Can Nikon D7500/D850 show the base exposure while auto bracketing is set to under > meter > over?
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On Nikon DSLRs like the D7500 and D850, auto exposure bracketing can be set to either meter > under > over or under > meter > over. In Manual mode, for example, a 5-frame 1 EV bracket around a base exposure of 1/250 sec at f/16 might be 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, and 1/60.
When the bracketing order is set to under > meter > over, the top LCD and related exposure display show the first frame in the sequence (for example 1/1000 at f/16) instead of the base exposure. That makes it harder to confirm or adjust the intended base exposure.
Is there any Nikon setting that makes the camera display the metered/base exposure instead of the first frame’s exposure while keeping the under > meter > over bracketing order?
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There is no way to make the camera do what you want... about the best you can do is to turn off exposure preview so you don't see the changes in liveview. But that's pretty useless if you are wanting to use the histogram; and it won't affect the exposure settings that are displayed/changed (e.g. SS).
Rather than changing the bracketing sequence it's probably easier/quicker to just cancel bracketing; or switch the camera to manual exposure. I have the movie record button, next to the shutter button on my D850, set to "mode;" so I just tap that button and turn the rear dial to get back to manual mode. I can do that w/o moving my hands, nor looking up from the viewfinder (I also have the "hold button" requirement disabled).
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No. On these Nikon bodies, there isn’t a setting to keep the display on the base exposure when bracketing order is set to under > meter > over. The camera shows the exposure for the first frame in the bracket sequence.
Turning off exposure preview may reduce confusion in Live View, but it does not change the shutter speed/aperture values the camera displays for the bracketed sequence.
Practical workaround: temporarily cancel bracketing or switch out of the bracketing setup when you want to confirm or adjust the base exposure, then re-enable bracketing afterward. On bodies like the D850, assigning a convenient button to exposure mode can make that process faster.
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