Time Lapse

purelithium · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

I couldn't figure out if I should put this here or in the Camera forum, so I decided on here.

I want to make a time lapse of 1 second intervals with my 300D. Can I use the Canon remote (with the LCD..)? or Will I have to use the software method?

Does the Canon Software for the Mac have the time-lapse capability as well, or am I out of luck?

Thanks a lot!

Mike · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

I think the timer control remote switch should work. I believe that they can be programmed to take photos at a pre-detemined interval.

purelithium · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

I looked at the compatibility list on the B&H site, and it doesn't say anything about the 300D in the compatibility list... grr...

SWPhotoImaging · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

Th Canon TC80N3 timer remote doesn't work with the 300D. It's just as well, because the shortest interval it will accept is 10 seconds.

The other problem you will have wiith a shot every second is that you'll run out of buffer because the camera can't keep up with writing them to CF card at 1FPS for very long.

The specs say that the 300D can shoot 2.5fps for 4 shots. That would imply that the buffer is four shots deep. At 1fps, you might get five in before hitting the "full buffer" error.

I don't know how long a movie you want to make, but 60 frames in a minute, played back at a typical 29 fps, will be a 2 second movie.

There is a software package called "iStopMotion" that will remotely control your camera via USB from a computer, that will allow all kinds of settings, but you are still constrained by the limits of how fast the camera can write files.

PhotosGuy · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

Quote:

The specs say that the 300D can shoot 2.5fps for 4 shots.

Depends on the quality setting, no? I wonder what it would be at medium jpg, which might be OK for web video.

SWPhotoImaging · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

True, specs are for large/fine.
Small could probably go much longer, but the 300d is very slow at writing to memory, so testing would be in order.

purelithium · 30th of March 2007 (Fri)

I would be working in Small/Fine. it's still a high enough resolution at 1536 x 1024 to even be HD compliant after some cropping. Most likely I would make them into a 640x480 movie anyhow.

Thanks for the tip on the software, I'll test that this weekend. thanks a lot!

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purelithium Blithering Idiot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,107 IMAGE EDITING OK	Time Lapse I couldn't figure out if I should put this here or in the Camera forum, so I decided on here. I want to make a time lapse of 1 second intervals with my 300D. Can I use the Canon remote (with the LCD..)? or Will I have to use the software method? Does the Canon Software for the Mac have the time-lapse capability as well, or am I out of luck? Thanks a lot! __________________ R.M. Gelan Hopkins 5D\|Voigtlander 20 3.5\|EF 50mm 1.8 Mk I\|430EX third element photography \| Gear

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Mike ugly when I'm sober Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sandwich UK...the place, not the food! Posts: 14,923 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Time Lapse I think the timer control remote switch should work. I believe that they can be programmed to take photos at a pre-detemined interval. __________________ www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk Gear UK South Easterners flickr Blog 5∞px Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? ::: A closed mouth gathers no foot.

30th of March 2007 (Fri)	#3
purelithium Blithering Idiot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,107 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Time Lapse I looked at the compatibility list on the B&H site, and it doesn't say anything about the 300D in the compatibility list... grr... __________________ R.M. Gelan Hopkins 5D\|Voigtlander 20 3.5\|EF 50mm 1.8 Mk I\|430EX third element photography \| Gear

30th of March 2007 (Fri)	#4
SWPhotoImaging Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: No. Calif. Posts: 3,231 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Time Lapse Th Canon TC80N3 timer remote doesn't work with the 300D. It's just as well, because the shortest interval it will accept is 10 seconds. The other problem you will have wiith a shot every second is that you'll run out of buffer because the camera can't keep up with writing them to CF card at 1FPS for very long. The specs say that the 300D can shoot 2.5fps for 4 shots. That would imply that the buffer is four shots deep. At 1fps, you might get five in before hitting the "full buffer" error. I don't know how long a movie you want to make, but 60 frames in a minute, played back at a typical 29 fps, will be a 2 second movie. There is a software package called "iStopMotion" that will remotely control your camera via USB from a computer, that will allow all kinds of settings, but you are still constrained by the limits of how fast the camera can write files. __________________ SWPhoto-Imaging

30th of March 2007 (Fri)	#6
SWPhotoImaging Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: No. Calif. Posts: 3,231 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Time Lapse True, specs are for large/fine. Small could probably go much longer, but the 300d is very slow at writing to memory, so testing would be in order. __________________ SWPhoto-Imaging

30th of March 2007 (Fri)	#7
purelithium Blithering Idiot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,107 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Time Lapse I would be working in Small/Fine. it's still a high enough resolution at 1536 x 1024 to even be HD compliant after some cropping. Most likely I would make them into a 640x480 movie anyhow. Thanks for the tip on the software, I'll test that this weekend. thanks a lot! __________________ R.M. Gelan Hopkins 5D\|Voigtlander 20 3.5\|EF 50mm 1.8 Mk I\|430EX third element photography \| Gear

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