What is a good way to take nice pictures at the sunset or at night camera setting wise?

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Is there specific custom settings that allow for really nice high quality pictures at night and focusing on the sunset? I have a P3 Standard and I use Litchi and DJI Go.


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Is there specific custom settings that allow for really nice high quality pictures at night and focusing on the sunset? I have a P3 Standard and I use Litchi and DJI Go.


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There's no such thing !
There are no "specific custom settings"


Photography is a subjective art. Start off using "auto" and see what you get, then make adjustments based on what looks good to you.

You can "bracket" your photos to try 3 different settings in one spurt.

Try shooting in RAW so you have more to work with in post editing.
 
General rules I use. Keep the iso low...100 - 200. That means you will be adjusting shutter. For night shots 2" works pretty good. For sunsets you will need to experiment with faster shutter till you dial in. I use vivid for most shots and usually like it. You can use raw but takes some post edit skills and tools.


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If you have post editing apps like Lightroom etc, here's how I do it:

Set your bird's photo settings to:

Image size: 4:3
Image Format: RAW (saved as a DNG file, you get more image data to work with over compressed JPEG format)
White Balance: AWB or Daylight (you can adjust this later in post editing)
Style: Custom (-2,-2,-2 and add Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation in post)
Color: D-LOG (images look flat/bland but will capture more shadow detail)

Try and shoot at least 1/60" or faster for sharper images. Increase ISO to 200 if needed to up your shutter speed. I found images shot with slower shutter speeds aren't as sharp which makes sense ie your drone has motor vibration and add in wind to the mix.

You'll need to experiment a bit as lighting conditions are constantly changing esp with sunsets.
 

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