Originally posted by jnoelle my boyfriend just bought a nikon d200 and it automatically does it, infact i don't think it even releases the shutter 3 times but rather just digitally adjusts to create the other shots, so maybe that's where i was confused. thank you for the information. I was also wondering, do you think it wiser to auto bracket or to put it in shutter priority or aperture priority mode and adjust one stop? when you are using your camera outside of hyper manual, do you use just the green automatic or do you find the other functions more useful?
If you don't know if which setting is best, auto bracketing is a great time saving feature. Obviously, you'd have more control if you choose to do it yourself... if u have the time. So I wouldn't recommend manually bracketing or auto bracketing over one another, it's a style used in different kinds of situations.
When shooting manual, the green button resets the shutter and aperture to a metered reading. I've found it's best use is when I'm switching between a different scene with drastically different lighting. One press and my 1/30 indoor shutter speed will be reset to 1/1000 when I walk back outside into daylight (for example).