Nikon Camera D7100 Users Manual

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Bracketing
Bracketing automatically varies exposure, flash level, Active  D-L ighting (ADL), or 
white balance slightly with each shot, “bracketing” the current value.
 Choose in 
situations in which it is difficult to se t exposure, flash level (i-TTL and, where 
supported, auto aperture flash control mo des only; see pages 122, 246, and 305), 
white balance, or Active D-Lighting and there is not time to check results and adjust 
settings with each shot, or to experiment wi th different settings for the same subject.
❚❚Exposure and Flash Bracketing
To vary exposure and/or flash level over a series of photographs:
1Select flash or exposure bracketing for 
Custom Setting e6 ( Auto bracketing 
set ) in the Custom Settings menu.
To display the menus, press the  G button. 
Select Custom Setting e6 ( Auto bracketing 
set ) in the Custom Settings menu, highlight 
an option, and press  J.
 Choose  AE & flash  
to vary both exposure and flash level,  AE 
only  to vary only exposure, or  Flash only to 
vary only flash level.
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the  D button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence and the order in which they will be taken.
D  will be displayed in  the viewfinder (see 
right); the control panel will show  M.
Number of shots
Bracketing progress 
indicator
D  button Main command dial Control panel
(P, S, A, and M Modes Only)
G  button 
						

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3Select a bracketing increment.
Pressing the D button and rotate the sub-command dial to choose a 
bracketing increment.
The bracketing programs with an increment of 
1/3EV are listed below:
Bracketing 
increment
D  button Sub-command dial Control panel
Control panel displayNo. of shotsBracketing order (EVs)
3 0/+0.3/+0.7
3 0/–0.7/–0.3
20/+0.3
20/–0.3
3 0/–0.3/+0.3
5 0/–0.7/–0.3/+0.3/+0.7
ASee Also
For information on choosing the size of the increment, see Custom Setting b2 ( EV 
steps for exposure cntrl , 0 234).
 For information on choosing the order in which 
bracketing is performed, see Custom Setting e7 ( Bracketing order, 0 251). 
						

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4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera will vary exposure and/or flash level shot-by-
shot according to the bracketing program selected.
 
Modifications to exposure are added to those made with 
exposure compensation (086), making it possible to achieve exposure 
compensation values of more than 5 EV.
While bracketing is in effe ct, a bracketing progress indicator will be displayed in 
the control panel.
 A segment will disappear from the indicator after each shot.
To cancel bracketing, press the  D button and rotate the  main command dial until 
the bracketing progress indicator and  M icon are no longer displayed.
Exposure modified by: 
0 EV Exposure modified by:
–1 EV Exposure modified by:
+1 EV 
						

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AExposure and Flash Bracketing
In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes, shooting will pause 
after the number of shots specified in the bracketing program have been taken.
 Shooting 
will resume the next time the shutter-release button is pressed.
 In self-timer mode, the 
camera will take the number of shots selected in Step 2 on page 133 each time the shutter-
release button is pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 ( Self-
timer ) > Number of shots  (0 237); the interval between shots is however controlled by 
Custom Setting c3 ( Self-timer) > Interval between shots .
 In other modes, one shot will be 
taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.
If the memory card fills before all shots in the sequence have been taken, shooting can be 
resumed from the next shot in the sequence after the memory card has been replaced or 
shots have been deleted to make room on the memory card.
 If the camera is turned off 
before all shots in the sequence have been taken, bracketing will resume from the next shot 
in the sequence when the camera is turned on.
AExposure Bracketing
The camera modifies exposure by varying shutter speed and aperture (mode  P), aperture 
(mode  S), or shutter speed (modes  A and  M).
 If  On  is selected for  ISO sensitivity settings  > 
Auto ISO sensitivity control  (0 81) in modes  P,  S, and  A, the camera will automatically vary 
ISO sensitivity for optimum exposure when th e limits of the camera exposure system are 
exceeded; in mode  M, the camera will first use auto ISO sensitivity control to bring exposure 
as close as possible to the optimum and then bracket this exposure by varying shutter 
speed.  
						

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❚❚White Balance Bracketing
The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white 
balance.
 For more information on white balance, see page 89.
1Select white balance bracketing.
Choose  WB bracketing  for Custom Setting e6  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence and the order in which they will be taken.
D  will be displayed in the  viewfinder (see right); the 
control panel will show  W.
Number of shots
Bracketing progress 
indicator
D  button Main command dial Control panel
AWhite Balance Bracketing
White balance bracketing is not available at an image quality of NEF (RAW ).
 Selecting  NEF 
(RAW) , NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine , NEF (RAW) + JPEG normal , or NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic  
cancels white balance bracketing.
White balance bracketing affects only color te mperature (the amber-blue axis in the white 
balance fine-tuning display,  091).
 No adjustments are made on the green-magenta axis.
In self-timer mode ( 059), the number of copies specified  in the white-balance program will 
be created each time the shutter is released, regardless of the option selected for Custom 
Setting c3 ( Self-timer) > Number of shots  (0 237).
If the camera is turned off while the memory card  access lamp is lit, the camera will power off 
only after all photographs in the sequence have been recorded. 
						

