This is part of the exchange i got with them;
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Katie Cunn Katie Cunningham (Rhino Camera Gear)
Oct 28, 2:15 PM PDT
Hello Alain,
Thank you for confirming that information. I truly appreciate the time you took to reach out with that information. I spoke with our developer regarding this issue and he confirmed the firmware update we are currently working on will allow you to manually change the interval which should resolve this issue. We have an estimated release date of 3-4 weeks for the firmware update. In the mean time it has been suggested to decrease the playback time which will in turn increase the interval of your time lapse. I'm also attaching a video made by our developer, while it was made for the A7S it might help to clear any confusion regarding the Motion controller. Again thank you for reviewing this issue with us. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any other questions.
Katie Cunningham
Customer Support Specialist
Rhino Camera Gear, LLC
Oct 27, 5:44 PM PDT
Hello Katie,
Thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate!
I understand perfectly what you’re saying.
This might help explaining my point further though;
http://forum.lrtimelapse.com/Thread-anyo...ion-for-tl
The problem is that none of my cameras (i own several) can remain consistent shot after shot (and i believe no camera could anyway).
For example, if a set an exposure of 5 seconds, the controller will simply trigger the camera every 5 seconds for the duration set within the controller. In theory it is all nice but in practice, once in a while (more often the shorter the exposure), the camera will be force to skip a frame here and there.
Lets say in the above exposure scenario, you end up with 500 shots. All of them are not 5 seconds apart. Some will be 10 seconds apart because the camera will not have had time to save it on the memory card consistently shot after shot. The end result is of course a movie with parts that have what looks like an acceleration during playback. On average, for every time-lapse I've done (with the Rhino controller), i have between 5 to 10 drop frames for every 500 i shot. (Much more if i go for a several minutes clip...) This phenomenon occurs more often toward the end of a sequence as the camera understandably gets warmer.
This is why it is preferable to set an interval slightly longer than the exposure. That way, you would be sure you get a consistent result simply by letting the camera digest more easily the stream of data's coming its way and thus, a much smoother clip could be generated (lets face it, no DSLR were really designed for this!...).
So far, from experimentation, i have found that an interval of 2 to 3 seconds higher than the exposure does the trick.
That being said, one could always use an external intervalometer (or DSLR dashboard, or Pulse, ect...) to trigger the camera but by doing so, the ‘’stop, shoot, move’’ mode of the controller is lost...
...and i really like that capability!
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