Comments on: Creating Time Lapse movies with the Nikon P6000 http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/ Technology, mobile, photography, travel and anything else I find interesting Tue, 22 May 2012 18:23:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-69660 John Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:13:17 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-69660 Nikola: as I mentioned in the post, I typically use 1600x1200 for my image sizes which is larger than I need but too much so. The Quicktime image sequence process creates an uncompressed video that I pull into iMovie which then crops it for HD. It seems to be the best image quality balanced by file size for the output. I'd need a bigger SD card if I wanted to go larger for a long time lapse - although I have in the past forgot to switch the P6000 off RAW mode. Nikola: as I mentioned in the post, I typically use 1600×1200 for my image sizes which is larger than I need but too much so. The Quicktime image sequence process creates an uncompressed video that I pull into iMovie which then crops it for HD. It seems to be the best image quality balanced by file size for the output. I’d need a bigger SD card if I wanted to go larger for a long time lapse – although I have in the past forgot to switch the P6000 off RAW mode.

]]> By: Nikola http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-69641 Nikola Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:19:58 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-69641 Very helful post John, thanks. Love timelapse movie. By the way, do you crop pics before you do the movie on quicktime, or do you leave it on their original size? And what seize do you save the movie if you wanna work it later with iMovie? I have made around 3 hrs of HD video with my Nikon D90. I know i shouldn't have done it, but every tiime it completed 4:59 sec and it stops, i reset and start recording again. It reaches the point it only records 29 seconds, i did the same ( as i was filming something important and had no camcorder) Finally, had no isuse, nothing hapen to the sensor! Anyway, got my Canon HF S11 now so no need to torture my Nikon D90. Got intervalometer to try it this month on some timelapse movies though, can't wait to go in the suny Albania. Very helful post John, thanks. Love timelapse movie. By the way, do you crop pics before you do the movie on quicktime, or do you leave it on their original size? And what seize do you save the movie if you wanna work it later with iMovie?

I have made around 3 hrs of HD video with my Nikon D90. I know i shouldn’t have done it, but every tiime it completed 4:59 sec and it stops, i reset and start recording again. It reaches the point it only records 29 seconds, i did the same ( as i was filming something important and had no camcorder) Finally, had no isuse, nothing hapen to the sensor! Anyway, got my Canon HF S11 now so no need to torture my Nikon D90. Got intervalometer to try it this month on some timelapse movies though, can’t wait to go in the suny Albania.

]]> By: Lynne Modisett http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-69572 Lynne Modisett Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:56:46 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-69572 Great blog. I will give you a 5 star rating in the Nikon directory. Alot of blogs on there are really bad. Great blog. I will give you a 5 star rating in the Nikon directory. Alot of blogs on there are really bad.

]]> By: John http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-65086 John Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:48:06 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-65086 I don't know for sure that it would burn out the sensor...I just know that it's one of the reasons why my D90 can't be in live view for too long as it overheats the sensor and shuts down...not sure if there is something in these compact cameras to prevent it like some kind of auto shutdown but I'd say it's definitely something to consider...although the compacts are a lot cheaper to replace than a DSLR. I don’t know for sure that it would burn out the sensor…I just know that it’s one of the reasons why my D90 can’t be in live view for too long as it overheats the sensor and shuts down…not sure if there is something in these compact cameras to prevent it like some kind of auto shutdown but I’d say it’s definitely something to consider…although the compacts are a lot cheaper to replace than a DSLR.

]]> By: David Crawford http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-65082 David Crawford Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:23:16 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-65082 That's a really superb posting, I'll give you 10/10 for that one! I'm very interested in time lapse photography and am considering buying a compact camera for this. I am constantly switching between the Nikon P6000 and a Canon G11 - with an external intervalometer. The Canon with a seperate controller has the big advantage that it could be set to take photographs much quicker than every thirty seconds, but your posting has suddenly raised the issue of burning out the sensor! I never thought about this... Is this something you know will happen, or is it more a concern? I don't really know too much about the technical end of this hobby, some would say I don't know much about the practicle side of it either(!), so if you could help or advise, I'd really appreciate it. That’s a really superb posting, I’ll give you 10/10 for that one!

I’m very interested in time lapse photography and am considering buying a compact camera for this. I am constantly switching between the Nikon P6000 and a Canon G11 – with an external intervalometer.

The Canon with a seperate controller has the big advantage that it could be set to take photographs much quicker than every thirty seconds, but your posting has suddenly raised the issue of burning out the sensor! I never thought about this…

Is this something you know will happen, or is it more a concern? I don’t really know too much about the technical end of this hobby, some would say I don’t know much about the practicle side of it either(!), so if you could help or advise, I’d really appreciate it.

]]> By: Angela http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-64415 Angela Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:49:16 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-64415 Thank you for this John! I can't wait to give it a try. I'm a PC so I'm going to have to play around with Premiere but you've given me a lot to work with :) Thank you for this John! I can’t wait to give it a try. I’m a PC so I’m going to have to play around with Premiere but you’ve given me a lot to work with :)

]]> By: John http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-64412 John Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:00:15 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-64412 I'm pretty sure the G11 supports it Masey...the trick is usually finding the mode in the menus. Make sure you drop me a note/link to anything you make...I'd love to see it! I’m pretty sure the G11 supports it Masey…the trick is usually finding the mode in the menus. Make sure you drop me a note/link to anything you make…I’d love to see it!

]]> By: Masey http://johnbiehler.com/2010/01/18/creating-time-lapse-movies-with-the-nikon-p6000/comment-page-1/#comment-64411 Masey Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:58:41 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=2755#comment-64411 Awesome post John. I'm going to go grab my brand new Canon G11 now and see if I can't achieve the same kind of thing... Awesome post John. I’m going to go grab my brand new Canon G11 now and see if I can’t achieve the same kind of thing…

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