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  time lapse

  Posted by Robin Probyn on August 7, 2008 at 4:21 pm

  is it not a good idea to do time-lapse say with the HDX900,as the heads take a beating?

  Robin Probyn replied 17 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Ray Palmer

  August 18, 2008 at 9:06 pm

  We do a lot of time lapse and we have a varicam and two HDX900 cameras.
  We have found that using a digital SLR, such as the Canon Rebel, works better than using one of our video cameras.
  1-The camera is a lot cheaper. Incase someone decides to “borrow” it.
  2-The camera takes higher resolution than our HD video cameras.
  3-We don’t need to worry about cold or heat issues.
  4-The camera is smaller and can be mounted in a variety of places that a full size camera cannot.
  4-There isn’t any wear and tear on our production cameras.

  We capture the files on the digital SLR and then bring them into After effects to make a movie.
  We use a simple timer relay to tell the camera when to take a frame.

  Let me know if you have any questions.

  It is a shift in thinking to use a still camera.

  Ray Palmer

  Ray Palmer, Engineer
  Salt River Project
  Phoenix, AZ
  602-236-8224 office
  There are three types of people in this world, those that can count and those that can’t.
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  Robin Probyn

  August 18, 2008 at 10:44 pm

  Hi Ray

  Ok thanks,yes I,ve heard that the stills route is best.

  Thanks for your reply

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