shooting sunsets? + taking pictures while shooting at DVinfo.net

Federico Perale · July 18th, 2011, 01:29 PM

can it damage the sensor?
also, when taking pictures while shooting videos, what is the correct procedure to remove the "freeze" moments in the clips (don't know if I made myself clear)?

Bill Pryor · July 19th, 2011, 09:27 AM

A sunset shouldn't hurt the sensor.
If you grab a still while shooting video, you're going to lose a couple of seconds of video. Don't do that unless you want jumps in the video.

John Wiley · July 26th, 2011, 04:09 PM

Shooting sunsets will not damage the sensor as long as the image is properly exposed. An overexposed image is the result of more light than the sensor can handle; excess light leads to excess heat. As long as the sensor can handle the amount of light (ie it is properly exposed) then it can aslo handle the accompanying heat. So, I wouldn't go shooting the midday sun at f/2.8 & 1/50th, but a well exposed sunset is not going to cause any issues.

July 18th, 2011, 01:29 PM	#1
Federico Perale Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 410	shooting sunsets? + taking pictures while shooting can it damage the sensor? also, when taking pictures while shooting videos, what is the correct procedure to remove the "freeze" moments in the clips (don't know if I made myself clear)?

July 19th, 2011, 09:27 AM	#2
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Re: shooting sunsets? + taking pictures while shooting A sunset shouldn't hurt the sensor. If you grab a still while shooting video, you're going to lose a couple of seconds of video. Don't do that unless you want jumps in the video.

July 26th, 2011, 04:09 PM	#3
John Wiley Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Byron Bay, Australia Posts: 1,155	Re: shooting sunsets? + taking pictures while shooting Shooting sunsets will not damage the sensor as long as the image is properly exposed. An overexposed image is the result of more light than the sensor can handle; excess light leads to excess heat. As long as the sensor can handle the amount of light (ie it is properly exposed) then it can aslo handle the accompanying heat. So, I wouldn't go shooting the midday sun at f/2.8 & 1/50th, but a well exposed sunset is not going to cause any issues.