PocoF1 photography (Gcam or MIUI)

[Carlos_EVH]

I want to shoot the milky way at night with the GCAM. Wich are the best settings? HDR+ yes or no? Night Sight? Shutter speed?

 

[roursamajor]

You should use RAWs, so settings doesn't matter, they ar only for jpgs. You will need to stack RAWs in an astronomy deep sky stacker (software). Use a tripod and long exposures, but not so long, because you would capture star traces.

 

[dsvilko]

The only settin that is more-or-less irrelevant for RAW is the WB. Shutter and ISO are as important as when shooting jpeg. 10-15s should be ideal if you don't have a tracking mount. ISO should be high (800-2000).

 

[Carlos_EVH]

You should use RAWs, so settings doesn't matter, they ar only for jpgs. You will need to stack RAWs in an astronomy deep sky stacker (software). Use a tripod and long exposures, but not so long, because you would capture star traces.

The only settin that is more-or-less irrelevant for RAW is the WB. Shutter and ISO are as important as when shooting jpeg. 10-15s should be ideal if you don't have a tracking mount. ISO should be high (800-2000).

So in DeepSkyCamera, Whitebalance auto, high ISO, Exposure time around 10-15 seconds, and, for example 30 frames, right? I'll try It when I'll go to a friend's house in a zero noise light area.

 

[roursamajor]

Macro jewels.

 

[dsvilko]

So in DeepSkyCamera, Whitebalance auto, high ISO, Exposure time around 10-15 seconds, and, for example 30 frames, right? I'll try It when I'll go to a friend's house in a zero noise light area.

That sounds about right. Just don't forget to also take dark frames (the same settings and ideally the same number of exposures but with the lens completely covered). You'll also need a dedicated software to later process the images (I've used a free Siril). For even better results you could take separate flat and bias exposures to even further remove the sensor aberrations.

 

[Aman Mollah]

Gcam link?

 

[vinodkmpatra]

Create a Google photos album link.:fingers-crossed:

 

[roursamajor]

Using scraps, I made an adapter for microscop/telescope. I used a mounting piece for action camera on the handlebar of the bike and a clamping piece for phones. Using a piece of dural bar I asembled the two pieces together. The result is a solid adapter for the microscope/telescope's eyepieces. Me happy! :laugh:

 

[roursamajor]

A sleepy cat.

 

[roursamajor]

I managed to get my version of a part of the Milky Way using pocoF1. I took 30 RAWs each with ISO 800 and 15 s. Stacked together and... look the result. Not bad from a phone camera, IMHO.

 

[roursamajor]

...and another one, same setup.

 

[roursamajor]

...and finally, the stitched panorama from both previous pics. Not bad at all for a phone camera.

 

[roursamajor]

I processed another version, with the still tree. Final version.

 

[Abangale]

Have u guys tried the GCam v.7? Iis it gud or nah? Because in my perspective it's not better than the previous one

 

[COR69]

Have u guys tried the GCam v.7? Iis it gud or nah? Because in my perspective it's not better than the previous one

Yep, I really like it but idk if it take better pic than v6 ...
It has a very good 7.5 zoom

 

[roursamajor]

That "zoom" is ****ty. Better, try crop 100% from jpg, or even better from RAW.

 

[pmntlln]

Nice shots mate!

 

[COR69]

That "zoom" is ****ty. Better, try crop 100% from jpg, or even better from RAW.

It's not "****ty" for me I take it on the move, no editing or stuff like that.

I crop the jpg like you said but it's too bright.

 

[roursamajor]

Crop 100% I said. Not a "postal stamp" from that small jpg.
If you really want more megapixels (upscaled pics), try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/themes/super-resolution-camera-48mp-96mp-photos-t3934738
It's way better than Gcam's upscaling.