Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) (EOS 7D)

Last Updated : 17-Sep-2009
Issue Number : 8200578900

Solution

Using the exposure compensation setting, you can capture images at different exposure levels, and then select the optimal image later as shown in the example below. This is called AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting.

You can set your camera so that the shutter speed and aperture value are changed automatically to capture three successive shots with exposure bracketing of ±5-stops in 1/3-stop increments.

For details on exposure compensation, please refer to the Related Information section.

How to set the AEB shooting

1. Set the power switch to < ON >.

2. Press the < MENU > button to bring up the menu.

3. Under the [

] tab, select [Expo. comp./AEB], then press < SET >.

4. Turn the < Main Dial > to set the AEB amount.

You can set the exposure compensation amount with the < Quick Control Dial >. If AEB is combined with exposure compensation, AEB will be applied centering on the exposure compensation amount.

5. Press < SET > to set it.

When you press < MENU > to exit the menu, [

] and the AEB level will be displayed on the LCD panel.

6. Focus and press the shutter button completely. The three bracketed shots will be taken in this sequence: Standard, decreased exposure, and increased exposure.

Canceling AEB

Follow steps 3,4 and 5 to turn off the AEB amount display.
AEB will be canceled automatically when you set the power switch to < OFF > or when the flash is ready to fire.

NOTE

If the drive mode is set to [ ] (Single shooting), you must press the shutter button three times. When [ ] (High-speed continuous shooting) or [ ] (Low-speed continuous shooting) is set and you hold down the shutter button completely, the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously. Then the camera will stop shooting. When [ ] (10 sec. Self-timer/ Remote control) or [ ] (2 sec. Self-timer/ Remote control) is set, the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously after a 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay.
Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with AEB.
During AEB shooting, you can change the order of image recording to decreased exposure -> standard -> increased exposure. For more information, please refer to the instruction manuals that came with your camera.