Hi guys, I've left my previous project on BW video compilation in stasis for the while, partly due to the lack of feedback and interest. Meanwhile, I've been trying out the time lapse function on my Canon Ix 860 IS and gotten some interesting footage (some clips are pretty old):

Some questions I would like to ask:
1) How do I avoid the bright blue line that is recorded (noise?) during the big change in contrast when the sun rises?
2) What compositions would be interesting? E.g. school, office area? Also since I'm going to be working solo (and am lazy to be under hot Singapore sun) the easier the environment the better hehehe.

The next time lapse I'm intending to do is one of a macro view of traffic while the sun sets. Hope to finish that by next week.

FraCuS

United States1049 Posts

June 04 2010 20:42 GMT

very interesting.

micronesia

United States23887 Posts

June 04 2010 20:45 GMT

Very cool! I've always wanted to make time-lapse videos but have never had the equipment to do it... my camera doesn't I don't think (Powershot A540) =(

XinRan

United States530 Posts

June 04 2010 20:50 GMT

Those basketball players in the second vid are really hardcore.

a176

Canada6685 Posts

June 04 2010 20:50 GMT

the line is there because the sun is almost direct center of the frame, try doing an off center/far corner shot. though, as far as time lapse is concerned, its very hard to get desired effect with your camera because of lack of true manual controls.

you would need to film twice as well; before sunrise: long exposure or open aperature, after sunrise: short exposure or closed aperature. right now its going through one setting for the entire sequence. try the off center method and see if that'll work for one continuous shot.

m4gdelen4

United States416 Posts

June 04 2010 21:34 GMT

thanks for the vids they were really fun to watch

Amnesia

United States3818 Posts

June 04 2010 21:35 GMT

This is entertaining. Wow nice man. 5/5

shurgen

350 Posts

June 04 2010 21:51 GMT

cool vids =) never thought I'd enjoy this as much as I did

GenesisX

Canada4257 Posts

June 04 2010 21:51 GMT

The oven one is so amusing!

Pokebunny

United States10428 Posts

June 04 2010 21:53 GMT

#10

Wow, timelapses are freaking awesome. Man so cooooooool 5/5

M155_G33k

United States469 Posts

June 04 2010 21:59 GMT

#11

haha those are pretty cool. Do you do these video things just for fun or is it more into it then that?

jgad

Canada899 Posts

June 04 2010 22:17 GMT

#12

How do I avoid the bright blue line that is recorded (noise?) during the big change in contrast when the sun rises?

Get a better camera. T-T

Sadly, that kind of banding is an artifact of CCD sensors - the read lines run vertically and oversaturation from a bright source at one point will cause smearing (the proper term for the effect) where the saturation will bleed all the way to the top and bottom of the sensor, creating a vertical line like you see. Cameras with CMOS sensors do not suffer from this effect.

Sadly, CMOS cameras are either in one of two categories - cheaper than cheap garbage (like webcams) or rather high-end new-gen CMOS SLR cameras (extra expensive).

JFKWT

Singapore1431 Posts

June 05 2010 15:57 GMT

#13

Thanks everyone for the feedback! for that here's another one:

Im loading another onto youtube that i just took, and lesson learnt is: don't mess with the composition after starting the vid

On June 05 2010 06:59 M155_G33k wrote:
haha those are pretty cool. Do you do these video things just for fun or is it more into it then that?

Well originally it was just done to test out the camera's cool functions but as I found out more cool things to take e.g. clouds and moving traffic/people I'm actually considering covering areas of my country and making a national-themed compilation =p.

Wonder if the other SG TL'ers will be interested in this. Purely a non-profit project =p

@jgad: So SLRs will have CMOS sensors? perhaps some examples off the top of your head? Just wondering cos i was thinking of getting a DSLR and this combined with my sis's wedding should make a good enough case to get one this summer =D

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jgad

Canada899 Posts

June 05 2010 16:52 GMT

#14

On June 06 2010 00:57 JFKWT wrote:
So SLRs will have CMOS sensors? perhaps some examples off the top of your head?

No, not as a rule. I've got a Nikon D40, for example, but it's a CCD SLR - i get banding if I point at the sun too. Otherwise CCD often outperforms CMOS unless you're paying a lot for a high-end camera.

If you want the best place to get info on cameras, check out www.dpreview.com:

DP Review - Feature Comparison -> sensor = CMOS, body = SLR, plus anything else you want.

If you're looking at entry level, you'd probably want something like the Pentax K-7, Nikon D5000, or Canon EOS 500D. Those are all in the $500-800 range, depending where you buy.