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FLASH – Flash Bracketing
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Use flash bracketing to expose 3, 5, or 7 frame flash exposure brackets in 0.3, 0.5,
0.7, or 1.0 EV increments. Exposures are bracketed by controlling the flash output.
• A larger bracketing increment is recommended when shooting negative film.
1. Raise the built-in flash or turn the
accessory flash on.
2. Turn the drive-mode lever to single frame
(S) or continuous advance (C) bracketing
mode.
• The shutter-release button must be pressed for each
exposure in both single and continuous advance
bracketing modes.
3. Open the control panel, then press the
adjust button.
7. Compose your subject.
8. When appears in the viewfinder, press the shutter-release
button all-the-way down to take the picture.
• Exposure is locked on the first frame of the series.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until the series is complete.
• The bracket number is indicated in the data panel.
• Turn the main switch to LOCK, change the drive mode, push the built-in flash down, or
turn off the accessory flash to cancel the bracketed series.
• Film can be changed in the middle of the bracketed series.
Flash Bracketing with PC Connected Flash Units
1. Set the camera to M-mode (p. 41).
2. Press the AE-lock button while
releasing the shutter.
• The exposure will be bracketed by changing the
aperture. The output of the flash will not change.
4. Turn the front control dial to set the
bracketing increment. (0.3, 0.5, 0.7,
or 1.0EV).
5. Turn the rear control dial to set the
size of the bracket (3, 5 or 7
frames).
6. Press the shutter-release button partway
down to enter the settings.
• appears in the data panel.
Switch to setting 2 to change the bracketing sequence to under
exposures, metered exposure, over exposures (p.97).
Custom Function Notes
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