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Time-lapse
I am sure this has been discussed but I will be doing 6 hrs of time-lapse shooting and need to know the best way. I can use my Varicam or rent a super 16 or 35mm. If we use the Varicam, does anyone have some suggestions?
Thanks
Elliott
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6 Replies
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Hi Elliott!
Time-lapse with the VariCam is a piece of cake.
The minimum duration for each shot is 10 frames, but you can easily and quickly drop as many as you like in post.
The menu is pretty self-explanatory; just do a simple test and you’ll be confident to do it for real.
Good shooting!
Leo
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You should consider using an AC adapter to minimize the chance for camera movement when changing batteries and restarting. Quality is great though. The only significant limitation I’ve found is you can’t do super long exposures like you can with a film camera and a Norris.
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Or you could use a Canon still-video camera, a laptop and their Remote Capture software. I got great results this way.
Regards,
Uli
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Thanks guys, but do you need a FRC to remove the frames?
I will start testing.
Elliott
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The other option would be to get access to a Panasonic HVX. We have the HVX202, and have been doing a lot of time lapse stuff with it recently, and found it to be great.
I have been shooting mostly at 2fps, via a little fudging with the scene file, although you can shoot 1fps or 1 frame every 2 seconds etc using the intervalometer. The good thing about this is that it is shooting as DVCPRO HD, so it will easily cut into your existing varicam footage. (The 2fps stuff that we shot plays back instantly as 25fps without rendering. Very cool.)
Cheers
Alister
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I bought a replacement Panasonic laptop AC adapter about a month ago from http://www.laptopsforless.com and it works great. Is there any reason to think that a replacement Panasonic AC adapter would be any less reliable than the manufacturers? Is there any risk of fire given all the fire issues that have emerged recently?
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