Nikon D300 and HDR sequence shooting
May 12, 2017 10:26:38 #
When I set up my burst shooting for HDR my exposures go up and down one step. Is there a way on my camera to go up two steps per shot instead of one?
May 12, 2017 10:44:42 #
Not really, the whole idea - HDR concept - is you want to capture the full gamet of light so you actually WANT to pick a middle point and then use the camera to take shots one (or two or even three) stops above and below the middle point. It doesn't actually have to be FULL stops, it count be half or 3/4 stops). Then you use your camera or HDR software to blend all 3 (or 5 or 7) shots into one final image.
May 12, 2017 10:57:10 #
May 12, 2017 13:01:57 #
One of the reasons I upgraded from a D7000 to a D7100 was for a wider spread availability on bracketing. Which I went crazy with and soon discovered that I got almost identical results going +- 1 stop.
May 12, 2017 17:26:49 #
This page is from my Nikon D7000 manual. You can increment each step by 0.3EV to 2EV. I'm not sure about the D300. Check the owners manual.
I have Photomatix Pro HDR. They recommend bracketing three shots each one-stop apart. For extremely high contrast scenes they recommend five shots each one-stop apart.
I have Photomatix Pro HDR. They recommend bracketing three shots each one-stop apart. For extremely high contrast scenes they recommend five shots each one-stop apart.
May 13, 2017 06:08:36 #
Davet wrote:
When I set up my burst shooting for HDR my exposures go up and down one step. Is there a way on my camera to go up two steps per shot instead of one?
Unfortunately not. However you have a possibility of a 9 shot bracket. I shoot 9 shots at 1 EV and delete every other frame. If you need to do deghosting, though, the middle frames often come in handy.
May 13, 2017 10:44:49 #
My camera only allows 3 shots when braketing. If I need more then I go manual and make the manual adjustments to get the exposures I need.
May 13, 2017 10:53:52 #
Thanks and that is a great idea...
kymarto wrote:
Unfortunately not. However you have a possibility of a 9 shot bracket. I shoot 9 shots at 1 EV and delete every other frame. If you need to do deghosting, though, the middle frames often come in handy.
May 13, 2017 13:52:24 #
Davet wrote:
Thanks and that is a great idea...
I've done experiments, and if you need the dynamic range, it doesn't make any real difference if you are using more shots closer together or fewer shots with a bigger EV gap, as long as each your darkest frame has no blown highlights, your lightest frame has detail in the shadows, and you have one frame in the middle. Nine frames at 1 EV steps will pretty much cover most situations. I used to be upset that I couldn't do 2 EV steps with the Nikon, but as it turns out, I've found the smaller steps very useful when I have to do deghosting. The only real disadvantage is that it takes longer to shoot nine frames than three or five, so there is more chance of some movement that needs to be corrected, but I find that a small price to pay for having more shots from which to choose a decent deghosting base frame.
May 14, 2017 00:32:50 #
Davet wrote:
When I set up my burst shooting for HDR my exposures go up and down one step. Is there a way on my camera to go up two steps per shot instead of one?
I thought I might make use of Exposure Bracketing so I got my D300 and paper manual out. I only tested enough to provide this answer:
My camera will vary the exposure by up to and including 1 full stop.
I can set the number of exposures in odd numbers. Thus I would set it as 5 for your purpose.
The first three shots are overexposed to normal. Is this what you are seeking to do?
and Yes, you have to shoot 4 & 5 or cancel the multiple exposure setting, but either is easy to do.
Boris
May 14, 2017 17:21:24 #
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