Stratiform clouds are layered, sheetlike clouds that cover all or almost all of the sky. Cumuliform clouds are puffy clouds that look like cotton balls. Stratocumulus clouds have characteristics of both stratiform and cumuliform clouds.
The following 4K time lapse videos were created on 10 October 2025 using my GoPro HERO4 action camera. The camera was set for "Video mode / "Time Lapse Video" submode. Both videos show stratocumulus clouds in the sky over Fairfax County, Virginia USA.
The first video was taken with the camera mounted in a fixed position.
10 October 2025. Facing south-southwest. (14 s)
The last video was taken with the camera mounted on a mechanical kitchen timer that rotates counterclockwise. Time lapse expert Matthew Vandeputte calls this type of video a "Motion Control Time Lapse."
10 October 2025. Facing north-northwest. (14 s)
Experience has shown it can be challenging to align the camera so that everything looks level as the camera pans around the horizon. Look closely at the preceding video and you should notice the problem easily. Practical suggestions for working around this problem are invited and welcome.
Tech Tips
The time lapse videos featured in several of my recent blog posts were recorded in 4K using an interval of five (5) seconds. Some of those videos look a little "jittery." I decided to try making a couple of short test videos to see whether an interval of two (2) seconds works better than five seconds. I think it does. What's your opinion?
Related Resources
- Stratocumulus (Sc) | International Cloud Atlas - World Meteorological Organization
- Cloud Classification - National Weather Service [USA]
- Clouds and Cloud Chart (PDF) - Environment Canada
- Stratocumulus clouds - Met Office [UK]
- Sky Lapse 360 © 2025 - a blog post by Walter Sanford
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