Night flying

[Hikaru Sulu]

Anyone ever try to fly at night? How’s the camera in low light?

 

[Tonysbird]

Do it all the time. Camera is quite fine. Much better than the P3A.

 

[KevMo Photog]

Fly at night quite a bit myself. And I must say that the camera is a little better than just OK for what it does especially at night. Sensor is much better in low light than the P4 or the Mavic! If you learn to keep your ISO almost all the way down you'll get really good low noise results. Plus try not shoot wide open at F 2.8 too. Try F 4 or smaller. It will keep highlites from blurring and blowing out fuzzy!

 

[Hikaru Sulu]

View attachment 89141 View attachment 89140 Fly at night quite a bit myself. And I must say that the camera is a little better than just OK for what it does especially at night. Sensor is much better in low light than the P4 or the Mavic! If you learn to keep your ISO almost all the way down you'll get really good low noise results. Plus try not shoot wide open at F 2.8 too. Try F 4 or smaller. It will keep highlites from blurring and blowing out fuzzy!

Incredible pictures. Thanks for the info.

 

[mingga]

Great night picture of the Cincinnati skyline....I spent 30 years in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash Ohio

 

[Deleted member 62848]

Just got some new lights today to try,they are cree and i still cant see,

will update with night pic when dark if wind stop a bit

 

[StanMI]

I just did my first night flight. I'm in the woods so not much light close by. Did not have to get all that high to see the small town we live near or the city that's close by. Really amazing to see!

 

[Deleted member 62848]

yip this my latest nite pic,always fly evening or early morning,the airs always clear , makes for some good shots,

 

[Deleted member 62848]

Just got some new lights today to try,they are cree and i still cant see,View attachment 89143 View attachment 89144 View attachment 89145will update with night pic when dark if wind stop a bit

Na still bit windy,inside pic

 

[Hikaru Sulu]

Just got some new lights today to try,they are cree and i still cant see,View attachment 89143 View attachment 89144 View attachment 89145will update with night pic when dark if wind stop a bit

One of my biggest concerns is to not see the drone at night.

 

[KentA]

One of my biggest concerns is to not see the drone at night.

Do you live in Afghanistan?

 

[makuch73]

You can see the drone just fine. I love Night flying. You have a little more range with the camera settings.

 

[Hikaru Sulu]

You can see the drone just fine. I love Night flying. You have a little more range with the camera settings.

Incredible pictures! I gotta familiarize myself more with the camera.

 

[Higherperspectivect]

You can see the drone just fine. I love Night flying. You have a little more range with the camera settings.

Was that frame rate you adjusted for the constant headlight blur? I tried getting that shot the other night and didn't quite get that solid of a line...

 

[makuch73]

Was that frame rate you adjusted for the constant headlight blur? I tried getting that shot the other night and didn't quite get that solid of a line...

I had the shutter speed at 8 sec. that is the longest you can do. Play around with the times. It is fun once you get the hang of it.

 

[Higherperspectivect]

I had the shutter speed at 8 sec. that is the longest you can do. Play around with the times. It is fun once you get the hang of it.

I'm going to try it tonight actually! I have a highway behind my house. My other question would be how heavy of a traffic flow does it need to be? It's not very heavy here.

 

[makuch73]

That pic had 2 or 3 cars in it. The more cars the more streaks.

Here I did a slow spin.

 

[Higherperspectivect]

That pic had 2 or 3 cars in it. The more cars the more streaks.

Here I did a slow spin.

You didn't enhance the colors did you? So im seeing street lights, headlights and taillights? That's so cool!!! I'll grab the ones i took off my laptop in a bit. They're no where near that good though. I'll go out tonight and give it another try on 8. Thanks for the tip. I have the flying down and I take what I think are decent pics. But still trying to learn more tricks with the camera.

 

[makuch73]

You didn't enhance the colors did you? So im seeing street lights, headlights and taillights? That's so cool!!! I'll grab the ones i took off my laptop in a bit. They're no where near that good though. I'll go out tonight and give it another try on 8. Thanks for the tip. I have the flying down and I take what I think are decent pics. But still trying to learn more tricks with the camera.

I did enhance. I have started shooting in raw and that give you more room to work on the post touch ups.
I use light room and snap seed for the final pics.

Here is the before pic.

 

[Higherperspectivect]

I did enhance. I have started shooting in raw and that give you more room to work on the post touch ups.
I use light room and snap seed for the final pics.

Here is the before pic.

Ahhh ok. I see! Great job! I've been trying to learn my editors... its allot though