Focus Bracket - Sony a7CR Help Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7CR
α7CR

Focus Bracket

Performs continuous shooting automatically while shifting the focus position. This function can be used to shoot images
for depth-of-field composite images that are in focus at all points (focus stacking), or to select the optimum focus position
from among multiple images.
Select / (Drive Mode) on the control wheel → [Focus Bracket].
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You can also set the focus bracket by selecting MENU →
Press the right side of the control wheel and set [Step Width] and [Number of Shots].
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Step Width: Selects the degree to which the focus is shifted within the range of 1 to 10. The higher the number,
the more the focus will shift.
Number of Shots: Sets the number of shots taken with one release within the range of 2 to 299 for each
position.
Point the cursor at the ones place of the number of shots and press the right side of the control wheel to
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open [Focus Bracket Settings]. Then select [Focus Bracket Order].
[0→+]: Shifts the focus from the current focus position toward infinity. When the focus reaches infinity, shooting
ends even if the set number of shots has not been reached.
[0→-→+]: Takes three images in the order of the current focus position, front focus, and rear focus. At this time,
the number of shots set in Step 2 becomes invalid.
You can also set [Focus Bracket Order] from [Drive Mode] → [Bracket Settings] → [Focus Bracket Settings] →
[Focus Bracket Order].
Press down the shutter button to shoot.
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Hint
The [Step Width] value is a relative value, and the focus interval varies depending on shooting conditions such as the aperture of
the lens and the initial focus position. It is recommended that you take a test shot to find the appropriate focus width.
[Shooting Interval], [Exposure Smoothing], and [Focus Brckt Saving Dest] for the focus bracket can be set from [Bracket
Settings].
Note
If the camera or lens moves while shooting with the focus bracket, focus stacking may not be successful. Use a tripod when
shooting for focus stacking.
Related Topic
Bracket Settings
(Shooting) → [Drive Mode] → [Drive Mode].
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