topic My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working. in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Nick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:51 GMT

My Canon 5D Mark II Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is not working. I'm shooting M, AV, TV. Please help!

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

trulandphoto — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:16:24 GMT

I think some more information is necessary. How is it not working?

One thing I sometimes do is forget to hit the set button after setting up the bracketing sequence and it doesn't register.

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Underachiever — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:06:16 GMT

You do have your drive set for multiple shots, right? Also remember to 'set' the AEB after you dial it in. Also remember that it reverts to 'normal' when you power off/power on the camera.

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Nick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:15:18 GMT

After I go through the AEB settings, it shows on the menu that it is bracketed but it only take one shot

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Nick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:18:13 GMT

No, my shot is set to single. I can try to put it on multiple but I don't remember reading that on the instructions

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

7D5D — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:55:35 GMT

Are you saying after you take your 3 shots, the exif data reports the exact same exposure for all 3?

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Underachiever — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:57:12 GMT

You will need to take multiple shots as with all bracketing. Generally one shot over, one shot under, and one in the middle. If you have it set to 'single' take a look at the shot info, it will show you whether it exposed over, under, or normal. Remember to rotate the quick dial (top) to select how much bracketing you want and then press that 'set' button in the middle of your main dial.

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

trulandphoto — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:01:39 GMT

@Nick wrote:
After I go through the AEB settings, it shows on the menu that it is bracketed but it only take one shot

It will only take one exposure at a time on single shot drive. But each press of the shutter will be a different exposure. With continuous drive set just hold the shutter button down and it will stop after the bracketed exposures.

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Nick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:03:24 GMT

I think that's where I'm messing up. I have the impression that once you set the AEB, it takes 3 exposures automatically. I remember doing this with my first camera(T1i). I guess I got the AEB thing all wrong.. I'll check it out. I'll get back with you with the results. Thanks for the assistance.

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

Nick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:04:38 GMT

Awesome! I'll try it out. Thanks again!

Re: My Canon 5D Mark II AEB is not working.

locklarp — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:56:07 GMT

I had a similar problem with my 450D. I had to use 2 second delay mode with continuous shooting. It worked perfectly after that.