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What is the optimal exposure increment for an exposure series?

April 26, 2017exposure Increment optimal SERIES

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What is the optimal exposure increment for an exposure series?

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We recommend the following increments: with JPEG images 2 EV, with RAW images 3 EV. Basically: the fewer images an exposure series has the better. Fewer images save storage and computing time. Fewer images also mean less problems caused by camera jiggling and easier handling of moving objects. The mentioned recommendations guarantee good results at any rate. However, it is possible to choose larger exposure imcrements. With JPEG images you can safely choose increments up to 4 EV, with RAW images up to 5 EV. It depends on the noise behaviour of the CCD sensor what is possible. Trying out will show you the limits of your camera.