7D Burst Question

Is there a way to make the 7D take 3 pictures in a row after pressing the shutter button once? I can't seem to find how to do this for some reason.

Thanks ahead.

....Can any digital do that? (I seriously don't know).

I think you can do it with the self timer; but that's timed. Why not just hold the shutter for 3 shots?

Syntaxxor wrote in post #10745148
....Can any digital do that? (I seriously don't know).

I think you can do it with the self timer; but that's timed. Why not just hold the shutter for 3 shots?

I wanted it for HDR shots. Figure it would be more stable than having to repress the button.

Timer should work for what I need it for as well. Is it possible with the self timer? I played around with the self timer before, but maybe I didn't look hard enough. I swear I was able to find it quickly with my T1i, but for some reason I can't find it on the 7D.

Can't you set it up to bracket your shots, then fire a burst?

MT Stringer wrote in post #10745187
Can't you set it up to bracket your shots, then fire a burst?

I guess my question is, can I get it to automatically burst 3 instead of physcially holding down the button until I hit 3 pictures.

The self-timer on the 7D is part of the "Drive Mode" menu which is where you would select the low-speed continuous shooting as well so you can't have it do both (at least as far as I can figure out). I don't have a remote for mine but you might be able to put it in low-speed burst and then activate it that way. Using the shutter button though I'm pretty sure you have to keep it held down.

If you are using it for HDR and use AEB you can put it on either timer in the Drive Mode menu and then it will take the three shots by itself when the timer counts down.

Oh nice. I will try that when I get home. Thanks!

A wireless trigger/receiver will work just fine.
I have a cheap Phottix Cleon II wireless I used to trigger a remote camera at a basketball game. Works just fine.

See

It had a Skyport transmitter in the hot shoe. When I triggered the camera with the Phottix wireless, the Skyport transmitter fired my two Alien Bee Strobes.

JLai81 wrote in post #10745194
I guess my question is, can I get it to automatically burst 3 instead of physcially holding down the button until I hit 3 pictures.

You should be able to do it if you use the self-timer. Set the amount of AEB you want in your menu, then set the drive to either the 2 sec or 10 sec timer and press the shutter. The camera should automatically fire the three bracketed shots and stop.

If you are doing AEB and have it in high-speed continuous shooting mode, you only have to press the shutter button once and it will fire off the three shots so fast you'll barely have pressed the shutter button before it's done.

Is there a way to get it to take multiple shots using self-timer without AEB? Say for use at a family group shot that I need to be in.

JLai81 wrote in post #10745280
Is there a way to get it to take multiple shots using self-timer without AEB? Say for use at a family group shot that I need to be in.

I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

JLai81 wrote in post #10745280
Is there a way to get it to take multiple shots using self-timer without AEB? Say for use at a family group shot that I need to be in.

If there is then I can't figure it out. The timers and continuous shooting selections are part of the same "Drive Mode" menu so you can't select both of them at the same time. You can just use AEB and vary the exposure by 1/3 which is small enough that a little PP can get it back to where you need it.

yourdoinitwrong wrote in post #10745309
If there is then I can't figure it out. The timers and continuous shooting selections are part of the same "Drive Mode" menu so you can't select both of them at the same time. You can just use AEB and vary the exposure by 1/3 which is small enough that a little PP can get it back to where you need it.

Thanks for testing that out for me. Its wierd, but I coulda sworn I could take 3 shots continuously using self timer for my T1i. Not sure why they would take that out.

Maybe I should just buy a remote.