Time Lapse Calculator

Your details

Choose which value you want to calculate; fill in the other two.
Presets load a typical interval for the chosen scene type.
Total time your camera will be shooting (hours portion).
h
Total time your camera will be shooting (minutes portion).
min
Time between consecutive shots in seconds.
s
How long you want the finished clip to be.
s
The frame rate your editing software will use when rendering the final video.
Used to estimate total storage. RAW files give more editing headroom but use far more space.
Size of your memory card. Used to tell you how many cards you need.
Total framesStandard project
720

Number of photos your camera must take

Shooting duration60min
Video clip length30s
Capture interval5s
Speed factor120x
Storage needed7.03GB
Memory cards needed1
Shoot time (min)60
Clip length (s)30
Storage (GB)7.03

720 frames - 30.0 s of footage at 24 fps

  • Your sequence will produce 720 frames, yielding a 30.0-second clip at 24 fps.
  • Each second of video represents 2 min 0 s of real time (speed factor 120x).
  • Budget at least 7.0 GB of storage (1 x 64 GB card).

Next stepYour 1 h 0 min shoot is manageable on a single fully charged battery for most cameras.

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