How can I shoot a 36-hour time-lapse with longer intervals than my camera allows?
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I need to record a time-lapse over about 36 hours, but my camera’s built-in interval setting only goes up to one photo every 60 seconds. For this project I’d prefer a much longer interval, such as every 15 minutes, to reduce the number of RAW files and make editing and storage more manageable. Is there a practical way to extend the interval beyond the camera’s built-in limit?
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Search eBay/Amazon etc for "Intervalometer" - prices around $£€ 10 - cheap as chips.
They come with adaptors to fit just about any camera that can use one. Usually claim time-lapse intervals programmable up to 99 hours. They're all pretty generic Chinese devices, unbranded or branded with any number of different names.
Bonus: even without batteries they work as a regular remote shutter release.
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Yes. The simplest solution is to use an external intervalometer.
An intervalometer connects to compatible cameras and lets you program much longer gaps between shots than many built-in time-lapse functions allow, often extending to many hours. That would let you shoot something like one frame every 15 minutes instead of every 60 seconds, greatly reducing file count, card usage, and post-processing load.
These devices are widely available and are commonly used for long-duration time-lapse work. As a bonus, many also function as a standard remote shutter release.
Before buying, just make sure you get one that matches your camera’s remote connector type and supports interval programming.
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