Varying Settings Automatically: Auto Bracketing - Nikon COOLPIX 4500 Manual

Varying Settings Automatically: Auto Bracketing

In some situations, you may find it difficult to se-
lect appropriate exposure-compensation and
white-balance settings, and yet not have time to
check the results and adjust settings after each
shot. Auto bracketing can be used to vary these
settings automatically over a series of photographs,
"bracketing" a selected exposure-compensation
or white-balance setting.
Off
Select Off to restore normal exposure and white balance.
On
The camera varies exposure with each shot; the
number of shots in each sequence and the amount
of exposure compensation performed are selected
from the sub-menu shown at right. Bracketing is
performed by varying shutter speed (A and M
modes), aperture (S mode), or shutter speed and
aperture (P mode). No bracketing is performed if
the amount of exposure compensation would ex-
ceed the limits of the camera's exposure system.
Option No. of shots
3, ±0.3
3, ±0.7
3, ±1.0
5, ±0.3
5, ±0.7
5, ±1.0
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Exposure increment
3 ±
3 ±
3 ±1 EV
5 ±
5 ±
5 ±1 EV
1
/ EV
3
2
/ EV
3
1 / EV 0, +0.7, +0.3, –0.3, –0.7
3
2
/ EV 0, +1.3, +0.7, –0.7, –1.3
3
0, +2.0, +1.0, –1.0, –2.0
Bracketing order
0, +0.3, –0.3
0, +0.7, –0.7
0, +1.0, –1.0