Nikon COOLPIX 5200 User Manual - Page 98

Auto Bracketing

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Auto Bracketing Press MENU button in (auto shooting) mode to select Auto bracketing ( 74), and then press . In some situations, you may find it difficult to select 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 pictures, "bracketing" a selected exposure compensation or white balance setting. Select from the following three options and press . Option Off (default setting) Description Restores normal exposure and white balance. Each time the shutter-release button is fully pressed, the camera takes three shots, one shot Auto bracketing with the current exposure, and two shots varying the exposure by values of +0.5 and -0.5 compensation. WB bracketing The camera takes three shots each time shutterrelease button is fully pressed, bracketing current white balance setting to produce one picture with normal white balance, one picture with bluish cast, and one picture with reddish cast. Recording time roughly triples. The Shooting Menu 88

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The Shooting Menu
Auto Bracketing
In some situations, you may find it difficult to select
appropriate exposure compensation and white bal-
ance 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 auto-
matically over a series of pictures, “bracketing” a selected exposure compen-
sation or white balance setting.
Select from the following three options and press
.
Press
MENU
button in
(auto shooting) mode to
select
Auto bracketing
(
74), and then press
.
Option
Description
Off
(default setting)
Restores normal exposure and white balance.
Auto bracketing
Each time the shutter-release button is fully
pressed, the camera takes three shots, one shot
with the current exposure, and two shots varying
the exposure by values of +0.5 and -0.5 compen-
sation.
WB bracketing
The camera takes three shots each time shutter-
release button is fully pressed, bracketing current
white balance setting to produce one picture with
normal white balance, one picture with bluish cast,
and one picture with reddish cast. Recording time
roughly triples.