Nigel_
 Second Officer
Flight distance : 388642 ft
United Kingdom
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You can point a Hero 4 at the sun, many people do at sunset with no problems.
However during the eclipse the sun will be overhead and much brighter than at sunset, it will probably be OK for 10 seconds but if you put the camera on a tripod and leave it pointing at the sun for a 30 seconds then the sensor is quite likely to overheat depending on how clear the sky is. If it overheats then it will take a few minutes to cool back down, and then will probably work OK again.
So use eclipse glasses as a filter during the partial eclipse, remove the filter when you get to the diamond ring stage and then replace it again when the sun returns.
If you mount a cut out piece of eclipse glasses filter using a plastic bottle top that will fit over the lens barrel then it is easy to pop it on and off almost instantly.
You may have a problem if the Hero 4 is mounted on a phantom - it wont be able to look up to see the sun! |
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