Hey, since it seems like Creative Forum has merged with this General, seems like it's reasonable to ask here.
So I love experimenting with timelapses and so far I only had small 1 hour timelapses, but I want to make something bigger and nicer.
So I want to setup some camera that would take photo every hour for a whole year (So about 8765 Photos according to Google calculator "Hours in a year".
Some keypoints:
1) I don't want to spend fortune on setup.
2) I want to be able to somehow screw,mount it to window frame so it's solid for a whole year.
3) My PC is about 20 meters away from that window.
4) Power sockets are available near window.
5) I want it to adjust Exposure Time according to time of day (so say night it would be something like 30 seconds exposure time, during day - something else, maybe even auto mode)
6) Take it at 1080 resolution (not less, not more).
What are my options? I know it seems like a pretty broad idea, but I am sure it's doable.
Options I've considered were:
1) Make arduino board and attach 1080p webcam to it, program everything manually, have it run on main power + battery (if electricity cuts out)
2) Get 20 metre long USB cable and attach 1080p webcam to my PC (shit solution, it would wear out my PC + electricity bills would be enourmous)
Any other options?
Or would my best option be to just get DSLR, attach it to window frame, and make photos say once a day manually (part of routine)?
Any other suggestions?
If you were going for the best type of quality, a DSLR would be most suitable (Alot better than a webcam, though you can achieve reasonable results with one, you'll never be dissapointed with the DSLR). The lowest range will still give you superb results. I have a low range nikon and it is easily programmable to take photos as you are. I've never powered a dslr by mains but for a long timelapse I would use a battery grip. In the grip you can have one batter in and the other charging when needs be so you'll never find your self waiting a few hours for it to charge to continue shooting.
The battery grip holds two batterys and the camera can still run on one whilst the other is charged (you can pick them up for £10 on amazon)
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