Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) (EOS REBEL T4i / EOS 650D)
15-Jun-2012
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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 ±2-stops in 1/3-stop increments.
For details on exposure compensation, please refer to the Related Information section.
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 the <SET> button.
] tab, select [Expo. comp./AEB], then press the <SET> button.
4. 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.
Turn the <Main Dial> to set the AEB amount.
5. Press the <SET> button 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.
The way photographs are shot differs depending on the drive mode settings.
- For [
] (Single shooting)
Press the shutter button three times to shoot.
- For [
] (Continuous shooting)
When you press the shutter button half-way, three photographs are shot continuously in the order of Standard Exposure → Reduced Correction → Increased Correction.
•
] (self-timer with 10-sec.) and 
] (self-timer with 2-sec.)
] (self-timer with 10-sec.) and ] (self-timer with 2-sec.)Three continuous shots are taken in 10 seconds or in 2 seconds.
- [ •When set to
]
Three times the set number of copies are taken continuously.
NOTE
Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with 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.