With this post, I'm looking for suggestions for the two issues that I've noted.
I've shot a Lunar Eclipse with a Canon camera so I know pretty much what to expect. I also shot a Lunar Eclipse with my S22U and I much prefer it without the AI. (I think)
The first issue is: I "Believe" AI is the problem in many of my images. I did not grab the S22 last night to compare but I do have the May 2022 Super Flower Blood Moon with the S22U. The S22U does seem better because (in my opinion) there was no/little AI at that time.
I'm assuming that the AI is trying to fill in information where there is very little but it makes the moon look like a ball of red clay.
For those who are more experienced, should I have turned off the Optimization and would that have gotten rid of the "ball of clay effect"? (I will make another post with a bunch of my shots from last night In it.) (shots are between 72x-82x).
I also had the exp compensation raised up to +1.7 and I did raise it higher to +4.0 but I didn't see any effect, so I lowered it back down.
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The next question is the tracking/image stabilization in the super zoom mode. I was using a holder on my camera tripod so in theory, the tracking should not need to be working very hard. Also with a "real" camera, you would turn off image stabilization when the camera is on a tripod.
Is there a way to turn off the stabilization/tracking when using the super zoom? When I shot the eclipse (solar) last spring, I was able to keep the sun in the center of the frame with no problem because the ball head for my tripod is designed for it.
I assume Samsung expects people will be doing this handheld and in this case, will need the stabilization active.
Jeff "Foliage" Folger
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