CADjockey Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 We are about to kick off demolition, finally. This morning I purchsed a time-lapse camera for the project. I was wondering what capture interval might be best over the 9 months build. I've seen some of you guys have done this. I'm guessing I'll reposition to inside once the shell is up. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On advice from @Stones, I bought two. The evidence from one saved me paying an invoice for £8500. Interval ? 30 seconds. Downloading and organising the images can become an annoying job - because its easy to miss a day and then the next day have double the data to transfer and file so that the images are meaningful to you. And by that I mean, do you want the images as a general record, or do you want to know whether company [x] delivered what they said the did, or do you want to know if employee [y] is just taking the pees while you are off site? Or in my case, was an employee deliberately smashing blocks just sufficiently so they burst on a pour..... in that case 30 seconds was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 30s for me. for an example of what that looks like in a video look at my blog posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Looking to do the same, which cameras did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Bonner said: Looking to do the same, which cameras did you use? I used a GoPro that I already had. in a waterproof case and powered via POE with a USB-C converter so it's permanently powered up on the roof of our existing property. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 48 minutes ago, Thorfun said: I used a GoPro that I already had. in a waterproof case and powered via POE with a USB-C converter so it's permanently powered up on the roof of our existing property. Good idea but I don’t have one. Will be on an uninhabited site so looking for something reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remington Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I’ve used a Brinno camera, they are specifically for Timelapse and once in a water proof case are ip rated. A single battery can last months and a decent memory card means you don’t have to empty it all the time. main downside is the res is a bit low, but I’ve found it really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADjockey Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 09/05/2022 at 15:05, Bonner said: Looking to do the same, which cameras did you use? Got a Brinno, set up from 8am to 4pm at five minute intervals. Batteries last a good month. Here's a typical recording... but I did discover that I'd left the protective film on the waterproof case, doh! So am expecting the latest output to be better. TLC00035_JUL22_ 27.mp4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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