Custom Menu 3; Bracket Order - Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 Instruction Manual

Custom menu 3

Exp.comp.set
You can select a method for exposure compensation when a flash is used.
Ambient&flash
Ambient only
• With the flash compensation, you can limit the compensation to flash
light range by fixing the exposure of ambient light range that the flash
light does not reach (page 71).

Bracket order

The order in bracket shooting (page 83) can be selected. This does not
apply to DRO advanced bracket.
0 t – t +
– t 0 t +
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Exposure compensation is performed on both the ambient
light range (the background that the flash light does not
reach) and the flash light range.
• Values that change: shutter speed, aperture, ISO (only in
AUTO mode), amount of flash light
• Values that do not change: none
By fixing the amount of flash light, you can limit the effect of
exposure compensation to the background that is illuminated
only by ambient light (light other than the flash).
• Values that change: shutter speed, aperture, ISO (only in
AUTO mode)
• Values that do not change: amount of flash light
Uses 0 EV in shooting the first picture which presents the
best shooting opportunity.
Example: ±0 EV t –0.3 EV t +0.3 EV t –0.7 EV t
+0.7 EV
Ordered from low to high exposure.
Example: –0.7 EV t –0.3 EV t ±0 EV t +0.3 EV t
+0.7 EV