GH1 setting with JJC timer
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majikfraug
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I'm actually preparing to do a timelapse right now, so I will walk you through exactly what I'm doing:
1. Attach AC adapter to GH1 (optional, but since it's going to be a long time lapse, I don't want the battery running out).
2. Plug the JJC unit into the "mic/remote" jack.
3. Turn on GH1 and dial in settings (I set to M - "Manual" and make all my adjustments usually, but this time I'm putting it in A - "Aperture Priority")
4. Take a couple test photos to make sure it is what you want.
5. Turn on the JJC.
6. Use the right "arrow" to move the cursor under "INT" and press the button at the center of the arrows.
7. Use the arrows to select your interval. Mine is now set at 00:00'03" (for a 3 second interval). Press the button at the center of the arrows to lock it in.
8. Use the right arrow to move the cursor under "N" and press the button at the center of the arrows. This is where you will enter the number of frames you wish to photograph. It goes up to 399, but if you just press the "down" arrow (or cycle past 399), it will turn into " -- " This is the "infinity" setting that will continue to take pictures until your card is full.
*Optional: move the cursor under the little "audio symbol" (not sure what to call it, the furthest icon to the right above the screen" and press the button at the center of the arrows. Use the down arrow to select the symbol with the "NO" icon (speaker with a circle around it and a slash through it) and press the button at the center of the arrows. This will disable the annoying Beeping sound that it will, otherwise, make as it counts down between shots.
9. Move the cursor back under "INT" and press the little "start/stop" button.
It should start taking pictures. Press the "start/stop" button again when you wish to stop.
If you press the button marked "Hold" it will only take one picture. That is basically the remote shutter control button.
*** I'm not an expert on all of the JJC's functions, but this is how I take time lapse photography and it works flawlessly for me. ***
If you want to make a time lapse movie, the easiest way I have found is with Quicktime:
Simply copy all of your images that you wish to be part of the clip into a folder (labeled whatever you will remember), making sure not to change the names of the actual image files, since it will use the numbers in the names to order the frames in the clip.
Open Quicktime and select "Open Image Sequence" when prompted, select the first image in the folder you created and click "Open". Select your frame rate and click "OK".
Voila. You now have a video clip which you can then "Save As" whatever you want to call it. Though it will be at whatever resolution you set the camera to, which means it will be a big file if you didn't select a small size image within the GH1.
Hope that helps!
1. Attach AC adapter to GH1 (optional, but since it's going to be a long time lapse, I don't want the battery running out).
2. Plug the JJC unit into the "mic/remote" jack.
3. Turn on GH1 and dial in settings (I set to M - "Manual" and make all my adjustments usually, but this time I'm putting it in A - "Aperture Priority")
4. Take a couple test photos to make sure it is what you want.
5. Turn on the JJC.
6. Use the right "arrow" to move the cursor under "INT" and press the button at the center of the arrows.
7. Use the arrows to select your interval. Mine is now set at 00:00'03" (for a 3 second interval). Press the button at the center of the arrows to lock it in.
8. Use the right arrow to move the cursor under "N" and press the button at the center of the arrows. This is where you will enter the number of frames you wish to photograph. It goes up to 399, but if you just press the "down" arrow (or cycle past 399), it will turn into " -- " This is the "infinity" setting that will continue to take pictures until your card is full.
*Optional: move the cursor under the little "audio symbol" (not sure what to call it, the furthest icon to the right above the screen" and press the button at the center of the arrows. Use the down arrow to select the symbol with the "NO" icon (speaker with a circle around it and a slash through it) and press the button at the center of the arrows. This will disable the annoying Beeping sound that it will, otherwise, make as it counts down between shots.
9. Move the cursor back under "INT" and press the little "start/stop" button.
It should start taking pictures. Press the "start/stop" button again when you wish to stop.
If you press the button marked "Hold" it will only take one picture. That is basically the remote shutter control button.
*** I'm not an expert on all of the JJC's functions, but this is how I take time lapse photography and it works flawlessly for me. ***
If you want to make a time lapse movie, the easiest way I have found is with Quicktime:
Simply copy all of your images that you wish to be part of the clip into a folder (labeled whatever you will remember), making sure not to change the names of the actual image files, since it will use the numbers in the names to order the frames in the clip.
Open Quicktime and select "Open Image Sequence" when prompted, select the first image in the folder you created and click "Open". Select your frame rate and click "OK".
Voila. You now have a video clip which you can then "Save As" whatever you want to call it. Though it will be at whatever resolution you set the camera to, which means it will be a big file if you didn't select a small size image within the GH1.
Hope that helps!
bumkicho
Well-known member
I am shooting my first timelapse ever with GH1 and JJC timer now.
Lens - FD 24mm at f2.8
GH1 - Aperture priority mode
JJC - set interval to 30sec (I will be away for a few hours. superbowl party) with infinity exposure option.
majikfraug, wouldn't 3sec interval be too short if you plan on timelapsing over long hours? I just wonder how it works when gh1 needs longer than 3 sec to get the right aperture and process. Let us know how it turns out.
Also, does your post-method require quicktime pro version?
Lens - FD 24mm at f2.8
GH1 - Aperture priority mode
JJC - set interval to 30sec (I will be away for a few hours. superbowl party) with infinity exposure option.
majikfraug, wouldn't 3sec interval be too short if you plan on timelapsing over long hours? I just wonder how it works when gh1 needs longer than 3 sec to get the right aperture and process. Let us know how it turns out.
Also, does your post-method require quicktime pro version?
majikfraug
Well-known member
I don't think it matters too much. It seemed to take the pictures fine. I did have it set to a smaller image size, so that might make it process faster... I just wanted to test it out and see how it did.
My next set will be back on manual. I like having full control.