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Use manual settings (not Auto) and diligently keep track of the exposures by using a numbering card in the picture. Enter all data on a spreadsheet such as Excel.
If you are doing this indoors, use a tape measure to measure the distance between the sensor plane of focus and the object. The plane of focus will be marked on the camera body.
There is a certain level of subjectivity involved in interpreting the results.