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Help optimizing M6 mkii timelapses

Started May 20, 2021 | Questions thread
Advi
Advi Regular Member • Posts: 456
Re: Help optimizing M6 mkii timelapses
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Beforehand, I'd like to tell you I have a M50, not a M6.

I was inspired to try time-lapse by this video

So, I decided to try it.

M50 has a built-in  time-lapse mode when the dial selects video. Turn on time-lapse video mode, put the camera on a tripod and you ready to go. As simple as that.

First, I selected same exposure during the whole movie.

Check the sunset: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFp93tRYu9MnHWhhGcV8jO4jbvxdgZ3m/view?usp=sharing

Later, I got this video of the Full moon in April.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnMIyC3SaxfVwrOOM3_Pqx6ij9jiM0SD/view?usp=sharing

Instead of inserting a link of youtube, I decided to give you the original video produced by the M50, so you have a better idea of the movie quality (no youtube compression artifacts). I used my EF-M 18-150mm lens to shoot these videos.

Some observations: in this mode, all the capture is done through electronic shutter, which means it is done silently without using the mechanical shutter.

I found out that it is wiser to always use a fully charged battery before starting a time-lapse movie, for the camera will be running for a long time.

For capturing cloud movements, I have used option 2 (5 or 6 seconds between shots). Later, I used a custom option, and set to Full HD, 24fps, 6 seconds interval and 999 shots., to get a 1h20min in the last movie (sunrise)

In another thread, some people were worried a single time lapse movie would require shooting 1000 pictures, increasing a lot the number of shots taken with the mechanical shutter. This is not the case, when choosing this option.

Next, I'd like to try to capture the sunrise.

This time, I had to select the option to change exposure at each frame (shot). The time-lapse movie starts when it is pretty dark, and ends with nice sun shine. Check the movie:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ozxXorWAXy_D6WWJf8R24IapbvvaiDT2/view?usp=sharing

But, instead of using the built-in time-lapse video that came in the camera, If you decide to do the whole process manually, as David Bergman suggested, you can use the Alpine Labs Pulse to get your shots.

Warning: these 20s or 30s time-lapse movies are 200Mb to 300Mb to download.

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Canon EOS M50 Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-M 15-45mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Canon EF-M 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
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