Night games and floodlights

What KickCam does for you

• Under floodlights it times the exposure to the mains power (50 or 60 Hz, from your phone's region), so the video doesn't flicker or band.
• Exposure is measured on the pitch, not the sky, so players don't turn into silhouettes at dusk.
• Focus stays on the field, so someone walking past the camera doesn't blur the game.

Setting up under lights

• Mount the camera so the floodlights aren't in the shot. Lights in the picture make the rest of the frame darker and the ball harder to see.
• Don't point the camera towards a bank of floodlights if you can avoid it. Set up on the side where the lights are behind or beside you.
• Mount high, as usual, so the ball is seen against the pitch, not the dark sky.
• 1080p at 60 fps works well at night. There's no need to change the quality.

Artificial pitches under lights can have bright reflections. Mark the field in setup so stray reflections off the field are ignored.