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Automatic Mode for Timelapse?
Nov 20 14 04:21 pm Link Nov 22 14 05:20 pm Link If you're talking automatic exposure, it'll do the same with any camera. The camera will try to get a decent exposure regardless. It will make for some weird-looking time-lapse, because the nighttime exposures will look lighter than they should. Remember to set the camera for aperture priority and manual focus so it doesn't alter your DOF or focus point. Nov 22 14 05:32 pm Link Michael McGowan wrote: The manual focus I did set but my concern is it won't go any longer than a 2 second exposure. Or should it? So are you saying automatic exposure won't work and I'll need to fix the aperture? The depth of field isn't the most major concern. I'm more concerned with wasting half the photos by having them be completely dark. Nov 22 14 09:26 pm Link sounds like you need to be using auto-iso with minimum and maximum shutter speeds... now, if your camera is capable of those things, I cannot say. You may need to do a time-lapse until it just starts getting dark, then one from that to dark, then run night... and then combine them later, having fine-tuned the exposures if your camera cannot Nov 22 14 09:29 pm Link Is testing this using a once an hour time lapse over the course of a day or two and then reviewing the images out of the question? Did you read your manual? If you put your camera on manual focus, but program exposure, then your camera will try to take a decent photo, no matter the conditions. Then again, sometimes too dark is too dark. You may never know until you try though. Have you tried? Nov 22 14 09:30 pm Link Mad Hatter Imagery wrote: Yeah stop using full automatic mode & take control of your camera settings. Nov 22 14 10:05 pm Link I haven't tried automatic yet. Currently for the last few days it has been taking 15 min intervals watch snow melt and I was thinking of just removing the night time frames since it is in full manual currently. I don't think I can program the exposures in advance but I'll look into it and I will consider setting iso to automatic but I'd prefer a longer exposure to an iso over 800 and I don't know if there is an order of priority. Nov 23 14 09:52 am Link For time lapse you use fully manual (focus, exposure, etc). If there will be extreme changes in exposure for a long event (eg from mid day to post-sunset) you need to use "bulb ramping". Otherwise you will get lots of flicker. Which you can fix in post production, if that's what you want to do. Lightroom time lapse will do it. Lots of tools and resources out there. Nov 23 14 09:56 am Link Nov 23 14 11:43 am Link |
