Auto Bracketing | Phase One 645 AF instruction

NOTICE:

When you want to cancel the auto- bracketing mode, turn the rear dial to change “On” to “OF”

NOTICE:

The letters (n, u, o) indicate the type of exposure (“n” for normal, “u” for underexposure and “o” for over- exposure) and numbers indicate increment (0.3 for 1/3, 0.5 for 1/2, 0.7 for 2/3, and 1.0 for 1/1)

By pressing any other button or leaving the camera for 5 seconds, setting for the auto bracketing will be stored.

CF	X
	M

	Tv
	Av
	P
A	SET
A	AEL

Underexposure Overexposure

Bracketing Margin

Standard

Auto Bracketing Icon	Setting selection

4.3Auto Bracketing

With auto exposure bracketing, you can capture different exposure variations automatically for three or two successive frames, when it is difficult to determine an exposure compensation value. The number of frames to be taken, the bracketed shooting sequence, bracketing margin and other settings can be selected as desired for shooting in auto bracketing mode.

1. Turn the shutter release mode selector lever to the “S” or “C”

position.

When set at the “S” position, you can shoot one frame with each press

of the shutter release button. In the “C” mode, the camera takes three (or

two) frames successively with one press of the shutter release button.

2. Keep pressing the auto-bracketing button for approximately one

second, the auto bracketing mark will blink on the top LCD panel. Turn

the rear dial before this indicator goes out, and change “OF” on the

display to “On”.

3. While the auto bracketing mark is blinking, turn the front dial to

CF X M

SET

AEL

CF X

SET

AEL

Normal exposure Overexposure

Underexposure

change number of frames (3 or 2), sequence of the shots in 2-shot

mode (shown above), and increment (1/3, 1/2, /2/3 or /1-stop).

4. Press the shutter release button.

When the shutter button is pressed in auto bracketing mode the shooting sequence and auto bracketing mark blink on the LCD inside the viewfinder. Furthermore, the auto bracketing mark blinks, the bracket step width is displayed, and the shooting sequence can be checked on the external LCD.

5.After taking pictures, press auto bracketing set button A, turn the rear dial, set auto bracketing mode to “OF,” and release.

Then press the auto bracketing set button or half-press the shutter button to return to the normal display mode.

645 AF specifications

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Phase One 645 AF manual Auto Bracketing, Press the shutter release button

Models: 645 AF

4.3Auto Bracketing

4. Press the shutter release button.

645 AF specifications