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3Select a white balance increment.
Pressing the D button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose from 
increments of 1 (5 mired;  093), 2 (10 mired), or 3 (15 mired).
 The  B value 
indicates the amount of blue, the  A value the amount of amber ( 091).
The bracketing programs with an increment of 1 are listed below.
4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Each shot will be processed to create the number of 
copies specified in the bracketing program, and 
each copy will have a different white balance.
 
Modifications to white balance are added to the 
white balance adjustment made with white 
balance fine-tuning.
If the number of shots in the bracketing program is 
greater than the number of exposures remaining, 
n  and the icon for the affected card will flash in 
the control panel, a flashing  j icon will appear in 
the viewfinder as shown at right, and the shutter 
release will be disabled.
 Shooting can begin when 
a new memory card is inserted.
To cancel bracketing, press the  D button and rotate the main command dial until 
the bracketing progress indicator and  W icon are no longer displayed.
White balance 
increment
D  button Sub-command dial Control panel
Control panel displayNo. of shotsWhite balance incrementBracketing order
31B 0/1B/2B
31A 0/2A/1A
21B 0/1B
21A 0/1A
3 1A, 1B 0 / 1 A / 1 B
5 1A, 1B 0/2A/1A/1B/2B 
						

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❚❚ADL Bracketing
The camera varies Active D-Lighting over a series of exposures. For more information 
on Active D-Lighting, see page 113.
1Select ADL bracketing.
Choose  ADL bracketing  for Custom Setting e6  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence.
 Choose two shots to take one photograph 
with Active D-Lighting off and anothe r at the value currently selected for Active 
D-Lighting  in the shooting menu (if Active D-Lighting is off, the second shot 
will be taken with Active D-Lighting set to  Auto).
 Choose three shots to take a 
series of photographs with Active D-Lighting set to  Off, Normal , and High.
D  will be displayed in the  viewfinder (see right); the 
control panel will show  d.
Number of shots
Bracketing progress 
indicator
D  button Main command dial Control panel 
						

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3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera will vary Active D-Lighting shot-by-shot 
according to the bracketing program selected.
 While 
bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will 
be displayed in the control panel.
 A segment will 
disappear from the indicator after each shot: if the 
bracketing program contains two shots, the indicator will 
change from   to  , while if the program contains three 
shots the indicator will change from   to   to  .
To cancel bracketing, press the  D button and rotate the main command dial until 
the bracketing progress indicator and  d icon are no longer displayed.
AADL Bracketing
In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes, shooting will pause 
after the number of shots specified in the bracketing program have been taken.
 Shooting 
will resume the next time the shutter-release button is pressed.
 In self-timer mode, the 
camera will take the number of shots selected in Step 2 on page 139 each time the shutter-
release button is pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 ( Self-
timer ) > Number of shots  (0 237); the interval between shots is however controlled by 
Custom Setting c3 ( Self-timer) > Interval between shots .
 In other modes, one shot will be 
taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.
If the memory card fills before all shots in the sequence have been taken, shooting can be 
resumed from the next shot in the sequence after the memory card has been replaced or 
shots have been deleted to make room on the memory card.
 If the camera is turned off 
before all shots in the sequence have been taken, bracketing will resume from the next shot 
in the sequence when the camera is turned on. 
						

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Multiple Exposure
Follow the steps below to record a series of two or three exposures in a single 
photograph.
 Multiple exposures produce colors  noticeably superior to those in 
software-generated photographic overlays created from existing images.
❚❚ Creating a Multiple Exposure
Multiple exposures can not be recorded in live view. Exit live view before proceeding.
1Select  Multiple exposure  in the 
shooting menu.
Press the  G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Multiple exposure  in the 
shooting menu and press 2.
AExtended Recording Times
For an interval between exposures of more than 30 s, extend the meter-off delay using 
Custom Setting c2 ( Standby timer, 0 237).
 The maximum interval between exposures is 
30 s longer than the option selected for Custom Setting c2.
 Shooting will end automatically 
if no operations are performed for a set period  and a multiple exposure will be created from 
the exposures that have been recorded to that point.
(P, S, A, and M Modes Only)
G  button 
						

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2Select a mode.
Highlight Multiple exposure mode  and 
press  2.
Highlight one of the following and press  J.
• To take a series of multiple exposures , select 
6 On (series) .
 Multiple exposure 
shooting will continue until you select  Off 
for  Multiple exposure mode .
• To take one multiple exposure , select On 
(single photo) .
 Normal shooting will resume automatically after you have 
created a single multiple exposure.
• To exit without creating additional multiple exposures , select Off.
If  On (series)  or On (single photo)  is 
selected, a  n icon will be displayed in the 
control panel.
3Choose the number of shots.
Highlight  Number of shots  and press 2.
Press  1 or  3 to choose the number of 
exposures that will be combined to form a 
single photograph and press  J.