I started a Timelapse recording yesterday of a phalaenopsis bud beginning to bloom and about an hour ago we had a power outage. I’m using a Canon 5D mk iv with a Dummy battery & ac power adapter, so my camera lost power and the recording stopped. When I went to transfer the data from the SD card to my laptop, the Timelapse video wasn’t there. I know it had been recording correctly as I periodically check (past mistakes, lessons learned = frequent checks). So, my question is - has anyone experienced this? Is the whole video really lost if you don’t manually end the recording with the touch of a button? Or by running out of room on your card? Coming to the end of the sequence programmed? Etc.? Before I purchased the dummy battery, I did have a few videos end because my real battery died and the video wasn’t lost. Why would it be lost in this case?
I’m so confused!?!
Anyone???

Hi, I would like to document the growth of my plants for about 3-6 months. Does someone have experience with long-term time lapse and can recommend suitable cameras? I have a Sony a7iii, but I don't want to put it on my tripod for months. 😅 The only options i found online so far had really crappy image quality. Please help 🫣

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to secure a small tripod to a table while shooting timelapse photos? Any products out there, or DIY techniques, to make sure there is no movement?

Thanks

Ideally it would rotate maybe 20° every 30 days. All of the motorized display stands I can find are rotating a few times per minute. I'd rather not have to DIY this, has anyone found a decent off-the-shelf solution?

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This was made over 10 years ago, but I am still proud of it. SOrry, don't know how to get it to show up here