Night flight issues blurry terrible video

[rjanumpally]

Shooting daytime, sunrise, sunset etc video is easy there is some blur issues but nd filters fixed that. Shooting at night I tried auto and the video came out horrible. I tried playing around with iso, exposure to no avail. Please help.

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see video above terrible.

 

[lannes]

At night you have to go partly manual, focus manually (no AF in low light), take an exposure reading of the brightest light spot and then use auto exposure lock

 

[Ken Nash]

Shooting daytime, sunrise, sunset etc video is easy there is some blur issues but nd filters fixed that. Shooting at night I tried auto and the video came out horrible. I tried playing around with iso, exposure to no avail. Please help.

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see video above terrible.

It's not that bad when all things considered.

 

[rjanumpally]

Ok so i switch to manual how do i take an exposure reading and how do i put auto lock?

 

[Kilrah]

You screwed up focus...

Disable C-AF, take off, focus once on something bright by tapping on it, then switch to manual focus and don't touch anymore.

 

[Mantra]

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I took this on manual settings. Not great but not bad either. You may have to reset your camera settings.

 

[rjanumpally]

oh so this has nothing to do with auto versus manual iso /shutter settings. where is the autofocus tab?

 

[rjanumpally]

that's not bad mantra but i wonder how to get rid of the grainy feel. Did u do manual or auto iso/shutter. It feels like maybe u need to bring down the iso more. But again I have no idea how to do night video.

 

[rjanumpally]

search helped me
How to stop continuous autofocus?

 

[Mossiback]

Use the focus tips above and it also looks like your lens may be dirty.

 

[rjanumpally]

do you guys think it's better to turn off autofocus for daytime video too?

 

[rjanumpally]

I'll wipe it with a cloth.

 

[rjanumpally]

nikon lens pens?

 

[wytnyt]

i think some expect too much out of a camera,i have 800 in a canon and low light even limits its ability

 

[CaryTheLabelGuy]

i think some expect too much out of a camera,i have 800 in a canon and low light even limits its ability

Well, that’s your problem - It’s a Canon.

 

[wytnyt]

Well, that’s your problem - It’s a Canon.

could very well be but like most every camera low light affects picture quality

 

[lannes]

Well, that’s your problem - It’s a Canon.

He probably needs a faster lens, Canon L 50mm f/1.2 or 85m f/1.2, which Nikon don't make in a AF model