Great videos, night lapse in my case now it’s not possible unless I’ll sleep on the beach but I want to combine night and day, means from night to sunrise. Logically shutter have to be set on auto, interval 15s, WB 400k, BR high, Color neutral, Sharpness medium. Problem is now ISO, 100/800. I’ll start filming 3h before sunrise and 1 hour after. Any recommendations?
Those settings look great to me. Those should work pretty well and give good results for a night time day time lapse. Those are the most difficult type of time lapse to master.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thanks. My biggest issue is that I cannot get the background all black, as I'm filming in the middle of my city and there are automated night lamps around - and buildings close by. But at least I enjoy making the videos, even if my YT channel only has 13 subscribers.
Yes as long as the aurora is bright enough and defined enough it will. Several have told me they were able to capture the aurora with a GoPro using these settings.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thank you for your feedback. Can I contact you if there is something on my mind about Gopro? I hope I'm not boring you. I am just discovering my camera that has been around for 2 years. so i don't want to make mistakes
GoPro 11, and my color settings are different. Default is Natural, swipe up is Vibrant, and swipe down is Flat. Would you suggest Vibrant or Normal for aurora night laps? Thanks!
Either is good. My default would be Natural and then boost saturation when waiting if you want a bit more. If you don’t want to edit saturation at all go for Vibrant. Have fun!
I’ve done a few nightlapse successfull. But now the camera seems to quit half way through the night. My battery pack is a 20,000 mh which still registers plenty of power in the morning. I don’t see the lightning bolt over my battery icon on screen unless I stop the recording. Does the hero 10 respond to moisture in the air, like the humidity?
Hello there. i have gopro 9. I love night time shots. especially star shots. This device gives me peace and an incredible image, but when I make the video format "photo", on which program can I convert them to video, please? This is very important for me.
You can use Adobe Lightroom if you shoot the photos in RAW and want to edit the photos. If you don’t want to edit the photos then you would import them into a video editing program in sequence such as Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. Both Adobe programs do have a cost associated with them but DaVinci Resolve has a powerful free version. This video provides an in-depth tutorial on how I edit night lapses and may be helpful to you: th-cam.com/video/SRnb486mExI/w-d-xo.html
Hi ! I just made the settings from this video on my gopro Hero 9 and it doesn't start the timer...i reset the sd card ,i made the settings again and nothing,the same issue.can you help ME plz?when i press record IT shows me the message...hold the camera still... like i'm doing a photo nightlapse..is that normal?thank you in advance!!
You were absolutely correct. As soon as I updated my software, I could enable the video function. Thanks so much for your responsiveness! You have a really helpful channel.
Can somenbody please help? I want to shoot the Perseiden tomorrow. I`m experienting with the setting and get good shots thanks to this pro tips! But tough im filming whole night, my videos are only 30-40 Seconds long. Is there a good way to get those vids to a lenght of 4-5 minutes?
Great question. Due to the interval being 15-30 seconds depending on shutter speed this will limit the length of the night lapse, but one option for making it is a bit longer is to interpret the 29.97 fps footage as 23.98 fps when editing the night lapse. By doing this it will make the overall length 20% longer and the night lapse will “move” a bit slower
@@GreatDayForAHike thanks a lot fpr your advice. Its actualy a good idea to take several nights and make a long vid that way. but im in that very dark spot only tomorrow night and want to make the best out of it. 20% is good, but not long enough. maybe I´ll loop that (hopefully amazing) night than ....;-)
Good stuff. I've had some night lapse success with the Hero 9. This one has some Milky Way included. th-cam.com/video/3O97k7F9Dys/w-d-xo.html Using the video mode, my settings were ISO Min/Max at 1600. 20 second shutter and WB 4000. Also used the Scheduled Capture setting. But that usually needs a power pack that stays "always on" rather than turning off when the GoPro is powered down. My choice is the Voltaic Systems V25 6,400mAh USB Always On Battery. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thanks for this great tut! I only have one question. Why interval is on auto? The result I got with this setting is one and a half minute recording. The video shows very fast changing, just blinking stars, although my camera was out all night. (8 hours) Thanks!
