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Sharp night photo

Clean photos after dark

Night photos come out sharp when the camera is steady and the exposure is long enough.

How to get it

  1. 1

    With a tripod: 1–10 seconds, f/5.6–f/11, ISO 100–800 — the cleanest results.

  2. 2

    Handheld: keep the shutter at 1/60–1/125s or faster, open the aperture wide and raise ISO.

  3. 3

    Use the 2-second timer on a tripod so pressing the button does not shake the camera.

  4. 4

    These are starting points, not universal rules — check the photo and adjust.

Example settings

Tripod1–10 s · f/5.6–f/11 · ISO 100–800
Handheld1/60–1/125 s · widest aperture · ISO 1600–6400