{"id":754,"date":"2011-08-13T18:23:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T17:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dianajuncher.dk\/astrophoto\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2011-10-14T21:17:40","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T20:17:40","slug":"camera-settings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/dianajuncher.dk\/astrophoto\/articles\/camera-settings","title":{"rendered":"Camera Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a number of camera settings that needs to be activated, deactivated or just adjusted, if you want to take decent astrophotos. I have compiled a list of all the useful settings I have read about.<\/p>\n

Preparation:
\nSwitch the camera to\u00a0“M”-mode<\/strong>, this gives you access to all advanced settings.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Set\u00a0RAW<\/strong> or the\u00a0highest quality JPEG<\/strong> as the image format (or both). If you use RAW, you can potentially improve the images considerably in the post-processing phase. Of course this requires that you know what you are doing.<\/p>\n

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Choose Parameter 2<\/strong> instead of the default Parameter 1. This reduces the amount of in-camera sharpening and color enhancement, which will give better results in the post-processing phase.<\/p>\n

Set the white balance to Tungsten<\/strong> if you are going to do long exposure of the night sky. This usually gives a better sky background.<\/p>\n

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Turn off the\u00a0review<\/strong>. Otherwise you will loose your night vision when the LCD lights up after every exposure. It is also a good idea to set the\u00a0LCD brightness<\/strong> at its minimum. This way you will not get totally blinded when you once in a while need to check your exposures or focus.<\/p>\n

Turn off auto rotation<\/strong>. Post-processing can get tricky if the camera has rotated some of the images to what it thinks is vertical orientation.<\/p>\n

Set the\u00a0shutter speed<\/strong> to bulb, so you can take as long exposures as you want.<\/p>\n

When taking photos:
\nAfter you have set the focal length, adjust the aperture<\/strong> so that the hole is a big as possible (smallest f-stop).<\/span><\/h3>\n

Remember to use larger ISO<\/strong> speeds than normal.<\/p>\n

When you have focused<\/strong> on an object, make sure to switch to manual focus so that it stays there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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