Multiple Camera Time Lapse Photography - questions

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I want to set up multiple DSLRs, fire them all simultaneously at 1 second intervals and have the images saved directly to my computer. Is this possible?

I know the Canon EOS Utility software allows tethered shooting options, but I believe that the minimum time interval is 5 seconds, and that only one camera can be used at a time(?).

I know Breeze Systems provide software that can do this, but you have to buy a copy of the software for each camera which will be quite expensive.

I think the best option is to use the remote shutter release socket on the cameras, connect them all to a master switch, and then fire the switch with some sort of timing circuit/intervalometer every second. But then how do I save the images straight to my computer? Can DSLRs save directly to a computer, bypassing the memory card completely? Are there any cameras that can do this?

Any advice would be very helpful!

Many thanks
Richard
 
Hi Rich,

you might be better off asking this on the timescapes forum , lots of very experienced techie types there.

The breeze systems setup looks very neat, but damn! very expensive too :(
 
I'm being dense.

Go on ebay, get one RF602 reciever per camera, and the right cables for your camera.

Get one transmitter, and a pc -> 2.5mm jack plug cable. Plug that cable into an intervalometer remote.


A project to build some special hardware, and some very simple soltutions inc the one above, here:http://forum.timescapes.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3890&start=20
 
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