Hi

How do you access the time lapse function ?

Hi, change to photo mode, press and hold trigger until menu pops up. Select timelapse.
I think this function is not very well documented.

Cheers, Christian

Thanks Christian ,

Just found it , shame the minimum interval time is 5 seconds though , on a 15 min flight that would give you less than 4 seconds of playback at the standard 24 fps ! would have been much better if we could have chosen time of say 1 , 2 0r 3 second intervals

Regards Peter

Agreed 5sec interval not very useful. I'm guessing the limitation is due to the camera needing time to transfer image from buffer to SD card.

Hi Peter, good point! I put that issue on my "bugs, that has to be fix with the next firmware" post. - done
Cheers, Christian

pdmclardy@hotma Posted at 2015-2-24 17:03
Thanks Christian ,

Just found it , shame the minimum interval time is 5 seconds though , on a 15 ...

why not just shoot video,  and speed it up

pdmclardy@hotma Posted at 2015-2-24 17:03
Thanks Christian ,

Just found it , shame the minimum interval time is 5 seconds though , on a 15 ...

why not just shoot video,  and speed it up?

Thanks again Christian , Just added my bug to your thread as well , keeping fingers crossed
johnmont250 I will give it a try to see the results
Paperplane , I don't think it takes 5 second to transfer image to SD card even in RAW , surely ? hopefully get it changed soon

pdmclardy@hotma Posted at 2015-2-24 17:03
Thanks Christian ,

Just found it , shame the minimum interval time is 5 seconds though , on a 15 ...

Dear Christian and Peter my blessed brothers inspired 1 by Christ ,Here is a blessing from the Holy Spirit,
* You can push the shutter to take a pic manually as often as you wish for superb time lapse with your Inspire 1.
Yes it's auto mode is min. is evry 5 sec's but don't forget  manually you can take a shot every .05 sec's for example or as fas as it will allow
or a shot manually every 1 sec. or 2 sec. Virtual Inspired time lapse Amen? Amen.  From Behind the Sky

You can always just shoot regular video and create a time lapse effect in your video editing software. Here's an example with Adobe Premiere: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Producer/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=99445&PageNum=2

You can also shoot video then extract multiple still images using Final Cut Pro from whatever point in the movie.  

You simply just put a marker on the timeline when viewing the video then extract the markers as images.  You can also extract still images for the entire frames of the video using the Share function.
You can download a free app called :  fcpxImageExporter

This helps in exporting multiple images from Final Cut Pro

There is a big difference between shooting time laps with raw files and from extract it from video. Better quality and post possibility when shooting raw stills. Stills raw files wins every time. Keep in mind that video is stills depending how much stills you put per sec to create your video. It will really help if Dji team will listen to the users that ask less then 5 sec intervals stills. Specially to x5r users

Behind the sky Posted at 2015-7-11 17:21
Dear Christian and Peter my blessed brothers inspired 1 by Christ ,Here is a blessing from the Ho ...

The card is certainly not an issue.  The OSMO can do time lapse (in DJI Go) at 2 second intervals with no problem. A GoPro can do half-second intervals, also with no problem so it isn't the card speed.. it's purely the software unfortunately.

pdmclardy@hotma Posted at 2015-2-24 01:03
Thanks Christian ,

Just found it , shame the minimum interval time is 5 seconds though , on a 15 ...

change from RAW to JPEG only and you can change the timed shot starting at 2s




Rich

fschilder Posted at 2016-11-6 14:01
The card is certainly not an issue.  The OSMO can do time lapse (in DJI Go) at 2 second intervals  ...

I posted this information anyway.... but this thread is super old...

change from RAW to JPEG only and you can change the timed shot starting at 2s




Rich

RichJ53 Posted at 2016-11-7 01:00
I posted this information anyway.... but this thread is super old...

change from RAW to JPEG onl ...

Wow. Never saw the old note Rich, but that's good news. 2 second interval is not bad - good for anything beyond traffic or walking. Thanks for the tip.

