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Tools

I use several tools to make timelapse videos; these include:

• Timelapse/iPhone - iPhone plus iPhone app (LapseIt) - this is by far the easiest method to make timelapse videos, and with a Gorilla Grip tripod, a tripod adapter, and a special adjustable iPhone clamp, I am able to get a timelapse photograph going in very short order.
• Timelapse/GoPro - GoPro - another easy option, good for adventures and for having a waterproof setup. The disadvantage is you have to trade weaterproofing for battery life. If you use a power adapter, you lose the weatherpoofing. This captures the raw jpg files - optimal solution, easy interface, raw images.
• RaspberryPi/Timelapse - Raspberry Pi + picamera - a DIY option, this captures raw jpg files from the camera onboard the device. Not as convenient an interface (getting the Pi working seamlessly is a PITA), but good for customization, setting up a camera stream, instrumentation, weather station, etc.
• Canon/nice camera option - doable, with some special hardware. Need an external trigger that triggers every N seconds. The results are nice - I haven't done this enough. If you capture RAWs it creates lots of work/storage requirements on the backend (RAW -> process -> JPG -> movie), so better to just start with jpgs.

Components

Timelapse hardware:

• RaspberryPi/Timelapse
• RaspberryPi/Timelapse2

Timelapse software:

• Timelapse/Processing