Setting Guide(Movie Edition)

Workﬂow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix

Time-Lapse Movie Techniques

Time-lapse movies are created from photographs shot automatically at preset intervals. The result-

ing movie is viewed at a much higher rate than the frames are captured, speeding the apparent

passage of time. The camera oers two options that can be used to create time-lapse movies: the

Time-lapse movie option in the movie shooting menu and the Interval timer shooting option in

the photo shooting menu. Although both are used to automatically record a preset number of shots

at a preset interval, they dier in the following respects:

Time-lapse movie Interval timer shooting

Description

The camera automatically takes photos at a preset interval

and uses the resulting frames to generate a silent time-lapse

movie.

The camera automatically takes photos at a preset interval,

generating the raw materials for a time-lapse movie created

using third-party movie-editing software.

Frame size

Up to 3840× 2160. The options available are the same as those

for Frame size/frame rate in the movie shooting menu.

Up to 8256× 5504, selected using the Image size option in

the photo shooting menu.

“Time-Lapse Movie”

Follow the steps below to lm silent time-lapse movies using the Time-lapse movie option in the

movie shooting menu.

Before Shooting

Before shooting a time-lapse movie, take a test shot at current settings and view the results in the moni-

tor. Time-lapse movies are shot using the movie crop; to check the composition, press the W (M) button

in the Time-lapse movie display (to return to the Time-lapse movie display, press the W/M button

again). For consistent coloration, choose a white balance setting other than v (auto) or D (natural

light auto).

We recommend using a tripod and disabling lens vibration reduction (VR). Mount the camera on a tri-

pod before shooting begins. To ensure that shooting is not interrupted, use an optional AC adapter and

power connector or a fully-charged battery. To prevent light entering via the viewnder interfering with

photographs and exposure, close the viewnder eyepiece shutter.

Restrictions

Time-lapse cannot be combined with some camera features, including live view, movie recording, long

time exposures (bulb or time photography), the self-timer, bracketing, HDR (high dynamic range), mul-

tiple exposure, interval timer photography, and focus shift.

Select Time-lapse movie.

Highlight Time-lapse movie in the mov-

ie shooting menu and press

to dis-

play time-lapse movie settings.