This is my first try towards taking a Time-Lapse video. I think i did a mistake with the intervalometer setting. Haven’t had enough time to do it all over again. I will try it again sometime in the future.
Geek Stuff : 302 frames at f/8 with an interval of 5 sec. 24 frames/sec video.
If you are interested to try it at home, here are some instructions:
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1. You need a tripod, intervelometer and camera of course.
2. Leave the setup unattended, if you are one of those rich guys.
3. Decide what you want to capture. If you want to capture just a plain time lapse with non varying lighting conditions then you can leave it unattended. Refer to step 2 before doing so.
4. Calculate overall capture time based on final length of the video and frames/sec.
e.g. If you want your final video to last 30 Sec at 30 frames/sec then the total number of shots you need are 900. Say if you add an interval of 5 sec between the shots then shooting time = 900 X 5 = 4500+ Sec = 75+ minutes (considering additional time for the actual capture). Enough. You need to have some math knowledge. Use that.
5. Set the camera to aperture priority mode/manual mode, ISO based on your noise tolerance level and White Balance to Manual. Do not leave anything on Auto.
6. User Mirror lockup feature to make the camera less sweaty.
7. Better to choose JPEG as the format with lowest possible resolution so that your memory card can accommodate your nnn number of images.
8. Program the time, interval, exposure and number of shots using the intervalometer. Start the intervalometer and watch a movie.
9. Use QuickTime Pro or equivalent program to open the image sequence and save as a video. Use the export feature to reduce the size.
10. Upload it to wherever you want and clean your hands.
My problem:
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Canon TC80N3 allows only 99 shots. Once 99 are done then i have hit the start button again. So i made the count to 0 and simply started the sequence. It started and took shots beyond 99. But i am facing a problem with Av mode. The exposure is not updating automatically when the lighting conditions change. As you see in this video the whole scene got darker as the sun went down. Still figuring out whether whatever i did was right or wrong. But if you are just shooting with same lighting conditions, then you are good to go with Av mode.
Any time lapse experts ready to offer help ?
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Nice Work!!!!!!!