2. D7500 Online Manual
3. Other Shooting Options
4. Bracketing

Bracketing automatically varies exposure, flash level, Active D-Lighting (ADL), or white balance slightly with each shot, “bracketing” the current value. Choose in situations in which getting the right settings is difficult and there is not time to check results and adjust settings with each shot, or to experiment with different settings for the same subject.

• Exposure and Flash Bracketing
• White Balance Bracketing
• ADL Bracketing

Exposure and Flash Bracketing

Vary exposure and/or flash level over a series of photographs.

1. Choose the number of shots.

   Pressing the BKT button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence.

   

   BKT button

   

   Main command dial

   

   1	Number of shots
   2	Exposure and flash bracketing indicator
   3	Shots remaining/number of shots

   At settings other than zero, a M icon is displayed in the control panel. D appears in the viewfinder, while the information display provides a bracketing indicator and an icon showing the type of bracketing: v (exposure and flash bracketing), w (exposure bracketing only), or x (flash bracketing only).

   

   

2. Select an exposure increment.

   Pressing the BKT button and rotate the sub-command dial to choose the exposure increment.

   

   BKT button

   

   Sub-command dial

   

   Exposure increment

   At default settings, the size of the increment can be chosen from 0.3 (1/3), 0.7 (2/3), 1, 2, and 3 EV. The bracketing programs with an increment of 0.3 (1/3) EV are listed below.

   Information display			No. of shots	Bracketing order (EVs)
   			0	0
   			3	0/+0.3/+0.7
   			3	0/–0.7/–0.3
   			2	0/+0.3
   			2	0/–0.3
   			3	0/–0.3/+0.3
   			5	0/–0.7/–0.3/+0.3/+0.7
   			7	0/–1.0/–0.7/–0.3/+0.3/+0.7/+1.0
   			9	0/–1.3/–1.0/–0.7/–0.3/+0.3/+0.7/+1.0/+1.3

   Note that for exposure increments of 2 EV or more, the maximum number of shots is 5; if a higher value was selected in Step 1, the number of shots will automatically be set to 5.

3. Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.

   The camera will vary exposure and/or flash level shot-by-shot according to the bracketing program selected. Modifications to exposure are added to those made with exposure compensation (0 Exposure Compensation).

   

   A bracketing progress indicator is displayed while bracketing is in effect. A segment will disappear from the indicator after each shot.

   

   No. shots: 3; increment: 0.7

   

   

   Display after first shot

Canceling Bracketing

To cancel bracketing, press the BKT button and rotate the main command dial until no shots remain in the bracketing sequence and the bracketing indicators in the control panel and viewfinder have turned off. The program last in effect will be restored the next time bracketing is activated. Bracketing can also be cancelled by performing a two-button reset (0 Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings), although in this case the bracketing program will not be restored the next time bracketing is activated.

White Balance Bracketing

The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white balance.

1. Choose the number of shots.

   Pressing the BKT button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence.

   

   BKT button

   

   Main command dial

   

   1	Number of shots
   2	WB bracketing indicator

   At settings other than zero, M and D are displayed respectively in the control panel and viewfinder; a y icon and a bracketing indicator appear in the information display.

   

   

2. Select a white balance increment.

   Pressing the BKT button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose the white balance adjustment. Each increment is roughly equivalent to 5 mired.

   

   BKT button

   

   Sub-command dial

   

   White balance increment

   Choose from increments of 1 (5 mired), 2 (10 mired), or 3 (15 mired). Higher B values correspond to increased amounts of blue, higher A values to increased amounts of amber (0 Fine-Tuning White Balance). The bracketing programs with an increment of 1 are listed below.

   Information display			No. of shots	White balance increment	Bracketing order
   			2	1 B	0 / 1 B
   			2	1 A	0 / 1 A
   			3	1 A, 1 B	0 / 1 A / 1 B

3. Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.

   Each shot will be processed to create the number of copies specified in the bracketing program, and each copy will have a different white balance. Modifications to white balance are added to the white balance adjustment made with white balance fine-tuning.

   

   If the number of shots in the bracketing program is greater than the number of exposures remaining, n will flash in the control panel, a flashing j icon will appear in the viewfinder, and the shutter release will be disabled. Shooting can begin when a new memory card is inserted.

   

   

Canceling Bracketing

To cancel bracketing, press the BKT button and rotate the main command dial until no shots remain in the bracketing sequence and the bracketing indicators in the control panel and viewfinder have turned off. The program last in effect will be restored the next time bracketing is activated. Bracketing can also be cancelled by performing a two-button reset (0 Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings), although in this case the bracketing program will not be restored the next time bracketing is activated.

ADL Bracketing

The camera varies Active D-Lighting over a series of exposures.

1. Choose the number of shots.

   Pressing the BKT button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence.

   

   BKT button

   

   Main command dial

   

   1	Number of shots
   2	ADL bracketing amount

   At settings other than zero, M and D are displayed respectively in the control panel and viewfinder; a z icon and the bracketing amount appear in the information display.

   

   

   Choose two shots to take one photograph with Active D-Lighting off and another at a selected value. Choose three to five shots to take a series of photographs with Active D-Lighting set to Off, Low, and Normal (three shots), Off, Low, Normal, and High (four shots), or Off, Low, Normal, High, and Extra high (five shots). If you choose more than two shots, proceed to Step 3.

2. Select Active D-Lighting.

   Pressing the BKT button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose Active D-Lighting.

   

   BKT button

   

   Sub-command dial

   Active D-Lighting is shown in the information display and control panel.

   Active D-Lighting		Information display	Control panel display
   Y	Auto
   R	Low
   Q	Normal
   P	High
   Z	Extra high

3. Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.

   The camera will vary Active D-Lighting shot-by-shot according to the bracketing program selected. A bracketing progress indicator is displayed while bracketing is in effect. A segment will disappear from the indicator after each shot.

   

   

   No. shots: 3

   

   

   Display after first shot

Canceling Bracketing

To cancel bracketing, press the BKT button and rotate the main command dial until no shots remain in the bracketing sequence and the bracketing indicators in the control panel and viewfinder have turned off. The program last in effect will be restored the next time bracketing is activated. Bracketing can also be cancelled by performing a two-button reset (0 Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings), although in this case the bracketing program will not be restored the next time bracketing is activated.