Interval is in auto because when the shutter speed is set to 15s or 30s that interval will automatically match the shutter speed. You could set the interval manually to 15s or 30s but as long as the interval matches your shutter speed it won’t make any difference vs leaving it at auto.
@@GreatDayForAHike @Great Day For A Hike Ah, good to know.thanks a lot! And do you have any idea why do I have only 1, 5 min recordings for a at least 6 hours timelaps? Shutter speed was 15s and interval auto.
Yes there is. GoPro makes a remote (here: amzn.to/3GqxWzQ) and there is also the brand new Volta (here: amzn.to/3MTY6NB) from GoPro that functions as a remote. You can also use the Quik app on your smart phone as a remote to control your GoPro.
Hi, big thank you for making this video, superb explanation, very concise. I’ve been doing time lapses on my iphone 13 pro, but even with the apps it’s not rugged enough I think to survive outside etc. I have a GoPro Hero 4 Silver from way back, not used it a lot in several years, it still works really well and works with Quik, can I use my Hero 4 in the same way? Many Thanks Again 👍
@MarcsPhotosVideos I’ve got one releasing this week that will explain all of my recommended settings. I’ll be doing an early release this week before Saturday like normal. The video is almost finished.
Hi, in Format my GoPro didn't let me switch from a photo time lapse to a video time lapse. Might it be because it's a Hero 8? Is this a function only on the Hero 9? Thanks for any advice you can lend on this.
The GoPro Hero 8 should allow you to use video time lapse as well. However, if that option is grayed out there may be another setting that needs to be changed first to allow for this. I’ve had to play around with the menus a bit sometimes when certain settings were grayed out. I recommend maybe changing the lens setting and a few others on that specific menu to see if the video option then becomes available.
Great video, along with the all others you've posted in relation to GoPro. Very in depth explanation, thanks for producing these. Just got my 12 and was out last night. Will try your settings for night lapse video and hope the results are better. Cheers.
Loved the fact you took your time explaining how to. Other videos were fast and had a hard time keeping up. My gopro 11 doesn't have the gopro color. I'll try the flat.
Hi and thanks for the video! It has clarified some doubts I had. I'm doing nighlapses with a Hero9 + the specs you shared. And it calls my attention that with a fully charged original battery I get nightlapses of only 18 seconds. Does it happen to you too?
You’re welcome! Yes, if you use the camera on just the GoPro battery power it will only last the few hours which will end up equaling a fairly short night lapse. I recommend using an external battery pack to keep the camera powered all night.
Thanks for explaining this as easy as you do!! I appreciate all your content!! Now I gotta find one of your videos on settings for mounting this to my Harley!! Thanks again!! Your a huge help for us newbie’s!!
Thanks for getting back to me. I changed most of the setting and started with the Lens ones. But still gray and no option to change to video. So strange.
I typically keep the GoPro running all night from sunset to sunrise. I use an external battery pack to power it. In this video I share these specific details: th-cam.com/video/2E4kRbn37LI/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately, I have found the Osmo Action does not create night lapses with much detail in the sky. They tend to come out dark without a lot of star detail.
Hello, can anyone help me with a big problem of my gopro hero 7 black? The problem is: when i put the nightlapse mode and change the shutter from auto to 30s, the white balance always locks to 5500k and it's impossibile to change it. If i try to change the white balance, it always returns to 5500k. This happens only when the shutter is not on auto. If this happened to someone and solved it, please help me.
I have seen this issue mentioned out there on GoPro forums. Some GoPro Hero 7 Black owners said updating the firmware fixed this for them but others said it did not. Others said it temporarily fixed the issue for them and then the issue came back. So it sounds like this may be some type of software issue. It is possible to change the white balance later on as a work-around but that does of course require editing when the goal for this mode is to not have to edit. I’ll let you know if I see any definitive solutions for this and maybe someone else reading this will have some ideas as well.
