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Fishycomics
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What is the best settings you think post down below. I saw  my fair share in my Life already of the eclipse, looking through a cardboard box and Pin hole
3-25 14:40
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3-25 16:57
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Bashy
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Do you need a sun filter of some sort to protect the sensor or is that just for cameras?
3-25 22:07
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johansenfoto
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Bashy Posted at 3-25 22:07
Do you need a sun filter of some sort to protect the sensor or is that just for cameras?

That's only needed if a telephoto lens is used since it will magnify the sun hitting sensor
3-26 05:53
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johansenfoto
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Fish I would try taking a photo in daylight and then put a bit higher shutter for the timelapse.

If you go by Sunny16 rule for photography, using f/2.8 lens (that OA4 have) you need 1/3200 shutterspeed and ISO 100.
3-26 05:59
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Iancraig10
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Hi Fish. Have two cameras if you can. One to see the eclipse and the other to video the land. In effect, the sun will just be a white light turning lowly to black so dynamic range of something like that far exceeds what the camera is designed to do. The land changes in a more subtle way and the camera should capture most of it until it's really dark.
We had a total eclipse here in the UK quite a few years back and the weirdest thing about it is how the light around you goes a really odd colour. Kind of silvery. (It also turns really cold for a moment.

Filming the sun on an action cam will make it look quite small and you’ll most likely get a silhouette but it’ll look amazing.

Don’t miss it yourself for a video though! It’s a fantastic experience.
3-26 09:50
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Bashy
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johansenfoto Posted at 3-26 05:53
That's only needed if a telephoto lens is used since it will magnify the sun hitting sensor

Ah, got ya, so really only SLR/DSLR then, thanks, I knew there was sommat
3-26 17:48
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Ha! Got it!
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