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Can't find bracket mode in my D80..

Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
edited July 10, 2008 in Technique
How do I bracket exposures in my D80? I'm in the process of moving so my manual is packed up.. I was out taking some sunset pics yesterday and wanted to try and prep for an hdr shot, but I couldn't find the bracket mode...

Sorry if this is a newbish question.. :hide
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    geospatial_junkiegeospatial_junkie Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2008
    There is a little button on the top-right side of D80. It is close to your shutter button. On it, you'll see two overlapping squares and thats it!

    You'll have to set your bracket increments in 1/2 or 1/3's in the menu.:D

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    Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2008
    I know what the EV botton is and where, but I can't get this thing to bracket EV shots.

    Tried it in the menu.. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE is OFF and I can't get it to stay on.. EV steps are at 1/3..

    Do I have to reset the EV for every shot?? It should just bracket 3... I have it set to Burst like always.
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    KennySKennyS Registered Users Posts: 85 Big grins
    edited July 9, 2008
    Did you enable the bracketing in the menu?
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    pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2008
    Here's the link to the manual in pdf.

    I hope this url works for you...

    Hope this helps!

    Edit: the manual says to push and hold the BKT-button and then: main dial for number of shots and the other dial for step size. I shoot Canons, but that sounds like what I've briefly seen in some other Nikon bodies at trade shows and dealers.
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    Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2008
    SOB... Don't I feel dumb now... headscratch.gif

    The darn BKT button is on the left side of the camera.. I know it was there, just forgot about it.. :hide I guess I just never really paid attention to it.. .

    I got it now.. Also read up on the manual WB and got that down.
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    pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2008
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:
    SOB... Don't I feel dumb now... headscratch.gif

    The darn BKT button is on the left side of the camera.. I know it was there, just forgot about it.. :hide I guess I just never really paid attention to it.. .

    I got it now.. Also read up on the manual WB and got that down.

    Well it wasn't all wasted time then :D

    I was thinking the button was in a rather odd place, but thinking about it, that location is easily reachable with the left thumb once you know it needs to go there. Still, I would have looked for it on back first and then on the top.
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