GoPro Hero 10 BEST SETTINGS for AMAZING NIGHT LAPSES
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The brand new GoPro Hero 10 is a surprisingly capable camera for creating night lapses.
Night lapses are notoriously challenging to shoot but with the right settings, getting an amazing night lapse is not as challenging as it may seem.
In this video I show you my recommend best settings on the GoPro Hero 10 action camera for creating amazing night lapses. Both the Photo and Video mode best settings are featured in this video.
Table of Contents:
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Setting up in the field
4:16 - Choosing photo or video mode
4:49 - Photo mode best settings
9:29 - Video mode best settings
12:18 - Conclusion
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Very easy to follow. Thank you so much I look forward to continue watching your videos!
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Very helpful video , definitely i will try this settings, when I climb the mountains the sky is so beautiful and full with stars .... thank you !
I appreciate your feedback and hope you have fun!
Thank you! This is what I was waiting for. I appreciate your hard work towards this video.
You’re welcome!
Thanks for power bank recommendation, been trying to find the right one that doesn’t turn off after a few seconds for a while now 🙏🏽
Great video for me as a beginner…will try it out tonight ;) Thanks so much!
You’re welcome!
Very slowly and clearly explained! Nice job.
Thank you
Great Video, Thanks very much!! I have used mostly photo mode but am looking forward to seeing the results trying the Video mode. I hate editing, lol.
You’re welcome! LOL I get what you’re saying.
Great! Looking forward to the editing video.
Thank you. I’m looking forward to releasing it as soon as I’ve finished it up.
Thank you Sir, very nice tips
I appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for wonderful explanation it was useful. 🌹🌹
You’re welcome and thank you for your feedback.
Great info, thank you so much
You’re welcome
Thanx for showing me how to night lapse from your sub in rockhampton Australia
Thank you for your support
Great video I'm on my way outside to set up my gopro.
Great, hope you have fun with this!
Great video! Thx a lot, appreciate it!
You’re welcome!
Thanks for your fantastic video.
You’re welcome.
wow so cool
Great lessons from the hardwork... Thank you very much dear brother. 🙏👏👏👏🌹
Thank you and thank you for your support!
@@GreatDayForAHike Always welcome dear brother. 🙏
Gracias 😃... Puedes hacer uno para tomar fotos nocturnas
You’re welcome!
Danke!
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Thanks bro
You’re welcome
Just found this video thank you!! Would you use these same settings for capturing the northern lights?
Yes, I would. Thanks!
Thanks for the info. I was wondering what mode takes up more memory on the sd card Photo or video? and what mode would drain the battery more or if there is even a difference?
Great questions. Photo mode with RAW photos will take up more space than video, but this mode also enables you to get the best results.
As for battery drain, I found the amount of drain to be similar in both modes.
What setting to use if you want to start from dusklight to nightdark shifting of the sky?
Great tutorial video. Do the night lapse settings apply to shoot Northern Lights?
Yes, these would apply well for that. Generally if the northern lights are bright you’d want to use settings similar to those for the moon being in the sky. If the norther lights are dim then settings for no moon in the sky would be more useful.
Great Video, Thanks for sharing! Just Sub
Thank you for your feedback and support !
Going to try the video mode in Yosemite in February. Wish me luck! Lol
That’s great! Yosemite is a beautiful place and an excellent setting for a night lapse.
Thanks for the useful and balanced review!
Did you compare the nightlapce from a gp10 and some flagship smartphone? Which is better if the FOV is not important?
You’re welcome! I did not do a comparison for a night lapse but for general, daytime time lapses some of the newer iPhones have done well in my comparisons. The GP10 of course costs less than an iPhone so if it gets comparable results that is a plus for the GP10 while also being natively waterproof.
@@GreatDayForAHike thanks for the info!
Thanks for all your great tutorials! im going with the Video settings but just wondering if these same settings work if your starting at sunset?
If you start at sunset that part of the night lapse will be entirely white due to the lighting being too bright for that much of an open shutter. However, you can do a day to night time lapse or night to day time lapse by using the settings I outline in this video: th-cam.com/video/lEJKJNeRZ4o/w-d-xo.html
You mainly need to adjust the ISO, interval, and shutter settings to accommodate this.
@@GreatDayForAHike for how much time we have to shoot?
@@GreatDayForAHike I suspect you can do a sunset if you adjust the exposure to be even less. Since you start with it already partially blocked to can avoid it all washing out buy setting it right.
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great night lapse 👍🏻 Soon I wanted to buy a GoPro, among other things for night activities. Should I buy the 11 right away or is the 10 better at night?
I find the 10 and 11 to both be about equal with night sky performance. However, the 11 does have several built-in night modes such as the Star Trail mode which is pretty cool and fun to use.
Helpful videos. New GoPro 10 owner here (I use a mirrorless camera for photography and some video). I’ve watched your day and night Timelapse as I’d like to use the GoPro for this purpose (given it’s waterproof and very flexible and simple if I need it to be). Do you have a video or suggested settings for sunrise/sunset Timelapse?
Thank you for your feedback. While I do not have a video yet that is entirely focused on the best settings for sunset/sunrise time lapses, this video discusses some of those settings when I talk about the photo mode: th-cam.com/video/SQSDasK7HoU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
Nice video.
Thank you.
Thank you very much for these tips! I made an amazing time lapse video last night, but when I downloaded to my iPad, the video looks more like pictures back to back, meaning it isn’t a smooth video. Any idea what I did wrong?
I appreciate your feedback. If it’s an older iPad or a lower-spec iPad it may be because it cannot keep up with the quality of the footage. I’ve had some devices stutter like this before. If the video is in the HEVC codec that is especially common to see it look like this. HEVC is especially hard on older or lower spec devices.
I recommend trying to view it on a different device and see if it plays back smoother there.
@@GreatDayForAHike thank you.
In my GoPro 10 iso cannot go beyond 800 in night lapse setting. How could you go 1600?
I really enjoyed that! Very informative! Does the media mod work as an alternative to the USB pass through? And is the battery pack waterproof to? Thanks!
Thank you for your feedback and great questions! Yes, you could use the media mod as an alternative to the USB pass through door. The battery pack I use is not necessarily waterproof so if I know it’s going to rain I do something like wrap it up in something that will keep the water out such as a ziplock with a hole to run the cable through. Waterproof battery packs do exist and are also an option. I just don’t own one yet.
@@GreatDayForAHike ah perfect, and yes I did think keeping it waterproof would have a bit of DIY to it haha. Also, I’m assuming using a lower ISO just wouldn’t be strong enough to pick out the details of the stars? Not that the noise looks bad just curious!
That is correct. If the ISO is any lower than 800 it will be difficult to really capture any stars other than the few brightest stars. On a bright moonlit night you could use ISO 400 if you wanted to simply capture the moon and a few of the brightest stars.
@@GreatDayForAHike thanks for the replies. Great content :)
You’re welcome!
Gday .
I couldn’t find what battery pack your using?
It is this one from Anker: amzn.to/3BJsHuo
Great video. Can you settle this once and for all? I really want to get into night/time lapse, but I read many conflicting reports on the use of external power banks. So, If I use an external p[ower bank on the Hero 10, should I take the battery out or leave it in? Should i revert to an earlier firmware version? (Using 1.4) Thanks for the great channel!
Thank you and great question. If you use the Anker power bank I use, or most of the other Anker-branded power banks you can leave the battery in and it will work great. On the latest firmware version the Anker power banks work great with the GoPro Hero 10.
The reason for issues with power banks on the GoPro seems to be that many of the brands other than Anker do not provide sufficient amperage or voltage to properly power the GoPro.
I have found that the GoPro Hero 10 works properly with the Anker power bank whether the battery is installed or not. I prefer to keep the battery installed so that I still have a few extra hours of record time during a time lapse if my external power bank runs out.
@@GreatDayForAHike Would you share the Anker power bank model with us? Thanks for answering my question!
@@GreatDayForAHike My Anker model has 26800mAh, I doubt having a tiny GoPro 1,720mAh battery wold make any difference.
The difference would only be made if the power bank is close to running out of power and then those extra ~2 hours from the GoPro battery help a night lapse complete successfully.
