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FUNCTIONS
Contents
A
B
C
FOCUS BRACKETING
Focus Bracketing can be used for different purposes. The
mostobviousistoachievealargerdepth-of-eldbystacking
images with different focus positions together in post-produc-
tion. You can also use it to pick the best image from a batch.
In Focus Bracketing mode, the camera will automatically take
a pre-set number of images with and calculate focus shift
between each capture. The images will be stored on the card
asseparatelesandyoucaneditthemmanuallyorusea3rd
party software (e.g. Helicon Focus™) to merge them together
intoanalstackedimage.
Itisdifculttogivedetailedguidelinesonwhichsettingsto
use, but look at the examples in this section as a starting point
for your own experiments.
The camera offers three different modes in which the images
will be taken.
1 Towards Innity
Set focus manually or by using AF. If AF is used, remember
to deactivate it before starting the sequence. In this
mode, focus should be set on a point ( A ) that is closer to
the camera than the main subject. When the sequence
isstarted,focuswillbeshiftedtowardsinnityuntilthe
sequenceisnishedorthelensreachesinnityposition.
2 Symmetric
In this mode, focus should be set on the main subject ( B ).
Whenthesequenceisstarted,thecamerawillrsttakean
image and then move to a focus point closer to the near
limit and take all the images in the sequence, shifting focus
towardsinnity.Therstimageisanextraexposuremade
to ensure that there is one image of the main subject with
perfect focus.
3 Towards Near Limit
Set focus on a point ( C ) behind the main subject. During
the sequence, the camera will shift focus closer and closer
to the camera. The sequence will stop after the pre-set
number of images has been captured or the lens has
reached near limit.
Stacked from 40 images. XCD 120, f/6.8, Step = Medium
Single image, XCD 120 f/6.8