RichJ53 Posted at 2016-11-6 21:49
change from RAW to JPEG only and you can change the timed shot starting at 2s

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Thanks for this!! I'll be out testing this very thing down in Palm Springs, CA over the New Years weekend. Should be a good time!!

Jay Smith Posted at 2016-12-29 12:11
Thanks for this!! I'll be out testing this very thing down in Palm Springs, CA over the New Years weekend. Should be a good time!!

Hopefully you'll let us see what you come up with.

Jay Smith Posted at 2016-12-29 12:11
Thanks for this!! I'll be out testing this very thing down in Palm Springs, CA over the New Years weekend. Should be a good time!!

You are welcome, it has worked for me. Sounds like you are going to get some interesting shots! Make sure to post something for us to see

Have a great New Year
Rich

Hey guys, I've been doing a little testing with this function. It's REALLY great!!! I'm working on my color flow, but here is some stabilization with premier pro, and warp stabilizer. SO GREAT!!!! This is going to be a LOT of fun.

Same intersection, but during the day. Still working on my color flow, but I really like this perspective.

Jay Smith Posted at 2016-12-30 23:57
Hey guys, I've been doing a little testing with this function. It's REALLY great!!! I'm working on my color flow, but here is some stabilization with premier pro, and warp stabilizer. SO GREAT!!!! This is going to be a LOT of fun. https://youtu.be/Xs7CmppsVus

Hi Jay,

We may possibly be straying from the OP a little here but have you seen this?

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Pr ... 99445&PageNum=2

Kinda blow Warp Stabilizer away somewhat.

Mark G.

Mark Guille Posted at 2017-1-2 03:27
Hi Jay,

We may possibly be straying from the OP a little here but have you seen this?

Mark, someone did show this to me before. While this is a great little effect, it doesn't give me the same end result that I'm looking for. This works really well for video that has been ramped up a lot, but I want to keep the 4K resolution, and would rather have the aircraft do the work of moving the camera to get the motion aspect into my compositions.

Here is another one I'm working on. I lost a few frames during an export, but I'm really liking this new work flow. It consists of LRTimelaps4, Lightroom, and After Effects. Very cool stuff going on here!! Cant wait to share more soon.

Yeah, the timelaps workflow is starting to take shape! After Effects is one demanding application. Holy crap man..

Here is another one from the same night, slightly different view. Mainly working on the post processing, and stabalization.

Hello Jay,

Very nice rushes.

thanks

Patrick

What do you guys think?

(Be sure to watch this in 4K, if your internet connection can handle it.)

Jay Smith Posted at 2017-1-12 13:47
Here is another one from the same night, slightly different view. Mainly working on the post processing, and stabalization.

https://youtu.be/-I7uSVMElU0

Lol @ the buildings, especially the one with white side and a red roof, seem to be shrinking and expanding.

Jay Smith Posted at 2017-1-14 10:35
What do you guys think?

(Be sure to watch this in 4K, if your internet connection can handle it.)

Thanks for sharing Jay....

I love the way the clouds are coming toward the camera in this location.  I have not done anything with timed shots yet and looks like fun.

Are you taking the entire battery time for these clips?  25min?

Rich

Jay Smith Posted at 2017-1-14 10:35
What do you guys think?

(Be sure to watch this in 4K, if your internet connection can handle it.)

Looks really nice, thanks for sharing. I agree with Rich that the clouds have a nice affect .

RichJ53 Posted at 2017-2-21 21:11
Thanks for sharing Jay....

I love the way the clouds are coming toward the camera in this location.  I have not done anything with timed shots yet and looks like fun.

Yeah, I'm using most of the battery for these flights. I am not getting anywhere near 25min though. Roughly 14min total of photo taking, then a min or so to bring it back down and land plus the min or so to get it up in the air, and then framing the shot. So it's about 17min of total flight time. I also start landing at 30%. And then there is with wind force that the AC might be fighting.. It all plays a factor in the flight time, as we all know.. 14min photo session is roughly 400 photos. That's about 17 seconds when played back at 24fps. Make's for some decent timelapses.

Another one I'm currently working on.. Next will be some hyperlapses. More to come this weekend!