How to make a timelapse with the new a7iii interval function (Also with the Sony a7riii & A6400)

[@Mtb-bristol]

I’m liking your tutorials. No hype, no bull, no 5 minute intro - just straight to the point and quality instruction and demonstration. Thanks for all the tutorials - top quality.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Nick! Yep, it can be annoying when you have to wait 5-10minutes to get to the subject matter! I was thinking the other day of making my intros even shorter as well! 😆 Thanks for watching dude. 👍

[@chipcurry]

Your video is the gold standard for understanding time lapse. I’m about to do a six month project that is going to require at least five time lapses - a 20 minute film in total. Thank you so much.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Good luck with your project, sounds like it is going to be a big one!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@MJOb928]

This video is the best and simplest guide to doing timelapses for the A73 or otherwise!!! I watched it and then read/watched a million other guides on timelapses and then kept asking myself 'where was that video that provided a really simple explanation of different interval settings under different conditions. I was so happy when I found it again. You rock Mike.

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear, I'm so glad my tutorial helped!! One thing I try and do is make them as simple as possible...Most elements of photography are fairly straight forward but so many tutorials and videos make them so more complicated than they need to be. Keep checking back as I do make 2 tutorials a week, every week! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting, much appreciated! ... and if you have any ideas for future tutorials, do let me know, I'm always open to suggestions! 😁👍

[@TrevorMcGrathPhotography]

I just want to echo all the complimentary comments, Mike. Excellent full packed with useful information and no crap! From setup to shooting, then editing time-lapse and the end product your video has now been saved for future reference and learning. I've been a stills shooter for many years but after switching from Canon to Sony, the options available on the A7 series are so feature packed they beg to be used to their full potential. Top class!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Trevor! I try and edit out all the crap whenever possible! 😆 In all seriousness, I was getting fed up with all the “tutorials” out there that took ages to get to the point or that turned into a vlog half way through, so I decided to start making my own. 👍 I really do appreciate the compliment, it really motivates me to keep making more! The a7 series are a great set of cameras and they definitely open up so many possibilities...and this new feature is fantastic! Thanks for watching dude! 👍

[@vlinnus]

Though I'm relatively experienced in making timelapses, I'd suggest your tutorial to anyone who'd like to learn timelapses. So informative and on point.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun making this one...it seems like a pretty solid built in function as well. Thanks for watching and passing the video on to others, much appreciated. 😁👍

[@photobylevin]

Thanks Mike, a few years old but still an excellent and relevant video. I did some more experimenting and testing on this feature in various modes for others that may have my questions. I shoot a lot of sunset into astro timelapse which requires a huge change in exposure to Speed, Aperture and ISO. I start at usual daylight settings of say 1/125th, F8, ISO100 but by night time 2 hrs later I need 8.0 secs, F1.2 and ISO3200. The problem is almost every mode locks the Aperture at whatever you start with therefore as it gets darker you can never get enough light because your aperture is locked at F8 or whatever you started with. This equals dismal failure - EXCEPT? EXCEPT when you use Speed (S) Mode. In S mode you set the shutter speed to whatever works during daylight and as it gets darker, the aperture becomes wider and wider until the limit of your lens is reached. Then start increasing your shutter speed during the shoot bit by bit until you get to your 8 or 10 secs that you need in the dark. If your ISO is set to Auto, it then starts increasing the ISO as it gets darker. If you had your ISO locked in at say 100 originally, then you can increase the ISO during the shoot until you get to about 3200. Once you get to around 8 or 10 secs with your ISO at around 3200 (either auto ISO or manually), then you can walk away and enjoy a warm coffee in the dark while it does the rest. It works extremely well with little to no flicker. You can also choose whether you want a constant shoot interval, say 10 secs, right from the start and just adjust shutter speed as you go OR let the shutter speed override the interval as you go. This just results in different time effects during playback and is a personal choice. Be aware that Shoot interval priority is locked in the default off setting so your selected shutter speed will always override your Shooting interval.

Don't you have problem with the focus when the aperture changes?

[@rareviewphotography]

@ G'day Antonio, only if you have a very close foreground object. I tend to use wide angle lenses during my astro timelapse which have a very large depth of field anyway. If your foreground object is more than about 10m away, everything will be in focus. For eg, if your object is 10m away, a 20mm lens at F1.8 on a full frame sensor will have a depth of field of 4.29m to infinity. Everything within that range is in focus. If you are using longer lenses or your subject is only 1 or 2 m away, then this may become a problem but up to around a 25mm lens, opening the aperture generally has no effect on focus.

​@@rareviewphotography Thanks a lot for your quick reply. Even I wouldn't expect an answer for a 2 years old comment. I will test your settings for my Milky Way timelapses. In fact, I have the Sony 20mm 1.8 on a Full frame camera (Sony a7C). Greetings from Spain.

[@rareviewphotography]

@ Good Luck and no worries. In fact since then I have discovered with my A7m3, I can actually use full program mode now and set the shutter speed range to a max of say 8secs and ISO range up to say 3200 and it does a superb job with little to any flicker. I think the new modern cameras seem to have overcome the old limitations of "Manual for everything!" Cheers.

[@mathieuestibals2319]

I never comment on videos in general, but I have never ever seen a video this clear. Exactly what I needed and this was amazing. Thank you.

