What's it called?

[M-O-S]

Hello,

I forgot what's it called, when at one time you're taking a picture of an object and you wish for your camera to take pictures of it every 5 seconds automatically? Or one?

Thanks again.

 

[Meysha]

Do you mean time lapse photography?

 

[ann]

perhaps the self timer.

 

[fmw]

Time lapse or interval photography. The device that controls the camera to do that is called an intervalometer.

 

[M-O-S]

Yeah, time lapse probably. Self timer most likely what I meant.

Thanks you three.

 

[Garbz]

So which did you mean? The self timer counts down often with an indicator light or a beep or something and then takes one photo.

Time lapse can be set to say for example take 75 pictures, one every 3 seconds over the course of 3min 45sec starting in 10 minutes.

 

[M-O-S]

Well, I remember I did one time by doing it manually, taking a picture every like 3 or 1 seconds and it worked out well. So yeah, I was asking more of like the camera doing that by itself automatically, without having to click it with your finger by every seconds.

 

[Garbz]

Then fmw was right on the mark. Timelapse or inteval photography. It can be done with the Nikon D200 or D2x right in the camera, with any camera that has a cabled shutter release using an appropriate intervalometer, and most remaining SLRs using supplied software from manufacturers and a laptop with a large battery and a USB cable.

 

[avcabob]

If your electronically enchained, or know someone who is, it's not that hard to build one. That's what I did and it ended up being about $20