Users on 13.2 have you noticed the changes in night mode?
If the device is held steady aka tripod anchored mount, in very dark areas manual time slider sets the "exposure" time much longer, 40 seconds I've seen!
Now the EXIF data always shows a shutter open time of 1,000ms (1 second). Presumably, all the time the "shutter is open" is used to take many images and process them. With 1s exposure that could be 40 12MP images.
In any case I've seen some pretty amazing output from the phone. If you have a way to mount the phone I suggest trying it. Handholding will NEVER have the stability needed just as using the bulb setting on a SLR, one must have the body mounted to a solid object.
Finally, I've seen some artifacts that I cannot explain. It reminds me of summer days of using a really long exposure through a neutral density filter to catch fireflies in flight. I know for a fact that I saw nothing fly around for those 40 seconds yet there are distinct streaks of blue and red. I've tried to repeat it over and over and only have one image with it. I don't believe in ghosts so there's that.
Finally, if you live in a rural area devoid of light pollution, this mode will capture the stars like there's no tomorrow. I wish I were further north, the Auroras would look amazing!
If the device is held steady aka tripod anchored mount, in very dark areas manual time slider sets the "exposure" time much longer, 40 seconds I've seen!
Now the EXIF data always shows a shutter open time of 1,000ms (1 second). Presumably, all the time the "shutter is open" is used to take many images and process them. With 1s exposure that could be 40 12MP images.
In any case I've seen some pretty amazing output from the phone. If you have a way to mount the phone I suggest trying it. Handholding will NEVER have the stability needed just as using the bulb setting on a SLR, one must have the body mounted to a solid object.
Finally, I've seen some artifacts that I cannot explain. It reminds me of summer days of using a really long exposure through a neutral density filter to catch fireflies in flight. I know for a fact that I saw nothing fly around for those 40 seconds yet there are distinct streaks of blue and red. I've tried to repeat it over and over and only have one image with it. I don't believe in ghosts so there's that.
Finally, if you live in a rural area devoid of light pollution, this mode will capture the stars like there's no tomorrow. I wish I were further north, the Auroras would look amazing!