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Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

Started Jul 12, 2014 | Discussions
MaDJiK New Member • Posts: 6
Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

Hello,

Can someone help me to verify this bug: when I take 3 photos using auto exposure bracketing, the EXIF information are wrong.

The 2 first pictures have the same values, and the 3rd have the values of the 2d.

So this is annoying to use the photos in my HDR software. I tell Samsung who 1st say to reset settings (with no effect), then I have got no more answer. Is it the same on your WB850F?

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Peadingle
Peadingle Senior Member • Posts: 1,342
Re: Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

When you select bracketing mode, the camera will take 3 pictures with different exposure values

BUT

only if those calculated exposure values are within the range of exposures that the camera can take.

If you have ISO set high, and an exposure bracketing setting of 2 stops, the camera may not be able to go that high, and so takes the nearest exposure that may be the same as the 'normal' exposure. Hence you have two exposures the same.

So in daylight, if using bracketing mode, it is best to set the ISO to 80 or 100.

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OP MaDJiK New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

No, this is not the problem. Bracketing change speed and aperture (not ISO), and the photos are correct, only EXIF data are wrong.

Example: here are 3 bracketed photos taken with the WB850F.
The 2 first ones both have 1/750 F4.2 and the brighter one is 1/1500 F6.7 (which are obviously the settings of the 2d one)...

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Peadingle
Peadingle Senior Member • Posts: 1,342
Re: Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

In that case it does look  like a bug.

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OP MaDJiK New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

Peadingle wrote:
In that case it does look like a bug.

I know. I need someone to confirm before repeating to Samsung.

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Re: Bug on EXIF with bracekting on Samsung WB850F

You really should not waste your time advising Samsung of firmware bugs on a compact. They will not fix it in the lifetime of the camera now and it will probably be in the next release of the camera whatever you say.

MaDJiK wrote:

Peadingle wrote:
In that case it does look like a bug.

I know. I need someone to confirm before repeating to Samsung.

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