I recommend anything above 32GB with a write speed of 50MB/s or more. You’re going to be taking a lot of images and your camera’s buffer needs to quickly process them before the next shot. Your memory cards need to be large and fast.Clean your camera’s sensor before the shoot and clean the lens element right before your first frame, just in case there are any rain droplets on the front element.You want the footage to look smooth and a bit of motion blur works well in time-lapse, so try to use a shutter speed of around 1/50sec, as this is the standard for a cinematic look.I would recommend using a battery grip on your camera this will enable you to use two batteries at the same time. Your batteries will drain quickly so always carry spares.When setting your camera to the Manual exposure mode, don’t forget to manually set your white balance as well.Shoot in Raw as this will give you an image with a larger dynamic range and more possibilities when editing.Once you're happy, click 'Start' on the intervalometer (or the equivalent option on your camera) and leave it well alone for the duration of the shots. I tend to take around 400-600 as this gives me more room for editing. In the UK the standard frame rate is 25fps, so to get 10 seconds of footage you will need to take 250 images. Think about how many shots you want to take. Take a test shot to see if you’re 100% happy with exposure, composition and focus. If you’re using a DSLR, make sure to cover the viewfinder as stray light leaking through could change the exposure between frames (and would result in flickering). Also make sure to manually focus the lens to make sure the final image will be sharp. If you shot in Aperture Priority mode there’s a high risk there will be flickering in your video.Ĭheck your exposure and make sure there are no blown highlights. Put your camera in Manual mode as you don’t want it to judge the exposure for you. I tend to set it between 1 and 5 seconds. The interval can be whatever you want and should on the scene and what lens you’re using.

The camera shouldn’t move at all while it’s taking images unless you're using a motorized slider (opens in new tab).Īttach an intervalometer to your camera (some cameras have an intervalometer built into them) and dial in your interval settings. Put your camera on a secure tripod and lock everything down. Here's a step-by-step guide of how to shoot time-lapse images.

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