Can a Canon T5i shoot automatic focus bracketing for focus stacking?

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I’m using a Canon EOS Rebel T5i and would like the camera to take several shots in quick succession with slightly different focus distances. The goal is either to choose the sharpest frame later or potentially use the images for focus stacking in software. Does the T5i have built-in focus bracketing, or is there another way to do this automatically?

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The feature you are looking for is Focus Bracketing, not Focus Stacking. Focus Bracketing takes several images (from 3 to 9 images, typically, depending on the camera) with a slight variation in focus. You must then pick the one which is focused where you intended. Focus Stacking takes a number of shots with different focus distances like Focus Bracketing but produces a single image which combines the in-focus parts of each underlying shot. This creates an image with a greater depth-of-field. With Focus Bracketing, you can use a computer software to do Focus Stacking but not vice-versa.

As an entry-level camera, the Canon T5i has neither of those features. Many - but not all - high-end models offer at least Focus Bracketing. Several recent mirrorless cameras from Panasonic offer Focus Stacking too. I don't remember off-the-top-of-my-head which other ones do.

Can a Canon T5i shoot automatic focus bracketing for focus stacking?

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