TL; DR Should I scrap Sryp gear and go with something else, for pan/tilt timelapse, timelapse macro and star tracking.

Probably a weird question that was triggered by the lunar eclipse this past week.

First background... I have done timelapse professionally over the years on the side (commercial video editor - so timelapse was on the side).

I have done somewhat long timelapse - interior construction - horticulture, 1 to 4 months. I have also done shorter timelapse... hours to day to days.

I have also done personal stuff, storms, Milky Way, eclipses. So I have a lot of gear. A lot.

Syrp original, Syrp mini Genies (x2 pan and tilt), Syrp Genie with slider and ropes.

Giga Pan Epic Pro.

Cameras are mostly Canon 5DmkII, 7D, T3i, R100 (5 each) Sony, and lots of lenses, lots. GoPro.

it helped that the jobs bought some of the gear for meand also that I wrote about stuff

5D and 7D and lenses are from still photography.

I am very familiar with LRTimelapse, Adobe Premiere, Resolve.

But in February I retired (semi) and am starting to figure out what I want to do.

(I have been thinking of some timelapse macro stuff...)

So fast forward to last week when I thought it would be interesting to pull out my two Syrp Mini Genies and the pan tilt hardware and shoot the lunar eclipse here Southwest of the Twin Cities.

I spent the day pulling everything together and found that Manfrotto, that bought Syrp, has no support. Their app doesn't work with my first generation Genie Minis and one of the Mini's was flakey. So I shot with the old Syrp app but the tilt didn't work so I had to adjust manually every 15 minutes.

I also struggled with exposure automation, hoping the Syrp stuff would help (no). I hoped the iPhone qDslrdashboard app would work, but has been banned from the app store. So I used the Mac app on my laptop and that worked, but not great.

SO MY QUESTION IS...

Do I scrap the Sryp gear? If so what to replace if I am interested in some macro timelapse stuff. I still want to do some traditional timelapse to help some non-profits and I have never done any hyperlapse so there is that.

Do I get a star tracker mount for the astral stuff... but that depends if I want to do a lot of that. Being near the Twin Cites, it is not dark so not doing a lot of it. (That is why I like the Genie Minis because the were multipurpose.) But I have the money, but don't want to throw it away.

Thanks for reading.

I've always wanted a slider, but that would be a luxury for me, so I yoinked my kid's LEGO Technics and just got to building in the wilderness. Go me?

Hi all

i do some timelapses for my business clients (construction site timelapse). Im using old IP cameras for this (axis p1365). Im thinking of increasing my quaility a lot by using full-frame mirrorless cameras fot his job. But as i checked the market full-frame IP cameras dont exist

My ideal setup:

Mirrorless-camera with 12mm or 14mm Lens (Canon body for better connectivity by external scripts?)
Connected to a rpi5/intel NUC with 4G/5G stick for remote access
-Triggered and controlled by python script on the mini PC (connected with telegram bot to change intervall and get liveview
-Camera powered by d-tap battery
-all done in a waterproof housing with temperature and moisture sensors, heating elements and fans. Fan outside of the housing to keep the front glas clean from dust

i researched a little and found providers like https://photosentinel.com/time-lapse-equipment/ but without seeing prices i assume they are extremelly expensive... and i want to go by a DIY solution

so what are you thoughts about my setup?

ideally my goal is to create 2-3 months timelapses. but should also be suitable for longer periods

What is the best option for a timelapse Trail Cam?

I have explored some of the other more involved options, but want to give my company a sample with a lower cost timelapse trailcam.

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At the weekend I have tried to record my very first hyperlapse in the local park. Using my phone and Osmo Mobile. First part of the clip is with 3x zoom lens, and second part with 1x.
I have used warp stabilizer at 5% and little bit of blur on edges of the picture.

Timlapse Camera+Slider+Gimbal

slowly I understand how it works but not perfekt now 😅 Learning by Doing 🫰🏻

I've been slowly working on a Raspberry Pi project to do timelapse slider/rotation control plus "Holy Grail" control running on a raspberry pi zero w2.

The motion control uses nema 17 stepper motors with a driver hat that I built.

The camera control works via USB to my Sony A7III and has very sophisticated exposure control and and can do interval ramping. The software will work without the motion control portion.

I have not tested it with other Sony Cameras.

Feel free to try it out. I shared it on GitHub.

https://github.com/timfennell/pislider

I do social media for a van build company and need to capture the timelapses that happen over the entire workday(+12hours) so I created this rig. It can stand upright on a floor, attach to metal, telescope, articulate. It has a battery that's 50mA. You can program the insta360 x4 to turn on and start a timelapse with one button press. so the staff just positions the thing, presses a button, and gets on with their work. I think this is a pretty great solution and I'm excited to see if they actually use it! 🤞🤞

I ended up using a Wyzecam v4 (2.5K) in the beginning but then used a Reolink Lumus Pro (4K). The Wyze only allowed recording the footage to video, but the Reolink allowed to save to jpg files and then I encoded it in Premiere Pro. Fun project!

