Olympus XZ-2 - Bracketing, Wireless Flash, and Image Editing

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Frequently-used options/Customizing camera settings
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Varying settings over a series of photographs (bracketing)
“Bracketing” refers to the act of varying settings automatically over a series of shots or
a series of images to “bracket” the current value. Bracketing is available in P, A, S,
and M modes.
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Select [Bracketing] in shooting menu X.
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Back
Shooting Menu 2
Set
IS1
w 0.0
Image Stabilizer
Bracketing
# RC Mode
# Sync
Off
1 Off
# Sync 1
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Choose a bracketing type.
• Bracketing is available after pressing the jY button
(G) in the monitor and selecting [BKT].
AE BKT
WB BKT
FL BKT
ISO BKT
ART BKT
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A-- G--
Bracketing
Back
Set
AE BKT (AE bracketing)
The camera varies exposure by 0.3 EV, 0.7 EV, or 1.0 EV
over three shots. The camera continues to take shots in the
following order while the shutter button is pressed all the way
down: no modifi cation, negative, positive. Number of shots: 2
or 3
AE BKT
WB BKT
FL BKT
ISO BKT
ART BKT
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A-- G--
2f 0.7EV
2f 0.3EV
2f 1.0EV
3f 0.3EV
3f 0.7EV
3f 1.0EV
Off
Bracketing
Back
Set
• The camera modifi es exposure by varying aperture and shutter speed (mode P), shutter
speed (modes A and M), or aperture (mode S).
• The camera brackets the value currently selected for exposure compensation.
WB BKT (WB bracketing)
Three images with different white balances (adjusted in
specifi ed color directions) are automatically created from
one shot, starting with the value currently selected for white
balance.
A-B G-M
WB BKT
3f 4Step 3f 4Step
Back Set
• White balance can be varied by 2, 4, or 6 steps on each of the A – B (Amber – Blue) and
G – M (Green – Magenta) axes.
• The camera brackets the value currently selected for white balance compensation.
• No pictures will be taken during WB bracketing if there is not enough memory on the card
for the selected number of frames.