Author Topic: GF2 Bracketing (Read 1398 times)

Molybdenum · « **on:** June 07, 2011, 11:34:00 AM »

Howdy!

I'm looking into trying HDR for the first time, but I can't quite grasp how to set up bracketing on the camera. I thought that when I set it to bracketing mode it would take three shots, one for each exposure comp setting, but nothing seems to change. Am I doing it wrong, or do I have a terrible misunderstanding of how this works?

JohnF · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2011, 12:50:46 PM »

Hi-

You have to set the camera to take continuous photos, rather than single photos. I've used this for 5 photos, 1 f-stop spread per photo...

JohnF

E-M5 Pete · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2011, 01:49:42 PM »

Also, you need to have the camera on a tripod... but you knew that already :-[
Good luck

Molybdenum · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2011, 03:56:45 PM »

Okay, figured it out. I needed to:

A. set up burst mode
B. then select "OK" on the bracketing pattern I wanted
C. then frame, compose, etc.
D. then an individual shutter button press is required for each exposure. Not too excited about that since it means lots of room for human error.

A might not be necessary? But I see no reason not to leave the camera in burst mode for normal shooting anyway.

lisandra · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2011, 03:59:21 PM »

If youre on bracketing mode its supposed to take 3-5 photos (depending on how you set it) automatically as long as you keep the shutter pressed.

lisandra · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:00:48 PM »

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then an individual shutter button press is required for each exposure. Not too excited about that since it means lots of room for human error.

That cant be right, see if keeping the shutter pressed takes all of the photos at once in a burst

E-M5 Pete · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2011, 05:33:02 PM »

Quote from: lisandra on June 07, 2011, 04:00:48 PM

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then an individual shutter button press is required for each exposure. Not too excited about that since it means lots of room for human error.
That cant be right, see if keeping the shutter pressed takes all of the photos at once in a burst

EDIT: Be sure to have the camera set "C-Bracket" mode... On the G1, it is like C-Shooting, but the symbol has a +/- overlayed on the 2nd continuous symbol.

With the Panasonic (G1) you don't need to keep the shutter button depressed until the series is over. If you set up a 5 series sequence, you can press it down 5 times, each image will reflect the "Order" you have set up. I use the "Order" that takes a 7 sequence set with image adding 2/3s a stop. OR you keep pressed and at the end, it stops taking images

lisandra · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:18:38 AM »

Quote from: M5-User on June 07, 2011, 05:33:02 PM

Quote from: lisandra on June 07, 2011, 04:00:48 PM
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then an individual shutter button press is required for each exposure. Not too excited about that since it means lots of room for human error.
That cant be right, see if keeping the shutter pressed takes all of the photos at once in a burst

EDIT: Be sure to have the camera set "C-Bracket" mode... On the G1, it is like C-Shooting, but the symbol has a +/- overlayed on the 2nd continuous symbol.

With the Panasonic (G1) you don't need to keep the shutter button depressed until the series is over. If you set up a 5 series sequence, you can press it down 5 times, each image will reflect the "Order" you have set up. I use the "Order" that takes a 7 sequence set with image adding 2/3s a stop. OR you keep pressed and at the end, it stops taking images

that sounds more like my experience

GF2 Bracketing