Everyone loves awesome day time photos! They are almost like a trophy of some sorts. They go bonkers on social media and outside of giant bucks they are usually the first photo shared with your buddy.
Ask any photographer about the basics and youβll likely hear the phrase "control the light". When youβre using dslr or mirrorless camera is relatively easy because you have full manual control over the camera settings like shutter speed, gain, and aperture. With trail cameras, it's a different story. Trail cameras work off of auto exposure tables where the camera is computing the correct or the most closely applicable settings based off the light metering systems for that specific scenario. Sound complicated right? Well it is...To simplify all this, for every trail camera user, you can follow a few basic rules to increase daytime photo quality out of your trail cameras.
POINT YOUR CAMERAS NORTH AVOID HARSH LIGHTING CONDITIONS ANGLES AND FRAMING LIGHT METER MANIPULATION WATER
When push comes to shove put the camera where it needs to be to do its job efficiently. However, if you find yourself wanting more out of the photo quality take these tips and put them to work. While better cameras will take better images, you might be surprised how much the setup has to do with the photo quality outcome.
