Time Lapse Tips

[czechplastik]

I have a bit of an epic commute at the moment and want to record a time lapse of my trip home after nightshift tomorrow morning.

I have mucked about before but had mixed results. What I need to know is what frame interval to use.

My journey is approx an hour and I want a clip approx 4 mins long on playback at 24fps. My maths aren't great but online calculators suggest 15sec gaps. My quick mental calcs reckon that is too large a gap.

Using a phone (galaxy s3) and my other problem is mounting it to the dash. No tape sticks to any surface. Any help appreciated.

 

[Robo_#1]

How do you set your phone up to take a photo every xSeconds?


My maths would be:

Seconds in trip: ~3600 (60mins * 60secs per minute = 3600)

Photos required to make 4min clip: 5760 (4mins = 240sec, 240sec x 24fps = 5760photos)

Photo Interval: ~0.62sec (3600sec / 5780photos = intervals of ~0.62sec)

 

[Deaks]

Is an s3 capable of taking 5780 photos continuously!?

 

[czechplastik]

Lapse It app. £1.99 on Play Store.

 

[Robo_#1]

Cool, I might use this the next time I'm on track, it'll make me look awesome