Timelapse Interval & Duration

Shooting interval, total shots, playback speed & card storage.

Clip Duration (sec)

Playback FPS

Event Length (mins)

Storage estimate assumes ~25 MB per RAW image.

Shooting Interval

12.0 sec / shot

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Total Shots

300

Speed Multiplier

360×

Card Space (RAW)

7.3 GB

Clouds move fast: use 1–3 sec intervals. Stars need 25–30 sec and wider motion blur tolerance.

Did you know?

The term "timelapse" became mainstream after the 2001 BBC series "The Blue Planet" used it to show clouds and currents racing across the ocean.

Formula

Interval = Event Secs / (Clip Secs × FPS)

What interval for clouds?

1–3 seconds for fast storm clouds; 5–10 seconds for gentle cloud drift.