Auto Exposure Bracketing settings by camera model
Many digital cameras include an Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) option. When AEB is selected, the camera automatically takes three or more shots with a different exposure for each frame.
Auto Exposure Bracketing is a very useful option for taking HDR scenes. However, AEB was not really intended for HDR shots initially, but rather for ensuring that at least one of the shots will be as close to perfectly exposed as possible. This is probably why some camera models only make it possible to auto bracket three shots at a maximum of one EV step difference or even less.
Unfortunately, three shots spaced by one EV are often not sufficient for properly taking HDR scenes. This is why it is important to look at the settings of the Auto Exposure Bracketing features of a camera model to determine whether such camera will be convenient for HDR shooting. The number of frames per second that the camera can take (referred to as "burst rate" in the table below) is another important factor for HDR shooting -- the fastest the auto-bracketed shots, the less pronounced ghosting and misregistration problems will be.
The table below lists the AEB settings of different camera models. The list is still incomplete. Please help us complete it (or update incorrect entries) by filling the form at the bottom of this page.
 
 
 
Camera Model Auto-bracketed frames Minimum EV step Maximum EV step Maximum EV range with AEB Maximum burst rate
Canon 1D MKII / MKII N 3, 5 or 7 1/3 3 18 8.5 fps
Canon 1D MKIII 2, 3, 5 or 7 1/3 3 18 10 fps
Canon 1D MKIV 2, 3, 5 or 7 1/3 3 18 25 fps
Canon 1Ds MKII 3 or 5 1/3 3 6 4 fps
Canon 1Ds MKIII 2, 3, 5 or 7 0.3 3 18 5 fps
Canon 5D 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon 5D Mark II 3 1/3 2 4 3.9 fps
Canon 10D 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon 20D 3 1/3 2 4 5 fps
Canon 30D 3 1/3 2 4 5 fps
Canon 40D 3 1/3 2 4 6.5 fps
Canon 50D 3 1/3 2 4 6.3 fps
Canon 60D 3, 5, 7 or 9 1/3 1/2 4.5 8 fps
Canon 70D (inconsistent info received so far) 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 1/3 1   12 fps
Canon 80D (inconsistent info received so far) 3, 5, 7, 9 , 11 or 13 1/3 1   30 fps movie mode
Canon 90D (inconsistent info received so far) 3, 5, 7, 9 , 11, 13, 15 1/3 1   15 fps
Canon 300D / Digital Rebel 3 1/3 2 4 2.5 fps
Canon 350D / Digital Rebel XT 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon 400D / Digital Rebel XTi 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon 450D / Digital Rebel XSi 3 1/3 2 4 3.5 fps
Canon 1000D (Rebel XS) 3 0.3 2 4 3 fps
Canon D30 / D60 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon EOS 1V Film 3 1/3 3 6 6 fps
Canon Powershot G2 3 1/3 2 4 2.5 fps
Canon Powershot G3 / G5 3 1/3 2 4  
Canon PowerShot G7 3 1/3 2 4 2 fps
Canon PowerShot G9/G10 3 1/3 2 4 1.5 fps
Canon PowerShot Pro1 3 1/3 2 4 2.5 fps
Canon PowerShot S2/S3/S5 IS 3 1/3 2 4 2.5 fps
Canon PowerShot S45 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Canon PowerShot S50 3 1/3 2 4 2 fps
Canon Powershot S70/S80 3 1/3 2 4  
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 3 0.3 2 4 4 fps
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS 3 0.3 2 4 1.4 fps
 
 
Casio EX-F1 3 or 5 1/4 2 or 1 4 60 fps
 
 
Contax 167MT 3 0.5 1.5 3 3 fps
Contax Aria 3 0.5 1 2 3 fps
Contax G1 3 0.5 1 2 2 fps
Contax TVS Digital 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
 
 
Fuji FinePix E550 3 0.3 1 2  
Fuji FinePix E900 3 0.3 1 2 2 fps
Fuji FinePix F810 3 0.3 1 2  
Fuji FinePix S100SF/S1000fd 3 1/3 1 2  
Fuji FinePix S5000/S5500 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Fuji FinePix S5600/S5700 3 1/3 1 2 1.4
Fuji FinePix S6000fd/S6500fd 3 1/3 1 2 1.5 fps
Fuji Finepix S7000 3 1/3 1 2  
Fuji FinePix s8000fd 3 1/3 1 2  
Fuji FinePix S9100/S9600 3 1/3 1 2 1.5 fps
Fuji IS-1 3 1/3 1 2 1.5 fps
Fuji S2 Pro 3 1/3 1 2 2 fps
Fuji S3Pro 2 or 3 1/2 2 4 2.5 fps
Fuji S5 Pro 2 to 9 0.3 1 8 3 fps
 
 
Kodak 7590DX/Z7590 3 1/3 1 2  
Kodak 7630DX 3 1/3 1 2  
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c 3 1/3 3 6 1.66 fps
Kodak DX7440 3 0.3 1 2 3.2 fps
Kodak C875 3 1/3 1 2 1.5 fps
Kodak Z612 / Z712 3 0.3 1 2 2 fps
Kodak Z885/Z8612/Z1285 3 1/3 1 2  
Kodak Z1012 IS 3 1/3 1 2 1.6 fps
Kodak Z1015 IS 3 1/3 1 2 2.1 fps
Kodak P712 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 1.6 fps
Kodak P880 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 2.3 fps
 
 
Konica Minolta 5D 3 0.3 0.7 1.4 3 fps
Konica Minolta 7D 3 or 5 0.3 0.5 2 3 fps
Minolta Dimage A1 3 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.8 fps
Konica Minolta A200 3 1/3 1 2  
Konica Minolta Dimage 7i 3 1/3 1 2  
Konica Minolta Dimage Z3/Z6/Z10 3 0.3 1 2 3 fps
Minolta S414 3 0.3 1 2 3 fps
 
 
Leica D-LUX 3 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
 
 
Nikon D100 2 to 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Nikon D200 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 5 fps
Nikon D300 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 6 or 8 fps
Nikon D700 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 5 or 8 fps
Nikon D2H 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 8 fps
Nikon D2X/D2Xs 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 5 fps (8 cropped)
Nikon D3 2 to 9 1/3 1 8 9 fps (11 in DX mode)
Nikon D50 3 1/3 2 4 2.5 fps
Nikon D70 2 or 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Nikon D80 2 or 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Nikon D90 2 or 3 1/3 2 4 4.5 fps
Nikon D5000 3 1/3 2 4 4 fps
Nikon Coolpix 5400 3 or 5 0.3 1 4 1.3 fps
Nikon 5700 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 3 fps
Nikon Coolpix P5100 3 1/3 1 2 1 fps
Nikon Coolpix P6000 3 1/3 1 2  
Nikon 8080 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 1.6 fps
Nikon 8400 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 2.3 fps
Nikon 8700 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 2.3 fps
Nikon 8800 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 2.3 fps
 
 
Olympus C5050 Zoom 3 or 5 1/3 1 4  
Olympus C730UZ 3 or 5 0.3 1 4 1 fps
Olympus C765UZ 5 0.3 2 8 3 fps
Olympus C-8080 3 or 5 1/3 1 4  
Olympus E-1 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 3 fps
Olympus E-3 3 or 5 0.3 1 4 5 fps
Olympus E-20P 3 0.3 1 2  
Olympus E-300/E-330 3 0.3 1 2 3 fps
Olympus E-400/E-410/E-420 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Olympus E-500 3 1/3 1 2 2 fps
Olympus E-510 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Olympus E-520 3 1/3 1 2 3.5 fps
Olympus SP-310 3 or 5 0.3 1 4  
Olympus SP-320 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 4 fps
Olympus SP-350 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 3 fps
Olympus SP-510UZ/ 3 or 5 0.3 1 4  
Olympus SP-550UZ/SP-560UZ 3 or 5 0.3 1 4 5 fps
 