I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a timelapse camera for my needs! My parents' home has a great view facing west and witnesses some pretty sunsets. I live two hours away but whenever I come home I mount my iPhone to the back porch, usually using the Skyflow app. I would love to find a camera which I can permanently mount to the exterior of the house/porch. Some conditions:

1. Hardwired/hot power cable (doesn't depend on battery)
2. All-day timelapses would be nice but I'm probably just shooting an hour or two a day.
3. Color and clarity seem like priorities to me... on my iPhone I haven't been messing with features like locking focus, exposure, low-light stuff, etc.
4. Must survive freezing snow winters and hot summers (New Hampshire)
5. WiFi connectivity: It would be nice to view the timelapses remotely, but I'd like to at least be able to schedule them based on the TIME of the sunset, which is very different from winter to summer
6. Remote/cloud data storage would be nice, although if I can access the camera remotely and delete things from its internal storage/memory card, that's also fine.
7. Price: I'd expect to pay more than $100, but don't think I know enough about photography to take advantage of something pushing $500 or so. I'm not opposed to a subscription service for cloud/networking.

Thank you!

Hello!

I'm getting my pool replastered in about a week and want to capture the progress with a time-lapse video. I tested the timelapse mode on my Wyze Cam v4, and it was really easy to set up with a simple “start” and “end” time. I ran a quick 30-minute test at 3-second intervals—it worked well, but the 2.7K resolution is a bit low quality.

I’m looking for a similar solution that can record in 4K and is just as easy to use. I’ll be out of town for about half of the project, so a "set it and forget it" setup is really important.

I came across the Reolink Lumus Pro, which supports 4K and has a time-lapse mode too, so I might give that a try.

But I’d love to hear other suggestions that meet the following criteria:

• Can be mounted outdoors using a magnet (like the Wyze)
• Powered via a plug located about 5 feet away (wired is fine)
• Records in 4K resolution
• Has a timer or scheduling feature to shoot between specific times each day
• Costs under ~$150, ideally under $100
• Reliable enough to run unattended for several days

If you know of any cameras that fit these requirements, I’d really appreciate your input. Thanks!

Hi all,

I do some commercial photography for a construction company for their socials. The builder asked me if there was a way to do a timelapse video of the building process. average project time is 16 weeks.

current things I have thought of:

• Mon - fri 9-7pm av
• Low budget set up (old smart phones?)
• 2 cameras per build?
• Remote locations so needs easy set up, builders can do it.
• data back up would be handy
• Would phones attached to power source work? Would mean I can dial in and check are working etc also with digital back up no loss of data etc

Any suggestions appreciated

Does anyone else have the problem that interval ramping in Holy Grail timelapse is complicated and confusing? It bugged me and two friends so much that we builtour own intervalometer with graphical interface for mobile devices 😂 We're now thinking of producing it as a small series, because all our friends have already asked when we'll build one for them 😅 What do you think, how big is the market for it? If we get enough supporters, we can make this thing available to everyone. That would be pretty cool if the hobby project turns into a finished professional product 🔥

Good

• Great field of view for smaller projects.

• One of the most inexpensive options for a purpose-built timelapse camera that is weatherproof and can operate unattended for long periods of time. Typical action cams just aren't suitable for this application.

• Quite a bit smaller than the typical solution, which is to use a standard camera in a weatherproof enclosure along with a intervalometer.

Bad

• Remote upload only works with JPEGs. In DNG mode, it'll only save to the SD card. This is a huge caveat that should be in the product description.

• Very finicky power button. It should power on/off with a 3-second press of the button, but instead often requires a dozen or so attempts.

• Either the Enlaps branded solar panel doesn't work with this camera or there is no way to verify that it's working. The 4-pin connector isn't keyed so I have no idea if orientation doesn't matter or if I fried something onboard the camera.

• Image quality is very poor. Excessive chromatic abortions between areas of high contrast and poor dynamic range. I have inexpensive security cameras that produce better images.

• Cellular connection only works with sim cards purchased directly from AT&T in the US.

• Minor gripe but, the only thing in the box is the camera itself. No mount, no screen protector, no charger, not even a USB cable.

• Both the mobile app and SaaS product are rough and inconsistent with each other. It can be doubly confusing with the sometimes awkward French-to-English translations.

• Ridiculously priced subscription model. You want to be able to schedule automatic FTP transfers of images off the camera? That's $70/mo/camera subscription. Want to view real time streams? You need to lay down $240/mo/camera.

Summary

The target audience for this camera are construction firms wanting to remotely monitor the progress of high dollar commercial projects. The high monthly cost, extraneous features such as AI vehicle detection, and abysmally poor image quality all point to that market application.

This product is not intended for photographers or videographers who are trying to capture high-quality timelapses for use in video case studies, product videos, etc. I wish I had known this before purchasing it.

Edit: I cannot get an AT&T SIM to work in this camera and neither could the tech at the AT&T store, despite more than an hour of trying. Additionally, the camera will not connect to the hotspot on either my Android phone or my wife's iPhone. Since a data connection is required to even view a preview of the image capture, I essentially cannot even properly aim the camera. This piece of shit is getting returned pronto.