Sony Alpha A to Z Menus: Interval Shooting and Time-Lapse
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Sony Alpha A to Z Menus: Interval Shooting (Time-Lapse)
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One in a series of video tutorials that helps the Alpha photographer master the new menus found on cameras such as the A7lV and A1 cameras (A1 and A7M4).
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Excellent explanation, thank you, Mark. I am particularly grateful for the hint of using interval shooting via S&Q and simply slowing down the frame rate.
Things can be so simple, sometimes. But I would never have found that by myself.
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Thanks Mark
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Great video. Very thorough!
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Great contents as always Mark.
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Thanks!!! this helped a lot!
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Great content!
Thanks Mark. Looking at these videos while waiting for my a7iv at the end of the month. I'm expecting it to somewhat an upgrade from my a7iii.
astute observation
Excellent. Thanks very helpful.
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Thank you for your very informative video. I just purchased the a7 IV and I am really happy for it so far, apart for a major point, regarding the Interval Shooting mode. I've recently found myself in a situation where I was going to take a picture of myself with someone else, so I did what I've always done with my previous camera. Set the camera on the tripod, got into the interval shooting, set it to start shooting after 10 seconds, so I could get in the frame and then the camera was supposed to take a picture every 2 seconds, that way I could choose the best one later. My jaw dropped when I saw that every picture after the first one, missed both our eyes. Then I realized that there was no eye detect and AF-C available on that mode, just AF-S and MF, and that simply doesn't make any sense. I used to do that with an extremely old Nikon D200, and of course, although that camera doesn't have eye AF, at least I could use the AF-C in that mode and get precise focus. How can I get around that issue? I can't use the Image Edge app at the moment and I really see no point in purchasing a remote trigger for a task that should be done in camera.. I would deeply appreciate any suggestions
Interval timer and Pre-AF or Bluetooth Remote. Further support can be had by subscribing to the Patreon.com/markgaler site.
I just complained about the same issue where my canon has it. Pain in the butt.
did you find any way around this ????
@Yacko1234567 unfortunately, I haven't..
Thank you, Mark. Excellent series of videos. It is unfortunate that you cannot add "Interval Shooting Func." to the Function Menu, despite being able to add "Interval Shooting" on/off to the Function Menu. This forces you to have to get into the menus (or My Menu) to change the interval settings. Doesn't seem to make sense.
I would just add, set WB to manual, either a certain temp or pick one baked in
Good advice but when shooting Raw you can sync all files after choosing a White Balance value other than 'As Shot'
@@AlphaCreativeSkills that is true. I'm coming at it more from a Video side but yes you can sync that in LR easy. With a Red cam, the iso and WB is all raw data and you can choose that on the other side too. Makes life easier.
Thanks for taking the time going over this. I have been using the sold Imaging edge mobile app downloaded to my A6500 and A7RII with I have enjoyed for the AE tracking for sunsets, but am limited to 900 shots. I have an A1 and ready to see what I can make this do for day to night timelapses.
great video, though i wouldnt really recommend aspect ratio to 16:9 as its better to use the full sensor area to have the option to reframe your shot slightly, or "pan and scan" i.e. have the option to animate the shot vertically in post.
If you shoot in Raw you are not actually deleting any pixels and you can still recover the 3:2 aspect ratio in post. 16:9 is a useful composition tool.
the video is nice and thorough and all but.... i would have loved a short segment on HOW to use imaging edge to create a time lapse bideo from the photos... that's what i was waiting for -_-
I have a separate video on that topic and cover it in my 600-page eBooks. This video is just about the camera settings
thanks for this video Mark......with my a74....I have found even thought the maximum shooting interval is 60 sec...the camera will only ever shoot to 30 secs.....Was shooting at night and just wanted to get some forground shots and could not do 60 Secs..no matter what
I believe exposure times longer than 30 seconds require BULB mode on all cameras except the A7RV. You cannot select BULB mode when you have selected Interval Shooting on the A7IV as there would be no way to determine the length of the exposure on the camera. You could, however, do this by purchasing a cheap ($20) Intervalometer from Amazon or eBay.
Hi, it would be great to know, if there is an option on a7V or a7iii of interval shooting, with tracking AF. I would like to make a family session, put my camera on a stative and to be able to get some on focus images, while we are moving, walking and changing positions/ lifestyle family session. Would be great to get your feedback on this. Many thx
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1. Can you set any Sony A7 series cameras to .5 second interval shooting mode?
2. Can you set it to fire burst between intervals?
No
Hi
Thank yous so much but nobody explained The "shoot interval priority" Enough information till now
The Shoot Interval Priority will preserve the interval in seconds even if the exposure is longer than the interval. This will result in unexposed images as the light fades.
Is it possible to use the interval shooting function and have exposures of longer than 30 seconds with the A7Rv (without an external intervalometer)? I have been searching the internet and other sources for an answer on this, but can't find the answer.
Hey. that's a nice explanation but I have a question regarding the Interval priority , If i set it to ON, and set the interval to 10", when my scene has pretty low light and Shutter speed does slow down to 10", then the Interval and Shutter speed both are 10" and there is no time for the camera to save photo in memory card, what will happen now? General speaking whenever SS >= Interval, what happens?
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Anyone know if there is a way to turn autofocus ON for self-portraits?