[@mikesphotography]

That’s awesome Mathieu! I’m glad I inspired you to comment!! Thanks so much, I have fun making these videos and have a lot more to come so keep checking back. 😁👍

[@johnwheatley1333]

This is EXACTLY the information I was looking for! I can't find anyone else who explains AE Track Sensitivity and Shoot Interval Priority so well. Thank you for making this video. Very helpful.

[@mikesphotography]

That’s great and I’m glad I could help! Thanks so much John! There’s a lot more to come so make sure you keep checking back. 👍

[@SethHalstead]

Hey Mike, awesome video as always. I just wanted to mention a couple extra things I have figured out with the new intervalometer. First, although it doesn't create a time lapse video that can be downloaded, you can preview it in camera. Took me forever to find a video that showed it but if you go to the playback tab in the menu it is in there. I found some instructions on how to use that but it's pretty straight forward once you get there. The other thing I was going to mention is that I just set my back screen to off rather than setting it to viewfinder. The viewfinder uses a lot of power so if I just turn the back screen off when shooting then it isn't running either screen. I learned a lot going through your video though. I know Sony isn't paying you... but they SHOULD BE!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks for that Seth, I’ll check out the preview option tomorrow...and that’s great that you can turn off the screen without having the evf on. I knew the evf used a bit of power, but was running out of time to get the video done in time today. 👍

[@FrankP83]

@@mikesphotography kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIewkHuDosyYg9E :)

[@whisperingdreamseveryday]

Hi Mike, Very clear instructions. Thanks to you ! I started shooting time lapse photoes . I got my firmware upgraded after watching ur video. Many thanks! Keep posting tips for Sony A 7iii Shermila

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Shermila! Timelapses are very rewarding aren't they...i love shooting them and really do like it when I get a good one!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@alma175w]

I watched this video last year, saved it, and finally rewatched it again - this FINALLY makes sense! After three years of struggling with glitchy plug-ins for Lightroom, this is so much better! I have so many time lapses to re-create now?! Thank you, Mike!

[@mikesphotography]

Excellent! Glad to hear it's all starting to make sense! 👍 Which plugins did you have for lightroom? Thanks for watching. 👍

[@alma175w]

@@mikesphotography It was free preset/plug-in from an F-Stoppers article in 2017. It was really laborious to edit and then attempt to save the RAW images through the slide-show module in Lightroom. It used to work, but was very time-consuming, though it always cropped to 16x9. PhotoShop just seems so much faster and is giving much more consistent results for me.

[@tonyabdalla]

You're timing is impeccable Mike! My a7iii just got delivered and this is the most comprehensive video on the new interval function by far. Thanks very much for the effort and detail you put into it. Can't wait to start rockin' some new a7iii timelapses. Cheers!

[@mikesphotography]

That’s great Tony, I’m glad my tutorial helped! I’ve got loads of other videos for the a7iii as well, check out this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLDhXA9nCkoqZBg6sl4NxXRysP-o0ywEu1 The timelapse function is a fantastic addition to our cameras!! Happy shooting!! 👍

[@uwriteme]

This must have been sony official communication video. Amazingly informative, no spared time. This channel is underestimated. Keep it up!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! I just got so annoyed at all the tutorials out on KZbin with a lot of wasted time or going off topic, or taking us on a journey to go get coffee...instead of doing what was said in the title...so I decided to start making my own, keeping them to the point and as concise as possible. Lots more to come so keep checking back. Thanks for watching!! 👍

[@edibits]

Randomly selected this video based on topic so wasn't sure what to expect, but great video. Clear, thorough and informative. Subscribed.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Ed. Glad you liked the video and welcome to the community. 😁👍

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

Best a7iii TL video. Been looking for a good guy like this for about an hour and gave up until KZbin algorithm suggestions pushed me here!

[@mikesphotography]

That's awesome Mango!! I'm glad the youtube algorithm finally gave you what you wanted. Keep checking back as I have loads more to come. I've got a day to night timelapse tutorial coming soon as well as an astrophotography TL one as well. Thanks for watching! 😁👍

[@LiquidTurbo]

Hi Mike, just stumbled across this video. I learned so very much about my A7iii. Thanks for producing interesting and engaging content like this! You helped some random stranger out in the universe.

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Brian, great to hear it helped! If you want more videos on the a7iii and photography in general, I have made a page on my website with all my videos in alphabetical order and in genres to make them easier to find: www.boxheadmike.com/youtubelinks/ Also if you can't find what you're looking for, I'm always open to suggestions for future videos, so let me know. 👍 Thanks for watching. 😁

[@LiquidTurbo]

@@mikesphotography Hi Mike, thanks for the reply. One video that might be helpful is an indepth comparison between the 20mm f1.8 vs the 24mm f1.4! Great content, I've subb'd!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Brian! That was one I had planned...and Sony had a 20mm for me...but then their office closed before I could get it... 🤦🏻‍♂️ So once the lockdown frees up a little and we can get out again, I'll be sure to do that one. 😁👍

[@SotirisKD]

Another one useful and detailed tutorial! Thank you Mike. You are always my first choice whenever I want any help on Sony A7iii. And usually there is no need to seach further anywhere else...

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear...I'm glad they are helping. 😁👍

[@bradleydahl5191]

I really appreciate this video. I did a few timelapses around 10years ago that seemed simple on a low end camera. Wanting to learn to do this on a Sony I thought "How complicated can this be?" Thank you for taking the time to explain some of the nuances that we normally have to figure through trial and error (and guesswork).

