Merle Loc: Ormond Beach, FL

John,

This depends on the manufacturer. As stated in the article, "The implementation of more advanced functions is a matter of what the manufacturer chooses to implement in the camera's firmware. Functions beyond the self-timer are beginning to be seen in some digital cameras, and are used in some cases to distinguish models within a camera line."

Regards,
Merle

Rich Maher Loc: Sonoma County, CA

Great suggestion, never thought of that. What a super helpful site.

RJN Loc: Lacey, Washington

Check out: http://unifiedphoto.com/2010/01/hdr-auto-bracketing-tip-for-canon-7d-dslr-users/

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

Canon cameras, except for some of the 1D series, limit you to 3 frames for AEB. the easiest way to increase the number of exposures for HDR is to shoot in manual mode. determine your center point, then adjust your exposure so that the "overexposed" shot is taken at your nominal center. that should give you one shot at nominal, one shot a stop under, and one shot 2 stops under. then use the command dial to move the bracket so that the "underexposed" shot is set at the nominal point. you'll get one at nominal, one 1 stop over, and one 2 stops over.

as an alternative, simply set your camera up in manual mode, skip the AEB entirely, and just manually adjust the exposure between shots using the command dial. you can get 5 exposures that way without a problem. more if you choose, say, 2/3-stop increments.

John Kenyon Loc: Boulder, Colorado

Merle and RJN great info and tips. Anyway that Canon would do a firmware update with enough lobbying?

This has been very helpful. I'm excited to get into the field and try this out.