Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) (EOS REBEL T2i/EOS 550D)

Last Updated : 11-Mar-2010
Issue Number : 8200744400

Solution

Using the exposure compensation setting, you can capture images at different exposure levels, and then select the optimal image later as shown in the example below. This is called AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting.

You can set your camera so that the shutter speed and aperture value are changed automatically to capture three successive shots with exposure bracketing of ±5-stops in 1/3-stop increments.

For details on exposure compensation, please refer to the Related Information section.

How to set the AEB shooting

1. Set the power switch to <ON>.

2. Press the <MENU> button to bring up the menu.

3. Under the [

] tab, select [Expo. comp./AEB], then press <SET> button.

4. Turn the <Main Dial> to set the AEB amount.

Press the <Cross Keys> to set the exposure compensation amount. If AEB is combined with exposure compensation, AEB will be applied centering on the exposure compensation amount.

5. Press <SET> to set it.

When you press the shutter button halfway, the AEB amount will be displayed on the LCD monitor.

6. Focus and press the shutter button completely. The three bracketed shots will be taken in this sequence: Standard exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure.

Canceling AEB

Follow steps 3 to 5 to turn off the AEB amount display.

The AEB setting will be canceled automatically if the power switch is set to <OFF>, flash recycling is complete, etc.

NOTE

If you use AEB with [ ] (single shooting), press the shutter button three times to take the three bracketed shots. If [ ] (continuous shooting) has been set and you press the shutter button completely, the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously in this sequence: Standard exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure. When [ ] (10 sec. Self-timer/ Remote control) or [ ] (2 sec. Self-timer/ Remote control) is set, the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously after a 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay. With [ ] set, the number of continuous shots will be three times the number set.
Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with AEB.