Plan a time-lapse before you start shooting: how many frames you'll get, how long the clip will be and how much card space you need.
Results update as you type, so you can balance interval, duration and card space in seconds.
Suggested intervals
- Fast clouds: 1–3 s
- Sunset / sunrise: 3–5 s
- Night sky / Milky Way: exposure length + 1 s
- Tides, shadows: 10–30 s
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