewfinder (see right); the control panel will show M.

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