#Startrail photo manual#

The same holds about the lens faster and wider is better, but even a kit lens will do.

Movement of the stars is not a curse but the blessing. With a very long exposure (or, as covered below, several shorter exposures in sequence), you will use their movement to create the trails you want. The most challenging part about star trail photography is to know where to point your camera and what settings to use in order to capture the motion you want.

That is where this article will help out.

Any DSLR, any mirrorless body, or even an advanced point-and-shoot camera.

#Startrail photo manual#

The bigger the sensor size, the better, but even an advanced point-and-shoot camera will be able to capture star trails, provided that it has manual mode. The smallest recommended sensor size is in my opinion an 1 inch sensor (such as Nikon 1 system, Sony RX 100 series). Tripod: the sturdier the better, but again, with the exception of photographing in very windy conditions, you can still take good star trail photos with a less expensive tripod.Ī cell phone will not yield good results (in my opinion, please prove me wrong if you have other experience), a cheap point and shoot camera either.Wide-angle lens: The rule of thumb is that wider and faster lenses are better (since you capture more stars).Fast lenses tend to be expensive, though, so you’ll be happy to hear that even cheaper lenses will do.