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I need a camera that will take 1 picture / second for 5 minutes. Does any Canon DSLR offer this as a built-in feature?

Thanks for your help.
 
You can attach a Zigview S2 to the eyepiece and use it as an intervalometer exactly to your requirements.

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Stephen
Uncle Dave said:
I need a camera that will take 1 picture / second for 5 minutes.
Does any Canon DSLR offer this as a built-in feature?

Thanks for your help.
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FoolyCooly said:
They all do it while tethered to a laptop via remote capture.
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Certainly not for longer than 30-sec bulb exposures. Just ask any Canon astrophotographers. That's why the 80N3 is so popular among them.

However, this has changed with the 40D. Bulb exposures are now possible with Remote Capture.

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Thank you for your replies and help. This is such a simple design item that camera manufacturers could include this feature at virtually no cost to them.

I wish Canon would build this feature into their DSLR cameras, as I do not wish to carry a wired remote control or laptop around with me.

Does any camera brand have built in intervalometers?
 
Some video cameras have something similar for time lapse work, but I don't think any will do what you are looking for (I'm sure someone better informed will correct me if I'm wrong).
 
Uncle Dave said:
Does any camera brand have built in intervalometers?
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My Canon G3 does. I don't know if the newer models do though.

My original G3 died after I left in the glove compartment for a few months. I purchased one in excellent condition on eBay for $125 sold the broken one for $35.

The G 3 takes excellent images. I have printed to 13 x 19 inches from the 4 gig raw files.

This might be an inexpensive approach to what you need to do.
 
My G5 does. Among DSLRs I think Nikon D200 and D300 both do. Canon should
include an intervalometer.

Neo
 
God bless competition. Hopefully, Canon will include one in the next generation.

That, and a MLU button... and Contrast-AF in Live View... and settable self-timer delay...
Uncle Dave said:
Does any camera brand have built in intervalometers?
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' I'm french and I'm rude. Surprised? '
 
Uncle Dave said:
I wish Canon would build this feature into their DSLR cameras, as I
do not wish to carry a wired remote control or laptop around with me.

Does any camera brand have built in intervalometers?
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Intervalometer can't be that hard to implement, if my cheapo store-brand film point-and-shoot from the 90's had it.

My store-brand P&S allowed one to choose from the pre-selected intervals (10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m, 20m, 30m, 60m), but nothing longer/shorter, nor anything in between. It also does not allow a timed start, it doesn't stop on its own (basically keeps going until the film runs out), nor does it allow the use of long exposure times. However, I suspect it's enough for most people who just want to experiment with those flowers blooming or clouds "churning" shots.

In contrast, the TC-80N3 is the Cadillac of intervalometers. It allows a timed start (down to the second), it allows essentially infinitely adjustable interval length, and it allows one to specify how long each exposure is to be (up to 99 hours), and finally, it allows one to set the number of shots to be taken.

It's no wonder astrophotographers LOVE the TC-80N3, especially if they can setup their equipment somewhere safe. They can set the TC-80N3 at dusk, go home to sleep, then come back in the morning to collect the results.

Anyway, the problem is always where to strike the balance. If you were Canon, do you go with the most basic implementation and risk being accused of having a "gimmick", or do you not bother, but make the full implementation available as an option and risk being called cheap?

For example, just about every digital camera sold today includes some kind of image-processing software. But many people never even open the shrink-wrap -- they prefer to use their trusted CS3/PSE/LR. But you can imagine the moment some manufacturer decides to not include any software (even if just to reduce the amount of waste generated), someone will be crying foul.....

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RetroBlader said:
For example, just about every digital camera sold today includes some
kind of image-processing software. But many people never even open
the shrink-wrap -- they prefer to use their trusted CS3/PSE/LR. But
you can imagine the moment some manufacturer decides to not include
any software (even if just to reduce the amount of waste generated),
someone will be crying foul.....
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Err -- wasn't that Nikon standard practise up until recently?

jt
 
I saw a remote online that is built specifically for this. It had two knobs for adjusting the time. You had to buy a specific cable for your camera. It even had an IR cable for P&S cameras that use an IR remote.

I can't remember the name of it and I just did a search and didn't find it.

There is also a free camera hack for Canon cameras that unlocks this functionality on some of the lower end cams.

http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK/FAQ

There is also this GigaPan which gives you interval shooting and pan & tilt. Might not be big enough for a dSLR though.

http://www.charmedlabs.com

cheers
-david
 
DDitzler said:
There is also a free camera hack for Canon cameras that unlocks this
functionality on some of the lower end cams.
http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK/FAQ
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That's so cool! (Especially since I dabbled in programming two decades ago) Thanks for sharing!

The lack of live histogram was one of the reasons why I didn't buy a Canon P&S. If only I found out about CHDK sooner!

Speaking of live histogram, I thought I would never see it again when I got my XTi -- then came the 40D....

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RetroBlader said:
jtyoung said:
Err -- wasn't that Nikon standard practise up until recently?
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Well, Nikon does not include RAW conversion software (they need to
buy Capture NX separately), but does ship the PictureProject with
their cameras:
http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/software/pictureproject/

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True enough -- I guess I don't consider the software package complete if it doesn't let you access one of the key aspects of using a dSLR (using RAW that is). It'd be a deal breaker for me -- there are plenty of good, free apps for working with JPG so putting in software that just does JPG feels too much like marketing saying "Software included? Check.".

jt
 
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