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Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

pixeltaker — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:03:13 GMT

I know I can set bracketing by going to the menu on the LED screen, but I would like to set bracketing on the 80D Camera's menu so I can access it when I'm ready to use it. I don't know if or where to find that. Any help will be appreciated.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Waddizzle — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:21:09 GMT

The menus are a little complicated as there are multiple settings associated with how bracketing behaves. The Bracketing Menu settings should appear in the C.Fn.1 menus. These control exposure and are located under the Orange camera icon to the right, not the red camera icon to the left. For detailed explanation of each setting I must refer you to the full User Guide that is available for download from the EOS 80D Support Page.

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-80d

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

deebatman316 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:22:16 GMT

What kind of bracketing are you talking about and what mode is the top mode dial set to. Or are you trying to use Flash Exposure Bracketing.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:59:22 GMT

You could set AEB in the menu (red menu #2) and assign your settings to a Custom Shooting Mode (C1 or C2) on the dial. Then when you need it, use that Custom Shooting Mode. You could also create a My Menu Tab in the green menu and add the AEB setting to that tab for easier access (page 440 in the full manual). Another option is to use the Q button to set AEB.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

pixeltaker — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:14:20 GMT

Thank you for your input.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

pixeltaker — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:15:54 GMT

The top dial is set to aperture priority. Not flash exposure bracketing.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

pixeltaker — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:18:14 GMT

I’ve been using the Q button but I knew there was another way to save the bracketing settings without having to go to the Q button each time.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Tronhard — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:10:32 GMT

Have you considered using one of the c1- c3 custom modes? You can set up all the bracketing features and register them as a custom set. (suggest you register the default settings to C1 so you can go back to them if you ever have an issue).

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:25:49 GMT

There is no C3 mode on the 80D, only a C1 and C2 mode. See my reply from the manual on setting Custom Shooting Modes above.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Tronhard — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:29:12 GMT

True, I was staring at mine and never noticed! Thanks for that. Still, the principle holds true - the C modes are great for switching to groups of custom settings.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

deebatman316 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:32:11 GMT

I'm surprised by that. When did Canon make that change. My old EOS 40D has C1, C2 & C3. So does my 5D Mark IV minus all of the Fully Automated shooting modes. No professional would need or use them anyway.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Tronhard — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:38:50 GMT

Hi Demetrius:
Well, I actually took that for granted too, as historically all the various camera I have seen that have C modes had the 3 C-setting options. Still, 2 is sufficient for most folks.
I'm not sure I agree with you on the comment "No professional would need or use them anyway". 🙂 I realize I am no longer a pro, since I have retired, but I actually use the C-settings quite a lot on my R-series bodies for different scenarios for wildlife settings, e.g. tracking for example on the R6 has three scenarios and unlike the R6II there is no auto options (Canon, it would surely be possible to add that to a firmware update), so I have those setting plus some other custom ones combined in the different C modes.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

deebatman316 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:49:33 GMT

I was not talking about the C-Modes those can stay. But they Fully Automated shooting modes such as Sports, Night, Food, ECT. Canon would NOT put that on a professional grade camera.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Tronhard — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:54:27 GMT

Ah, I see what you mean. 🙂
Well, certainly speaking for myself, I have never used those creative modes, I stick to M, Av, and rarely Tv.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

deebatman316 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:01:37 GMT

Well technically you use the creative zone. Canon calls M, Av, Tv, P, Fv (and the removed DEP & A-DEP) modes are the creative zone. The Basic Zone would be Full Auto (Green Square), Sports, Night, Macro ECT. I rarely use Tv or P Modes too. I use Av Mode the most the Manual. When the camera may over or underexpose the picture. But I could easily add exposure compensation in Av Mode. But I don't since the EOS 40D's Auto ISO stays at ISO 400 in Manual Mode. Canon's Auto ISO is much better on the 5D Mark IV. Also in the EOS R series too.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

MikeSowsun — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:42:21 GMT

Auto Exposure Bracketing is covered on page 201 and 202 of the 80D user manual.

Re: Where in the menu on the Canon 80D can I find how to set bracketing?

Tronhard — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 02:02:18 GMT

Well, technically I'll give you that! But I think you know what I mean. Definitely flagship and advanced prosumer cameras don't seem to have a lot of the massaging modes where the camera takes more control. They have their place, without doubt, but when one is buying the higher end stuff it's not unreasonable to expect that a purchaser will have the skills to fully control the processes of using it.