@@GreatDayForAHike I would not consider the difference between 31 hours and 33 hours significant. I doubt I would do a 33 hour time lapse. Even 15 hours is less the half the battery pack capacity if the internal battery can last 2 hours.
Thank you for sharing, I was doing it on my GoPro Hero9 with similar settings but I can't get it running the whole night even with an external power source plugged in. Would start at around 8pm and the GoPro Hero9 would stopped by itself around 2 to 3am. Being trying to solve this issue, tried different high speed SD cards from reputable brands. Wonder what's your take on this.
You’re welcome. Was the battery removed from the camera while you were filming and had it connected to the external power pack? Did both the end external power pack still have charge and MicroSD still have space when you returned to the camera? I use the SanDisk Extreme line of MicroSD cards in the GoPros and those have worked well for me.
@@GreatDayForAHike I have tried both methods, with battery installed and removed in the GoPro. Both connected with external power source. And I'm using the Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB MicroSD cards with at least 80% capacity still free. I do might add that I'm using the GoPro in the tropics, with average temperature hovering around 26 to 29 degrees Celsius.
I know of someone else who had a similar issue recently. After reaching out to GoPro support, GoPro told the customer to reinstall the latest firmware version. After doing so this problem was fixed. I’d recommend trying that and/or reaching out to GoPro support.
@@GreatDayForAHike Did a manual update on the latest firmware(v1.6) for the GoPro Hero9 and tried an overnight video night lapse with external power pack and internal battery using the settings, 1440(4:3) resolution, 20s shutter speed, standard bit rate, 4000K WB, ISO min 100 and ISO max 800. Managed to get it to run for 8 hours continuously before it shut down on it's own, resulting in a 32 second footage. Think this is the best it can do right now. Nevertheless, thank you for your advice.
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Does night lapse mode work with the Max Lens Mod? Also, why did you choose flat color instead of the new natural color profile? Seems like a lot of youtube videos I’ve seen say that the natural color profile is pretty good (while not under or over saturating the images.)
You could theoretically use the Max Lens Mod but it only supports up to 2.7K resolution which would be significantly lower resolution than the 4K offered through the standard GoPro lens for a night lapse.
Shooting a night lapse in flat gives maximum control over editing the RAW photos for the finished product. You could shoot in natural for the video mode but there is a risk of natural not handling the subtle colors in the sky correctly at night time. As always I encourage people to experiment further and see what they like best.
@@GreatDayForAHike It would be nice if they included some built-in mode like other action cameras. The Nikon models are nearly foolproof, I just select sunset mode or party mode or fireworks mode (it automatically dynamically adjust contract so the sky is darker but the fireworks are vibrant) or daytime landscape, night landscape mode, portrait mode, 4 different underwater modes, etc. So much smarter then these brainless GoPros where you are constantly adjusting them to make them work correctly. After a years of fiddling you may eventually creates modes that almost work.
Does setting the interval to auto makes the gopro take the shot after shot? I would've liked to use a 30 sec exposure and atleast 3-5 secs interval but it's not available in the settings.
Good question. If you set the shutter speed to 30s then the interval will be 30 seconds between each photo because the camera needs the 30 seconds to keep the shutter open. This is why that 3-5 seconds interval is not available when you have the shutter set to 30s.
I think it use 5 second intervals beyond 5. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
I’m a total novice I have a GoPro hero seven can I get the same effect
Hi, with the Geminids meteor shower approaching next week at its peak, I was hoping you could complete your “editing video walkthrough” asap. No pressure ;) Cheers!
Haha I have good news for you. I published that video in mid-October and you can view it here: th-cam.com/video/SRnb486mExI/w-d-xo.html
Please do a video for a lightning Timelapse.
I will add this to my list. I do enjoy filming lighting night lapses.
Hi, have you had any issues with dew/frost condensing on the lens? Have you tried shooting timelapses in freezing temperatures with good results?
I have not had any issues with dew or frost condensing on the lens. I have done some time lapses in below freezing temperatures and not had those issues, including in snow storms. The snowflakes of course will stick to the lens and melt but never had it freeze. I’ve done about as cold as 15 degrees F.
