During a total solar eclipse, can the camera directly take pictures of the sun?

How to shoot directly with your camera The easiest way to do solar eclipse astrophotography is - shoot directly with your camera! For the sun, the telephoto end of many cameras can capture larger images, so during the non-total eclipse stage, we only need to cover the filter in front of the camera lens to take pictures easily. If you're observing the eclipse using the inkwell or telescopic projection method, just take a photo of what you see. As for the total eclipse stage, just point the camera directly at the sun and take pictures. How to take pictures of the solar eclipse with a camera 1. Direct photography Similar to a camera, it is a very good observation method to directly use a camera with a filter to take pictures of the solar eclipse. Generally speaking, the telephoto end of a camera is longer than that of an ordinary camera, so it can capture a larger image of the sun, which is enough to meet general observation needs. We only need to put a filter on the front cover of the lens, find the sun, increase the optical zoom to the maximum, and then start shooting. The camera can generally autofocus and set exposure parameters more accurately. If that doesn't work, switch to manual mode (if available), set the exposure parameters manually, and focus to infinity manually. Of course, shooting handheld for several hours is tiring, so be sure to prepare a tripod. Since the video shooting is continuous, we only need to start shooting, and then we can ignore it. We only need to adjust the position of the camera after a while to keep the sun in the frame, and pay attention if the strap or battery is about to run out. Replace in time. Of course, it is best to connect the camera to an external power source, otherwise you will need to prepare enough backup batteries. 2. Use a telescope to take pictures. If you want to use a telescope to take a video of the solar eclipse, it is also a very simple thing. Since the lenses of home cameras are generally not removable, we can only use a magnification method similar to that used in photographic observation. For specific methods, please refer to the previous section "Photographic Observation". And since video captures continuous images, the requirements for many aspects (such as the coaxiality of the camera lens and eyepiece) are not as high as those for photographic observation. 3. Advantages of camera observation Another advantage of camera observation is that the camera will simultaneously record every sound at the scene while recording the picture. These sounds are also very valuable data. If there is any special discovery or information, you can say it out loud and let it be recorded on the DV, and you can study it carefully later. In addition, you can also add a live commentary to this observation and add the surrounding environmental sounds to facilitate your own review in the future, or let others share the excitement brought by this solar eclipse.

Some observers even specially used a DV to capture the surrounding environment and the different behaviors of people of different ethnic groups around the world during the total eclipse. It was very interesting!