jmichaelhamon
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I am trying Star Trails for the first time.
My method is to use a rubber band to hold the shutter release down while camera is in Continuous Mode.
My exposure time is 30 seconds. I have Noise Reduction off.
For now, I am just experimenting in my backyard in the city. A lot of light noise, but I am getting favorable results, nonetheless.
I would like to take it to the next level and go out away from city lights, using a nice foreground such as trees or a lake.
Here's my problem...after only about 100 exposures (about 50min.), the camera shuts down. I thought maybe it was something I had read about the image sensor overheating. It's been very warm here, and I assumed overheating is related to environmental conditions. Tonight it is much cooler, but the same results occur.
Is sensor overheating due to amount of light hitting sensor? If so, why do I have this issue shooting the night sky?
Maybe it's not sensor overheating at all, but something else?
Has Nikon put a default limitation of exposures into the Continuous Mode?
I don't know if I am getting an error message on the screen when it stops, because I set it up and return to the house.
When I go back to check, the camera has ceased operation.
Last night I waited about 40 minutes after the camera shut down the first time, and restarted the sequence. (It would not resume the sequence immediately)
I combined the two sets of 100 exposures, but this method risks camera movement between the sets, and the star trails have that large time gap.
All I want is to take continuous shots for at least 2 hours, and maybe more. 50 minute Star Trails look good, but I want a much longer timeline result.
Can anyone help or advise?
Thanks.
P.S. Attached photos show - A) 100 exposures@50 minutes.
B) 200 exposures - 2 sets of 100 exposures with 40 minute gap.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133762009@N02/
I am trying Star Trails for the first time.
My method is to use a rubber band to hold the shutter release down while camera is in Continuous Mode.
My exposure time is 30 seconds. I have Noise Reduction off.
For now, I am just experimenting in my backyard in the city. A lot of light noise, but I am getting favorable results, nonetheless.
I would like to take it to the next level and go out away from city lights, using a nice foreground such as trees or a lake.
Here's my problem...after only about 100 exposures (about 50min.), the camera shuts down. I thought maybe it was something I had read about the image sensor overheating. It's been very warm here, and I assumed overheating is related to environmental conditions. Tonight it is much cooler, but the same results occur.
Is sensor overheating due to amount of light hitting sensor? If so, why do I have this issue shooting the night sky?
Maybe it's not sensor overheating at all, but something else?
Has Nikon put a default limitation of exposures into the Continuous Mode?
I don't know if I am getting an error message on the screen when it stops, because I set it up and return to the house.
When I go back to check, the camera has ceased operation.
Last night I waited about 40 minutes after the camera shut down the first time, and restarted the sequence. (It would not resume the sequence immediately)
I combined the two sets of 100 exposures, but this method risks camera movement between the sets, and the star trails have that large time gap.
All I want is to take continuous shots for at least 2 hours, and maybe more. 50 minute Star Trails look good, but I want a much longer timeline result.
Can anyone help or advise?
Thanks.
P.S. Attached photos show - A) 100 exposures@50 minutes.
B) 200 exposures - 2 sets of 100 exposures with 40 minute gap.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133762009@N02/