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear I could help Bradley. There are quite a few settings in this so it was good to go through them and share this info with you guys. Like you said, it saves you going through that trial and error process. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@steliosvlatakis6767]

Love your detail and simplicity at the same time man! Whenever I need some info about my Sony A7 iii I check out your videos. You have the skill of a teacher. Thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Stelios! Great to hear my tutorials are helping. 😁 If there is anything I haven't covered yet please do let me know...I'm always up for suggestions. 👍

[@ndstyles]

Mike, thanks for putting out this tutorial! Maybe in the future, you can post a tutorial using this interval function for astrophotography. That would be great. Keep up the great work!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, thanks for watching! Haha! You must have read my mind...I’m just waiting for the new moon before putting that one together...😁👍

[@dejansubakovic1674]

So good explanation Mike! You have new follower from Serbia!

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear you liked it Dejan! Thanks for watching and welcome to my channel 😁👍

[@tictechtoelabs]

Finally a great Sony A7iii timelapse tutorial! Thank you so much :)

[@mikesphotography]

No worries. Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated! 😁👍

[@OneTradeMan]

I was going to ask if there are any downsides to this vs external intervalometer...then you answered the question in the end. These are the best tutorials! My other favorites are Mark Galer and Jason Vong.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! I try and cover all angles when putting together my tutorials...most of the time I cover everything needed...most of the time.😆 And I feel honoured to be put in a similar category to Jason Vong! ... love his channel!! 👍

[@garybrowne4830]

Im a beginner with the A7R3 and with TimeLapse so this is a very helpful tutorial thanks

[@mikesphotography]

Glad it was helpful Gary! 😁👍

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

Excellent, concise description of this function and how to use it. Been back several times to refresh my failing memory. Great channel.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Steve, I'm glad it has helped...as a refresher as well as a tutorial!! 😁👍

[@DVZM.]

Thanks for this video mike. I have a request for a future video. I played around with the silent shooting option on the a7III for a while now and wonder why someone would decide to shoot non-silent when having the option to shoot silent. I would love to see a video explaining the differences between silent and non-silent (normal) shooting.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries. Thanks for watching! That sounds like a good topic for a future video. I’ll definitely add it to the list. 👍

[@juhva]

Before that video. DVSM: Take a photo of vertical lines while moving camera sideways (sweeping/tracking shot). Do this with silent shooting and with non-silent. There is one example of differences.

[@ReinerAlpizar]

What an awesome and super informative video! Finally someone making a video for sonly and all of the features in it for time lapse, thank you so so much!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Rey, I'm glad it has helped!! I'd been waiting for this function for a long time and it definitely is a fantastic feature to have in camera! Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated. 😁👍

[@ISchulz]

thank you for this tutorial. it's nice to see that the AE-tracking works so smooth. this will ease up the workflow a lot. i am looking forward to testing it out myself. one addition: you can preview your timelapse in the playback menu tab 4/4 (oh, i just read Seths comment, cheers mate)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks for the tip! That was one thing I missed so it’s good you guys are teaching me stuff as well! 😁👍 I was surprised at how smooth it was...I’m looking forward to trying a day to astro timelapse! 👍

[@carolcat009]

Thanks Mike for making this, FANTASTIC! I was so happy to get the notification regarding this subject. Very thorough and informative, can’t wait to try it.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! It was a fun week making these...I’ll definitely be shooting more timelpases now this function is built in. Thanks for watching! 😁👍

[@RicardoDawson]

Best tutorial on this topic. Many thanks for the hard work, Mike! Your channel rocks!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Ricardo! This was definitely a fun one to make!! 👍

[@bertsteenbergen6729]

By accident I came across your channel. It is really packed with useful info, presented in a very understandable manner. Many thanks for that!!!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Bert! There’s a lot more to come so make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications. 😁👍

[@OEDS6]

So complete and useful ! Thank you !

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much. 😁👍

[@itsbrunogomes]

Hey Mike. Thanks for the video. Helped a lot. As you said, the A7III doesn't compile the timelapse, but you can preview it in camera, so you can have an ideia of how it will look. The option is in the playback menu.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks for the tip Bruno...I missed this function so I’ll have to check it out! I might even do a quick tip video on it. Thanks for watching!! 👍

[@leloupdessteppes3228]

This is the best tutorial I've seen so far. Thanks a lot !

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Andreas! 😁👍

[@RScottNH]

Thank you Mike. I have both the A7iii and A7Riii. This is an excellent tutorial. Great channel you have....👍🏼

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much, I’m glad it helped. Is the intervalometer exactly the same on the a7riii? I only have the rii but since having the a7iii I really want to upgrade the r!!

[@ilovethismightyfineplace]

Thanks, Mike. I haven’t had a chance to try the new intervalometer feature yet. It’s been raining every day here.

[@mikesphotography]

That is annoying Scott. I hope the weather clears up soon for you. 👍

[@onikaimu]

Came here from the other newer video on day to night timelapse. Great videos even your older ones. Full of information.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks dude! Much appreciated. 😁👍

[@backyardjunkie]

Great detail as usual Mike, just got my A7 iii, slightly anxious to update firmware but I'm sure it'll be fine, just find a quiet moment and phych myself up for it. Can't wait to try some timelapse. Thanks again for your tutorials. All the best.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Do it! It’s not that hard...the only issues people have had that I’ve seen is the computer and the camera not communicating at all, but there are ways around that...I’m sure it’ll go smoothly if you follow the steps. I have faith in you! 😁👍

[@stephenwoodburn2970]

Great video and tutorial, Mike. I have been playing with this quite a bit and having a ball. Now I just need Sony to have it default back to the previous drive mode, as I keep forgetting and start a time-lapse on my next photo (every time). I will eventually remember to turn it off once I am done. Thanks again for your great content. Cheers!

[@mikesphotography]

Haha!! I’ve done that a couple of times. I ended up programming the on/off timelapse button to C3. As always, thanks for watching dude!! 👍

[@龍在江湖-i4s]

Good evening Mike, your tutorial was like 3 years back but it is just what I need right now. I have watched it carefully a few times and have benefited a lot. There is one thing I hope you could give me more tips about Sony A7R4 Iso Auto Min ss setting up. I am totally lost here, as some videos say it can be set to 1/125'' or 4s or even 15 to 30ss. In my situation of shooting day-to-night timelapse, what min ss speed should I set? Many thanks. Randy

[@wilfm8564]

Hi Mike, great video. Do you have any idea how to synchronize the internal intervalometer with the syrp genie mini? So that you can use the advantages of the internal intervalometer but do not shoot while the camera moves. Great channel - keep going.

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Wilf, I’m not sure if it is possible. I have the dynamic perception slider and I have the same problem... It might be worth contacting syrp to see if they are working on anything to interface with this feature. Sorry I couldn’t help.

[@eightescape6342]

Sooooo informational and detailed and the right pace of explaining

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! 😁👍

[@subramanianb]

Superb video and is just like spoon feeding. Can we use interval function as "Pause" while taking video?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Subramanian! I don't quite understand the question...can you elaborate on what you mean? Thanks

[@ViktorKotschy]

You can always teach us new things! Thanks a lot Mike! :) Just as useful as usual! :)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Viktor! I had a fun week making this one!! 😁👍

[@dallasroberts3206]

Mike, excellent and informative piece with great production values... I just subscribed and appreciate your work here a lot. Anxious to run out and do a few TL with my A7lll. I have usually put mine together in After Effects and am able to pan and scan and push in and out of the high-res frame. Kind of a “poor man’s” slider/dolly. Can’t wait to check out your other vids, if they are even half as great as this one I’ve struck gold!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Dallas! You’re right, after effects is so much better. 😁👍 I use that all the time but wanted to make it accessible to people who may not have the whole adobe package. The interval function is really straight forward to use so as you’ve shot timelapses before you’ll take to it really quickly. 😁👍 I’ve got lots more tutorials coming as well so make sure you keep checking back...and if you have any ideas for tutorials I haven’t made yet, let me know and I’ll see what I can do. 😁👍

[@tmh246]

Excellent well taught video. Thank you so much. Il be getting my a7iii soon. Can’t wait.

[@mikesphotography]

Thank you ... and an awesome choice of camera!!! I hope it doesn’t take too long to get to you. 😁👍

[@bruceweissman8772]

Great video on Timelapse. Thank you sir.

[@MarceloGori]

Hey Mike, this function with no doubt is a wonderful updated for us and so does your tutorial!!! Very easy to understand!!! Thanks so much👍😍

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome! I’m glad it has helped!! It’s definitely a great update that really comes in handy! 😁👍

[@paddymorrison]

Any advice on Timelapse for sunrises on the A7iii. Hard to go from dark to light & get the shutter speed. As you say, maybe best to start with even light before the challenge of changing light in sunrise or sunset. P

[@mikesphotography]

Hey Paddy, With a huge change in exposure through the timelapse, you'll always have to compromise in some way. I'd just set it up the way I have here and then see how it copes. If you can test it out before hand, through a window in a dark room, then you'll get an idea of what works and what doesn't before you head out to get a good composition. I hope that helps. 😁👍

[@Universal_Craftsman]

Do all autofocus options work in interval shooting? Face/eye detect + interval shooting would be handy for self portraits.

[@harryharaan]

Once again a very helpful video, learning a lot from you, thanks Mike.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Hariharan, that’s great to hear you’re learning a lot from my tutorials. Lots more to come so keep checking back! 😁👍

[@davyfbkk]

Hi Mike, concise tutorials as ever. However, there is a function to view the timelapse after shooting in the playback menu so you can at least review the final TL, but as you say, its still going to need to be compiled in PS or PremPro. Cheers Mate

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks for the info David. That was one of the functions I missed when filming this...great to see they’ve thought of the preview to check it. 😁👍

[@davyfbkk]

@@mikesphotography Actually I think it's better that it's not compiled in camera so there is more control over the final output.. I have used this function to shoot panorama so I just have to rotate the camera and let the timer take the images.

[@mikesphotography]

Most definitely...and that’s another great use for this function. Do you use a nodal pan head or a regular tripod head for that? I just have an old gh4 which I used to use for timelapses which does compile the images in camera, so you get a video file as well as the raw/jpeg photo sequence.

[@MarkFitzsimons22]

Hey Mike, have watched a few of your tutorials and wanna say a quick thanks, you have amazing knowledge and a great way of sharing it! Just a quick question, why would you keep the silent mode off if you had a florescent or led in your frame?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Mark! With the rolling shutter, you'll end up getting flicker in your sequence from certain lights at certain shutter speeds...its not always the case, but if you see funky patterns in your frames, that would be the first thing I'd check. 😁👍

[@MarkFitzsimons22]

@@mikesphotography oh yes of course 🤦 thanks again bro, really enjoying your videos!

[@pw5391]

Hey Mike Great tutorial!! thanks for the video im planning to try my first time lapse video... Is there a setting i can add more time on shooting start time? thanks maybe sleep mode 2-3hr automatic turn on to start doing time lapse ? Thanks

[@mikesphotography]

There is the setting called shooting start time. I've just checked it and it will give you a delay up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds. I'm not sure if it goes into standby though so you'd have to test it. I hope that helps 👍

[@pw5391]

@@mikesphotography Hey mike Thanks for the reply is there a way to extend 99min longer ? maybe like come on 3hr later and automatically start time lapse ? thanks

[@sohammer]

Great video Mike, very helpful information. Have one quick question though. If you use the delay, does that override any power saving/autoshutdown settings on the camera? Basically can you truly leave it alone for an extended period and trust the camera to begin interval shooting after the delay?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Soham, It does override the sleep mode, I tested it on a few different times with a short sleep time and a long delay time...the screen stays on and it keeps the countdown timer on the display.

[@sohammer]

@@mikesphotography Thanks

[@patrick_vande_ven]

Timelapses are awesome 😍

[@mikesphotography]

Yes they are!! Love them!! 😁👍

[@pivotpointfilms3022]

Hey Mike! Terrific video and I'll definitely be referencing this as I up my time lapse game this summer! It's finally warming up a bit in Chicago so it'll be time to get back out there!! 📷👍

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! It’s definitely worth it and so much easier now we have this built in. Good to hear it’s finally warming up over there!! Definitely time to get out and shoot!! 👍

[@pivotpointfilms3022]

@@mikesphotography Yeeeeah!!! And I recently purchased a Syrp Genie - Mini to get my time lapses to a new level! You ever use one of those for that extra movement?

[@mikesphotography]

I haven’t used the syrp...I’ve got a dynamic perception slider but it’s big and bulky and I rarely take it out...maybe in the next timelapse tutorial!! I hear good things about the syrp though. 👍

[@pivotpointfilms3022]

@@mikesphotography that would be a terrific tutorial idea!!

[@rosyaugust7095]

Awesome explanations. Thanks 🙏 and gained a lot of knowledge.

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear! 😁👍

[@michaelp3736]

Excellent video and very helpful. My camera is normally setup for both JPEG and RAW. I’m assuming these images will be in Raw only, correct? Sorry if a dumb question, I just I haven’t had a chance to use this feature yet. Thanks

[@mikesphotography]

Hey Michael, Not a dumb question at all. I have it set up to both as well...i find it helpful when finding images as the jpegs load up a lot quicker! It still saves both! No need to change the setting. You can actually shoot jpeg sequences, raw sequences or both. 👍 Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@michaelp3736]

Thank-you

[@MrKockabilly]

There are some other lessons out there about how to use this new intervalometer. But the tip about being incognito from the security guard I dont know if I could get it somewhere else. Thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! I was surprised at how easily they were fooled! I might have to try filming the interaction with the security guard next time!! 😆 Thanks for watching!!

[@ncapitan1]

Hi Mike, thank you for all your great videos, so useful and well explained ! Can this method be used to shoot startrails combined in Starstax instead of creating a video ? Txs

[@mikesphotography]

Most definitely! Starstax is a great little program. I did a vide on dstad trails a while back, check it out if you haven't seen it already. 😁👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqLCZJyQrtCVq9E Thanks for watching.

[@hangseng2876]

You are great! Very precise with lots of informative knowledge!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Hang Seng! I really did enjoy making this one and it's great now that we have an intervalometer built in to the A7iii. There's a lot more to come so make sure you keep checking back! 😁👍

[@frankf9233]

Great tutorial Mike! I wanted to ask you a question regarding ISO. If I'm shooting in aperture priority and using the interval function, do you recommend using auto ISO? My intention is to shoot primarily sunrise time lapse and starting with relatively low light. Perhaps enable the priority for interval would be helpful and just keep a set ISO?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Frank!! If you do shoot in auto ISO, make sure you set ISO auto minimum shutter speed to around half the time of your interval time...this will make sure your shutterspeed drops all the way to the interval time and no further before the ISO starts to ramp up....or for a sunrise the iso will drop down and meet that shutter speed. Does that make sense? I'd try it in both to see which one does better. I'm hopefully going to be doing a sunset/sunrise timelapse tutorial soon, once I get the chance to get some time lapses of those two scenarios. Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@frankf9233]

@@mikesphotography Makes sense and thank you Mark! I will give it a go when I have the chance. Look forward to such a tutorial when available!

[@LalondeFilms]

Nice video but when I bring it into my Premiere it doesnt play like a movie. Am I suppose to set every picture shot at one frame.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks. I usually use photoshop to create my sequences and then import them as videos into premier pro, but if you want to just create them in Premier Pro here's a really good video showing you how: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3S6lKGkf9mFn7s&t

[@karieliasson4051]

Clear and always spot on.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Kari! ... also, I'll be getting back on top of my emails today, so I'll send you a reply...I really am rubbish with my emails!! 😫🤦🏻‍♂️ Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@techable7524]

Awesome job again Sir Mike Smith :-) Timing is perfect as always as not had chance to try mine out yet. Perfect follow on video to the firmware upgrade video :-)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much dude!! It’s a great function we now have at our disposal. I’m looking forward to trying out under a night sky...maybe a day to astro timelapse!? 🤔

[@techable7524]

@@mikesphotography Sounds like a plan!

[@thumpertorque_]

1. Can you set any Sony A7 series cameras to .5 second interval shooting mode? 2. Can you set it to fire burst between intervals?

[@chetandoshi7053]

While shooting timelapses using interval function, I cant seem to find a way to review the playback histogram. All it shows is live histogram and not a playback histogram between the shots. I believe Nikon offers a choice. Am I missing something here with A7III? This is particularly useful when making ramping the exposure manually and where I’d rather refer to a playback image and a histogram rather than a live view histogram

[@mikesphotography]

Yeah, unfortunately it doesn't show the image it has just taken between shots, just the live view...including the histogram if you have that display selected. A preview option would be a good addition to this function.

[@orangeclockwork6199]

Hey Mike, another very comprehensive tutorial, thank you. When I open my images into PS it only seems to load the first image, I have no sequence. I did click image sequence. What could it be?

[@orangeclockwork6199]

Found it, Photoshop didnt like the name of my files. I renamed them and it worked.

[@mikesphotography]

Glad to hear you found a solution! They tend to like the images in a nice sequential order. My GH4 would leave gaps due to the way they numbered their files and this caused so many problems with after effects as well as photoshop... Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@BrannonNaito]

sick video, love the timelapses you captured.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! I do love making timelapses! 😁👍

[@seanbrennan623]

A really clear and informative video - many thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Sean. 👍

[@acneubauer]

Hi Mike , you do not like the Sony Software for putting it together ? Since you did not mention it .

[@mikesphotography]

To be honest, I’ve always been an adobe subscriber so I wasn’t aware that Sony has software to compile timelapses ... I’ll have to check it out. 👍

[@paulvo1621]

Is an intervalometer needed anymore? After all, the A7iii can be remotely controlled with the Image Edge Mobile app. The new firmware makes timelapse available. The only use of an intervalometer that I can think of is if I need a shutter speed longer than 30 seconds. True? I like to know your opinion. Thank you.

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Paul, You’re correct, the only use now for an intervalometer is long exposures over 30 seconds...other than that...it is obsolete. 👍

[@davyfbkk]

It's quite risky using your mobile to remotely control your camera for TL shooting because of the likelihood of a lost connection and most TLs would need about an hour or more, so it's impractical to have your phone controlling the camera consistently for that length of time.

[@paulvo1621]

David Found Your point about the connectivity between the A7iii and my mobile phone is well taken. I used to use an intervalometer with my first Canon, but mostly as a cable release for long exposure shots. With my last Canon, I used its app on my mobile in lieu of a cable release. I did the same with my first Sony camera, the A6500. On rare occasions, connectivity between my camera and my mobile was choppy, causing stressful moments and some missed opportunities. But are these rare connectivity issues enough to justify yet another device in my bag? My current day job requires me to travel a lot. I am always on the lookout for simplifying my gears. Your reply to my post is very much appreciated.

[@davyfbkk]

@@paulvo1621 Hi Paul I suppose it really depends on the subject you're shooting for intervalometer work mostly the onboard intervalometer on the A73 is perfectly fine for most applications. I also have a wireless intervalometer remote control which works perfectly fine but I still prefer just to use the in cam app because it's stable and the camera can be left to do the job all alone if it's in a safe location..I recently shot a 1.5hr TL of lake scene with sun setting and just left it alone while I carried on shooting with my A7RM3 for other locations and all went well. I don't shoot astro style and don't need very long exposures so it's fine

[@SalarHaghighatafshar]

Hi Mike, Thank you for the nice explanation. I wonder if there is a way to dial in the exposure time in bulb mode (more than 30 sec) in Sony's internal intervalometer?

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Salar, I'm glad you like it! 😁 Unfortunately there isn't. It would be great if we were able to dial in the exact exposure time we wanted but unfortunately you would need a shutter release cable/remote for that still. Thanks for watching 👍

[@glime28]

Really enjoy your channel, Mike! Keep it up!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Lots more to come so keep checking back!!

[@luishecheverym56]

Muchas gracias Mike todo un maestro para explicar y compartir su basta experiencia, felicitaciones por su talento, que bueno que haga otro con la funcion de video que creo la sony lo procesa internamente... Gracias gracias

[@mikesphotography]

¡Muchas gracias Luis! Me divertí haciendo este video. La función de timelapse es una gran adición a la a7iii. También tengo un video en el modo s&q: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o520fop6qLRnrJY ¡Gracias por ver!

[@RicardoDawson]

Wow! Awesome spanish too? Felicitaciones! Tu canal es excelente!

[@eannamcnamara2961]

Helped a lot! Just created my first time lapse, thank you 🙌🏻

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome! I'm glad I could help Eanna! 😁👍

[@bernardm4581]

Great video! Does the the Sony A9 have the same functionality?

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Bernard, I’m not 100% sure but I think it does.

[@mwittkuhn]

Hi Mike, thanks so much for this tutorial. Very well explained. Thanks for taking all the time! One question. I am about to shoot a day to night time-lapse of the NYC Skyline with the A7III in two days.The Lens will have max aperture of 2.8. I plan to shoot Aperture priority mode. Do you have any recommendations for me for the starting values? I don't want to end in two long exposures in the end. And I don't want all the lights of the skyline blown out. I will shoot in RAW, which should give me some headroom to play with. But the better the starting point, the better the result. Any tips with your experience are very welcome and very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Matthias

[@mikesphotography]

Hey Matthias, The day to night timelapse is a tricky one and come with experimentation...you can get lots of different looks by tweaking the settings slightly. Aperture priority is the mode I prefer to shoot in. I’ll set iso to auto and set max iso to 8000. I’ll then set my interval to about 1 second when I’m closer to the equator and about 5 seconds when further away...the longer the interval, the quicker the change from day to nightnin the finished timelapse. I’ll the turn on shoot interval priority so the shutterspeed doesn’t drop below 2 seconds. I’ll also put exposure compensation to about -0.7 ish... Now this all depends on your location it did take me a few runs to get one that worked but if you start with those settings you should be close. I hope that helps. 👍

[@roburry]

Definitely a thumbs up. Very informative.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much Rob!

[@goldairboy]

Hi Mike, thank you for the help. I want to buy a camera and I am between A7 III or Z6 II(has timelapse) but its more expensive. Which camera to suggest to me? Also I want to ask, only with Llightroom we can do it that or also perhaps with AFFINITY Photo? Thank you

[@mikesphotography]

HI Harris, They are both great cameras and will both produce some great results. I am not sure of the timelapse capabilities of the Z6ii so I would suggest the A7iii as you have both the S&Q option for quick timelapses or the interval function for better quality timelapses. With editing, I am not sure about Affinity Photo...you'd have to google it to find out if it can do the same. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@ezrakoper]

Excellent tutorial

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Ezra! 😁👍

[@racooninvasion]

Fantastic, Mike! I am going to the Grand Canyon and want to try some night stuff, do you think I will need longer than 30 sec exposures? Thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Todd! I bet it’ll be pretty epic there! 30 seconds should be more than enough, especially if you want stars in your shot ... as you’ll have to follow the 500 rule. What lenses do you have and what’s the biggest aperture you can go to?

[@douglasong7398]

If using a manual mode will the ae setting take over? Planning to use this to snap the nebula. But would like the iso and shutter speed and aperture to be fixed

[@mikesphotography]

If you have it in manual mode with manual iso, then your settings will stay the same. Thanks for watching Douglas 😁👍

[@TeslaInArabic]

This is just an appreciation comment. Thanks for your great videos!

[@mikesphotography]

And this is an appreciation comment for your appreciation comment! 😆 Thanks so much for watching...lots more to come so keep checking back. 😁👍

[@charlessatya9329]

Sorry, but which mode the camera should be to me put the shutter speed on 1 second? I saw that in 8:40 it was on Aperture mode when you changed shutter speed to 0,5 seconds but It is not working for me... The tutorial is nice but sometimes too much information for beginners. Good material, though. Thank you!

[@360fullhd]

If i'm shooting highway at night with 4 sec and F10, how many seconds should I put in "Shooting Interval" ? 4 or 8? I'm confused at this point because if "Shooting Interval" set for example on 1 sec and I need to get long exposure effect from cars, than I do my shutter speed 4" sec.

[@mikesphotography]

For that I would have interval priority off so it gives you a shorter interval than 8 seconds and long enough to clear the buffer for a 4 second interval. I hope that helps. 👍

[@RonKolath]

hey Mike great video! I really enjoyed it and got a better understanding of what everything does. one thing I didn't get just yet.. Does the AE tracking sens. work when you shoot on manual exposure?

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Ron, I’m glad the video helped. The ae tracking sensitivity only works in the automatic modes, so if you shoot in aperture priority, shutter priority, P mode or auto iso, then it will play a part in how your camera exposes the shot. In manual mode, you take control of everything. 👍

[@RonKolath]

@@mikesphotography thanks a lot!

[@ronaldzuidinga3755]

Hi Mike, great tutorial! But somehow I do not get the AE tracking to work properly for me. I have tried Aperture as well as Shutter priority, both of which did not work while shooting a sunset. ISO was set to 200 in both cases. Any suggestions what could have gone wrong?

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Ronald, Thanks dude. Did you have the sun in your shot? Sometimes an abrupt change in exposure can mess up the sequence a little...like the sun disappearing behind an object or horizon on a really clear day...what happened to the exposure? Did you get flickering or steps? What lens where you using?

[@ronaldzuidinga3755]

No the sun went behind the mountains quick enough and the the middle was soon very dark. Also I could see that in shutter priority mode, the aperture stay constant during the whole time lapse

[@mikesphotography]

So what happened to the exposure? Did it get really dark? Did it change abruptly? ...and what lens were you using?

[@ronaldzuidinga3755]

Mike Smith so basically nothing changes. I put it a certain priority mode and the camera checks the exposure for the first shot. But as the light situation changes the camera seems the stick to what it first detected. So when the sun goes down, and everything gets darker, the camera will not adjust its settings to expose correctly. I am using a Zeiss 24-70 f4 lens. Thanks for your help dude!

[@mikesphotography]

That is really strange...I'm not sure why it would do that...it sounds like it is acting as if it would in manual mode...It might be worth contacting sony direct to see if it is an issue that has been seen before... I have it in aperture priority and also ISO auto with the minimum ISO SS set to about 1 second...

