low light settings for video and photo
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Racer83L
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I fly a lot, I do not take a lot of photos or video.   auto settings do not work well in low light (at night)   can anyone share the settings they use for low light conditions for video and photos to come out decent.    Thank you in advance.
2023-5-18
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Labroides
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If you don't have a good understanding of camera settings, you are probably best to use auto settings.
Auto should work just as well in low light as it does in daylight.
But your camera can't photograph in no light, so avoid trying to photograph a scene that's mostly black with a few small points of light.
Look for a subject that is lit, so that your camera has something to work with.
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Hi there. Thank you for reaching out. Hope that you could get the best recommendation from our fellow DJI members here in Forum. Please note that the DJI Mini 3 Pro does not have a night scene function but supports a night scene effect in Single Shot mode that will adjust the recording effect based on the current environment. Should you have other inquiries, please don't hesitate to reach us. Thank you for your valued support.
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Here is a list of some videos which should help you in night settings.
Mini 3 pro is very good if you get your settings right.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mini+3+pro+low+light+settings+for+video+and+photo
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Most importantly for video, turn both NR and Sharpness to -2.
This will avoid huge amounts of noise caused by sharpening and mushy to non-existent texture as well as weird chroma blobs caused by heavy NR.

ISO1600 still look perfectly fine this way. With standard settings I would avoid anything over ISO200 instead.
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Racer83L
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aside from labroides, these replies are very helpful.   Im looking forward to trying out this advice tonight.

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Labroides
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Racer83L Posted at 5-20 09:39
aside from labroides, these replies are very helpful.   Im looking forward to trying out this advice tonight.

Thankyou for that generous review.
It was actually very helpful for someone that doesn't understand much about night photography and camera settings.

If you want help that better addresses the issues you've encountered, post an example to show what you are dealing with.
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