That's a good thought/question Gonz (overheating limiting the amount of time you can shoot in that mode). I have yet to try it, myself. But it would definitely good to know what the limitations are, in that regard.
Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > This doesn't work the same on the K-1. On the K-1, in camera mode, it > has an interval shooting selection that can work to create either > frames or movies, but it still uses the full mirror/shutter path to do > so and the minimum interval is 2s. It would be nice if it had an > electronic shutter mode for intervals of less than 2s and did not use > the mirror/shutter path. But this probably has the same overheating > limitations of movie mode for long periods of time. In movie mode > there are no interval options, only options for the remote. You might > as well use time-lapse mode in your iPhone or equivalent for these > types of situations. > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have never gotten to really know my cameras really well, but am >> trying to change that. I learned something today that may be of >> interest to the PDML (if I'm not the only one who didn't realize >> this). >> >> I got a K-01 (long ago) and have planned to use it mainly as a >> time-lapse camera and also for astro work mounted on my Vixen Polarie >> (tracker). So most of us are well aware of the fact that our Pentax >> cameras have a built-in intervalometer. If they have a jack, they can >> also use external intervalometers (for example to exceed the image >> number limitations of the camera settings). The images are usually >> then compiled into time-lapse "movies" using Photoshop or Picasa or >> some such software. >> >> But what I only learned today is that there is a separate way to make >> time-lapse movies (in camera) using the MOVIE mode. On the K-01 and Q, >> this is done by selecting "interval shooting" in the movie menu. On my >> K-3 II, this is done by switching the switch to "Movie" and then >> hitting the Drive Mode button (where your options are: Remote Control, >> Remote Control Off, & Interval Movie Mode). Under "Interval Movie >> Mode" you select your: >> Recorded Pixels: 4K, HD, FullHD >> Interval: (intervals of: 2 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 20 sec., 30 sec., 1 >> min., 5 min., 10 min., 30 min., and 1 hour.) >> Recording Time: HR:MIN:SEC >> Start Interval: (Now, or Set Time) >> If Start Interval = Set Time then Start Time can be set HR:MIN >> >> Interval Movie Mode results in an .AVI file. I believe you can pull >> that AVI file into your video editing software to speed it up further, >> if a clip is too long for your tastes. >> >> Here is an example someone took with a K-3: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGli2qH7ACM >> >> Example taken with a K-01: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kwWLVErw&feature=youtu.be >> >> As an aside, the K-01 is supposed to be GREAT at either type of >> time-lapse (movie or still composites) probably because it lacks a >> viewfinder (which would need to be covered) and mirror, so it delivers >> superb exposure control and even is said to handle night time to >> daylight transitions (and vice versa) with out the need to deflicker. >> >> It looks like most Pentax models since the K-01 and Q have this mode, >> though minor details may vary. For example, the minimum recording >> interval on a K-50 is 3 seconds (not 2). >> >> I'm looking forward to trying this out on both my K-3 II and the K-01. >> >> The downside to this movie mode (I believe) is that you don't have the >> individual frames any more, and you don't have an HDR option as you >> would if shooting intervals in still mode. So there are probably times >> when you would want to use one mode over the other. However, The great >> advantage to using the Interval Movie Mode (Movie > Interval Shooting) >> is that you don’t have to deal with the hundreds or thousands of >> individual high-res files in post-production to manually create the >> movie file. >> >> Hope someone else finds this interesting. >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska >> >> -- >> “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” >> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding > it still. Dorothea Lange > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
