night flying

[jerryaser]

can anyone recomend some video/camera settings for some night time flying....i can never get clear shots

 

[DodgeP]

2.7K - 30FPS Shutter Speed 60. ISO no higher than 800. What do you mean by clear shots? I was uber impressed the first night flight I ever did. I actually licensed the footage!

 

[Stride8]

2.7K - 30FPS Shutter Speed 60. ISO no higher than 800. What do you mean by clear shots? I was uber impressed the first night flight I ever did. I actually licensed the footage!

So if I want to use 1080P should the FPS be 30, shutter speed 60 and ISO lower than 800 as well?

 

[rjanumpally]

So 4k doesnt work i noticed its blurry

 

[toddellis]

here's my question - i've been looking into this the past couple of days. for any night flight at all you have to have your pt. 107 & even then you have to have a FAA waiver if flying beyond civil twilight. flying in civil twilight requires a light visible for 3 miles.

i'm wondering about placement of that light(s) so as to not cause light pollution in my video/photo. i'm thinking top and//or bottom of the MP.

 

[Gerry65]

I think i got these links to Dropbox correct. These instructions were posted on the forum a while back and I took screenshots. I haven't tried them yet but thought I'd post em here. They seem to make sense and share some of the points made by Dodge.

Dropbox - Photo Dec 04, 1 11 21 PM.jpg

dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/vklcb1bd0n9dswf/Photo%20Dec%2004%2C%201%2012%2012%20PM.jpg?dl=0

 

[Squamer]

here's my question - i've been looking into this the past couple of days. for any night flight at all you have to have your pt. 107 & even then you have to have a FAA waiver if flying beyond civil twilight. flying in civil twilight requires a light visible for 3 miles.

i'm wondering about placement of that light(s) so as to not cause light pollution in my video/photo. i'm thinking top and//or bottom of the MP.

Where did you come up with this that a hobbyist can’t fly at night? Did that recently change

 

[rickw]

here's my question - i've been looking into this the past couple of days. for any night flight at all you have to have your pt. 107 & even then you have to have a FAA waiver if flying beyond civil twilight. flying in civil twilight requires a light visible for 3 miles.

i'm wondering about placement of that light(s) so as to not cause light pollution in my video/photo. i'm thinking top and//or bottom of the MP.

someone should do more reading before posting

 

[toddellis]

ok - i can admit when i'm wrong - as a hobbyist i CAN fly at night - within VLOS - flying under 107 you cannot without a waiver. that said - this makes absolutely no sense to me. someone who trains and follows the rules can't - but any moron who walks into a best buy CAN. no offense intended.

 

[Mossiback]

can anyone recomend some video/camera settings for some night time flying....i can never get clear shots

So 4k doesnt work i noticed its blurry

Have you tried manual focus? Autofocus does not work well in low-light.