File Format: Shoot in RAW White Balance: Set to Daylight or a Kelvin between 3800 and 4400. Never use Auto White Balance. Auto-ISO: Turn it OFF. Image Stabilization: OFF Noise Reduction: Turn off long exposure NR. Perform NR in post production. LCD Brightness: Dim the LCD to lowest level to save your night vision.

Understanding the camera’s histogram. The histogram shows how much of your image contains fregions of different brightness levels. Dark adapted eyes can fool you into thinking pictures are too bright when they’re not. Choose exposure setting so histogram is shifted as far to the right as possible without overexposing the sky or other bright subjects…

To get full screen on the Viltrox, make sure HDMI settings in the camera are as follows: HDMI Resolution: Auto HDMI Info Display: Off CTRL FOR HDMI: Off Now you have the full image on the big screen with the menu items on the camera LCD. No menu items showing on the big screen, which…

There are two types of astrophotography: deep-sky and landscape. Deep Sky Astrophotography Landscape Astrophotography The celestial poles are directly above the earth’s north and south poles. The North Star is Polaris, and sits almost exactly at the north celestial pole. There is no “south star.” The celestial equator is simply the projection of the earth’s…

Without looking through the EVF, use the following to make the camera focus and follow a subject by touching the LCD: MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Operation → On For an interesting twist, try setting MENU → → Touch Operation → Touch Func. In Shooting → Touch Tracking. Now when you touch your…