I usually recommend filming the entire night from right after sunset to right before sunrise. I go over this and a lot of additional details in this video I recently published: th-cam.com/video/Z4AFrcM4IIY/w-d-xo.html
I shot my first night lapse last night using the settings are recommended. I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt however I live in an area where there might be a little too much light pollution. So I wonder if that's what caused my sky to be more blue than I anticipated. Try again with less light pollution or can you recommend a different setting?
That’s great to hear. If you feel like the sky looks too blue yet changing the white balance to 4000K and see if you like that better. Night lapses are one of those things I had to do a lot of trial and error with and experimenting really helped me find the results I like.
Hi there….I hope to shoot the northern lights off the coast of Norway in Feb next year . I’ve watched your videos on night lapse video and photo which have cleared things up nicely so thanks. Can you please let me know if the moon/No moon settings would be the same for night lapse photo when shooting the northern lights…..thanks for your help
Yes, generally for the northern lights you’ll want to treat this more like a hybrid of the moon/no moon settings. Generally a shutter speed of 20s and ISO Max of 800 should do well for northern lights.
Theoretically yes it is supposed to save before powering off (the recording should stop and save before the battery fully runs out), but I have not tested this to confirm as I have always had my GoPro plugged into an external power pack while doing night lapses.
Great video and thanks so much for the settings. Last night we had nice few hours of lightning and i did some good video of the lightning. But everything seemed to move almost to fast, like the clouds and ect. Any setting changes you might recommend especially for lightning? or to maybe slow things down a little? I would appreciate any thoughts you might be willing to share.
The main way to slow things down is to use a shorter interval. Doing this means more pictures (two times as many as 30 seconds). 15 seconds is an option for a night lapse interval. It won’t capture as much light but would still easily capture lightning.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thank you very much for responding. I think I'll try 20 seconds and see how that looks. I have been a subscriber to your channel for about a year now and your information and suggestions have been very helpful to me. Thanks!!
Yeah, this isn’t from a full frame mirrorless camera. It is from a GoPro with a much smaller sensor but also a much lower cost than a full frame mirrorless camera. There is a trade off with results but for the price the GoPro does a great job creating a night lapse.
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Unfortunately my Gopro 5 Black only supports Photo night time lapse. Oh well.
Photo mode is my favorite one to use. I use the photo mode most often because it can enable one to get even better results than video mode.
Great videos, night lapse in my case now it’s not possible unless I’ll sleep on the beach but I want to combine night and day, means from night to sunrise. Logically shutter have to be set on auto, interval 15s, WB 400k, BR high, Color neutral, Sharpness medium. Problem is now ISO, 100/800. I’ll start filming 3h before sunrise and 1 hour after. Any recommendations?
Those settings look great to me. Those should work pretty well and give good results for a night time day time lapse. Those are the most difficult type of time lapse to master.
I am trying out these settings as we speak. Before I did your settings, this is the result from last night:
th-cam.com/video/n_a9NlN_ue4/w-d-xo.html
Great. Your initial results looked pretty good. So you’re already off to a great start.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thanks. My biggest issue is that I cannot get the background all black, as I'm filming in the middle of my city and there are automated night lamps around - and buildings close by.
But at least I enjoy making the videos, even if my YT channel only has 13 subscribers.
Yes, finding a dark enough sky can be a challenge.
Would this be sufficient for lapsing the aurora?
Yes as long as the aurora is bright enough and defined enough it will. Several have told me they were able to capture the aurora with a GoPro using these settings.
merhaba, nightlapse modunda Ev. Comp ayarının kapalı olması normal mi ? Normalse neden ?
Yes, it’s because EV Comp is not applicable and really not useful in the night lapse mode. This is applicable to normal, daylight shooting.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thank you for your feedback. Can I contact you if there is something on my mind about Gopro? I hope I'm not boring you. I am just discovering my camera that has been around for 2 years. so i don't want to make mistakes
Feel free to share any questions here and I’ll answer them as able.
GoPro 11, and my color settings are different. Default is Natural, swipe up is Vibrant, and swipe down is Flat.
Would you suggest Vibrant or Normal for aurora night laps? Thanks!
Either is good. My default would be Natural and then boost saturation when waiting if you want a bit more. If you don’t want to edit saturation at all go for Vibrant. Have fun!
