How To Make A Timelapse Video - DIY in 5 Ep 222

A timelapse consists of many photos taken over time and put together in such a way that they appear to create a video where time moves much more quickly than it typically would. Examples you may have see are flower blooming or a sunset in a matter of 30 seconds. Some timelapses can include hundreds or even thousands of photos and the more photos you have to stitch together, the longer your timelapse video will be. It’s a great storytelling technique. Most cameras and smartphones today have a built in timelapse mode for you to play with. Preparing for a Timelapse Shoot 1. Find an interesting location and set up your camera. You’ll want to use a tripod to keep the camera steady and your shot locked off so you can better see the effect of the timelapse. 2. Prepare to stay on location for a while. A good rule of thumb is that 30 minutes of shoot time equates to about 10 seconds of timelapse footage. This varies depending on the interval you set but more on that later. 3. Bring supplies that will help you say there for a while Bring water, snacks or a meal to prepare. If you are shooting outdoors and it’ll be cold, bring a jacket. If it will be hot bring sunscreen or a shade. 4. Charge you batteries or bring extras Think about battery to keep the phone or camera recording over a long period of time. 5. Bring storage Kingston has the Canvas React Plus V60 card, which would work nicely for timelapses, in capacities up to 1TB if you need to stock up. Smartphone Timlapse Most smartphone cameras already have a built in timelapse feature and if yours does not, there are many downloadable apps that can do the job as well. On iPhone, you can either film a timelapse directly through the camera or stitch one together from your photo collection. And on Android, your native timelapse mode may be called something different. For example, on Samsung they call it Hyper-lapse. Bring a good phone tripod to hold things steady. Next, it’s time to set the interval you want to record at. For faster appearing passage of time, you’ll want to set a larger or slower interval. One picture every 10 seconds will appear to move time twice as fast as one picture every 5 seconds. Choose what you think is best for what you are filming and how long you want the final product to be. DSLR Timelapse Most modern DSLR cameras have a time-lapse mode. Before the digital era you would’ve needed to use something called an intervalometer, which is an instrument that regulates the amount of exposure the camera lets in at set durations between frames, to get the same effect. Nowadays, it’s typically much easier. Set up your tripod, check battery and storage levels, and line up the shot just so. Now we’ll want to set the interval of how often you want your camera to capture an image. Again, the larger/slower the interval, the faster your time-lapse will appear in its final form. Another tip for DSLR or video camera timelapse is to switch it over to manual focus so your camera doesn’t auto-adjust mid-timelapse, which could be jarring. After all that is set, press record and let it roll! Got questions about the video or Kingston products? COMMENT or contact us on SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: SUBSCRIBE for more DIY in 5 videos, and receive updates on the latest in Kingston’s memory & storage development, plus guides on getting peak performance from your hardware: