topic Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

lilbaldy — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:25:52 GMT

OK, so I set up AEB, press the touch screen and it only shoots one exposure at a time. It doesn't matter what drive mode I am in. Is this how it is supposed to work or am I doing something wrong?

I have an M3 and it will shoot all three exposures regardless of what mode I am in.

And, yes, I know I can set a 2 sec timer and it will work that way, but this is not always an acceptable solution. Neither is using an app.

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

Waddizzle — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:49:18 GMT

I own an M3. What you describe is not how it works. In order to get an automatic bracketed sequence I have to use the Shutter Delay Timer. You also have to set the camera to continuous shooting mode.

This is how all of my Canon camera bodies behave. I have owned a few of them.

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

stevet1 — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:33:48 GMT

I have a T8i. The only way I know how to do this (aside from continuous shooting) is to put my camera in a Special Scene mode (SCN) called HDR Backlight Control Mode. Here's what the Manual says,

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

lilbaldy — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:41 GMT

As I said, I have an M3. I looked at the settings prior to writing my post and just did it again to confirm that it does, indeed, fire all three, bracketed exposures while the drive mode is in Single Shooting when using the touch screen. I use this feature constantly in my shooting. My M3 is in AEB more often than not and has been in Single Shooting mode so long I had to look for the place on the screen where one changes it.

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

lilbaldy — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:04:04 GMT

Thank you, I do appreciate the response. However, I want 3 (or more) separate exposures. I want as much creative control as possible in my final image.

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

Waddizzle — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:18:37 GMT

There must be another setting at play here. The behavior you are describing means the camera will always automatically fire the entire bracket. I find this type behavior is highly undesirable. I can capture a bracketed sequence one image at a time, or the entire sequence automatically.

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

lilbaldy — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:16:22 GMT

Do you have the M6? And do you mean the Automatic Exposure Bracketing or the HDR function?

Re: EOS M6 Mark II Touch shutter doesn't shoot all three exposures with AEB

kvbarkley — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:14:03 GMT

You need to read the advanced manual. the T8i has AEB, too, and it appears that it automagically takes the three images: