Timelapse 5DII + computer
wideweb
4 Nov 2010 21:06
I connected the 5DII to a computer via USB. I have no problem to control the camera with "EOS Utility". However, I cannot find the button to shoot timelapse. When I try to control the 5DII with "CameraWindow" which shoots timelapse with my older camera, I am getting a message that the camera is incompatible.
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
wideweb
5 Nov 2010 07:52
Update:
What I am trying to ask is how to use interval timer in "EOS utility" while the mirror is locked, or in Live View?
What I am trying to ask is how to use interval timer in "EOS utility" while the mirror is locked, or in Live View?
artmyth
5 Nov 2010 14:04
a bit off topic, but I have to ask becuase my technical curiosity is too strong..
Why would you want both live view and a tehthered view with eos utility to do a timelapse?
anyway maybey this helps just something i goggled up http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?219092-Using-EOS-Utility-Software-For-Timelapse
Why would you want both live view and a tehthered view with eos utility to do a timelapse?
anyway maybey this helps just something i goggled up http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?219092-Using-EOS-Utility-Software-For-Timelapse
wideweb
5 Nov 2010 14:22
Good point @artmyth. I don't care what view. What I want is to lock the mirror. This way I will increase the life expectancy of the mirror. In Live View the mirror is locked, but in "EOS Utility" Live view the files stay on the CF card and cannot travel to the hard disk. Confused? Me to. Go figure.
artmyth
5 Nov 2010 14:57
ahh ok, I see now what your trying to do - maybe the function is disallowed as part of a built in obsolecence strategy.
wayweroll
10 Nov 2010 03:08
Buy a 'remote timer' for producing timelapse. They are brilliant. Canon make them but the copies are just as good.
artmyth
10 Nov 2010 03:51
I have the canon tc-80n3 i just hooked it up to my 7d in movie live mode and I think it does the trick ie keeping the mirror locked. Its hard to tell actually so i put it on regular mode and there was definately more mirror sound.
Thing is in movie mode when u take an image isnt it limited to a smaller mp dimension?
Thing is in movie mode when u take an image isnt it limited to a smaller mp dimension?
wideweb
10 Nov 2010 05:50
@artmyth - I don't think so.
@wayweroll - It actually resolves the problem when I hook both the tc-80n3 and the computer. Strange animal. The problem in this case is that I am limited to the size of the CF card, which is about ~1000 shots. How do I get rid off of the files? Thanks.
@wayweroll - It actually resolves the problem when I hook both the tc-80n3 and the computer. Strange animal. The problem in this case is that I am limited to the size of the CF card, which is about ~1000 shots. How do I get rid off of the files? Thanks.
artmyth
16 Nov 2010 01:45
that is interesting,
when i do timelapse I just use several cf cards, ive got a couple of 16gb and several 8 gb.
when i exchange them I mark them with tape, #1, #2, etc, when I import them i put each cf card in a separate folder. then in bridge I rename them b folder first folder might be 0001 to 9999 in the second folder i would start at 1000
im sure there is a more elegant way of doing it
when i do timelapse I just use several cf cards, ive got a couple of 16gb and several 8 gb.
when i exchange them I mark them with tape, #1, #2, etc, when I import them i put each cf card in a separate folder. then in bridge I rename them b folder first folder might be 0001 to 9999 in the second folder i would start at 1000
im sure there is a more elegant way of doing it
wideweb
16 Nov 2010 06:05
How can you exchange a card without moving the camera? Anyway the idea is to leave the computer several days unattended, so replacing the card is not a solution.