SHWeiss

I usually set it up to use a 2 second timer with brackets, it will take the whole bracket with a single push/release. Hand held it gives me time to get steady to prevent movement. This is on a Sony.

deanfl Loc: Georgia

I have a Nikon D7500. I only do bracketing on a tripod. I set up for 3 exposures with a 2 second delay. I use live view with touch focus and shutter. Make sure the release mode dial is set to time delay. Then I saved this U1. Using this method I only need to touch the screen one time and focus exactly where I want.

I took this photo a few years ago in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and I believe I used the above technique.

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mikedent Loc: Florida

Nice photo! Also- the mentioned technique works with my intervalometer.

jcboy3

You do not heed to hold down the BKT button to take the exposures in a bracket. You use the BKT button to configure and enable bracketing. You then use the shutter button to take the exposures.

If you use single shot mode, you need to press the shutter button for each exposure in the sequence.

If you use continuous shot mode, you need to press and hold the shutter button for all exposures in the sequence.

The camera will complete the bracketing sequence and stop if you are in continuous shot mode. If you stop midway, the camera will continue the bracketing sequence when you press the shutter button.

If you don't want to keep holding the shutter button down, usually because you are on a tripod, you can use the self-timer. Set the self-timer to take the same number of shots as the bracketing sequence. Then you only need to press the shutter once and the bracketing sequence will be taken to completion. This takes a bit of time, because of the delay time between shots.

jcboy3

No, all cameras don't work like that.

Panasonic cameras allow setting single or continuous mode when bracketing. If continuous mode, all shots will be taken without the need to hold the shutter button down.

Olympus cameras have two bracketing modes: BKT and HDR. With BKT, you need to hold the shutter button down. With HDR, you don't. In earlier models, BKT used whatever drive mode was selected, and HDR defaulted to high speed mechanical shutter. In the OM1 models, both BKT and HDR use high speed electronic shutter.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Want to press the shutter once? I have the D810 which has a clock symbol, (Timer) on the Release Mode Dial. Turn it to that if you have one. Next go into your menu settings (for me c3), Set Self timer delay, then Number of shots, & then Interval between shots. Then set your bracketing for what you want. Push your shutter & it will go thru all the timmer settings & varry your exposure via Exposure Compansation. At least it does on my D810. Just make sure the Number of shots in the Self Timer Menu match number of in the Bracket Sequence. I just tried it to make sure. The only other way would be to hold the Shutter Button down in a Continuous Release Mode. Don't want to touch the camera during the sequence, use the Self Timer Release mode or get a remote release via cable or wireless & still will need to hold the button or use the Self Timer Mode. Hope this helps with your D7500, Tom
PS; You have to press the Bracket Button again & set the number of shots to zero to exit the Bracketing mode.

mikedent Loc: Florida

Thanks everyone for these tips!

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice photo!

neillaubenthal

Turn on the self timer or exposure delay (can't remember the exact name on the D7500) and it will take all of the sequence…albeit after a half second delay or whatever you set it to. That's what I always did anyway.

mmills79 Loc: NJ

If you use the two (or 10) second timer shutter release mode, the entire bracket will be triggered. You should use the timer anyway because you really don't want to introduce any camera shake by physically having to push the shutter release each time and the timer is easier even than a remote trigger.