Creating iPhone night mode videos that will blow your mind. Introducing Lumilapse

[@doncarr128]

Really enjoy your videos mate , I am in the UK , I splurged on used DSLR and telescope setup a few years back but the light pollution , weather and lack of free time meant I didn't use the equipment as much as I should have . The power of smart phones now is incredible, I own a pixel 8 pro and it's so satisfying and simple to scratch the itch without the massive investment. I don't miss polar alignment, dealing with condensation, clouds , rain and the multitude of cables and hardware involved.

[@LeonHulstroem]

The power of ESP32 🥰

[@mazdaram226]

Brilliant video matey

[@levyrivera8644]

Damn.... That is a pretty cool device! Never hard of it. Thanks for sharing

[@ShayneMostyn]

I agree, it’s a good tool!

[@maryannejennings1979]

Great video, Dales device looks very good, will be investing in one for my Astro photos, thanks again Shane for you your efforts always informative - thanks!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Thanks mate. Its an awesome bit of kit

[@jttnc]

I made one of these last year while I was on a trip and saw some amazing stars. Cool to see that someone has turned the idea into a product

[@gga3053]

I just received my Lumilapse this afternoon! It is already in use and I can not wait to see what my first capture looks like tomorrow morning! Thanks for the great tip and thanks to Dale!

[@Mr.E-]

Brilliant. Just ordered it 😎✌🏻✨ to come to the UK. Thanks for sharing 👌🏻

[@denissmith7671]

Yoo, instead of slowly scrolling up to select photos, you can start selection and then while holding finger on last selected photo, tap upper part of the screen (for instant scroll up action in ios), it'll get you up along with selecting all the photos

[@mgntcmmnts]

Hi Denis, can you explain this method again, I tried to follow it but didn’t get how to do it. Start selection, while holding finger on the last selection… tap upper part of the screen (this is the part I lost you).

[@ThePatrixS]

Another option is to scroll with a different finger while it’s selecting photos.

[@denissmith7671]

@@mgntcmmnts hello! by upper part I mean the very top edge of the screen (where battery/connection strength symbols are)

[@mstrathmore]

Ok now THAT is a great tip! Thanks!

[@diasaithiops8807]

Holy Lord this is exactly what I’ve been searching for so long man. I can’t believe that someone has finally released it for our iPhones. I have bought it and can’t wait to be able to use it. Many greetings from Germany Shane and thanks for this.

[@wwjj64]

You do what to your mother’s brother?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy mate

[@ShayneMostyn]

Umm nothing. But his name is Robert.

[@DavePianist]

Ever since I watched your video about the blue lines problem I just can't stop noticing them! ahhhhh

[@RickyLee-f5g]

Man I seriously like your videos. I’m definitely in the works of a channel myself as I’ve gotten into astrophotography lately. I’m in south MS

[@kinsleykhoo48]

Thanks Shayne - just ordered one - looks brilliant - cant wait to try it out

[@betolov]

Go cubs go!

[@rtarrant1]

Thanks Shayne… awesome work mate… just ordered one..

[@joevaldes5701]

Thank you Dale for Lumilapse. Thank you Shayne for letting us know this exists. I am putting in my order right now

[@ShayneMostyn]

Legend

[@alexanderirigoyen6298]

​@@ShayneMostyn Does this work for the Pixel 8 pro?

[@DavidBihan]

Dude! I'm so glad you put this out, that comet and the sunrise was an extremely nice touch as well

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate

[@ThePCChambers]

Brilliant product. Thanks for sharing. I’ve just ordered. Cheers Peter

[@TheZ3roCool]

Just ordered one. Always wanted to do this but wanted an easy way to do. Look forward to having a play :)

[@jschraitle]

Love your video editing.

[@The007Meow]

I just ordered one. I can’t wait to try it out! 💜 Arizona, USA

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hope you like it!

[@13Cannit]

Ordered, so impressed guys. Can’t wait to give this a go!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy!

