time laps recording

[unconventionalens]

This is my first post, and even if I'm shoting digital since 2002 and owned several cameras, I've never been able to understend a trivial thing... (sorry if it is too trivial or this is not the right place to ask about it..)

I'd like to have a camera that I could place on the tripod and let it automatically shot for 100 or 1000 times, once per second at the max resolution, and without pressing the shooter release.

I know there is such a function in some cameras, but they can only shot one frame per minute at least or more (for example the canon s80 I owned could record a shot every minute or more...)

The technology now allow to take 1 or 2 frame per second even in the cheaper camera, but you have to hold the shutter release pressed... Is there any camera that could offer this function automatically, i.e. programming how many shot, in which interval (even 1 or two per second), and maybe even when to start recording?

I would be very gratefully if someone could tell me something about this question.

Thanks

 

[DigitalMaven]

I bought a Pentax 750Z because it has a built-in interval shooting
capability that allows taking up to 99 shots at an interval that can
be set anywhere from 10 seconds to 99 minutes. There are also
some other Pentax model that can do the same.

--
When a hammer is your only tool, all problems begin to look like nails.

 

[nc4z]

Canon S series, Kodak P series also do 99 frames max.
--
FZ30,A610,FZ5

 

[DigitalMaven]

The Canon S series will not allow intervals as short as 10 seconds,
I believe their minimum interval is 1 minute. The Kodak P880
will allow for a 10 second interval - I don't know what the other
Kodak P series cameras capabilities are for interval shooting.

--
When a hammer is your only tool, all problems begin to look like nails.

 

[Marty Too]

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=23288927

Use the free CDHK Firmware expansion on any of these (A610, A620, A630, A640, A710IS and S3IS) and you can use a script that allows tremendous freedom in interval exposure settings.

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

 

[G Radford]

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but the new 850is does feature a time lapse feature which seems quite interesting.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/article_print.asp?date=0705&article=07050702canonsd850is

"The Time Lapse Movie mode enables users to capture changing scenes – such as drifting clouds or a bustling city street - for accelerated playback as smooth VGA-quality movie clips. Captured at one-second or two-second intervals, a scene of two hours’ duration can be condensed to a fluid eight minute or four minute movie file. Users can also record standard VGA movies with sound at 30fps and QVGA movies with sound at 60fps."

 

[Tim Zebo]

Check out this site:
http://www.granitebaysoftware.com/

I've tried their sw on a trial basis, and it has a lot of great features. Unfortunately, I have an old s230 I was trying it with, and while the sw worked well, the camera itself had some problems. According to the site, it works best with all the newer model canons.

 

[unconventionalens]

Thanks very much for the answer!

so, as I understand there is no camera in the market with built in (original) software that can record frames at an interval of less than 10 second (i.e. without the use of an additional software or a computer...?)

GrAnd, I'm very interested to the CHDK sowtware, it seems the only way to let the camera have the functions I need. Maybe together with "GBTimelapse". Which one do you think is better?

 

[chrmohr]

I have exactly the same problem.
Ricoh can solve your problem, I have used the GR and R5.

I do not like the plastic feel of the R5. I might buy the R6 soon, the specs. seems ok.

 

[unconventionalens]

Ricoh can shot at a minimun of only 30 seconds interval...
I need 1 or 2 second...

I think I'll be obliged to learn how to use the 'haker software'...

thanks anyway

 

[Prognathous]

Ricoh can shot at a minimun of only 30 seconds interval...
I need 1 or 2 second...

Incorrect. All current Ricoh digicams can shoot at intervals of down to 5 seconds.

There is also no limitation to the number of shots other than the size of the card and the battery power. R6 users report 1500 shots a charge, and I recently tested this on my GX8 and got more than 1300 shots, of which 500 were 1 second exposures. I could probably get many more shots if I did the entire time lapse test in daylight.

Prog.

 

[Jim Rucker]

The SD1000 records at 1 or 2 second intervals. When played back, 2 hours worth of recording time is compressed to 8 minutes for 1 second intervals ( or 4 minutes for 2 second intervals.