Applicable Shooting modes
Pictures are taken automatically at a set recording interval.
This feature is ideal for keeping track of changes over time in
subjects such as animals and plants. The pictures taken will be
saved as a set of group images that can also be combined into a
video.
Notes:
- Check that the clock is set correctly.
- For long recording intervals, we recommend setting
[Lens Focus Resume] to [ON]
in the [Custom] ([Lens /
Others]) menu.
- Set the drive mode dial to [
Time Lapse].
- Set [Mode] to [Time Lapse
Shot].
- Press [MENU / SET] → [
Rec] →
[
Still Recording
Options] → [Time Lapse /
Animation] → [Mode] →
[Time Lapse Shot]
- Set the recording settings.
- [Mode] - Switches between Time Lapse
Shot and Stop Motion Animation.
- [Shooting Interval Setting]
- [ON] - Sets the interval before
the next recording takes place.
- [OFF] - Takes pictures without
leaving recording intervals.
- [Start Time]
- [NOW] - Starts recording when the
shutter button is pressed fully.
- [Start Time Set] - Starts
recording at the set time.
- [Image Count] / [Shooting
Interval] - Sets the number of pictures and the
recording interval to be taken. [Shooting
Interval] is not displayed when [Shooting
Interval Setting] is set to
[OFF].
- [Exposure Leveling] - Adjusts the
exposure automatically to prevent large changes in
brightness between adjacent frames.
- Close the menu.
- Press the shutter button halfway.
- Start recording.
- Press the shutter button fully.
- When [Start Time Set] is set, the
camera will enter into sleep status until the start time is
reached.
- During recording standby, the camera enters into sleep
status when no operation is performed for a certain period
of time.
- The recording will stop automatically.
- Create a video.
- After the recording has stopped, select
[Yes] on the confirmation screen to
proceed to create a video. Even if you select
[No], you can still create a video with
[Time Lapse Video] in the
[Playback] ([Process
Image]) menu.
Operations during Time Lapse Shot Recording
Pressing the shutter button halfway during sleep status will
turn on the camera.
- You can perform the following operations by pressing
[Q] during Time Lapse Shot recording.
- [Continue]
- Returns to the recording (Only during recording).
- [Pause]
- Pauses the recording (Only during recording).
- [Resume]
- Resumes the recording (Only while paused). You can
also press the shutter button halfway to resume.
- [End]
- Stops the Time Lapse Shot recording.
Notes
- Pictures recorded to more than one card cannot be combined
into a single video.
- Group images containing pictures taken with [HLG
Photo] cannot be converted to videos.
- The camera gives priority to achieving the correct
exposure, so it may not take pictures at the set interval or
take the set number of pictures. Furthermore, it may not end at
the end time displayed on the screen.
- Time Lapse Shot is paused in the following cases:
- When the charge on the battery runs out.
- When you set the camera on/off switch to
[OFF] You can set the camera on/off switch
to [OFF] and replace the battery or card.
Set the camera on/off switch to [ON] and
then press the shutter button fully to resume recording.
(Note that the images recorded after replacing the card
will be saved as a separate set of group images).
- [Exposure Leveling] is not available in
[M] mode if the ISO sensitivity is set to
other than [AUTO].
- [Time Lapse Shot] is not available when
using the following functions:
- [High Resolution Mode]
- [Post-Focus]
- [Multiple Exposure]