@@GreatDayForAHike Nice that you've had no issues. Do you know why? Asking this becouse normally dew/frost is a major issue shooting timelapses at night, and people regularly use heating strips on their objectives. Do you think GoPro heats up that bit when shooting timelapses or if the conditions just have been so favorable on your occasions? I'm planning on purchasing GP10 for timelapses and this is a subject I haven't seen mentioned on any of the videos I've gone thru. Thanks and keep up the good work!
I think it’s mostly that conditions have been favorable for me. The camera does stay a bit warm when shooting and this may be part of the reason as well. I expect if it gets cold enough the camera would freeze up. I just am not sure what that temperature would be. The question of how cold is too cold.
@@GreatDayForAHike Right. If the camera, including the lens, stays warm enough then there's no problem. And the humidity level certainly plays a major role beside temp. So there's no exact temperature which is too cold but it's rather about the combination of the factors. It will be interesting to try and see once I get the GoPro purchased and get to testing. It's now getting cold here in the northern Finland, tonight being the coldest so far for this winter with some -10'C in my area.
I agree. I’m certain that combination of factors will make a difference. I hope you find great success with the camera!
Is there any damage to the battery or device if I’m filming with the battery door open and plugged in but indoors?
The camera should be perfectly fine in that case if you are indoors as long as the camera will not be immersed in liquid or get any liquids inside.
The only problem indoors is it tend to over heat more easily, less so with the Enduro battery but that should not be an issue with a battery pack.
which mode would you prefer for capturing northern lights? (photo or video lapse)
Photo for maximum editing control and potential for best results
Thank you !
4:13 i think there should be a way to turn off the screens, it would save battery and would be nice for ppl that don't have external battery packs.
There is setting in the General menu for both screen brightness and when the screen goes off after inactivity.
@@GreatDayForAHike Awesome, i'm gonna check that out! :D
I know you can shut of the front screen.
@@subaquaticpyro8234 Yes you can! :D I bought the Hero 9 and it's really useful to shut the screens off, especially for timelapses and stuff. for recording videos i like to keep the black screen on so i can see what the hell i'm doing xD
@@ADCFproductions OK, I never tried both.
Nice info: take out the camera and plug in powerbank.
How do you keep few or frost off of your lens??
Great question. I have found that having the GoPro powered on and the GoPro taking a photo every 15 or 30 seconds creates enough of a heat dome around the camera that frost will not form on it. I’ve tested it recently in some cold, frosty nights and it has stayed nice and clear. With few, I find the hydrophobic lens sheds this pretty well. Occasionally if it is a really humid overnight some drops will sit on the lens for a bit but typically they will slide right off within a few minutes and not obstruct many of the frames that make up the time lapse.
Thanks for that detailed response ♥️
You’re welcome
Can the power bank size be 20k? need to purchase last minute before my trip, also I only have 128 gb sd is that good enough? hopefully you answer in time lol thanks
Yes 20K is a good power bank size for a night lapse. A 128GB MicroSD is also a large enough size for quite a bit of video and photo footage.
@@GreatDayForAHike awesome! thanks for the reply! gonna use your recommendations
You’re welcome and have fun!
@@GreatDayForAHike question, my camera isn’t showing it doing anything on screen like yours is counting down and etc when it’s recording the night lapse
@@GreatDayForAHike also with the 128gb new it’s only giving me 1 hr n some recording time
Really confused with the Sharpness - Low or Medium for Video? In another video you said Medium :/
And same thing with Interval, here you have mentioned Auto but in the other video (Day to Night) you said 15s and Shutter Auto
It’s because some of these settings are different for a time lapse that is day to night or entirely a night lapse.
For a night lapse that is entirely night you can technically do low or medium but low generally gives best results.
Interval depends on if that is being used to determine the interval between each photo or if the shutter speed is being used. Anything other than an interval of auto will control the time between each frame. Interval of auto gives control between each frame to the shutter speed. These precise settings are different in night to day situations vs a time lapse that is entirely a night lapse.
Use low for everything! Same for a TV setting, it just introduces artifact. Use software, it can take it time (since it does not need to operate in realtime) and do it correctly of you think you need some.
I use my V-Mount battery
That works well too I expect.
