Nikon COOLPIX 5700 User Manual - Page 127

Varying Settings Automatically, Auto Bracketing

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Menu Guide-Using the SHOOTING Menu Varying Settings Automatically: Auto Bracketing At times, 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 shots, "bracketing" a selected exposure compensation or white balance setting. On Select On and choose the desired option from the menu options shown below. Exposure is bracketed around the exposure compensation value selected with the button ( 66). Option No. of shots Exposure increment Bracketing order 3, ±0.3 3 3, ±0.7 3 3, ±1.0 3 ±1/3 EV ±2/3 EV ±1 EV 0, +0.3, -0.3 0, +0.7, -0.7 0, +1.0, -1.0 5, ±0.3 5 5, ±0.7 5 5, ±1.0 5 ±1/3 EV ±2/ EV 3 ±1 EV 0, +0.7, +0.3, -0.3, -0.7 0, +1.3, +0.7, -0.7, -1.3 0, +2.0, +1.0, -1.0, -2.0 Notes on Autoexposure Bracketing • Autoexposure bracketing restarts from positive EV values when changes are made to any exposure setting (exposure mode, exposure compensation, shutter speed, aperture, sensitivity, flash mode, and Variable Power). • If the shutter-release button is held down at settings of Continuous Low or Continuous High ( 104), shooting will pause after completing each bracketing cycle. At Continuous High, only three shots will be taken. • Bracketing is automatically cancelled when the camera is turned off, or set to User Set A. 115

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Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu
115
On
Select
On
and choose the desired option from the
menu options shown below. Exposure is bracketed
around the exposure compensation value selected with
the
button (
66).
Varying Settings Automatically:
Auto Bracketing
At times, you may find it difficult to select appropri-
ate exposure compensation and white balance set-
tings, 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 shots, “bracketing” a selected exposure com-
pensation or white balance setting.
5
5, ±1.0
±1 EV
0, +2.0, +1.0, –1.0, –2.0
5
5, ±0.7
±
2
/
3
EV
0, +1.3, +0.7, –0.7, –1.3
5
5, ±0.3
±
1
/
3
EV
0, +0.7, +0.3, –0.3, –0.7
3
3, ±1.0
±1 EV
0, +1.0, –1.0
3
3, ±0.7
±
2
/
3
EV
0, +0.7, –0.7
3
3, ±0.3
±
1
/
3
EV
0, +0.3, –0.3
No. of shots
Option
Exposure increment
Bracketing order
Notes on Autoexposure Bracketing
• Autoexposure bracketing restarts from positive EV values when changes
are made to any exposure setting (exposure mode, exposure compensa-
tion, shutter speed, aperture, sensitivity, flash mode, and
Variable Power
).
• If the shutter-release button is held down at settings of
Continuous Low
or
Continuous High
(
104), shooting will pause after completing each
bracketing cycle. At
Continuous High
, only three shots will be taken.
• Bracketing is automatically cancelled when the camera is turned off, or set
to User Set A.