@@GreatDayForAHike thank you!
I’ve done a few nightlapse successfull. But now the camera seems to quit half way through the night. My battery pack is a 20,000 mh which still registers plenty of power in the morning. I don’t see the lightning bolt over my battery icon on screen unless I stop the recording. Does the hero 10 respond to moisture in the air, like the humidity?
Thank you so much for the precise settings 👍
You’re welcome.
Hello there. i have gopro 9. I love night time shots. especially star shots. This device gives me peace and an incredible image, but when I make the video format "photo", on which program can I convert them to video, please? This is very important for me.
I'm wondering the samething
You can use Adobe Lightroom if you shoot the photos in RAW and want to edit the photos. If you don’t want to edit the photos then you would import them into a video editing program in sequence such as Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. Both Adobe programs do have a cost associated with them but DaVinci Resolve has a powerful free version. This video provides an in-depth tutorial on how I edit night lapses and may be helpful to you: th-cam.com/video/SRnb486mExI/w-d-xo.html
Hi ! I just made the settings from this video on my gopro Hero 9 and it doesn't start the timer...i reset the sd card ,i made the settings again and nothing,the same issue.can you help ME plz?when i press record IT shows me the message...hold the camera still... like i'm doing a photo nightlapse..is that normal?thank you in advance!!
You have provided an excellent explanation. This is what I'm going to do. Love from Nepal🇳🇵
Thank you. Best of luck with this!
@@GreatDayForAHike If you have time, please watch my videos and make suggestions.
Will do!
Thank you very much from Thailand.
You are welcome.
You were absolutely correct. As soon as I updated my software, I could enable the video function. Thanks so much for your responsiveness! You have a really helpful channel.
This is great to hear! You’re welcome.
Can somenbody please help? I want to shoot the Perseiden tomorrow. I`m experienting with the setting and get good shots thanks to this pro tips! But tough im filming whole night, my videos are only 30-40 Seconds long. Is there a good way to get those vids to a lenght of 4-5 minutes?
Great question. Due to the interval being 15-30 seconds depending on shutter speed this will limit the length of the night lapse, but one option for making it is a bit longer is to interpret the 29.97 fps footage as 23.98 fps when editing the night lapse. By doing this it will make the overall length 20% longer and the night lapse will “move” a bit slower
@@GreatDayForAHike thanks a lot fpr your advice. Its actualy a good idea to take several nights and make a long vid that way. but im in that very dark spot only tomorrow night and want to make the best out of it. 20% is good, but not long enough. maybe I´ll loop that (hopefully amazing) night than ....;-)
Hope you have great skies!
What is that battery externder you are using? Please tell me where I can buy it
Good stuff.
I've had some night lapse success with the Hero 9. This one has some Milky Way included. th-cam.com/video/3O97k7F9Dys/w-d-xo.html Using the video mode, my settings were ISO Min/Max at 1600. 20 second shutter and WB 4000. Also used the Scheduled Capture setting. But that usually needs a power pack that stays "always on" rather than turning off when the GoPro is powered down. My choice is the Voltaic Systems V25 6,400mAh USB Always On Battery.
Looking forward to more of your videos.
That looks good. I like the location you chose for your setting too. Nicely done! Thanks for sharing your thoughts as well.
Thanks for this great tut! I only have one question. Why interval is on auto? The result I got with this setting is one and a half minute recording. The video shows very fast changing, just blinking stars, although my camera was out all night. (8 hours) Thanks!
Interval is in auto because when the shutter speed is set to 15s or 30s that interval will automatically match the shutter speed. You could set the interval manually to 15s or 30s but as long as the interval matches your shutter speed it won’t make any difference vs leaving it at auto.
@@GreatDayForAHike @Great Day For A Hike Ah, good to know.thanks a lot! And do you have any idea why do I have only 1, 5 min recordings for a at least 6 hours timelaps? Shutter speed was 15s and interval auto.
One Question please. Is there any REMOTE for Hero 10? Will appreciate your recommendation.Thanks.
