motherhucker 0 #1 March 10, 2004 I have heard a rumor that the Sony DCR-PC9 has a built-in Chronometer on the camera. Can anyone confirm or deny this, and if it does, Do you know how to use it? Also, does anyone know of any OTHER Sony Mini DV camera with a Chronometer built in? Thanks! mh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 March 10, 2004 Uh, I think they all do . . . chronometer is just another word for clock.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #3 March 10, 2004 Oh. I suppose I knew that, but I was under the impression that was also the term used for time lapse control on a Camcorder/computer. SO to rephrase: Does anyone know how to achieve time lapse on a sony Mini DV camcorder without the use of a computer? thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 March 10, 2004 How long of an event are you trying to time-lapse? If it's under an hour and a half, you can always just record it to tape and then speed it up in whatever editing program you use. Hour and a half covers most sunset situations for instance.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #5 March 10, 2004 I've done it on my PC9, just filming clouds for the hell of it. I have the camera in front of me, let me have a look..... It's called "INT. REC" under the "CAMERA SET" menu when in record mode. You can choose an interval of 30 secs, 1 min, 5 mins or 10 mins and a recording time of 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 1.5 secs or 2 secs. Then when you switch it on you get a blinking "INTERVAL" on the screen. Press the record button to start and I think it'll just carry on until you stop it or it runs out of tape. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #6 March 10, 2004 That's exactly what I needed. How did your cloud experiment turn out? Did it work well? And what settings did you use? Oh, Quade--I'm looking at about a 20 hour period. mh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #7 March 10, 2004 QuoteI've done it on my PC9, just filming clouds for the hell of it. I have the camera in front of me, let me have a look..... It's called "INT. REC" under the "CAMERA SET" menu when in record mode. You can choose an interval of 30 secs, 1 min, 5 mins or 10 mins and a recording time of 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 1.5 secs or 2 secs. Then when you switch it on you get a blinking "INTERVAL" on the screen. Press the record button to start and I think it'll just carry on until you stop it or it runs out of tape. Gus Also, how long was your total time recording? Did you go through more than 1 battery? I won't be in any place that has power available, so I need to find the burliest M series battery in existence. I guess I'll start a new thread... mh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 March 10, 2004 Ahhh, the problem with interval recording on the Sony cameras is that they don't actually do single frame records, so the resulting footage isn't exactly the kind of thing that most people are looking for. For a long term recording, if you have access to a Mac, is to use something like BTV Pro. I've used this software for time-lapse of construction projects running over the course of months. I'm sure there must be solutions for other computer platforms as well. Another thing to consider is what the final output is going to be used for. I've recently, in my very copious spare time, been experimenting with time-lapse photography using my Canon D60. I figure there may be a market in HDTV and with the D60 I can do better than HDTV time-lapse.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #9 March 10, 2004 I can't remember what settings I used (it was a while ago) but it worked really well and looked really good. I'd like to do it some day at the dz. I don't know why but I seem to have deleted it so I can't show you . Edited to add: QuoteAlso, how long was your total time recording? Did you go through more than 1 battery? The total time recording was way too long because I remember speeding the whole thing up quite significantly (on my computer) to get the 'sweeping clouds' effect I was looking for. I had it plugged in so no battery worries. QuoteAhhh, the problem with interval recording on the Sony cameras is that they don't actually do single frame records, so the resulting footage isn't exactly the kind of thing that most people are looking for. That's true but if you do what I ended up doing (speeding the recording up afterwards) you no longer have consecutive frames next to one another - if you see what I mean. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #10 March 11, 2004 QuoteAhhh, the problem with interval recording on the Sony cameras is that they don't actually do single frame records, so the resulting footage isn't exactly the kind of thing that most people are looking for. For a long term recording, if you have access to a Mac, is to use something like BTV Pro. I've used this software for time-lapse of construction projects running over the course of months. I'm sure there must be solutions for other computer platforms as well. Another thing to consider is what the final output is going to be used for. I've recently, in my very copious spare time, been experimenting with time-lapse photography using my Canon D60. I figure there may be a market in HDTV and with the D60 I can do better than HDTV time-lapse. Yes, I've used BTV pro on a G4 laptop before then We used a 4Mega sure shot digi still camera--Oh my god the resolution was awesome! that setup was in a controlled environment with unlimited power and near where I could park a car, but unfortunately, This is WAY remote. No laptop possible, so I have to depend on the camera function. cheers. mh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 March 11, 2004 More over in THIS thread.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
