Sony DSLR-A700 - Manual (Page 58)

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Press the shutter button shot by shot.
Shoots three images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.3 of a step.
Shoots five images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.3 of a step.
Shoots three images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.5 of a step.
Shoots five images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.5 of a step.
Shoots three images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.7 of a step.
Shoots five images shot by shot with the exposure shifted by 0.7 of a step.
• When using the flash, press the shutter button shot by shot regardless of the setting.
• The following is an example of shooting order. You can change the order with [Bracket order] in the
Custom menu (page 111).
Three shots : 0
t -0.3 t +0.3
Five shots : 0 t –0.5 t +0.5 t –1.0 t +1.0
• The base exposure is set at the first shot in the bracket. The base exposure moves if exposure
compensation is used.
• Normally, the focal point changes in every shooting. The focal point is fixed only in continuous bracket
shooting when the focus mode is set to Single-shot AF or Automatic AF with an still subject.
• When the flash is not used, ambient* bracket shooting is performed and the shutter speed and aperture are
changed to accommodate bracket shooting. When the flash is used, flash bracket shooting is performed
and the flash light is changed.
• In ambient bracket shooting, the shutter speed and aperture change in program auto mode, the shutter
speed changes in aperture priority mode, and aperture changes in shutter speed priority mode. Normally,
the shutter speed changes in manual mode. You can change the aperture by pressing and holding the AEL
(AE Lock) button while taking a picture.
* Ambient light: Any light other than the flash light that shines on the scene for an extended period of
time, such as natural light, a light bulb, or a fluorescent light.
The EV scale in bracket shooting
When bracket shooting is selected, the EV scale is changed.
• In ambient bracket shooting, the EV scale appears in the viewfinder, too, but it does not appear in flash
bracket shooting.
Bracket: Single
Ambient bracket
0.3 steps, three shots
Exposure compensation 0 Ambient bracket
0.5 steps, five shots
Exposure compensation
1.0 Flash bracket
0.7 steps, three shots
Flash compensation –1.0
LCD
monitor
Shown in the top row. Shown in the top row. Shown in the bottom
row.
Viewfinder