Exposure Bracketing With the T4i

[chemdoc]

Since I learned about HDR recently, I have been using the bracketing option with my T4i to take 3 shots and then use Photoshop to merge the exposures.  I have been very pleased with the results, but am having a problem getting the camera to take all three exposures automatically.  It seems that when I set the camera for single shot I have to manually click the shutter for each exposure, but when I set the camera on a 2 sec delay it takes all three exposures in succession.  Is there some reason the camera won't take all three exposures automatically in the normal shooting mode?

[hsbn]

That's normal. But you can turn on CONTINUOUS DRIVE MODE to take 3 shots if you press and keep the shutter button. For SINGLE SHOOTING mode, it is expected to only take 1 shot, thus the name.

For timer mode, of course, you don't want to press and wait 2-s for every frame.

[ebiggs1]

"I have been using the bracketing option with my T4i to take 3 shots ..."

Yes, but the camera just adjusts the exposure for the three shots.  The clicking, as pointed out above, is up to you.