[@merc500sec]

Bloody marvellous he sends to the UK , just ordered one 🌌

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy!

[@iantheinventor8151]

Curious as to the cost in the UK 🤔

[@merc500sec]

@@iantheinventor8151 it’s A$ 78 which is £41.98 at the time I purchased it with exchange rate

[@3172bees]

Definitely on my list

[@daveterry]

Impressive work by both Dale and you.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Dale made it, I just tested it. He did great

[@jinz_005]

Thank you so much Shane and Dale!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy

[@fender44]

Fantastic ! I have just ordered one, hopefully delivery to the UK won't take too long !

[@TheZ3roCool]

Yep, just ordered one too so fingers croseed not too long to UK :)

[@technotoaster]

Just ordered one. Brilliant review. Brilliant explanation. Brilliant sales pitch, lol. One will be on its way to me in Scotland. Many thanks

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Granturion]

Crazy simple solution. Love it.

[@ShayneMostyn]

100%

[@GraemeSomerville]

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing Shayne. I just ordered mine - Ships to the US 👍

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@johny3133]

this is phenomenal

[@WildAstro]

Mate, what are you editing your images with? Did you edit them all/batch edit all those core images before stacking them??

[@Greengrass1972]

Wawwwww absolutely amazing, that's the dogs nuts buddy 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Pink_Sky_By_Night_Adventures]

Perfect 👌 purchased, I think Dale is gonna be busy haha😊

[@ShayneMostyn]

HAHA yeah I think so too

[@nzseagull]

Just ordered one awesome

[@nickk6518]

If only all these gadgets had been available when I was at Finke Gorge National Park in Central Australia 35+ years ago!!

[@millydavies7362]

Very new to your channel and just wanna say wow! I absolutely love you work and love for photography and what you do, thank you and I'm so excited to give all this a try!! 💕

[@ShayneMostyn]

Welcome aboard!

[@JoeConley-Bumble]

Very neat. I think I need to pick one up as been trying to do this for a bit now. As far as I can tell you can make a shortcut with iOS shortcuts to make a quasi intervalometer but it won’t work taking night mode photos.

[@ShayneMostyn]

You will love it mate.

[@ferret68]

Great job Dale

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate

[@dinajensen1789]

Thanks Shayne for letting us know . Purchase 🙏🏻

[@ShayneMostyn]

No problem 👍

[@richardharker2775]

Amazing. You made it look too easy that it's hard to believe.

[@ShayneMostyn]

It is easy

[@melgross]

Pretty nice. I’ve also been looking for something like this. I’m too lazy these days to design and make one myself, so I’m happy that he got off his *** to do it. So I also just ordered one.

[@conalhendry]

Wow, this is insane. Ill have to get one! 😮

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy mate

[@GT-ho6co]

Wow very cool.

[@zerofox3d]

I’ve reached out to Dale, I think I can help take make this even better! Thanks for the video Shayne!

[@ScottCastrophotography]

Very interesting, I'd like to try this out

[@direhavok8732]

I just got mine and have been messing around a bit. Have you, or is there any need to set iphone cam app to manual focus, aperture, and/or shutter? Have you used any other camera or star trail/timelapse apps, such as astroshader or nightcap?

[@Tassiephotographer]

I’m impressed,I just ordered one 😊

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy

[@GregMcMillan]

Can’t wait to try this!!!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hurry up then!

[@GregMcMillan]

@@ShayneMostyn it ain’t here yet! 😆

[@davecavanaugh3300]

Nice video, but great hat! Go Cubs!

[@phunjap]

Hi Shayne, big fan of your work and this channel. This seems like an amazing product, so much so that i ordered one even before the video was over c",) That's a first for me. Usually i debate alot if i NEED an item or if i just WANT to need it :) Not this time! This looks like a no brainer :) Thank you Shayne and Dale

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy mate!

[@Zealor365]

Sounds Great!

[@ShayneMostyn]

It really is

[@AndyTom9999]

Amazing, Ive ordered one.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@wanted-4340]

Hey there, this device is only pressing the shutter button via bluetooth, right? but why can't this be done with a night shooting app?

[@johnh2601]

Just ordered the device

[@ShayneMostyn]

Nice

[@harywilke]

Go Cubs!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Go Cubs!

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

Amazing 😊

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching :)

[@Chorge1972]

Ordered!!! Greetings from Germany

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@BommeltjeNL]

Is it possible to set the exposure time to 10 seconds or will it automatically go back to 30 seconds exposure?

[@Vipermanaz]

Is this available in the USA

[@HeinzKucera-ud2pd]

Thanks, also just ordered one....any idea for a day to night milky way timelaps as I do it with my sony and OM1 MkII? ..hmm?

[@kerrydavenport7190]

So at 1:30 point of your video I headed over to the link to purchase! Yay! Shame I couldn’t use Apple Pay because I missed the rest of your video purchasing through PayPal. But it is done! Now we wait…

[@Devil1596]

Hi, I did order this amazing product BUT, I just start thinking if it is working also with 10s or 3s exposure ? anyway, I love all your videos, it gave me a lot of grait ideas. Thanks ! 🤗

[@philhough3596]

You should be able to achieve that with a simple Shortcut ie all on the phone. Repeat x times, wait x seconds take pic with back camera, save to wherever. Easy.

[@Accuaro]

Hi Shayne, what is the equivalent on an Android phone?

[@livingskyguy]

Thanks for the video on this new tool. I’ve ordered mine today! Question: Night mode on my iPhone 14 Pro only allows up to 10 sec exposures. How do you get yours to run at 30 seconds?

[@ParagOak]

Depends on darkness, if there is light or light pollution it will change accordingly. And you have to mount your phone on tripod or something that will hold your phone otherwise it will not go beyond 10 sec

[@livingskyguy]

Thanks!

[@user-CF-1733]

would you shoot in the Raw or Jpeg for this?

[@user-CF-1733]

oh, extra info. I have an old 12 pro iPhone I use with my lumilapse since I leave it out for hours and hours in somewhat public places. So Raw or JPEG on my 12 pro?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Give it a go with JPEG first. IT will take less room on your device. If you have plenty of room and you want to edit them images prior to star stacker, then shoot RAW.

[@deavo74]

This is great, can I use it handheld? Will I still get 30 second shots?

[@ShayneMostyn]

HAHA I need to be careful in my replies here. People will think Im serious.

[@deavo74]

@@ShayneMostyn 🤣

[@WillNewcomb]

Wow!!!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yep

[@CurtisWarnasch]

I got my Lumilapse and the case has a broken corner on the case but it still works

[@MinhMinh-w2c]

where can i buy the lumilapse ?

[@ShayneMostyn]

In the description

[@MinhMinh-w2c]

@@ShayneMostyn thanks by the way can i have a quality as same as your vid i use iphone 12 pro max

[@ShayneMostyn]

@@MinhMinh-w2c it will be close to it for sure.

[@MinhMinh-w2c]

@@ShayneMostyn great

[@bennybaubles]

Sorry i’m still learning the ropes. What’s the difference between this and an app that takes a photo every 30 secs?

[@TheWoolywoolster]

bloody legend Shayne! Love this, have ordered, let's see how it copes with the UK, and in particular London light pollution!??

[@ShayneMostyn]

As long as you can get 30 second night shots, this will work

[@hammychannel9306]

Hi that's amazing Shayne, is it possible to buy one in the uk, how much do they cost please

[@ShayneMostyn]

No idea mate. Best talk to Dale via this website www.dalelotheringtonphotography.com/contact-me

[@Richard_GIS]

2:25 wow the first yter with a fully charged iphone, pretty rare in the wild ⚡

[@ShayneMostyn]

HAHA I only use that phone for these videos. Its usually charged ;)

[@Brundleslife]

Can I get it shipped to Canada?