My night lapse is not working my battery is full I copy your set up but my go pro till lowbat the shot is only 1second why is that issue?
Are you running the latest firmware on your GoPro? If it’s not taking pictures or creating a night lapse then it could be that it needs a firmware update or could be a hardware problem.
@@GreatDayForAHike my go pro is hero 10 black yes I already update the latest firmware
When click the shot only 00:00 I see the 30s is nothing
If you let it sit there for a bit as long as it is still recording it should get to 0:01 and then 0:02, etc but if you are shooting with a 30 second interval it will take 15 minutes of real time with each 30 second image to equal 1 second of a night lapse image because each individual shot is one frame and it will take 30 frames to equal 1 second of video.
I try again it's not recording even 1 second
I heard that recording this mode will damage the camera, is that really true?
What have you hear it damages on the camera? The GoPro is built to take pictures and video in the outdoors and it is an action camera. So it does stuff like this well. I’ve done hundreds of time lapses and night lapses on my GoPros and never had any issues.
@@GreatDayForAHike This is what my friends say. thank you. From now on I can shoot beautiful videos without any fear
@@uoio1177 Unless it is it rainstorm I would not worry.
Hey... i use about 80 mins, it is over heat..... How i use for time lapses
It won’t overheat for time lapses because 1)it is outside. 2) it isn’t running constantly. It’s snapping a single image every few seconds.
There should be zero overheating for time lapses.
@@GreatDayForAHike Yes, thanks a lot
Use a battery pack, when GoPros overheat the battery is the issue.
Try capture a meteor shower 👍 just captured 2 draconid meteor
Nice! That’s exciting.
Doesn't that door make it non waterproof?
If you were to submerge the camera in water then it would no longer be waterproof but if you have it plugged in with the USB-c power cable and sitting on a tripod doing a night lapse it is “waterproof” if it rains or snows because water cannot get into that USB-c port opening due to the cable filling it and sealing it off.
@@GreatDayForAHike thank you
@@GreatDayForAHike You mean the plug itself, or is the port itself a tight fit too.
battery capacity is too short to do this
That’s why I specify the need for an external power pack to connect to the GoPro in order to do a night lapse all night.
oh, that's great, i own gopro hero 10 black but still have no idea, can you advise? And what do you think about using doom to shoot a sea and sky scene at night?
I use this Anker external power bank: www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Portable-Double-Speed-Recharging/dp/B01JIWQPMW?dchild=1&keywords=ravpower&qid=1628008899&sr=8-6&linkCode=sl1&tag=greatdayforah-20&linkId=9f52681577819cd0e82f350ed339a656&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
The GoPro will do great for filming a sky and sea scene at night provided you have it setup properly.
external capacity, I already have. but about the problem of hot alarm and shutdown of gopro 10, the climate in Vietnam does not allow this long shooting, it is a pity.
Your dragging g the video out a bit by doing things like explaining how to attach the go pro to the tripod and saying g hiw you can use different tripods. Woukd like to have seen a more concise video.
I appreciate your feedback. I aim to find a good balance of details that people value and need to know but I realize this can mean it is too concise for some people and not concise enough for others. In many of my videos I have made since this I create a table of contents for better ease of skipping sections that aren’t needed.
@@GreatDayForAHike table of contents is a great idea.
If only you could keep the videos in focus…such a basic task.
Yes, keeping a video in focus is a basic task, in general. However, when working in certain lighting situations such as the darkness of night with a little light while holding a camera in one hand and moving tripods and other gear with the other hand, keeping the video in focus is not so basic LOL In addition, letting elements come into focus is an artistic effect sometimes. Each to their own.
@@GreatDayForAHike orrrr and stick with me here..you don’t film in the dark…imagine that the 2nd half of the video was super informative.
There is a level of authenticity to filming an actual instance of me setting up a night lapse in the dark with only a small light from a power pack. I like my videos to have this authenticity. I realize this isn’t for everyone and that is fine. I can’t please everybody, nor do I expect to.
Really not that big of a deal the information was clear and straight to the point
way too noisy...
It’s a tiny sensor so it can only do much in low light but considering the size of the sensor I find it to be pretty impressive.
Danke!
Thank you for your support!