The video was recorded using my GoPro HERO4 Black action camera mounted on an inexpensive one-hour mechanical kitchen timer. The camera was set for "Video" mode / "Time Lapse Video" submode at a resolution of 4K and an interval of one (1) second. Approximately 18 minutes of actual recording time resulted in 35 seconds of "raw" time lapse video, given the recording settings I used.
Tech Tips
I mounted a GoPro flat adhesive mount on the kitchen timer using the same "cludgy" way I added an adhesive mount to my "Orbit" two-hour mechanical hose watering timer. The process is described in detail in an earlier blog post: "Post update: Minor modifications of 'Orbit" panoramic time lapse rig."
I don't worry about setting the kitchen timer for a specific amount of time. I just turn the dial clockwise until it's set for one hour. Then I compose the shot and start recording for as long as I need/want.
Related Resources
- Field Test: Fujifilm X-T3 time lapse - a blog post by Walter Sanford
- "Road Lapse" along Richmond Highway - another blog post by Walter Sanford
- Sky Lapse 360 © 2025 - yet another blog post by Walter Sanford (introducing my panoramic mechanical kitchen timer)
- Atmospheric Motion - one more blog post by Walter Sanford (showing a homemade safety strap for my GoPro HERO4 Black action camera)
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