[@natjes6017]

Shame I abanded the iPhone for the Google Pixel 😩 Great video, shows what´s possible. Totally incredible 😁

[@ShayneMostyn]

You can do it on Pixel too mate There is an app that will do it. The Intervalometer app. I have done videos in the past. The issue will be stacking to make a movie. There is no simple way with Android that I can think of.

[@andrewwalpole7401]

@@ShayneMostyn Can you share the app name please Shayne

[@robpastore]

This puts the GoPro aside for me, now just a quick idea is there a way to implement this to ReeLapse?

[@robpastore]

Made the purchase I can’t wait to test this in the field, thanks for sharing.

[@ShayneMostyn]

No point using reelapse at night. Its only any good in good lighting. The night stuff in reelapse is not nearly as good as this.

[@robpastore]

@@ShayneMostyn I can’t wait to try it out then thank you for sharing that.

[@joshuarichardson4070]

could you do a video doing this with the s23 ultra please :-D

[@ull4h]

Crazy that it’s taken this long for someone to create an intervalometer for the iPhone, even though it’s something that should already be on it; I mean god it would be so much more useful than the stupid shutter button on the 16! BTW could you do the same stacking on Astro Shader too?

[@ShayneMostyn]

I know right! Its bloody nuts that this isnt in the camera app! Shutter button? I turned that off within 2 days. Astro shader will do this, but nowhere near as good as this. Its more for 100% sky images.

[@GlennMartinPhotography]

What a game changer! BTW hang some weight from those little tripods and that will help with stability if you don't want to be grovelling in the dirt 🙃

[@ShayneMostyn]

Little tripods? Man we use big boy tripods here! ;) Its a good tip though mate. See you soon!

[@roryonabike5863]

The Blackmagic Camera app includes a Timelapse function. Does this do anything that it doesn’t?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yes, it allows 30 second photo (3x10sec) and no other app can do that. Much better results.

[@g2145cal]

can i use this where there is some light pollution or does the sky have to be free of light pollution?

[@EngineeredKaos]

Nice product, so when do you think Apple will include that type of functionality in the iPhones like Samsung has with their Hyperlapse mode that is already on theirs? I’m been having a blast with my S23 Ultra.

[@ShayneMostyn]

I doubt they will. The hyperlapse on the Samsung is great, but not the same. This can be done with the intervalometer app on the androids though. But the stacking into a video is harder to do.

[@jamesn7156]

Did the iPhone 16 Pro issue with blue lines show up during these captures?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Didnt use it. I used the 15PM. Blue lines are on my second phone as well.

[@jamesn7156]

@@ShayneMostynYikes. Hopefully Apple figures this out.

[@driverlance]

Thanks Shayne. I’ve just purchased both the Lumilapse and the Star Tracker app. I want to see if the app can make a timelapse out of the 900 plus daytime photos I’ve taken of Mt Taranaki from my truck everyday of my freight run (not exactly the same spot everyday but close so not expecting miracles🙂).

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hmm not sure if it will do that. Ive never tried it with daylight images.

[@driverlance]

@@ShayneMostyn it does work but my photos were taken out of my truck windscreen so they don’t exactly line up to stack properly. Maybe I need to fix a camera somewhere and make sure the settings don’t change for another 954 days to get back to where I am now ha ha!

[@ShayneMostyn]

@@driverlance Oh wait, I misunderstood. Its a photo per day. I would be using a video editing app for that and bring them all in 1 photo per frame.

[@driverlance]

@@ShayneMostyn cool, thanks Shayne. I’ll look into that.

[@nickhaddon538]

Is it easy to find dark skies without light pollution in Oz? I have to drive for hours in the UK to get anywhere remotely good, then there's a very high chance of just seeing full cloud cover. I would love to be able to take shots like this, nice work.

[@v3rlon]

If you only pair once, what happens when I get a new phone? Is there a way to unpair and start over?

[@marcocamps5237]

Does this have an android version?

