Time Lapse Tool

BradfordBenn

Hello All-

So I am wanting to start messing around with Time Lapse stuff a little more. I have been playing with Gawker (http://gawker.sourceforge.net/Information.html) and it is pretty cool. So I want to do things a little better and easier. My current equipment is a Canon PowerShot SD950is and a Canon Rebel XTi. So I thought/hoped that Gawker would allow me to tether either of those and include them, but that did not work.

Is there another way that I can easily do this, have it set to automatically take a photo every X seconds. The EOS Utility does not do it with the XTi. I did a search on the forum and the best solution I have seen is the PowerShot Hack using CHDK; I was curious if there were other solutions.

I have both Mac and Windows machines available to do this with.

Thanks.

Moogle Pepper

Ooh! I'm interested in finding out too!

ziggy53

http://www.pinwire.com/blogs/47/Canon-XTi-time-lapse.html

Read all of the comments at the bottom. Contact the author for more information specific to the Canon XTi.

Easiest method is a tethered remote control with a timer capability. This one seems popular:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Remote-Control-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001CCH2MO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1267213052&sr=1-3

PS, remember to allow your camera to "stay awake" if you need long intervals (turn off the sleep function.)

ziggy53

P.P.S. Remember that losing power during an exposure is not a good thing and may damage your camera if it happens at the wrong time during the exposure cycle. Be sure to use freshly, completely charged batteries and a dual-battery grip is better still, with external, unlimited power best of all.

CA-PS700 would be best.

BradfordBenn

Thanks for the info Ziggy, off to go reading

BradfordBenn

So I have done some digging, it looks like EOS Utility for the Windows side can do it to some degree with the XTi. I am going to do some more testing and investigating of the CHDK. I am a lot disappointed that there is a difference between the Macintosh side and the Windows side. I am going to continue to look and will report back what I find.

I have also started looking for an easy assembly of these images and it is looking like QuickTime Pro is the easiest way or perhaps iMovie, I need to do more testing.

Apparently still not an easy question.

wrzwaldo

I use CHDK on my SX10is and... If you have a Canon point and shoot it is well worth a look. It does not overwrite the factory firmware and going back to factory firmware only requires a power off/on cycle. If you have a supported camera go get it, it's free.

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK