Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)

In exposure bracketing, three consecutive images are captured at different exposures by automatically adjusting the shutter speed, aperture value, and ISO speed.

AEB stands for Auto Exposure Bracketing.

Setting with camera controls

  1. Press the Drive mode/AF operation selection and Flash exposure compensation/metering mode selection buttons at the same time.

  2. Set the AEB range.

    • Turn the Main dial, Quick control dial 1, or Quick control dial 2 dial to set the AEB range.
    • The AEB range is displayed on the shooting screen when you return to that screen.

  3. Take the picture.

    Standard exposure

    Decreased exposure

    Increased exposure

    • Three bracketed shots are taken, according to the specified drive mode, in this sequence: Standard exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure.
    • AEB will not be automatically canceled. To cancel AEB, follow step 2 to set the AEB range to “0.”

Setting from the menu

  1. Select [Shooting: Expo.comp./AEB] ().

  2. Set the AEB range.

    • Turn the Main dial dial to set the AEB range (1). By turning the Quick control dial 1 dial, you can set the exposure compensation amount.
    • Press SET to set it.
    • When you close the menu, the AEB range will be displayed on the screen.

  3. Take the picture.

    • Shoot as described in step 3 of Setting with camera controls.
    • AEB will not be automatically canceled. To cancel AEB, follow step 2 to turn off the AEB range display.

Caution

  • Exposure compensation in AEB may be less effective with [Shooting: Auto Lighting Optimizer] () set to an option other than [Disable].

Note

  • [AE lock] blinks in the lower left of the screen during AEB.
  • If the drive mode is set to [Single shooting], press the shutter button three times for each shot. In [High-speed continuous shooting plus], [High-speed continuous shooting], or [Low-speed continuous shooting] mode, holding down the shutter button completely captures three images, one after another, before the camera automatically stops shooting. When [10 sec. self-timer] or [Self-timer: Continuous shooting] is set, three consecutive shots are captured after a delay of 10 sec. When [2 sec. self-timer] is set, three consecutive shots are captured after a delay of 2 sec.
  • You can set AEB in combination with exposure compensation.
  • AEB is not available in flash photography or bulb exposures, or focus bracketing.
  • AEB will be canceled automatically if you do any of the following: Setting the power switch to Power off or when the flash is fully charged.