Yes there is. GoPro makes a remote (here: amzn.to/3GqxWzQ) and there is also the brand new Volta (here: amzn.to/3MTY6NB) from GoPro that functions as a remote. You can also use the Quik app on your smart phone as a remote to control your GoPro.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing your settings. I'm just working through what I can do with the night lapse on my GoPro. Such a great little camera 🙂👍
Thank you. I really appreciate your feedback. I love what the GoPro cameras are capable of.
Hi, big thank you for making this video, superb explanation, very concise. I’ve been doing time lapses on my iphone 13 pro, but even with the apps it’s not rugged enough I think to survive outside etc. I have a GoPro Hero 4 Silver from way back, not used it a lot in several years, it still works really well and works with Quik, can I use my Hero 4 in the same way? Many Thanks Again 👍
You’re welcome! Yes it is possible to do a night lapse on the Hero 4 Silver. Some of the menus and settings will of course look different.
thanks for the information. I had been trying to figure out what settings to use in the video mode and here you are getting me right on track.
You’re welcome and I’m glad you found this useful.
@@GreatDayForAHikewhich 1 of your GoPro videos can be used for Solar Eclipse?
@MarcsPhotosVideos I’ve got one releasing this week that will explain all of my recommended settings. I’ll be doing an early release this week before Saturday like normal. The video is almost finished.
Thank you. I will try these settings
You're welcome and have fun.
Hi, in Format my GoPro didn't let me switch from a photo time lapse to a video time lapse. Might it be because it's a Hero 8? Is this a function only on the Hero 9? Thanks for any advice you can lend on this.
The GoPro Hero 8 should allow you to use video time lapse as well. However, if that option is grayed out there may be another setting that needs to be changed first to allow for this. I’ve had to play around with the menus a bit sometimes when certain settings were grayed out. I recommend maybe changing the lens setting and a few others on that specific menu to see if the video option then becomes available.
Great video, along with the all others you've posted in relation to GoPro. Very in depth explanation, thanks for producing these. Just got my 12 and was out last night. Will try your settings for night lapse video and hope the results are better. Cheers.
Thank you. Hope you enjoy your Hero 12! It’s a great camera.
@@GreatDayForAHike in the right hands it is 😂
How much mah is that power bank? I was going to a 36800mah one for nightlapse
Great question. The Anker power bank I use has 26800mAh and it is more than sufficient to power the GoPro for a full night lapse.
Thanks for the night video settings! Like from Mallorca!
You’re welcome and thank you for your support!
Loved the fact you took your time explaining how to. Other videos were fast and had a hard time keeping up. My gopro 11 doesn't have the gopro color. I'll try the flat.
Hi and thanks for the video! It has clarified some doubts I had.
I'm doing nighlapses with a Hero9 + the specs you shared. And it calls my attention that with a fully charged original battery I get nightlapses of only 18 seconds. Does it happen to you too?
You’re welcome! Yes, if you use the camera on just the GoPro battery power it will only last the few hours which will end up equaling a fairly short night lapse. I recommend using an external battery pack to keep the camera powered all night.
@@GreatDayForAHike Gracias for your prompt response
Thanks for explaining this as easy as you do!! I appreciate all your content!! Now I gotta find one of your videos on settings for mounting this to my Harley!! Thanks again!! Your a huge help for us newbie’s!!
I appreciate your feedback!
Thanks for getting back to me. I changed most of the setting and started with the Lens ones. But still gray and no option to change to video. So strange.
That is strange, indeed. Are you on the latest firmware? If not, I recommend updating to the latest firmware version.
How long do you keep the camera running? And how do you keep it charging?
I typically keep the GoPro running all night from sunset to sunrise. I use an external battery pack to power it. In this video I share these specific details: th-cam.com/video/2E4kRbn37LI/w-d-xo.html
Do you think osmo action would do same
Unfortunately, I have found the Osmo Action does not create night lapses with much detail in the sky. They tend to come out dark without a lot of star detail.
@@GreatDayForAHike 😩 thank you,
I'm using a osmo action 3 by the way
Hello, can anyone help me with a big problem of my gopro hero 7 black?
