What is Ax bracketing about?
Bracketing drive mode allows you to take a series of 3 shots with the 1st at the set value, the 2nd a bit less and the 3rd a bit more. For example, exposure bracketing will take the 1st shot at the selected exposure, 2nd at a lesser exposure and 3rd at a greater exposure. You can also bracket for contrast, saturation and colour. The bracket value can be set via the menus. Bracketing can be very handy when you are unsure of the exact exposure or digital effect you want. While bracketing means that the number of pictures quickly builds up, you can readily review them through looking at the review image and what the histogram shows and delete those photos that are not quite what you want. As an alternative to bracketing, you could try shooting in RAW format and then adjust the image settings using a RAW software converter (see the working with RAW FAQ for more details). Just about the only image settings which can’t be adjusted using RAW are the ISO setting used and the extent of depth-of
