#LRTIMELAPSE 4 TUTORIAL SOFTWARE#
#LRTIMELAPSE 4 TUTORIAL ISO#

Make sure this is the case (some Canon cameras can be set to one click equalling half a stop) and make sure you don’t accidentally turn the dial in the wrong direction. One-third of a stop is usually a single click of the wheel.

#LRTIMELAPSE 4 TUTORIAL ISO#

Keep changing your shutter speed or ISO speed in one-third of a stop (never more!).This will make your footage ‘jump’ in time and is very undesirable. You can change either or whenever, this is just to make sure the exposure doesn’t come too close to your interval length which might result in your camera failing to trigger (because it is still processing the previous photo). Once your exposure reaches half of your interval you can start ramping your ISO.If you struggle with this set up a repeating alarm for every one or two minutes. It’s very easy to let the exposure run too dark (or too bright at sunrise) so make sure to stay on top of it. We experience night scenes as dark so why should a photograph be as bright as daytime? A night shot exposed at 0 EV (the middle of your exposure meter) is usually too bright. Repeat step 4 and 5 but gradually let the exposure drop down to -1 EV.Make sure to leave at least 5 photos in between exposure changes.Once you notice the exposure meter has gone down one-third of a stop change your shutter speed by one third.Keep track of the count in your head or say it out loud. Repeat this whenever you want, but make sure to not bump the camera and make sure you start the remote again at the right time.

Once the light starts changing, hit Stop on the remote right after an image has been triggered.It might slow down your camera’s operation though so beware! I have image review of to save battery life but you can have it on if you want. Dial in your settings for the proper exposure and set your remote to the desired interval.Frame up your shot, make sure it’s level and focussed, turn off IS and AF.When triggering the camera from the menus you have to push many more buttons which means you might accidentally change your framing (this kills the shot).

#LRTIMELAPSE 4 TUTORIAL SOFTWARE#

The reason we are using an external remote or intervalometer is that it is much easier to ‘stop and start’ the sequence to change settings and check the exposure than when using a software solution. In short: you will be keeping an eye on the histogram or exposure level and adjust the shutter speed and eventually ISO speed in between photographs until the light stops changing.