topic Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

AlanK — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 03:34:01 GMT

I purchased a Canon 6D for the Multiple Exposure (ME), among other reasons. My problem is that in order to enable the ME function I had to reset camera settings which caused the wifi feature to be disabled.
Is this common or am I doing something wrong?

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 11:17:01 GMT

See third blue bullet.

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

AlanK — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:23:15 GMT

Thank U for the info. The instructions guide that was included with my camera did include this info

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

AlanK — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:24:07 GMT

Correction: Instruction guide did NOT include this info

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:38:49 GMT

Glad to help. I got the info from the PDF manual from Canon site. You can download it. I download my manuals and add them to my iPhone.

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

RobertTheFat — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:42:45 GMT

@AlanK wrote:
Correction: Instruction guide did NOT include this info

I believe Canon has been providing abbreviated printed instruction manuals with their recent cameras. But did a CD also come with it? If so, that may be where the real manual is.

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

AlanK — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:00:32 GMT

Yes, I have CD, but my Apple laptop does not have an optical drive. I can download manual from Canon's website. Thank U for the assistance.

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D Mark II

starfire151a — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:10:30 GMT

Hi John -

Great reply to the OP for how to set up the multiple exposures.

I have the 6D Mark II and setting up for the multiple shots was relatively straight-forward but I'm having some difficulty in set the right exposure level to get three shots with equal exposure. I've tried the Additive (and set the exposure to 1 stop) and Average (with 0 stop bias). With the Additive, the first image was slightly underexposed but the second and third shots were severely underexposed in the final image. With the Average, the first image was severely underexposed but the second and thrid images were only slightly underexposed.

What settings woudl I have to make to get three images of equal exposure?

Thanks.

Dave

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:20:11 GMT

I don’t know if this might help. http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2011/1dx_multiple_exposures_article.shtml

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:22:06 GMT

https://www.learn.usa.canon.com/app/pdfs/quickguides/CDLC_MultiExposure_Feature_QuickGuide.pdf

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

starfire151a — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:36:07 GMT

Thanks, John

It appears some of the "blend modes" such as Bright or Contshtg are not available on the 6D (or Mark II). The rest of the article looks good, though. I'll try to apply some of hints in the article.

Dave

Re: Multiple Exposure feature on Canon 6D

starfire151a — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 20:58:51 GMT

I'm following up with the results of trying both the Additive and Average summing methods for 3 exposure images taken with a 6D Mk II.

1. I tried Additive summing for 3 exposures and set the exposure level to -1 F-stop. I had an indoor closet for a background and took the first exposure centered, the second exposure to the left, and the third exposure to the right. The first image was a little under-exposed and the left and right exposures were barely visible. The background was exposed fairly well, though.

2. I tried Average summing for 3 exposures and set the exposure level to nominal (+/- 0 F-stops). These exposures were taken outside against a tree. The first exposure was pretty faint (under-exposed) but darker than the Additive method exposure. The left and right exposures were still under-exposed but much darker than before. The left exposure contained a branch of the tree in it. I guess I should have seen that coming, though... The background was still exposed fairly well,though.

3. I tried Additive summing for 3 exposures inside with a black poster background. Exposure was set to nominal. The first (center) exposure was much darker but still under-exposed. The left and right exposures were much more visible and only very slightly under-exposed. The background was epxosed fairly well.

4. I tried Average summing for 3 exposures with the same setup as step 3. The first exposure was more under-exposed and the left and right exposures were over-exposed. The background was exposed fairly well.

I appears the Additive summing method produced the best results of all the tests.

I've read several articles on this subject but nothing seems to indicate that kinds of results I'm getting.

Has someone had practical results in combining 3 exposures into one summary image? If so, I could really use some insight into an example or details on how you did it.

Thanks for any help.