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UPDATE: Here's the video www.flickr.com/photos/31273322@N03/3355128290/

 

I'm making a video demonstrating the time-lapse capabilities of the "ultra intervalometer" script for CHDK (CHDK is a "hack" for Canon compact cameras that use the Digic II or Digic III processor, it allows your camera to do anything you can imagine, google it it's awesome). I used a 60-minute kitchen timer to pan the camera. I'll post the video in 20-30 minutes (it's still recording now).

 

In this picture you can also see the new battery grip I got for my Nikon D90. I ordered it from Hong Kong. It has an LCD and a timer which can do timelapses (only up to 99 frames though, I haven't tried it yet...I've got a proper remote for the D90 now anyway), and also control exposure times when the camera is in the "Bulb" setting, up to 99 hours 99 minutes and 99 seconds. it came with 2 real Nikon Batteries. It's pretty cool. The instructions are in "Chinglish" so I'll have to test it out to find out how it all works.

 

I took this shot with my Canon SX100 IS (also running CHDK) at ISO 800. I saved the RAW file (CHDK lets all these little Canons shoot RAW) but didn't bother to process it, this picture is just for demostration purposes, so why bother? This is a JPEG straight from the camera.

 

The camera mounted on top of the kitchen timer is an old used SD400 I bought on ebay for 50 bucks.

 

BTW there is a group on Flickr for cheapskate camera hacks: PoorManHacks

 

Photo COPYRIGHT 2008/2009 Django Malone

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