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Hi everyone, is there any kind of unique manual settings for cloudy weather? Don't wanna just put on auto mode for pic and videos. If you have any advice or tips please share. Appreciate your comments and thanks
It depends on current light conditions. All I can say is to set the white balance to cloudy or tune it manually and lock the automatic exposure to avoid sky overbrighting. Turning on the histogram is very useful if you know how to use it.
Hi everyone, is there any kind of unique manual settings for cloudy weather? Don't wanna just put on auto mode for pic and videos. If you have any advice or tips please share. Appreciate your comments and thanks
Will note that Thanks for advices. Will share with you my results later onOne more point to add,
If you plan on flying for a long duration, you might want to leave it on auto.
Case in point, I was flying in cloudy conditions and adjusted the white balance accordingly.
I flew out a ways and hit the low battery RTH.
I discovered the camera settings are returned to default when you hit RTH.
So my flight was recorded in two exposure settings but I could only work easily with one clip or the other of the video because of the two exposures since they did not match.
I could not even get them to get close to matching in post.
One more point to add,
If you plan on flying for a long duration, you might want to leave it on auto.
Case in point, I was flying in cloudy conditions and adjusted the white balance accordingly.
I flew out a ways and hit the low battery RTH.
I discovered the camera settings are returned to default when you hit RTH.
So my flight was recorded in two exposure settings but I could only work easily with one clip or the other of the video because of the two exposures since they did not match.
I could not even get them to get close to matching in post.
I disagree,
Had I been on auto, I would have been able to make the two clips match.
WB on auto may generate the effect you speak of but nothing can stop the EV automatically adjusting exposure on a Spark.
That is the deal I find annoying trying to get sunrises and sunsets.
By the way, 80% of my vids are Auto WB
You say "Nothing can stop the EV automatically adjusting exposure on the Spark"
Isn't that exactly what Manual Mode mode does?!?
In manual mode you are locking in shutter speed and ISO (and aperture is fixed as well). Those are the 3 components of exposure
Nope,
Manual mode will not stop the EV from changing.
EV compensation will change.
Try it.
I have set a certain ISO and shutter speed on manual and start a sunset at 0.0.
by the end, there would be a +1.0
I like flying my spark, as most of us do.
But I know that cannot have any "pro" results, with Spark's limited camera. Professionals don't use spark for serious job.
Manual settings are very limited too.
It's like using a smartphone to shoot.
In good light conditions, we can have nice images, but in complicated or difficult light conditions, the results will be poor, regardless of manual or auto settings.
I've seen good photographers do nice work with low-end equipment, so it is more the photographer than the equipment. That's usually the mark of a good photographer. That said, I won't decrease the value of the ability to do more things and perhaps do them easier by using more expensive gear.I like flying my spark, as most of us do.
But I know that cannot have any "pro" results, with Spark's limited camera. Professionals don't use spark for serious job.
That true.I've seen good photographers do nice work with low-end equipment, so it is more the photographer than the equipment. That's usually the mark of a good photographer. That said, I won't decrease the value of the ability to do more things and perhaps do them easier by using more expensive gear.
What's EV?