time lapse equipment help,

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i need help for a customer, annoyingly the only way i could think of a solution went into the thousands.

what we are looking for is a set-up that allows us to record from anything from 16 hours to max 35 (generally 16-18hrs) but then be able to condense this down to maybe a 1-2 minute presentation to place onto a website. (ie a frame every 3-5 minutes playedback at 5f/s, also sorts out exposure though out)


we are looking for a straight forward setup that can be left all day in a muddy conditions with concrete flying about, ruled out tethering compacts to laptops. (camera may have to be contained in homemade waterproof bag)

pentax k20d only allows 99 images continuously, doh.

also has anyone got a camcorder that has a similar sort of feature available but can last without the battery running out before the end?

Budget: rather not go above £500.





i've just bought myself an interval timer (seculine old stock so only fits canon semi-pro and up) and iStopMotion which works lovely. so unless anyone has bought or works in a shop that stocks the new boxes can tell me if they have the attachment to connect to the 1000D that would be brilliant.


i'd be ever so greatful for your ideas
thank you
 
I've got an Olympus E3 which I use with an interval trigger from ebay (cost £25). You can set the interval and number of frames and it will shoot until it runs out of power or space. Perhaps you could hook that up to the 1000D or K20D if you need the weatherproofing.
 
to be honest quality needs to be good enough so that the image is clear and sharp at the 'high quality' setting on youtube when enlarged to full screen, which is effectively nothing in megapixel size but the even the kit lenses are an improvement on an old kodak easyshare. camera shall also be used for some promotional work a4 and a3 max.

thats what i'm thinking is going to be best, but not sure what is available timer related.
 
I'd guess something like a Canon TC-80N3 would do the trick. Obviously paired to a Canon DSLR. There's a link HERE which will give a bit more info.

You could get that and perhaps a 20D or 30D well within your budget.
 
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