The problem is: when i put the nightlapse mode and change the shutter from auto to 30s, the white balance always locks to 5500k and it's impossibile to change it.
If i try to change the white balance, it always returns to 5500k.
This happens only when the shutter is not on auto.
If this happened to someone and solved it, please help me.
I have seen this issue mentioned out there on GoPro forums. Some GoPro Hero 7 Black owners said updating the firmware fixed this for them but others said it did not. Others said it temporarily fixed the issue for them and then the issue came back. So it sounds like this may be some type of software issue.
It is possible to change the white balance later on as a work-around but that does of course require editing when the goal for this mode is to not have to edit.
I’ll let you know if I see any definitive solutions for this and maybe someone else reading this will have some ideas as well.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thank you very much
Thank you! How long of a night lapse should we record?
I usually recommend filming the entire night from right after sunset to right before sunrise. I go over this and a lot of additional details in this video I recently published: th-cam.com/video/Z4AFrcM4IIY/w-d-xo.html
I shot my first night lapse last night using the settings are recommended. I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt however I live in an area where there might be a little too much light pollution. So I wonder if that's what caused my sky to be more blue than I anticipated. Try again with less light pollution or can you recommend a different setting?
That’s great to hear. If you feel like the sky looks too blue yet changing the white balance to 4000K and see if you like that better. Night lapses are one of those things I had to do a lot of trial and error with and experimenting really helped me find the results I like.
@@GreatDayForAHike So many settings, just had to figure out which one. Thanks.
Definitely. Lots of settings.
Hi there….I hope to shoot the northern lights off the coast of Norway in Feb next year . I’ve watched your videos on night lapse video and photo which have cleared things up nicely so thanks. Can you please let me know if the moon/No moon settings would be the same for night lapse photo when shooting the northern lights…..thanks for your help
Yes, generally for the northern lights you’ll want to treat this more like a hybrid of the moon/no moon settings. Generally a shutter speed of 20s and ISO Max of 800 should do well for northern lights.
@@GreatDayForAHike awesome thanks for your help…Cheers from Australia 🍺
You’re welcome!
While your recording the entire night and your battery dies, does all the video you recorded get saved ?
Theoretically yes it is supposed to save before powering off (the recording should stop and save before the battery fully runs out), but I have not tested this to confirm as I have always had my GoPro plugged into an external power pack while doing night lapses.
@@GreatDayForAHike thank you!
Hey there! I was gonna ask what power pack you’re using and if you recommend it vs another.
I currently use this Anker power bank: amzn.to/3zRAcMq
It holds a lot of power and is reliable. I have been very happy with it.
@@GreatDayForAHike Ok thanks! Love the instruction and videos on your channel! Keep up the good work 👍👍
Thank you!
Great video and thanks so much for the settings. Last night we had nice few hours of lightning and i did some good video of the lightning. But everything seemed to move almost to fast, like the clouds and ect.
Any setting changes you might recommend especially for lightning? or to maybe slow things down a little?
I would appreciate any thoughts you might be willing to share.
The main way to slow things down is to use a shorter interval. Doing this means more pictures (two times as many as 30 seconds). 15 seconds is an option for a night lapse interval. It won’t capture as much light but would still easily capture lightning.
@@GreatDayForAHike Thank you very much for responding. I think I'll try 20 seconds and see how that looks. I have been a subscriber to your channel for about a year now and your information and suggestions have been very helpful to me. Thanks!!
That sounds like a great plan. Thank you for your support. I really appreciate it!
Thank you .🙏
You’re welcome!
Your night lapse looks extremely grainy.
Yeah, this isn’t from a full frame mirrorless camera. It is from a GoPro with a much smaller sensor but also a much lower cost than a full frame mirrorless camera. There is a trade off with results but for the price the GoPro does a great job creating a night lapse.
Thanks for sharing this. I don't have nightlapse in video mode on the 7 Black but definitely seems worth it to get the 9 to try it out.
Yes, it is a nice feature. The photo mode is powerful and great too but the video mode is simply more convenient and ready-to-share.