Using an external intervalometer

- If you want to get the best results,…you're probably going to pick up an external intervalometer.…And remember, this is matched precisely to your camera.…So my Nikon camera requires a Nikon intervalometer,…and this is not necessarily the same connection,…depending upon the Nikon camera.…If that sounds confusing, try ordering one of these,…so you might actually even have to pick up the phone…and just talk to somebody at the camera store.…Say, "Look, this is the camera I own,…"and I want an intervalometer."…The thing is,…is that I often find that the cheap knock-off ones,…manufactured, that don't have the brand names,…tend to work even better, because they come out quicker,…and they just keep releasing them, and…not a big deal.…

Sometimes, to cover my bases,…I'll even order two or three different brands,…and just experiment.…And those two or three often cost less…than the manufacturer's remote release.…Now the benefit of the intervalometer…is that you connect it to the camera.…And so as long as I line that cable up,…