Time Lapse settings

Ah yes, I switched to video cam and it worked.

Okay, I want the traditional TL on a shot of clouds. I've switched to video cam mode, so now interval and one shot time options are available.

I'm in 720/60p, should I choose interval or one-shot? What do you recommend would be the best for the interval or one-shot time for the TL.

I don't want the blurred, smeared look, so what should the shutter speed be? I'm guessing 1/60?
 
I just shot some test footage, in 720/60p....Interval: 5F....shutter speed: 1/6000....ilooks pretty nice. Although, I was expecting a little more detail. The camera's aperture is on f/4.0-f/.48....didn't need to use the ND filters with the 1/6000 shutter speed.

Going to experiment with the other shutter speed and interval settings in a bit.
 
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One shot is for manual animation, the camera will only shoot a single frame per press of the record button.

You should buy some external ND filters if you are averse to using the camera's internal ND filters, 1/6000 of a second shutter is too fast plus you really want to operate a cheap lens like these camera have in their "sweet spot" whenever possible. The sweet spot on the HVX/HPX lens would be f5.6 or an f8 split. Since you are shooting distant objects, you would actually lose resolution from the artifacts of diffraction at around f11. If you are open too wide, you are losing sharpness because most cheap lenses don't look good at wider apertures.

Yes, the standard shutter rate at 720 30 or 60P would be 1/60th or perhaps 1/50th if you have a PAL camera? Which model of camera are you using, is it a 171?

Dan
 
I've just reviewed the footage. I also shot 10F for interval. I wasn't overly impressed with the footage, so clearly I'm not doing something right. It didn't look too different from when I would shoot 12 fps and speed up a little in post-production.

I'll take the sweet spot into account for next time. So if 1/6000 is too fast, what shutter speed do you recommend for the clear+detailed TL look.

I have the 171.

All of this was done with a Letus adapter by the way.
 
Hi:

I am confused, you shot 10 frames per second or one frame every 10 seconds or ??

For shutter speeds, I usually shoot 1/30th or 1/60th of a second. Using super high shutter speeds might give your footage a sort of unflattering look because there will be absolutlely zero shutter or subject blur.

Also, what is your subject? How fast is it moving? TL is all about just messing around with settings until you get the look you are after, there are no hard and fast rules.

I usually shoot 1 frame per second for cityscape stuff although with cloudscapes and sunsets, I am liking more like 1 frame every 5 seconds or 1 frame every 10 seconds. I never roll more than one frame per time interval, there is no reason to, that would make subjects look choppy IMHO.

Dan
 
Hey Dan,

I shot one frame every 10 seconds, which is what having the Interval at 10s does, correct? (I said 10F earlier, I meant to say 10s).

I'm going to try 1/30th and 1/60th tomorrow, as I wasn't too happy with the result I got from 1/6000.

My shot will be a long shot, which will feature the skies/clouds prominently, however there will be other subjects visible at the bottom of the screen; people etc.

Also, I put the footage into a 720/24p timeline in Premiere Pro, what would be the disadvantages with doing that? Since my film will be shot in 720/24pN, only my TL sequence will be 720/60p.
 
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