Camera Settings for Night Photography | Night Photography Series 

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On the Sony Alpha α7 III Mirrorless Digital Camera, the *[DISP]* (Display) button has the ability to alter what is shown on the camera's LCD screen or in the viewfinder when shooting or during playback. Pressing the *[DISP]* button can change the view and while the histogram is displayed, it can also show an exposure warning. If the image has an overexposed area (like the bright lights in the image) or an underexposed area (like the deep shadows without detail) in the image, the corresponding section will blink on the histogram display. This is why when the image was underexposed and the shadows had no detail, the left side of the histogram blinked as a warning, and conversely, when the image was overexposed and there was a bright light source that showed no detail, the right side of the histogram blinked as an exposure warning.

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Reason you usually go as wide open as you can is that you usually don't have enough light in the dark. He had enough light with street lights and other elements that he could go down to 5.6 and lower ISO for cleaner image.

Manual mode is the recommended shooting mode for night time photography shooting. Manual *[M]* mode allows you to manually set the ISO, aperture, and shutter speed based upon the photographic and lighting situation currently in front of your camera. Time is a big component of night photography, and is often considered the most creative component of the three exposure variables. However, while adjusting time using the Shutter Priority *[S]* or Time Value *[Tv]* mode is easier as it allows the camera to adjust the aperture and ISO for you, it is better to use full Manual mode to take full control over the creative exposure decisions, which would include the aperture and ISO settings. Also, some brand cameras will not allow you to access the *[BULB]* mode for long exposure photography unless the camera is in Manual *[M]* mode.

@@BandH so it's better to take night pictures in manual mode okay then thanks i will learn that. which is a better lense to buy? i'm going to purchase 2 cameras so in total i will have 3 or 4 cameras depends how i feel lol. i want to buy the canonsl1 and sl2 and i already have the canon 400d and i might snatch the 450d or 500d depends if i can catch them on a great deal

Thanks Ian, animals actually get "Green Eye" because their eyes have a "night vision" enabling membrane over the eyes that protect the blood vessel rich retina and instead reflect back the chemical makeup of the membrane - green, white, yellow, white, etc. Same principles apply to avoid Red or "Green Eye" - get the flash off axis from and the camera should be on a different level than the pet's eye.

Hi Gabe. Thanks for taking the time to read and reply. I know about eye shine, it does come in various colours including blue..The reason i ask, and i could have explained better to be honest, is that on a few occasions i've seen red eye shine when there doesn't seem to be enough of a light source to reflect..A couple of times i've been scanning with the camera as i do at times because sometimes a good shot presents itself. The camera uses IR for auto focus and that's what i wondered about. Is it the ir reflecting? But i wouldn't think IR would do that. So i thought i'd ask someone like yourself with more knowledge than perhaps i have, even if it eliminates that possibility. At times there might be enough moon light but at other times not. Obviously i'm not in complete darkness but i like to stay as long as the camera can see. Sometimes i stay into darkness just because i like being there, always have a torch and headlight with me. Some good moon shots/sun sets are often worth staying for. Sometimes i camp so i get that first light as the sun rises. I'm not a pro or anything but if i'm hiking, camping night fishing or whatever i always have a camera with me. Always have. Even keep one in the car. It's just this red eye shine i some times see that's baffling me a bit. Not that i see it a lot, just now and again. Any ideas?

@@ianrichardson3968 That is a very good question. If possible, please send us an e-mail directly to askbh@bhphoto.com so we can look into it for you.