# Nighttime Visibility & Imaging Settings

FlytBase enhances your drone operations with advanced low-light imaging tools, delivering clear visibility even in the darkest conditions. Whether you're documenting incidents, tracking vehicles, or monitoring perimeters, these three specialized modes ensure you never miss critical details.

In this guide, we’ll break down how Smart Low Light, Night Mode, and NI-R Mode work—and walk you through how to use each one step by step.

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### Smart Low Light Mode: Enhanced Media Capture

Smart Low Light boosts the clarity of your captured photos and videos during low-light operations. It uses intelligent multi-frame processing to enhance details without affecting the live feed.\
Available on **DJI Dock 1, DJI Dock 2, and DJI Dock 3**.

#### **How to Enable Smart Low Light Mode**

**Step 1:** Switch to the **Zoom** view from your cockpit interface.

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**Step 2:** Select **Smart Low Light** from the available camera modes.

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**Step 3:** Capture media while Smart Low Light is enabled.

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#### When to use Smart Low Light Mode

Use Smart Low Light when you need **enhanced clarity in captured photos or videos**.\
This mode improves detail through intelligent multi-frame processing without affecting the live feed.

**Ideal for:**

* Incident documentation in low-light areas
* Evidence capture where fine detail matters
* Reviewing footage after a patrol or event

### Night Mode: Real-Time Full-Color Visibility

Night Mode dramatically enhances real-time visibility by increasing sensor sensitivity, delivering full-color night vision even in extremely low-light environments. This feature is available on DJI Dock 3.

#### **How to Enable Night mode**

**Step 1:** Open the **camera settings** during a flight and locate the **Night Mode** toggle

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**Step 2:** Enable **Night Mode**. Notice your live feed become significantly brighter and more colorful.

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**Step 3:** For variable conditions, set Night Mode to **auto,** it’ll activate automatically at night.

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#### When to use Night mode

Use Night Mode when you need **real-time visibility** and situational awareness during nighttime missions.\
This mode is ideal for security teams and responders who must see clearly *as events unfold*.

**Ideal for:**

* Live monitoring and nighttime patrols
* Identifying people, vehicles, and structures in darkness
* Rapid-response workflows requiring immediate visual clarity
* Surveillance of poorly lit or unlit areas

### **NI-R Mode: High-Contrast Infrared Imaging**

NI-R Mode (Near-Infrared Illumination) removes the IR-cut filter to deliver high-contrast black-and-white imagery, ideal for long-distance nighttime surveillance.&#x20;

#### **How to Enable NI-R mode**

With Night Mode active on **DJI Dock 3**, enable the **NIR illumination** feature from the camera settings.&#x20;

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#### **When to Use NI-R Mode**

Use NI-R Mode when you need **maximum long-distance visibility** and strong contrast in very low-light conditions.\
This mode excels when color information is less important than detecting motion, shapes, and edges.

**Ideal for:**

* Perimeter surveillance of large or open areas at night
* Nighttime monitoring where Night Mode alone isn’t enough
* Combined usage with Night Mode for maximum clarity

### **Technical and Hardware Compatibility**

| **Feature**         | **Hardware Support** | **Camera Compatibility**              | **Key Constraints**                        | **Affects Live Feed** | **Affects Captured Media** | **Persists Across Restarts** |
| ------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| **Smart Low Light** | Dock 1, 2, 3         | Zoom camera only                      | None                                       | No                    | Yes                        | No                           |
| **Night Mode**      | Dock 3 only          | Wide, medium-tele, tele (not thermal) | Reduces video to 15 FPS                    | Yes                   | Yes                        | No                           |
| **NI-R Mode**       | Dock 3 only          | Tele camera only                      | Requires 7x+ zoom; black-and-white imagery | Yes                   | Yes                        | No                           |


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