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3/FX30/FX33/FX500 3 1/3 1 2  
Panasonic DMC-L1 3 or 5 1/3 1 4 3 fps
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 / GH1 7 1/3 2/3 4 3 fps
Panasonic DMC-G1K 3, 5 or 7 1/3 2 12 3 fps
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 3 0.5 2 4 3 fps
Panasonic DMC-LX2 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Panasonic DMC-LX3 3 1/3 1 2 2.5 fps
Panasonic DMC-LZ3/LZ4/LZ5 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Panasonic DMC-LZ8 3 1/3 1 2 2.5 fps
Panasonic DMC-TZ1/TZ3/TZ4 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Panasonic DMC-TZ5 3 1/3 1 2 2.5 fps
Panasonic FZ-18 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Panasonic FZ-8/FZ-20/FZ-30 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
Panasonic FZ-28 3 1/3 1 2 2.5 fps
Panasonic FZ-50 3 1/3 1 2 2 fps
Panasonic FZ5/FZ7 3 1/3 1 2 3 fps
 
 
Pentax *ist DL 3 0.5 2 4 2 fps
Pentax *ist DS2 3 1/3 2 4 3 fps
Pentax K10D 3 or 5 1/3 2 8 3 fps
Pentax K20D 3 or 5 1/3 2 8 3 fps
Pentax K100D 3 1/3 2 4 2.8 fps
Pentax K200D 3 1/3 2 4 2.8 fps
Pentax K-m / K2000 3 1/3 1.5 3 3.5 fps
 
 
Ricoh Caplio R6 / R7 3 0.3 0.7 1.4 3 fps
Ricoh GX100 / GX200 3 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.4 fps
 
 
Samsung GX-10 3 or 5 1/3 2 8 2 fps
Samsung GX-20 3 or 5 1/3 2 8 3 fps
Samsung NV3 3 0.5 0.5 1  
Samsung s1050 3 1/3 1/3 0.7  
 
 
Sigma SD14 3 1/3 3 6 3 fps
Sigma DP1 3 1/3 3 6 3 fps
 
 
Sony Alpha A-100 3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.4 fps
Sony Alpha A-200 3 0.3 0.7 1.4 3 fps
Sony Alpha A300 3 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.5 fps
Sony Alpha A-350 5 1/3 0.7 2.7 3.5 fps
Sony Alpha A-700 3 or 5 0.3 2 8 5 fps
Sony Alpha A-900 3 0.3 2 4 5 fps
Sony DSC-828 3 0.3 1 2  
Sony DSC-F717 3 0.3 1 2 3 fps
Sony DSC-H2 3 1/3 1 2 0.8 fps
Sony DSC-H5 3 1/3 1 2 0.9 fps
Sony DSC-H7 3 1/3 1 2 2.2 fps
Sony DSC-H9 3 1/3 2 4 2.2 fps
Sony DSC-H10 3 1/3 1 2  
Sony DSC-H50 3 0.3 2 4 1.6 fps
Sony DSC-N1 3 0.3 1 2  
Sony DSC-R1 3 0.3 1 2 3 fps
Sony DSC-R2 9 0.3 1 8 5 fps
Sony DSC-V1 3 1/3 1 2 2 fps
Sony DSC-V3 3 1/3 1 2  
Sony DSC-T100 3 0.3 1 2  
Sony DSC-T200 3 0.3 1 2 2 fps
Sony DSC-T33 3 0.3 1 2  
Sony DSC-T7/DSC-T9 3 0.3 1 2 1.25 fps
Sony DSC W2 3 0.3 1 2  
Sony DSC W80 3 1/3 1 2  
Sony W90 3 1/3 1 2  
Sony DSC-W150 3 1/3 1 2 1.5 fps
Sony DSC-W170 / W290 3 1/3 1 2  
 
 
Traveler DC-X5 3 0.7 0.7 1.4  
 
 
 
Please help us complete or update the above table.
Camera Model:
Number of auto-bracketed frames:
Minimum EV step:
Maximum EV step:
Maximum burst rate (frames per second):