LIM Intervalometer Fits In A Liquorice Drops Box and Takes Time Lapse Movies
Reader Marco Jetti shared a really cool project on DIYP's flickr pool. It is an Intervalometer project call LIM (Less Is More). Intervalometer is the thingy that allows you to take a picture every X seconds. And it is made with very basic electronics. It fits in a small liquorish box (which I guess is the Italian equivalent of Altoids).
Here is the cool thing. Marco added a very detailed diagram of the circuit as well as simulation and building steps. (This is very cool, Marco did just the same with his 5 km camera trigger)
Using the LIM Marco captured about 950 images 10 seconds apart to create a time lapse movie of a building. (Proving again that magic hour only lasts about 20 minutes).
The circuit simulation is shown below (parts list)
Lastly, this is how the device attaches to the camera
Check out the entire LIM set on Flickr here.
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OK???
Sure that's fun and all, but at least the 2sec and 10sec versions can be accomplished by what most of us already have in our bags.
Plug in your trusty wired shutter release (that locks) and set the camera to 2sec or 10sec delay.
I know the point is DIY and it is COOL that you can use the PET to dial in the exact delay you want, but.... really??? Don't get me wrong here, i will build one, but... really???
re: instant Intervalometer
Hi David,
On the contrary, this sounds like a great hack to check. Definitely can save some buck and labor.
huh?
udijw,
How does building something with parts you have to buy save $$$ or labor when you have something in your camera bag that does it already (just not as tunable)?
I said I would build it...
re: in the bag
David, we are saying the same thing - the wired shutter release + delay is a great hack. Using this option (i.e. shuter release + delay) is indeed cheaper if you dont want the fine tuning.
I really wanna check it too :)
Intervalometer
David, maybe I'm missing something but the purpose of an intervalometer is to repeatedly take pictures until you tell it to stop. This is how he made the movie above. As far as I understand unless you are spending somewhere on the order of $150 the wired remotes won't do this. They will allow you to take one photo or a burst but not a continuous stream of photos that can be made into a movie...
locking the shutter release
well... I don't know about you but one of the first (first) things i bought was a shutter release.
The release and my 40D set to delay mode (pic every 2 or 10 sec) made this http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidimmphotography/4529811109/
Plug in shutter release, set camera to delay 2sec or 10sec and lock shutter release open. the camera will take a picture every 2 or 10 seconds WITHOUT YOU TOUCHING IT.
But what if..
What do you do if you want your pictures spread out once every 10 minutes for a week though? I think that's where this hack becomes really cool.
Intervalometer
I got one from e-bay for $30 or something like that. I does everything and works perfectly...
That's pretty cool. I feel a
That's pretty cool. I feel a project coming on... !
The software looks a bit like LabVIEW which I use at work but without the pricetag. Hmmmm...... LV and my camera.... there's a thought!
(For anyone with Lego Mindstorms - like my son - that's a customised sub-set of LabVIEW and you can have enormous fun with that)
Nice But....
There is no way that's not going to get you the extra special search going through an airport! :)
interval timer
great piece of work. But even the Point and shoot cameras have a built in interval timer.
one comment
Sorry if I want to say something... I am the maker of I-LIM.
I am also a photographer (of course) and in my professional camera there is not an option to take delayed photos (many SLR don't have it) unless tethered to a computer, that's the reason why I made it. Of course I could have bought a TC80-N3 (I have a canon 5d) but it costs € 150 and I'd rather prefer to have the simpler remote control... How much do you think I spent to make my I-Lim?! A lot less than that price!!! And it was fun to study the behavior of the IC NE555 (the heart of I-LIM).
I agree it is useless to have an intervalometer to take night photos at stars as you just lock your camera shutter to continues shooting mode with 30'' time... But by day with a lot of light you need fast timings of shutter and an intervalometer... As long as you are willing to do a timelapse vid.
Thank you to the people who appreciate my effort in making a clear project about it.
Display?
Sorry for the necro, I was wondering if putting any sort of LCD display on it would be possible to show what the intervelometer was set to? Perhaps you could talk with P^2 and see if you can't come up with a V2.
Some Questions
Hey Marco. Congratulations for the LIM Project.
I've two questions about it:
1- It works with any Canon EOS? Is the same connector?
2- How many volts are in the Opto-Isolator output?
I've little knowledge of eletronic and I'll try do build this project too.
Thanks in advance.
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