Ricoh Time Lapse Photography
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Using Time Lapse photography on the R3 to R10 and other Ricoh cameras - but it is called Interval Shooting in Ricoh manuals.
In the menus the delay setting between shots can be from 5 seconds to 3 hours in 5 second increments.
It is wise to do some calculations first to see how long you want the
total time to run and if the resolution chosen will fit all the images
on the SD card. Battery life may be an issue, so before starting the
sequence, turn off the LCD and also turn off the (usually 1 or 0.5
second) auto review after the shot.
Some report the battery will last for about 3 hours and depending on
interval and resolution, maybe up to something like 2,000 shots.
In arranging the camera setup, of course a solid tripod makes sense, so
random floor bumps and puffs of wind won't upset anything. Also try and
make sure that the sun does not shine on the front element during the
sequence, #1 because of lens flare that will produce a lousy result,
and #2 because if the sun itself passes through the image, there is a
fair chance you will end up with permanently cooked pixels on your CCD.
The Ricohs can have an AC adapter fitted in place of the battery, but I
suspect that would foul the tripod anyway.
Sample interval shooting sequences to follow later.... meanwhile here's an R6 motorway sequence on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L99EPwl0_9Q
For the best help and good examples of Time Lapse check out Martin Setvák's site at http://www.setvak.cz/timelapse/
On
his site there is a 25 page pdf file to download to use as a reference
book when making movies from Time Lapse sequences. It can all be done
with freeware and the links are in the pdf file.
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