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Time Lapse on an A530

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Time Lapse on an A530
« on: 02 / August / 2008, 23:28:48 »
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I'm in outdoor advertising and it would please my customers if they say a time lapse video of their monthly campaign.

If I used the time lapse script to make the A530 take a picture hourly without a flash, how long do you suppose the batteries would last?
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Re: Time Lapse on an A530
« Reply #1 on: 03 / August / 2008, 04:08:31 »
the camera would be on anyway, so it would last a few hours.

what you could do is:
- take a camera that is able to power on when connected to USB
- do a small timer that powers on the camera every (say) hour
- do an aout-start script on th camera that takes a shot, then shuts down

Anyway, I don't know how many power-on cycles can you have with a normal set of batteries....

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Re: Time Lapse on an A530
« Reply #2 on: 03 / August / 2008, 04:53:05 »
Wouldn't the obvious solution be a camera with an external power supply?
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Re: Time Lapse on an A530
« Reply #3 on: 03 / August / 2008, 17:49:40 »
Quote from: fudgey on 03 / August / 2008, 04:53:05
Wouldn't the obvious solution be a camera with an external power supply?
An external power supply such as an outlet or a laptop would be not around the camera. It would have to rely only on batteries. Anyone have any experience with an A350 type camera and its battery life?
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Re: Time Lapse on an A530
« Reply #4 on: 03 / August / 2008, 18:04:02 »
Well, if your batteries are charged, point the camera at a watch or clock with date and time and run your script.
Guessing it won't be to long. Maybe a couple of days.   Why are people afraid to try things?

good luck
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Re: Time Lapse on an A530
« Reply #5 on: 03 / August / 2008, 23:42:17 »
Quote from: hunter99 on 03 / August / 2008, 18:04:02
Well, if your batteries are charged, point the camera at a watch or clock with date and time and run your script.
Guessing it won't be to long. Maybe a couple of days.   Why are people afraid to try things?

good luck

I'm gonna buy the A610 on ebay. It says here...
 http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/a610_review_1.html

that the A610 can do 1200 and 1500 shots without the LCD. Yay!
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