By 苏剑林 | August 03, 2016
I remember wanting to try shooting the starry sky a long time ago, but unfortunately, I never had the equipment. Previously, I only knew that DSLRs could shoot the starry sky; therefore, my longstanding idea was to buy a DSLR as soon as I had the money. For various reasons, I kept procrastinating, and eventually, I gradually felt that for someone like me with "three-minute heat" (fleeting interests), the significance of a DSLR wasn't actually that great.
In the past two years, with the promotion by Xiaomi, Yi Action Cameras have gradually stirred up a wave of action cameras in China. These cameras are characterized by being small, flexible, and not expensive (compared to DSLRs). Flexibility means not just that they are easy to carry, but also refers to functional flexibility—for example, the first-generation Yi camera even supported programmable shooting! (Writing programs to control the shutter, ISO, shooting interval, and implementing timed shooting, etc.) This naturally attracted me quickly. When the Yi Action Camera 2 was crowdfunding, I grit my teeth and bought one.
I went home a few days ago, and it happened to be a clear night, so I immediately tested the effect of shooting the starry sky. Below is the result taken from my rooftop, using ISO 400 with a 30-second exposure:
Starry sky of my hometown
From the perspective of an action camera, the effect should be considered acceptable; even the Milky Way is somewhat visible. The noise itself is slightly high for two reasons: one is the camera itself, and the other is that light pollution in rural areas is becoming increasingly significant nowadays.
I look forward to capturing more things to share with everyone.
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