Nikon D300 User Manual page 377

▪ Flash/speed/aperture – This setting is for those who
want the camera to control the shutter speed, aperture,
and flash while still doing bracketing. If
e5 > Auto bracketing set
will vary
the shutter speed, aperture, and flash level to expose the
bracketed images. If
camera will vary the shutter speed and aperture to get the
exposures.
▪ Flash/aperture – This setting is for those who want to
control the shutter speed for best action shots, while still
doing bracketing. The camera will control the aperture
and flash. If
set to AE &
flash level to expose the bracketed images. If
AE only, then the camera will only vary the aperture to
get the exposures.
▪ Flash only – This setting is for those who want to
control only the flash while doing bracketing. The
camera will only vary the flash level to get the bracketed
exposures.
setting.
My Recommendation: Since I am mostly a nature shooter, I
often leave my camera set to
will control the shutter speed when I take a series of
bracketed images, but I'll control the aperture. That way I can
choose how much depth of field I want to allow in my
images.
If I were shooting important action shots and wanted to
bracket, I'd select
is set to
e5
Custom setting e5
flash, the camera will vary the aperture and
AE only obviously does not apply with this
Flash/speed
Flash/aperture
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AE & flash, the camera
is set to AE
> Auto bracketing set
so that the camera
so that the camera would
Custom setting
only, then the
is
e5 is set to