[@DN-lifestoriescaptured]

Hi Mike, thanks again for the amazing information you provide. When using the aperture priority to timelapse the day to night, did you manually set the ISO? If so, what setting please? Thank you :)

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Darren, No worries, with the iso, I set it to auto and it worked surprisingly well. You just need to make sure you set your iso auto min set. The longer time you set this at, the more the timelapse will speed up as it goes into the night. I’m going to be doing a day to night timelapse soon so keep an eye out for that one. I hope that helps 👍

[@DN-lifestoriescaptured]

That is yet something else I have learned so thank you! I cannot wait for your day to night timelapse video. I have no doubt it will be very well received :) just one for the future perhaps, the DJI Ronin SC gimbal for hyperlapse. Just a thought :)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Darren!! I'm hoping to get my hands on the ronin SC soon...I'd love to have a go at some gimbal hyperlapses...I normally shoot them handheld or from a tripod so it would be great to have a gimbal that could help with that! 😁👍

[@mobilityarena5094]

Great vid like always. how come you need to not shoot in silent if there are LEDS or lights in the frame?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! You just need to watch out with the shorter shutter speeds as you can get banding in your shots in silent mode. When the exposure time is longer than 1/30 second, it should be just fine.👍

[@danny_case]

Tremendous video man. Great work!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! 😁👍

[@aim_qat]

A great tutorial with this all information! Thank you bro and all the best (SUBSCRIBED)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the support and the sub!! A lot more to come so keep checking back. 😁👍

[@one93media]

Very useful and easy-to-follow video, thanks a lot! :)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Louis! Glad it has helped!! 😁👍

[@LifeSurfingDude]

Mike, probably you already answered it in previous comments but I couldn't seem to find any but what is your preferred way to shoot timelapse in terms of settings: shutter priority, aperture priority or manual with ISO on auto? did you notice any difference between for example aperture priority and shutter priority. Update: found your other video where you explain settings for time lapse from daytime to nighttime. never mind.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, I'm glad you found the other one. I tend to shoot in manual everything when the exposure is constant...in the middle of the day, or in good daylight. But when it is changing, from day to night, I tend to have it in aperture priority sometimes, or if I want to keep the timelapse constant...I have it in shutter priority with auto ISO. Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@uwriteme]

You mentioned that the camera has to be perfectly stable. But what if I want record a moving timelapse using a crane stabilizer, let's say, of a sightseeing doing circle around it? Or do I have to film it and accelerate post-prod?

[@mikesphotography]

That’s a good question, You can film it and speed it up, or you can shoot it as a Hyperlapse. I just so happen to have a video on that very subject!! 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX_PdGN-ealsn5I I hope that helps. 👍

[@suleymanakg]

Amazing tips as always. Thanks for great infos. I would like to ask is there any special interval time if we re shooting 20sec exposures for example for astro timelapses? And any option that it can change iso during day-night milkyway timelapses. Thanks 👍🏼🙋🏻‍♂️

[@mikesphotography]

With Astro timelpases you’d just set up the camera as you would for a single shot and then switch on the intervalometer. I’d have interval shoot priority off and then as long as your shutter time is longer than the interval time, it’ll just give you the smallest interval possible. That’s how I’ve been doing it recently. Day to night timelapses are slightly different...auto iso works really well, just set your max iso to about 8000 and you should be set...

[@wilfm8564]

Just found out that it is even better when you set AUTO ISO MIN SS to 4s, 8s or whatever you like for day to night timelapses. That way it increases the shutter speed to the defined value and then it increases the ISO.

[@suleymanakg]

@@mikesphotography Thanks for your kind answer.

[@bhng4248]

Hey Mike, did you use a ND filter when shooting sunset ? Some birds flew over when I filmed, which made the whole video very bad，so what is the solution?=.= And if you shooting in the middle of the day, How many stops of ND filter you are using? Thx！

[@mikesphotography]

Hi, I didn't use ND filters for the sunset...for the middle fo the day, it all depends on how bright it is. You need to set your shutter following the 180 degree rule so if your interval is 1 second, your shutter speed should be 1/2 second. This will then determine how much filtration you will need. THe only way to get around the birds ruining your TL is to use longer intervals and stronger ND filters...this will blur them out and if the shutter speed is long enough get rid of them altogether. I hope that helps. 👍

[@melvinraschke3204]

What a high quality tutorial, outstanding job! New sub :)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Melvin! Really appreciate the support and the sub!! Lots more coming through the year so make sure you keep checking back. 😁👍

[@jolebole-yt]

Great timelapse tutorial. The only thing I can't get it to mach.. How can you manually change shutter speed when you are in A (aperture mode) Any time I change aperture it changes my shutter speed. Thanks.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Goran, In aperture priority, that's basically how it works. You change the aperture and then it calculates what the shutter speed should be. If you want to just change the shutter speed, you need to be in manual mode...or if you want to be in one of the semi automatic modes, shutter priority might be ok, but then you give up your control of the aperture to the camera. Does that make sense?

[@jolebole-yt]

Mike Smith Got it. So basically if you want to follow the 180 rule, you need to be in S mode or M. Buy then you loose the Aperture priority if you are shooting day to night and vise versa time lapse. Looks like there is no “magic setting” for a time-lapse. It all depends on conditions and what you want to achieve.