I now always use the continuous mode and it works quite smoothly.
I didn't do much testing recently, because it's raining a lot here in Switzerland... But we hope to get a couple of nice Autumn days soon.
That's good news. I'm excited to see what you come up with. Switzerland is such a beautiful country.
The extra print statement I added to print more log data causes an extra delay about every 10th shot. I think the camera is filling up a memory buffer with pictures in continuous mode, and then writing them out all at once. The camera keeps on taking pictures while it's writing, but when the script tries to write a log at the same time, it seems to block until the pictures are written first. I like the extra log data, but I need to re-do the script so it writes all the data in one print statement instead of two.
I think I figured out a way to vary the white balance and brightness, and everything else, smoothly during the video without going through LRTimelapse and Lightroom (and the 24 hours or more of computer time that takes). I first turn all the pictures into a video clip with VideoMach. Then I use the TMGENC encoding program to turn the clip into a finished mp4 video file.
TMPGENC can adjust colors and brightness of a clip, but the adjustment is the same for the entire clip. But you can put the same clip on 2 different tracks, and fade between them. So I just need to create a duplicate clip and adjust the white balance for it based on the end of the video. Then I can gradually fade from the original clip to the duplicate (white balance adjusted) clip. I'll try it for the next video.
It rains all winter here, so I've had to figure out a way to protect the G1X in the rain. The underwater housing is way too expensive, and I'm not planning to take it diving. I got an underwater bag, but it can't be mounted to a tripod. So here's what I came up with.
Unroll a long piece of plastic wrap and place it flat on a table. Turn the display facing out. Place the camera, display side down, on the plastic wrap. Then fold the wrap around the camera, and put a rubber band around the base of the lens, holding the plastic in place. Then cut the excess plastic wrap off so it doesn't cover the lens.
If you're using an external battery, Scotch tape the wrap around the cable. Now screw the tripod attachment through the wrap into the bottom of the camera. Place the camera on the tripod, turn it on, and line up the shot. Use a lens hood if you have one, since it helps keep sprinkles off the lens. Now tear off a 2nd, narrow piece of plastic and wrap it around the lens barrel. Tape the wrap to the lens hood.
Now, the entire camera, except the front of the lens, is covered in plastic, and water resistant. It also holds in the heat of the camera enough to keep the lens from fogging up, at least under the conditions I've used it so far. I left the G1X out all night using this set up to get this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luIXZWJUFvw#wsHere are two more recent videos that came out pretty interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1yy1qXU-WU#http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2JqVZzniz8#
