G85 Time-Lapse?

[VidThreeNorth]

I thought that the G85 had some kind of "Time-Lapse" recording function. Has anyone done a time-lapse on a G85? How did you do it?

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day mate

Go to your User Manual (download it if you do not have is already)
Go to the "4k Photo and Drive settings"
Go to "Taking pictures using Time Lapse"
and you have 3 options for the sort of time-lapse stuff that you are trying to create

Hope this helps
Phil

 

[VidThreeNorth]

G'day mate

Go to your User Manual (download it if you do not have is already)
Go to the "4k Photo and Drive settings"
Go to "Taking pictures using Time Lapse"
and you have 3 options for the sort of time-lapse stuff that you are trying to create

Hope this helps
Phil

Much thanks! I downloaded a copy.

 

[VidThreeNorth]

Now I remember. I did try this before. Unfortunately, I did not have a really huge card to record on. The problem is that the G85 takes individual pictures and then after they are taken, it assembles them into the video. I think I liked the quality, but the result was too short. I needed a bigger card.

 

[NerdyTimelapser]

I see the resulting movie as a nice preview, but you get the best result when you process the individual RAW pictures with a program like LRTimelapse. And yes, when you take timelapses with RAW pictures, you will need a big memory card. I use 256GB cards. If you think your time-lapse was too short, you should either choose a shorter interval (I like 4 seconds often), or keep on schooting longer .

 

[VidThreeNorth]

I have a 64GB card in the G85 and I felt that it was hopeless for now. I just went back to my Sony a6400. As for frame rates, as far as I can tell, nobody supports what I really want. 2 sec is too spaced out. 1 sec is too short. What I'd really appreciate would be 1.5 sec. The serious Astro people might have something, but I don't know about it. . . .

 

[NerdyTimelapser]

Interval really depends on the subject of your time-lapse and how long the resulting movie should be. Sunrise/sunset I like around 4 to 6 seconds interval, fast moving clouds around 2 seconds. If you wanna do astro time-lapse you need long exposures anyhow for correct exposure, unless you have a super fast lens and can go for really high iso. For astro an interval of 15 seconds or more is common I think, so you can expose for at least 12 seconds. Stars don't move very fast (from our point of view), so an interval of 1,5 seconds would result in very little movement in your time-lapse, unless you render at super high framerates. But that would be a silly thing to do.
Sadly I don't have much experience with astro timelapses though, so much light pollution in my country.