I've been creating time lapse videos using my Sony mirrorless camera which means high quality, but I don't mount it outside the car. I have a GoPro Hero 2 which I use outside the car sometimes but I really with I could shoot in RAW to give me better post processing capabilities. It's certainly lots of fun to come up with new variations of location, shutter speed and intervals and other settings to vary the look of the time lapse. It's super storage intensive shooting in RAW though. I'm interested to see how well the neutral density filter works on the GoPro. If you watch any of my recent UA-cam videos you can see some examples of my time lapse videos. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Cool Tesla! Cool time lapse! And I can relate to the 3 young daughters part too. ANYWAY, I’ve been a bit lazy about using manual controls on the GoPro cameras but it’s the next thing I’m planning to do, especially using ND filters. My plan is to discover the best settings using ND filters and have the camera record an almost-perfect time lapse which would not require any post processing. We’ll see. Meanwhile, if you want a GoPro 7 or 8 I think they’re still offering a $100 discount for a few more days.
I drove home from Los Angeles a few years ago and I decided to do an all-day time lapse, reducing the trip from about 11 hours to about 11 minutes. I had to shoot still images (one image every two seconds) because that GoPro couldn’t do time lapse video in-camera and I didn’t have enough storage on the memory card for regular-speed video for 11 hours. I had to rig up a power cord to keep the camera running all day. I was pleased with the results but I know I could do it better if I tried again. Also, how was it possible that I didn’t see a cloud anywhere along that route? What a boring sky! ua-cam.com/video/d__z-DRF2WA/v-deo.html
@@GoodTimekeeper Thanks for the tip on the GoPro 8 being $100 off. I'm considering it, but I hesitate because I already have a lot of cameras...it does fill a unique niche though. That's a long time lapse from LA to Ogden! If I shot only jpg I could do longer time lapses, but I like to keep them shorter and higher quality so I shoot in RAW. A couple weeks ago I went to the spiral jetty and when I got home I'd acquired 268 GB of data (nearly 10k files) on just that one day trip, so time lapses in RAW are not for the faint of heart! Regarding the weather, you win some and you lose some. A month ago we went out to Rush Valley and drove through some snow, but in the valley it made for really cool video and pictures with the storm clouds in the distance and happily it was sunny and warm (ish) where we were. I intend to make UA-cam videos about both those trips so they'll show up on my channel by June 19th as my schedule currently stands.
I wish I had bought a GoPro before I drove from Florida to Alaska. That would have been something to look back on. Especially because I saw several bears, drove through two herds of bison on the road, saw a mountain sheep jumping off a high mountain road right in front of me, and all the beautiful scenery. I love to drive but having to drive by a 26-foot U-Haul while towing an auto transport by myself was not fun. But it would have been nice to have recorded it.😕
You sir are very bold to use only that lanyard as failsafe! I might feel more comfortable with some paracord. Also, those stabilized clips pointing into the car made it seem like you were in some high-speed chase haha. Great video, as usual.
If the suction cup fails but the tether is holding on then the camera tumbles a bit on the outside of the car. Then it just hangs there until I pull over and either re-mount it or give up for a while. That moment of tumbling might make a big sound on the car’s glass or metal surfaces but it’s not a hard hit so, no, there isn’t any damage. The best thing seems to be that you don’t make the tether any longer than necessary.
This video was a treasure trove of information. Thank you
I've been creating time lapse videos using my Sony mirrorless camera which means high quality, but I don't mount it outside the car. I have a GoPro Hero 2 which I use outside the car sometimes but I really with I could shoot in RAW to give me better post processing capabilities. It's certainly lots of fun to come up with new variations of location, shutter speed and intervals and other settings to vary the look of the time lapse. It's super storage intensive shooting in RAW though. I'm interested to see how well the neutral density filter works on the GoPro. If you watch any of my recent UA-cam videos you can see some examples of my time lapse videos. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Cool Tesla! Cool time lapse! And I can relate to the 3 young daughters part too. ANYWAY, I’ve been a bit lazy about using manual controls on the GoPro cameras but it’s the next thing I’m planning to do, especially using ND filters. My plan is to discover the best settings using ND filters and have the camera record an almost-perfect time lapse which would not require any post processing. We’ll see. Meanwhile, if you want a GoPro 7 or 8 I think they’re still offering a $100 discount for a few more days.
I drove home from Los Angeles a few years ago and I decided to do an all-day time lapse, reducing the trip from about 11 hours to about 11 minutes. I had to shoot still images (one image every two seconds) because that GoPro couldn’t do time lapse video in-camera and I didn’t have enough storage on the memory card for regular-speed video for 11 hours. I had to rig up a power cord to keep the camera running all day. I was pleased with the results but I know I could do it better if I tried again. Also, how was it possible that I didn’t see a cloud anywhere along that route? What a boring sky! ua-cam.com/video/d__z-DRF2WA/v-deo.html
@@GoodTimekeeper Thanks for the tip on the GoPro 8 being $100 off. I'm considering it, but I hesitate because I already have a lot of cameras...it does fill a unique niche though. That's a long time lapse from LA to Ogden! If I shot only jpg I could do longer time lapses, but I like to keep them shorter and higher quality so I shoot in RAW. A couple weeks ago I went to the spiral jetty and when I got home I'd acquired 268 GB of data (nearly 10k files) on just that one day trip, so time lapses in RAW are not for the faint of heart! Regarding the weather, you win some and you lose some. A month ago we went out to Rush Valley and drove through some snow, but in the valley it made for really cool video and pictures with the storm clouds in the distance and happily it was sunny and warm (ish) where we were. I intend to make UA-cam videos about both those trips so they'll show up on my channel by June 19th as my schedule currently stands.
I wish I had bought a GoPro before I drove from Florida to Alaska. That would have been something to look back on. Especially because I saw several bears, drove through two herds of bison on the road, saw a mountain sheep jumping off a high mountain road right in front of me, and all the beautiful scenery. I love to drive but having to drive by a 26-foot U-Haul while towing an auto transport by myself was not fun. But it would have been nice to have recorded it.😕
Awesome man. Thanks for this
Very informative video. Thank you very much for producing this!
Thank you for your tips!! I just got a GoPro Hero9 Black and plan to start taking timewarp videos of my road trips through Alaska.
I thought I recognized some of the scenery. But going around the point of the mountain at 21:15 confirmed it!!
Really well done video, lot of great info, thanks!
You sir are very bold to use only that lanyard as failsafe! I might feel more comfortable with some paracord.
Also, those stabilized clips pointing into the car made it seem like you were in some high-speed chase haha.
Great video, as usual.
You don't need too much strength from the lanyard. There won't be that much force on it.
Very good I am going to get a go pro now I in joyed this thanks
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Did it damage your car when the suction cup came loose?
If the suction cup fails but the tether is holding on then the camera tumbles a bit on the outside of the car. Then it just hangs there until I pull over and either re-mount it or give up for a while. That moment of tumbling might make a big sound on the car’s glass or metal surfaces but it’s not a hard hit so, no, there isn’t any damage. The best thing seems to be that you don’t make the tether any longer than necessary.
@@GoodTimekeeper Thanks! That is a good point to not make the tether longer than necessary.