Night flying, Best Camera settings?
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grumpysrb
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I work until late, at a school, so I often will fly after dark.  There are a few very dark spots I'd like to see and can do so if I use still photos with the 1600 aperture and set the white balance to +3, but can't see anything until I take and review the picture.
Is there a better way to set the camera so I can see prior to taking pictures?
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leorvasquez
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I have done a couple of night flights with my P3A and am still trying to work with the settings. Here is one image with 400 ISO 1/25 shutter speed. White balance was at about 5500K.

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Michael M
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The sensor on the p3 SUCKS. taking nightspots is almost impossible without tons of editing and grain. Try to keep your iso as low as possible, good lip jack
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rodger
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leorvasquez Posted at 2016-4-14 22:01
I have done a couple of night flights with my P3A and am still trying to work with the settings. Her ...

Great shot Guy.
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Nicola90s
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As @Michael M says, try to keep the ISO as low as possible in order to reduce noise and compensate with the exposure time.  
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madaerial
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Here's some video I did in low light with a Phantom 4. I even shot this with a ND8 filter on because my stock one came a little gunked up.
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Shaun_au
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leorvasquez Posted at 2016-4-15 10:01
I have done a couple of night flights with my P3A and am still trying to work with the settings. Her ...

nice shot, i will have to play around with the white balance more it seems
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keongwee85
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wow ... will try it out
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