AF ruins Time Lapse clips but you want to use AF then use a cheap Intervalometer
Thanks for this.. It does not seem the Shooting time calulator accounts for shutter speed. I have 30" exposure set with 200 frames with interval of 1 sec. At a minium I should have ~100 minutes
but the time is reported as 3 min. Do I misunderstand? Kind of wothless for night fotog. I know I can calulate it but maybe not soo well at 2 am. ;-) (A7RIV)
Drive Mode is NOT menu item 6 as you mentioned on the sony A1 even though you said this guide was for the sony A1 as well. I need to find yet another guide because your menus are different
The A1 has a drive mode and focus mode dial on the top of the camera so this changes the menus in this instance. I have 350 videos on my channel but it is hard to cover every variation between models. My 600 page eBooks, however, are specific to each model - go to Patreon.com/markgaler
Hi and thanks for this video.
I'm obviously doing something wrong or I don't understand: at minute 1:38 I see the shutter set at 1/4 s. Well, I can't go below 1/50. What haven't I understood?
Difficult to know as I cannot see your current shooting mode and camera settings
So with Shoot Interval Priority On with intervals set to 60 seconds, the auto shutter in Aperture priority will be maxed out at 50 seconds?
I think you will find 30 seconds is the maximum exposure time with the Interval Shooting function. I think you would need an external Intervalometer to use shutter speeds longer than 30 seconds. With exposure longer than 30 seconds you need to consider how you will manage long exposure noise reduction.
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nice tuto. I don't understand 1/4sec at F/6.3 and iso 100 topic. I suppose you are for intance at 1/125sec and you use 5 stop ND filter to have 1/4sec ? is 1/4sec better than 1/60 or 1/125ec ? do you have video examples comparing speeds ?
There are examples in my eBooks (available from Patreon.com). If your shutter speed is only a small fraction of the interval between exposures each frame will appear to jump from one frame to the next. This leads to what many refer to as stuttering or the creation of a 'choppy video'.
Is there a workaround to increase the time interval between shots beyond the 60 sec. limit?
You can connect an intervalometer to most (but not all) Alpha cameras
Thanks.@@AlphaCreativeSkills
My A7II doesnt have this feature. I wish it did. I want to be able to take 1000's of images at different exposures for astrophotography without an intervalometer. The A7IV will do that, correct?
The interval timer is primarily designed for capturing a sequence of stills in order to create a time lapse movie in post production
If shooting in Raw, do all the frames need processing one at a time or will Sony Imaging process then in bulk?
You can copy and paste edits but I recommend Adobe Lightroom Classic for bulk processing
what if i want to shoot people ice skating at night what settings should I use
I have a section on interval shooting in the 600-page eBook that can be downloaded from the Patreon.com/markgaler support channel.
Hello Mark, I still didn't understand what means interval priority in A-Mode? What happens when I activate this?
Aperture priority (A-mode) ensures the depth of field does not change during the sequence.
Thanks Mark! I'd like to launch an interval shooting combined with exposure bracketing, so that it takes 3 different exposures everytime, but the camera disregards the bracketing setting and it only takes 1 exposure per shot. Any workaround for this (apart from buying an external intervalometer)? I'm using a Sony A6600. Thanks a lot in advance and kindest regards!!
You hit the nail on the head there when you mentioned 'Intervalometer'. They are very inexpensive devices to purchase on eBay or Amazon.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thanks Mark! So I assume that this cannot be done with the camera only, but the best solution is to purchase an external intervalometer. Although I recognize they're cheap devices, I was wondering if I I could get rid of carrying more stuff with me when hanging out for landscapes. The more you can do with the camera-only, the better!! ;))
Thanks Mark, are these settings universal? What about me and my wife shooting portrait with interval shooting?
I am not sure what you mean when you say 'Universal'.
I meant if I can apply these setting not just for landscape but also interval shooting portraits.
Hello quick question i have owned 3 sony cameras and my newest one a6400 cannot find the ability to crop photoes and save it. I have found the option to enlarge photoes but not crop and save. Its such a basic feature on most cameras. It comes in handy with macro photography to crop in a little right on the spot. I have searched the entire menu system and found nothing .
It's available on the new A6700 but not the older A6400 and A6600 cameras. You would need to transfer the image to your mobile device to crop before sharing.
@AlphaCreativeSkills ok thank you. Weird that they left that out.
They didn't leave it out as they had not yet created the option which appeared on later models.
@AlphaCreativeSkills thank you finally solved lol.
How can i have the camera re focus when using interval shooting. I also tried the multi images with the drive mode and non re focus. With my Canon R6 i can pick between single or continues focus with Sony A74 I can not figure it out.
Re-focusing is a serious problem when shooting images for a Timelapse movie. If you want the camera to refocus you should use an external intervalometer.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills I guess the scenario is when i travel by myself i put my canon in photo interval shooting and enable continues focus. This allows me to take many photos of myself or surrounding area in selfie style. Where with the Sony its always out of focus because it will not re focus. I just want to take 10 photos in sequence with focus. So its not for movies but the same idea. I also setup the tripod and do a walk in lets say a forest with multiple images towards or away from the camera with focus but I just cant figure it out with the Sony. What about the Sony app. Would that work. Thanks. Sorry for rant but its bugging me because I use this type of photography. Thanks for listening. Ps. Just picked up the Sigma 24-70 Art to replace my kit lens and Im very happy with the photos. Oh also the 4k HS 422 10 bit is the same size file as the. H264 video with same settings. Shouldnt the H265 have smaller files. I tried same settings same frame rate and same length of video on a same subject.
Is there a way to setup interval shooting mode to a custom button/menu?
Yes - you can assign Interval Shooting to a Custom Key
Is there an internal intervalometer option for the a6500 model :c
The term Sony use is Interval Timer: helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1640/v1/en/index.html
Are we unable to use eye af in interval shooting?
No
Are we able to have any kind of autofocus, not necessarily Eye-AF, but any at all, after the focus established in the first picture? Does it refocus before each shot? Thanks
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