W: Hdr (High Dynamic Range) Shooting - Canon EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual

w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) ShootingN
You can take artistic photos having a high dynamic range and
preserving detail in highlight and shadow areas. HDR shooting is
effective for landscape and still-life shots.
With HDR shooting, three images of different exposures (standard
exposure, underexposure, and overexposure) are captured for
each shot and then merged together automatically. The HDR
image is recorded as a JPEG image.
* HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.
HDR Shooting
The HDR mode cannot be set if you use any of the following: AEB, white
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balance bracketing, multiple exposures, bulb exposure, or movie
shooting.
Flash will not fire during HDR shooting.
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1
Press the <b> button.
2
Select the HDR mode.
Turn the <5> dial to select [w],
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then press <0>.
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The HDR mode screen will appear.
3
Set [Adjust dyn range].
Select the desired dynamic range
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setting, then press <0>.
Selecting [Auto] will have the dynamic range
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set automatically the image's overall tonal range.
The higher the number, the wider the
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dynamic range will be.
To disable HDR shooting, select
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[Disable HDR].
4
Set [Effect].
Select the desired effect, then press
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<0>.
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