light exposure.

[ipanda]

hello all. i've done some 3 second exposure and some 2.5 second exposure. the first 2 are 3 second it look better but it's not stable. it's chilly here at night that could be the reason why. the last 2 are 2.5 second exposure. i'm not using any ND filters. maybe i need to put a ND32 on there.

 

[Meta4]

hello all. i've done some 3 second exposure and some 2.5 second exposure. the first 2 are 3 second it look better but it's not stable. it's chilly here at night that could be the reason why. the last 2 are 2.5 second exposure. i'm not using any ND filters. maybe i need to put a ND32 on there.

You have movement blur which is common in long exposures if there's some wind.
There's never any need for ND filters when you are shooting stills from a drone unless you have a particular reason to want to force a slower shutter speed.
If you were to use an ND32, that would cut 97% of the light and rather than a 2 second exposure, you'd need 64 seconds to get a proper exposure in the same conditions.
That's not going to work at all.

 

[ipanda]

You have movement blur which is common in long exposures if there's some wind.
There's never any need for ND filters when you are shooting stills from a drone unless you have a particular reason to want to force a slower shutter speed.
If you were to use an ND32, that would cut 97% of the light and rather than a 2 second exposure, you'd need 64 seconds to get a proper exposure in the same conditions.
That's not going to work at all.

yeah i notice i took one with filter on and i didn't like it. it's way better without at night. i'm getting maybe about 3-5mph wind and with 3 second i didn't like it at all. but with a 2 or 2.5 second exposure it's pretty good. i'm still learning it. even with 2 years experience with DSLR this is more challenging and more fun than DSLR. with DSLR you can pop it on a tripod and it look so perfect.

 

[Electromen]

What was your ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture settings?
All photos should have this information attached to the file. It's known as MetaData.
An example of how to read it is: Photoshop > Open your Photo > File Info > Camera Data.

 

[ipanda]

What was your ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture settings?
All photos should have this information attached to the file. It's known as MetaData.
An example of how to read it is: Photoshop > Open your Photo > File Info > Camera Data.

ios:100 shutter to 2-3 seconds

 

[Dave Maine]

2 problems

blur from motion during exposure you need a higher shutter speed to try to eliminate it

the image you are trying to record has a very high dynamic range and is loosing some details. Try one of the lower contrast picture settings.

 

[Made2Phly]

Interesting that the half second difference in shutter speed is the difference between sharp and fuzzy. Note to self, don’t shoot my M2P at night slower than 2.5 secs unless the air is absolutely still.

In general though, I am highly impressed with the M2P low light performance. Even at ISO 800, it is not unacceptably grainy. Above ISO 800 - meh.

 

[Dave Maine]

The old guide for taking still photos is 1/focal length of the lens(35mm equivalent). You may get lucky and shoot with a lower shutter speed, but it will be luck.

 

[itsneedtokno]

I've seen brett8883 post a picture with 8" exposure.

I know it can happen, but the chances are slim.

If you want 5 seconds of exposure you could always get 5 (1 second) pictures and merge them.

 

[Electromen]

I haven't experimented using higher ISO with the drone's camera. In the DSLR world, I'm not afraid to shoot at 1600 ISO. If it's a high end camera like a Nikon full Frame D6, I'd use 6400 and not worry about it, but that's a $6,500 camera with no lens.
Try it again and experiment with higher ISO. When you start to see too much noise, you'll know you hit the limit. Keep the Apeture wide open.