[@wormrose01]

Doesn't the 'Lapse It' app do the same thing?

[@bunyaadi]

Anything on the android market which does the same?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yes, search the channel for android intervalometer.

[@ProfHarden]

Star Stacker keeps crashing on me after I have chosen photos and start the stacking. Any clues as to why? Using less than 50 photos

[@ShayneMostyn]

No idea mate. Ive never had an issue with it on any phone. Perhaps contact the developer. I have found him to be vert good to deal with.

[@paolopicchel653]

Interesting device, too bad it's not available for Android 😢 I wanted to ask if you are aware of the possibility of astrophography with Vivo x200 pro, thanks.

[@ShayneMostyn]

You dont need it for android. Use the intervalometer app. I can only test the phones I can get here. I buy them all myself.

[@risingwolf96]

Since this device is Bluetooth is there any reason it would not work with a Pixel phone?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yes, pixel phones shoot at 4.16 minutes. You also dont need one for the Pixel There is an app that will do it. The Intervalometer app. I have done videos in the past. The issue will be stacking to make a movie. There is no simple way with Android that I can think of.

[@risingwolf96]

@@ShayneMostynthanks, I thought that stacking would be the problem. Your videos are always informative.

[@MarkBowenPiano]

Aren't there apps for the iPhone that do the same sort of thing? Taking a photo every so many seconds I mean? I may be wrong but could have sworn I'd come across some not long ago?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Nope, well not like this. There are intervalometers on some photog apps, but only 1-2 seconds. Even Longer did it a while ago to 30 seconds, but the quality is not quite there with the end resulting images. Has to do with what Apple lets the developers have access to in the camera.

[@MarkBowenPiano]

@@ShayneMostyn I've just looked in the App Store and there are a few in there that allow long times. One even goes longer than 30 seconds. Admittedly that one doesn't go into night mode so no idea what the results would be like but I've seen a few in there which definitely go up to 30 seconds. Might be some apps are only available in some territories as I know I had an app on my iPhone 12 Pro Max which when I updated to the iPhone 16 Pro Max last week it wouldn't download as said it was only in the US now 🙁 Oh and I did post on your video about the problems you've been having about the photos and the weird blue blotches so you may have seen it already but no problems here with this phone on any lens. All come out perfectly black. I think they'll need to take every hundredth phone or something off the line as soon as it's made and then send them to different parts of the world as I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the supply chain? Scanning them or something like that. Hopefully if they've got your phone back though they'll be able to figure out what's going on with them though.

[@bghimself440]

btw any news with the faulty iphone ? This is really getting tricky to follow ... we see an iphone is still the way to go ...

[@ShayneMostyn]

No, not yet. Im not using it for any photography atm. This was done and tested (by me) with the 15PM. Its still being investigated by apple.

[@der1222]

This is incredible, holy sh*t. Does this ship to Europe?

[@BarryTGash]

Yep - I checked shipping to UK (Zone 4 UK & Europe). It's $28 AUD so approx £40 including shipping or 48 EUR.

[@der1222]

@@BarryTGash thanks, mate!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Enjoy it mate. I see someone has answered already.

[@DCDSG]

Can this not be done with an app instead? Why do we need external hardware to have a Timelapse taken?

[@ShayneMostyn]

No, at least not this quality. The apps that exist dont come near what the native camera app can achieve for astro.

[@AlejandroGarcia-yd6il]

Who is the producer of you MagSafe?

[@ShayneMostyn]

That one is a Photo Video Explorer

[@andrewnowrouzi9737]

@ShayneMostyn What is the equivalent solution on Samsung device, and which app is suggested for stacking and time lapse?? Don't forget about your family who don't use iPhone 😅

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yep

[@FUNOW169]

Does it work with Android?

[@ShayneMostyn]

No, but you dont need this with android. There is an app that will do it. The Intervalometer app. I have done videos in the past. The issue will be stacking to make a movie. There is no simple way with Android that I can think of.