Auto Bracketing?? Hi all- I have Nikon D7500. Is it possible to activate the BRK button one time and have 3 or 5 exposures done in sequence automatically? Or do I need to hold the BRK...

mikedent Loc: Florida

Hi all- I have Nikon D7500. Is it possible to activate the BRK button one time and have 3 or 5 exposures done in sequence automatically? Or do I need to hold the BRK button down for each exposure? Doe it matter if I have the shot setting at S single-shot or CL or CH continuous shots? Right now I have not found any difference, need to push the BRK button each time for each exposure. Am I missing something? Would an intervalometer make any difference? I tried that and maybe I set it up wrong but again I had to push the exposure button of the meter each time. Thanks for ideas.

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

mikedent wrote:

Hi all- I have Nikon D7500. Is it possible to act... (show quote)

-----
I don't do a lot of bracketing butI believe if you shoot in CH mode, after you set up thr2 bracketing, the full sequence should shoot when you press the shutter. If you dhoot in "S" mode you would need to press the shutter for each exposure.

mikedent Loc: Florida

Hi- just tried this- will take the 3 shots but the shutter button must be held down the entire time, will not work if I just press the shutter and release. So still not exactly what I need...thanks for help

R.G. Loc: Scotland

mikedent wrote:

... will take the 3 shots but the shutter button must be held down the entire time...

I think you'll find that all cameras work like that.

JBRIII

With Canon an intervalometer works fine, but I know bracketing only works in certain modes. I have used the device and bracketing to set of cameras for solar and lunar eclipses. I set the device for an interval between sequences and a length which I believe essentially keeps the button pressed until the sequence is finished. The solar corona is quite large, but too faint to shoot it all without over exposing the sun's disk so one uses bracketing and combines the images.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

It's been a while since I've shot a bracket but I think you have to keep the shutter button depressed...

R.G. Loc: Scotland

If you want something that works for very long exposures, my Nikon cable shutter release has a feature where you can depress the button and push it forward, which holds the button down until it's pushed back. Your camera's cable release may have a similar feature.

BebuLamar

I read the manual and you shouldn't need to press the BRK button for each shot. In fact if you don't turn bracketing off the camera will continue to do bracketing and give over and under exposed shots.
You press and hold the BRK button while turning the command dial (the rear one) to turn bracketing on or off. Holding the BRK buttong while turning the sub command dial (the front one) to set the type of bracketing (i.e. number of shots and bracketing interval).

mikedent Loc: Florida

BebuLamar wrote:

I read the manual and you shouldn't need to press the BRK button for each shot. In fact if you don't turn bracketing off the camera will continue to do bracketing and give over and under exposed shots.
You press and hold the BRK button while turning the command dial (the rear one) to turn bracketing on or off. Holding the BRK buttong while turning the sub command dial (the front one) to set the type of bracketing (i.e. number of shots and bracketing interval).

Yes, I learned this also. But you would still have to press the shutter button for each exposure.

BebuLamar

mikedent wrote:

Yes, I learned this also. But you would still have to press the shutter button for each exposure.

If you set it in single mode you will have to press the button for each exposure. If in continuous mode just hold the shutter button down. But the OP was talking about having to press the BRK button everytime.
I am glad my camera doesn't have the BRK button as I never use the feature.

OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA

mikedent wrote:

I have Nikon D7500. Is it possible to activate the BRK button one time and have 3 or 5 exposures done in sequence automatically? Or do I need to hold the BRK button down for each exposure?...

While I can't speak for Nikon's, I know with my Sony's, if I've set-up bracketing for 3 to 5 exposures I have to hold down the shutter until all the shots have been made. I discovered this when I was using an intervalometer set-up to shoot a sequence of images. During my initial tests, I didn't set a duration for the shutter release cycle. When I checked the results I discovered that only one or two shots of the sequence were actually made. After changing the shutter release cycle duration to five-seconds, it worked fine.

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

mikedent wrote:

Hi all- I have Nikon D7500. Is it possible to activate the BRK button one time and have 3 or 5 exposures done in sequence automatically?

Can't speak for D7500 ... but my D750 will take the bracketed shots with one press of the shutter button.

Just tried and got a 5 bracket shot, 2 stops apart, and 2 seconds between each shot with one shutter press.
First shot started at 5 seconds after shutter press.

Below is what I set :

Hold Bracket button and set number of shots with rear dial.

Hold Bracket button and and set exposure / stops with front dial.

The dial where you choose S, CL, CH, etc was set to timer.

Custom Menu - Timers - Self Timer - Interval between shots

Custom Menu - Bracketing Flash - Auto Bracket - AE

Custom Menu - Bracketing Flash - Bracketing Order

mikedent Loc: Florida

Thanks dannac - sounds like what I would need - will try it and see

mikedent Loc: Florida

OK, great! This sequence worked the way I wanted. Thank you for this suggestion!

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

mikedent wrote:

OK, great! This sequence worked the way I wanted. Thank you for this suggestion!

Good .... may want to save to U1 or U2 for quick recall.