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144 The “Recording” (Camera icon) Menu Settings

TIP: You can also change the bracketing order by doing MENU  5 
Bracket order  [Choose from “Normal – Under –Over” and “Under –
Normal – Over”].

Bracketing for HDR

As mentioned earlier, your camera has the ability to do automatic
bracketing using a much greater range than with a previous generation of
cameras. It can bracket 3 or 5 pictures, each spaced two or three full stops
apart in either Bracket-Single or Bracket-Continuous mode. This is
designed for High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography – specifically for
those people who want to do it themselves and not rely on the camera’s
über-convenient built-in HDR function. To do HDR photography on your
own, you put the camera on a tripod and take three pictures, each two or
three stops apart, and then you merge them on your computer once you get
back home using special software. Conventional HDR photography is a
large subject, and I talk about it more (and walk you through how to do it)
in my “Advanced Topics 2” e-booklet, which can be purchased at
www.FriedmanArchives.com/ebooks . But don’t forget that your camera
now has this function built-in (described in Section 13.2) so you may want
to try that method first.

What exactly changes when you bracket?
I already said that the camera will underexpose and overexpose an image
when you bracket. How does it do this – by changing the f/stop, shutter
speed, or ISO? The answer depends upon what exposure mode you’re in:

 In Aperture Priority exposure mode, the camera keeps the aperture
constant and changes the shutter speed.
 In Shutter Priority exposure mode, the camera keeps the shutter speed
constant and changes the f/stop. If the camera reaches the end of its
f/stop range (for example, if you’re shooting in low light and have the
th
shutter speed set to 1/1,000 of a second), the camera will still take
multiple pictures, but they may all have the same exposure.
 In Program exposure mode, the camera modifies both the f/stop and
shutter speed.

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