Why does Nikon D7200 bracketing sometimes fire all 3 shots with one press in Quiet mode?
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On a Nikon D7200, I have auto bracketing set to 3 shots. Normally I expect to need continuous drive or self-timer to capture the whole bracket with one shutter press. But in Quiet (Q) mode, I sometimes get all three bracketed exposures from a single press, and other times it seems to behave differently. Is there another setting that affects this, or is this just how the camera works in Q mode?
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I have tested this with my own D7200 and had the same result you described.
After talking to a Nikon tech, he explained me that the camera is doing this in the quiet mode by only taking up the mirror once and doing the rest with the curtain. (The clack you hear when pressing the shutter is the mirror flipping up. The curtain is very quiet.)
It works normally as you expect it when you switch it to S mode. It is not a flaw in the software. It is what Nikon wanted so it is more quiet.
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This is normal behavior on the D7200, not a software flaw. In Quiet (Q) mode, the camera can capture the bracketed sequence more quietly by raising the mirror once and then using the shutter curtains for the remaining exposures. That can make a 3-shot bracket fire from a single press in ways that feel different from Single (S) mode.
If you switch to S mode, it should behave in the more expected one-shot-at-a-time way. For predictable full-bracket capture with one press, continuous drive modes (CL/CH) or self-timer are still the usual choices.
So the short answer is: Q mode has its own intended bracketing behavior on this camera, and what you’re seeing is by design.
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