From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Cameras & Lenses

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Shooting time lapse

Shooting time lapse

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Shooting time lapse

Robbie: So earlier, Rich, we talked about requirements of memory cards for video and then in general, but what about time-lapse? Richard: Yeah, I think time-lapse is a little bit trickier, because it really depends upon what you're doing. There is lots of factors, I put out there, the first one being record time. You know the thing you can't do in time-lapse is touch the camera. As soon as you've touched the camera-- Robbie: You've screwed it all up. Richard: Yeah. It's going to make even if you're like, oh! I'm really careful, and I am popping this memory card, the slightest vibration or touch destroys the frame, and you have jump. Robbie: Yeah. Even if it's in the middle of taking pictures, if you have a long interval, you are still possibly going to move that camera just a touch. Richard: Yeah. So you have to make sure you have enough capacity to record for the duration you want to record. Now some cameras have built-in interferometers, which is the device that allows you to set…

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