Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 139)

Taking Photographs—Advanced Photography
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Autoexposure Bracketing
Autoexposure bracketing is useful when shooting
high contrast subjects and in other situations in
which you are unsure as to the correct exposure.
Selecting On in the auto bracketing menu displays
the sub-menu of exposure bracketing options
shown at right, where you can choose the num-
ber of shots and the amount exposure will vary
with each shot.
After taking a series of shots using bracketing, you can view the results in quick
review (
57) or playback ( 158) and select the image with the desired ex-
posure, discarding the remaining shots if so desired.
Restrictions on Autoexposure Bracketing
Autoexposure bracketing can not be used when: BSS ( 112) or AE-lock (
118) is on, noise reduction is on or set to Clear Image Mode ( 128), or
Multi-shot 16, Ultra HS, or Movie is selected for CONTINUOUS ( 108).
Bracketing order Exposure increment Option No. of shots
+0.3, 0, –0.3 ± 1 /
3
EV 3, ±0.3 3
+0.7, 0, –0.7 ± 2 /
3
EV 3, ±0.7 3
+1.0, 0, –1.0 ±1 EV 3, ±1.0 3
+0.7, +0.3, 0, –0.3, –0.7 ± 1 /
3
EV 5, ±0.3 5
+1.3, +0.7, 0, –0.7, –1.3 ± 2 /
3
EV 5, ±0.7 5
+2.0, +1.0, 0, –1.0, –2.0 ±1 EV 5, ±1.0 5