Intervalometer Mode

I gave it a go when I attened a demo recently.
Just pointed the cam out of the window, set it to one frame every seccond and let her roll off a few mins.
Result? 20 sec of fantastic timelapse clouds right in camera. I love it!

- Mikko
 
Intervalometer Mode

Jeff Deveraux said:
Plenty.... What do you want to know?
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What is your opinion of this function?

Compare it to 16mm or 8mm (if you've experienced this).

Thanks.
 
Hey guys,

How do you set this up?
When I set my unit to 720pn in Film mode I can only go as low as 12fps.
Help!
-J
 
I've never tried timelapse on film, but this function is one of the reasons I bought the camera. I've been doing some time lapse tests during the past couple of days and it works wonderfully. Yesterday I shot some slow moving clouds at 1F every 5s and the speed was nice and smooth. The only downside, and this just goes with the territory, is that it takes a long time just to tape a few seconds of footage. I'm working on a video art installation and will be compositing some timelapse footage of clouds into one of the projection channels. I want a 2-3 minute loop so I'm looking at 5-7 hours of shooting time.
 
JoshuaOne said:
Hey guys,

How do you set this up?
When I set my unit to 720pn in Film mode I can only go as low as 12fps.
Help!
-J
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The variable frame rate option and intervalometer are separate functions. I don't have my camera with me now, but I think you set the time lapse under RECORDING OPTIONS.
 
Barry A said:
I've never tried timelapse on film, but this function is one of the reasons I bought the camera. I've been doing some time lapse tests during the past couple of days and it works wonderfully. Yesterday I shot some slow moving clouds at 1F every 5s and the speed was nice and smooth. The only downside, and this just goes with the territory, is that it takes a long time just to tape a few seconds of footage. I'm working on a video art installation and will be compositing some timelapse footage of clouds into one of the projection channels. I want a 2-3 minute loop so I'm looking at 5-7 hours of shooting time.
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That's one of the reasons I purchased the camera as well. My P2 is on the way.

Thanks.
 
In your SCENE FILE menu, set it to VIDEO MODE. Then in RECORDING SETUP make sure you are in either 1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 720P/60P, 720P/30P, 480i/60i, or 480i/30P. This enables the INTERVAL TIME menu which you can then set to whatever duration you like.

Hope that helps,
filmstox
 
otari_99 said:
What is your opinion of this function?

Compare it to 16mm or 8mm (if you've experienced this).

Thanks.
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I think that i film is a beautiful medium and I don't really like to compare apple and oranges. But.. I will say that HD time lapse is sweet! I's a lot easier too. On super 8, 16, and 35 cams you really have to pay attention to exposure. On the HVX... What you see is what you get.
On the other hand 16mm and 35mm you usually use a intervalometer separate from the camera itself. These units often have more functions that allow to be more creative. Like adjust the amount of time the shutter is open between shots. Even with the latest hack, the best you can do is on opening the shutter is just under 1/2 a second.
As much as I love my HVX... There is one thing that no video camera will ever replace, mimic, or reproduce... The kind of creativity that film seems to induce.
 
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Jeff Deveraux said:
I think that i film is a beautiful medium and I don't really like to compare apple and oranges. But.. I will say that HD time lapse is sweet! I's a lot easier too. On super 8, 16, and 35 cams you really have to pay attention to exposure. On the HVX... What you see is what you get.
On the other hand 16mm and 35mm you usually use a intervalometer separate from the camera itself. These units often have more functions that allow to be more creative. Like adjust the amount of time the shutter is open between shots. Even with the latest hack, the best you can do is on opening the shutter is just under 1/2 a second.
As much as I love my HVX... There is one thing that no video camera will ever replace, mimic, or reproduce... The kind of creativity that film seems to induce.
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I agree.

Thanks.
 
FILM IS FILM
VIDEO IS VIDEO
HD IS HD
HDV is stinky

You can compare forever, but this will always be true....
 
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