Time-lapse video

• Time-lapse videos are shot using the video crop.
• Take test shots and check the results in the monitor.
• Before proceeding, select [Time zone and date] in the setup menu and make sure that the camera clock is set to the correct time and date.
• To ensure that shooting is not interrupted, use a fully-charged battery or an optional charging AC adapter.

• The total number of frames in the final video can be calculated by dividing the shooting time selected in Step 2 by the interval, rounding up, and adding 1.
• The length of the final video can then be calculated by dividing the number of shots by the frame rate selected for [Frame size/frame rate] (for example, a 48-frame video recorded with [1920×1080; 24p] selected for [Frame size/frame rate] will be about two seconds long).
• The maximum length for time-lapse videos is 20 minutes.
  

  1	Frame size/frame rate
  2	Length recorded/maximum length

  3	Memory card indicator

The K button cannot be used to view pictures while shooting is in progress. The current frame will however be displayed for a few seconds after each shot if [On] or [On (monitor only)] is selected for [Picture review] in the playback menu. Note that other playback operations cannot be performed while the frame is displayed. The current frame may not be displayed if the interval is very short.

• Sound is not recorded with time-lapse videos.
• The shutter speed and the time needed to record the image to the memory card may vary from shot to shot. As a result, the interval between a shot being recorded and the start of the next shot may vary.
• Shooting will not begin if a time-lapse video cannot be recorded at current settings, for example if:
  • The value selected for [Interval] is longer than that selected for [Shooting time]
  • [00:00'00"] is selected for [Interval] or [Shooting time]
  • [On] is selected for both [Silent photography] and [Interval priority] and [00:00'0.5"] is selected for [Interval]
  • The memory card is full
• If time-lapse video recording cannot start at current settings, for example because shutter speed is set to “Bulb” or “Time”, a warning will be displayed.
• The K button cannot be used to view pictures while time-lapse recording is in progress.
• For consistent coloration, choose a white balance setting other than 4 [Auto] or D [Natural light auto] when recording time-lapse videos.
• Regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 [Power off delay] > [Standby timer], the standby timer will not expire while recording is in progress.
• Shooting may end if camera controls are used, settings are changed, or an HDMI cable is connected. A video will be created from the frames shot to the point where shooting ended.
• The following end shooting without a beep sounding or a video being recorded:
  • Removing the battery
  • Ejecting the memory card

The memory card access lamp lights while shooting is in progress.

Shooting and menu settings can be adjusted between time-lapse video recordings. Note, however, that the monitor will turn off and shooting will resume in about 2 seconds before the next shot is taken.

Time-lapse video recording cannot be combined with some camera features, including:

• video recording,
• long time-exposures (“Bulb” or “Time”),
• the self-timer,
• bracketing,
• HDR (high dynamic range),
• multiple exposures,
• interval-timer photography, and
• focus shift.

Selecting [On] for [Silent photography] disables some camera features, including:

• ISO sensitivities of Hi 1 and Hi 2,
• flash photography,
• exposure delay mode,
• long-exposure noise reduction, and
• flicker reduction.