Go pro hero 5 black night lapse

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So I far from a photography expert but has anyone used the night lapse setting on a go pro to get a good star trail or similar night time lapse? If so are there setting you are manipulating to achieve it?
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So I far from a photography expert but has anyone used the night lapse setting on a go pro to get a good star trail or similar night time lapse? If so are there setting you are manipulating to achieve it?
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I've never personally done it. But you need to manipulate the shutter speed somehow. I would suggest 20-30 seconds on a gopro. May be able to give it a youtube search and get a tutorial.
 

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Great question, if you find something please post it up. That'd be fun to do with mine as well.
 

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I have a Hero 4 Black. I think it has nightlapse too. I've only played with it a little and I'm currently on a plane so I can't take a look. I'll take a look at the settings I've used later
 
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SO you are able to adjust the shutter time with the touch screen on the 5. Can get it up to 30 sec. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet but just the standard setting for the nightlapse must not be a very long shutter because even with good moonlight it is basically just a black picture.
I'll try to get out and try it in the next couple weeks and post something up.
 

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I can't remember the specs of the GoPro off hand but I think it's an f2 or f2.8 lens. With that, you'll probably need 15-20 second exposures to get decent stars. Going too long will cause the stars to trail but that shouldn't be an issue if you are making a timelapse.
 
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