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Dear All,

I was using Cannon S100 previously for mapping purpose with CHDK, 1/2000 shutter speed, IS turned off and focus set to Infinity but still get around 50% blurry image.

Now I will use Sony Nex 5n camera on Flatmap1 gimbal with 16mm stock fixed lens and IR triggered from APM for more ground coverage and quality image (hope so..)

Please share your Nex 5n camera setting (Auto or manual or shutter priority?) and any experiences, pros & cons using Nex 5n for mapping purpose.

Let me start from what I was reading from some forum (forgot the link):

Sony Nex 5 series  Camera Setting for Mapping:

• Mode: Aperture Priority (by Krajst)
• ISO: 400 or 800 (by Krajst) (if you want faster shutter speeds, you'll have to increase your ISO) check: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Your-Digital-Camera%27s-ISO-Setting
• White balance: Daily/Sunny or Cloudy (by Krajst)
• Sharpness: infinity (but it is tricky with 16mm lens so I use auto (by Krajst)

Recommendations:

• IR Shutter from Hobbyking (by iskess)
• Use high speed SD: SANDISK EXTREME PRO SDHC SD 16GB, 95MB/s (by iskess)

Pros:

• More pixel compare with S100 = More ground coverage
• Fixed lens 16mm = less blurry image result
• ??

Cons:

• Heavier compare with S100
• No GPS onboard
• Nex 5n Time between shutter > 2 sec = S100 faster < 2 sec (if you need to fly really fast)
• ??

I will update first page regularly that may be useful for others.

Many thanks in advance for your contribution.

Waladi