Filming Fireworks on the 4th?

[Top Hat]

Anyone filming fireworks on the 4th please post your video here.
Let see who got the best footage.
For those "professional night flyers" give us a tip on camera settings!

 

[Jaholibop]

Following, looking forward to it.

 

[Cyberpower678]

I'll be trying to film fireworks, maybe even fly through them.

 

[Top Hat]

I'll be trying to film fireworks, maybe even fly through them.

Hey Cyber, any tips on camera setups on night flight?

 

[Cyberpower678]

Hey Cyber, any tips on camera setups on night flight?

The best I can give you in this case is make sure the background is illuminate, use no filters, set your shutter to 1/60, and use an ISO 200 or 400. You want to capture the brilliance of the fireworks, and not the background.

 

[murad00]

The best I can give you in this case is make sure the background is illuminate, use no filters, set your shutter to 1/60, and use an ISO 200 or 400. You want to capture the brilliance of the fireworks, and not the background.

why 1/60th? i would set it to 1/50th

 

[murad00]

Hey Cyber, any tips on camera setups on night flight?

Make sure you have visual on the drone at all times, rig some sort of LED light to it just incase to see it better

heres what i did

 

[Michael W.]

The best I can give you in this case is make sure the background is illuminate, use no filters, set your shutter to 1/60, and use an ISO 200 or 400. You want to capture the brilliance of the fireworks, and not the background.

At an ISO of 200/400 and shutter of 1/60, IMO things are going to be awfully dark. Most of my flying is at night and while a shutter speed of 200/400 is good to minimize noise going to a higher ISO may be unavoidable in order to capture anything other than the initial burst from the fireworks, i.e. as the fireworks explode and the lights from it dissipate into thousands of small lights, those small lights may not be easily visible.

If Cyperbpower678 actually has filmed fireworks using 200/400 and 1/60 and it worked well, then I would say start there but monitor closely and be prepared to adjust.

 

[murad00]

At an ISO of 200/400 and shutter of 1/60, IMO things are going to be awfully dark. Most of my flying is at night and while a shutter speed of 200/400 is good to minimize noise going to a higher shutter speed may be unavoidable in order to capture anything other than the initial burst from the fireworks, i.e. as the fireworks explode and the lights from it dissipate into thousands of small lights, those small lights may not be easily visible.

If Cyperbpower678 actually has filmed fireworks using 200/400 and 1/60 and it worked well, then I would say start there but monitor closely and be prepared to adjust.

Here's something I was messing around and shot last night

ISO 100 1/50th shutter

 

[Michael W.]

Here's something I was messing around and shot last night

ISO 100 1/50th shutter

That is great! And nice relatively noise-free video.

 

[Cyberpower678]

why 1/60th? i would set it to 1/50th

I film with 30fps.

 

[ChasiTail]

The best I can give you in this case is make sure the background is illuminate, use no filters, set your shutter to 1/60, and use an ISO 200 or 400. You want to capture the brilliance of the fireworks, and not the background.

can you explain the shutter setting? I only see numbers from 25 to 8000 in my video settings for shutter.

 

[beachcombing]

Also, be sure to follow these guidelines.

Fireworks, Drones and Airplanes Don't Mix

 

[Cyberpower678]

can you explain the shutter setting? I only see numbers from 25 to 8000 in my video settings for shutter.

If you're filming with 30fps, use setting 60. If filming 25 fps, use setting 50.

 

[danman999]

I'll be trying to film fireworks, maybe even fly through them.

Boy, that is smart. Thanks for proving the need for stricter regulations.

 

[Cyberpower678]

Boy, that is smart. Thanks for proving the need for stricter regulations.

Dude seriously? I’m not an idiot. Please go police somewhere else.

 

[Mr. Salty]

I haven't had time to edit my video yet, but I'll post it later if it turns out well. In the meantime, here's a frame grab from it:

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I'll add stats on camera settings later, too. But I disagree with the comment that you only want the fireworks and not the background. Seeing the background gives important context to night photos and videos.

 

[Cyberpower678]

At an ISO of 200/400 and shutter of 1/60, IMO things are going to be awfully dark. Most of my flying is at night and while a shutter speed of 200/400 is good to minimize noise going to a higher ISO may be unavoidable in order to capture anything other than the initial burst from the fireworks, i.e. as the fireworks explode and the lights from it dissipate into thousands of small lights, those small lights may not be easily visible.

If Cyperbpower678 actually has filmed fireworks using 200/400 and 1/60 and it worked well, then I would say start there but monitor closely and be prepared to adjust.

Nope this will be my first time. I may experiment bringing the shutter speed down to 1/30. I know I'm risking messy footage, but it could be worth the reward.

 

[Explorer]

I own a Mavic and I am afraid that some Mavic owners (or another type of drone) will do something stupid on 4th of July and ruin it for everyone.

 

[Cyberpower678]

I own a Mavic and I am afraid that some Mavic owners (or another type of drone) will do something stupid on 4th of July and ruin it for everyone.

Well my intentions are to fly away from the launch zone and pan around it slowly. I will be hovering over nothing for the most part.