I have read some tutorials and I followed the manual's instructions for setting up bracketing on my camera... I am getting 3 pictures, but the exposure of each one is identical! I am setting up the camera exposure for there to be a 2 stop/step difference between each picture. Besides that... in Photomatix I can change the exposure of the pictures for the amount I wish, but the pictures do not come out that great when they are merged... I do much better with a single picture converting it to HDR in Photomatix... Any ideas about what I might be missing?
Bracketing.
- Thread starter Tom Grove
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Browncoat
Senior Member
You'd be better off by doing 1 stop increments and 5 exposures vs 3 exposures @ 2 stops. I'm not sure how to better clarify the instructions for setting this up with your camera. Are you sure you're doing exposure bracketing and not WB bracketing?
The results you get from digitally changing exposure or doing HDR from a single image are usually going to be lackluster at best.
PaulPosition
Senior Member
My d5200 (dunno what camera the original poster has) will only bracket in three increments automatically.
I first need to go in the menu (not info screen) to set the type of bracketing I want (white balance, ADR, exposure) and only then I can turn it on and choose the step value with the info screen options.
Oh, and leave the finger on the shutter for continuous shooting if I'm handheld.
I first need to go in the menu (not info screen) to set the type of bracketing I want (white balance, ADR, exposure) and only then I can turn it on and choose the step value with the info screen options.
Oh, and leave the finger on the shutter for continuous shooting if I'm handheld.
It does a max 3 shots in bracketing... I realize 3 stacked pics are supposed to be better than 1 but that's why I mentioned how crappy I'm doing with bracketing... lol
I am pretty sure that you're missing a step somewhere.
When I first got my D300 way back last week, I had a really hard time figuring this out,(especially without a manual).
Do a search on Youtube for 'setting up D7000 for bracketing) or something along those lines.
That's how I got my D300 to set up. I would have never figured it out on my own, especially setting it up so it would do it with one click.
Ok... I'll have to give you tube a look when I get home from work!
I think I've been shooting in manual mode... I'll take your advice and try that.
chippy54100
Senior Member
The pic you posted looks good to me. I'm not a professional but if it was one of mine I would be really pleased with that.
RocketCowboy
Senior Member
I agree with Chippy! If I had a pic like that from my cruise last week, I'd be pretty ecstatic!
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Hi Tom,
Not sure what the problem is you're having with auto-bracketing, but here's how you set it up on the D7000:
Click on the menu button on the rear of the camera. Select custom settings. Select 'e' which is bracketing/flash.
Select 'e5' which is Auto Bracketing Set. Then select 'AE only'.
Then hold down the bracketing button which is directly below the button for the pop-up flash.
Whilst holding that button down rotate the front command dial & select the exposure value. I usually use 2 stops.
The whilst still holding the bracketing button down rotate the rear command dial to select the number of exposures.
I usually select 3F which is 3 shots. That's the max number you can do with auto-bracketing on a D7000.
To take more shots you need to do it manually by taking the camera out of bracketing & use the exposure compensation button just behind the shutter button.
You can dial in up to + or - 5EV (5 stops).
The auto-bracketing should work regardless of whether you use manual or aperture priority mode.
You can auto-bracket more than 3 shots by using a device called a Triggertrap.
Its an app for an iPhone or Android phone & you use it as a remote to control your camera via a dongle connector.
Pretty sweet!
As for HDR processing with Photomatix, I'm not a big fan!
If you use Lightroom there is a plug-in called LR/Enfuse that processes bracketed shots.
You have little control over settings, but I much prefer the results.
It won't give strong effects like Photomatix will though - produces a more natural & neutral blend that you can tweak.
So depends on the look you want.
It's pretty cheap too - a donationware app.
Check it out.
Hope that helps!
Ciao,
Vic.
Not sure what the problem is you're having with auto-bracketing, but here's how you set it up on the D7000:
Click on the menu button on the rear of the camera. Select custom settings. Select 'e' which is bracketing/flash.
Select 'e5' which is Auto Bracketing Set. Then select 'AE only'.
Then hold down the bracketing button which is directly below the button for the pop-up flash.
Whilst holding that button down rotate the front command dial & select the exposure value. I usually use 2 stops.
The whilst still holding the bracketing button down rotate the rear command dial to select the number of exposures.
I usually select 3F which is 3 shots. That's the max number you can do with auto-bracketing on a D7000.
To take more shots you need to do it manually by taking the camera out of bracketing & use the exposure compensation button just behind the shutter button.
You can dial in up to + or - 5EV (5 stops).
The auto-bracketing should work regardless of whether you use manual or aperture priority mode.
You can auto-bracket more than 3 shots by using a device called a Triggertrap.
Its an app for an iPhone or Android phone & you use it as a remote to control your camera via a dongle connector.
Pretty sweet!
As for HDR processing with Photomatix, I'm not a big fan!
If you use Lightroom there is a plug-in called LR/Enfuse that processes bracketed shots.
You have little control over settings, but I much prefer the results.
It won't give strong effects like Photomatix will though - produces a more natural & neutral blend that you can tweak.
So depends on the look you want.
It's pretty cheap too - a donationware app.
Check it out.
Hope that helps!
Ciao,
Vic.