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Ok so i'm going to start by saying that this is a genuine question that i can't figure the answer to and i'd appreciate it if someone could educate me.
What is the point of timelapse photography? I mean wouldn't it be a lot easier to use a video camera or am i missing something here? Are video cameras that capture in that sort of detail really expensive? Is a video camera incapable of being manipulated like a DSLR? I've seen many awesome timelapse films but fail to understand why you would go through the bother of capturing XXXX amount of single shots and then go through the mundane ritual of putting them all together. I know that there is software that does this but still. On top of all that surely it hammers the shutter count on the camera?
I understand that it could be a cost issue but people that produce the best timlelapse videos must be selling them so why not make your life easier by using a HD digital video camera.
I also understand that people may in fact just like to produce these sort of videos.
Thanks people.
What is the point of timelapse photography? I mean wouldn't it be a lot easier to use a video camera or am i missing something here? Are video cameras that capture in that sort of detail really expensive? Is a video camera incapable of being manipulated like a DSLR? I've seen many awesome timelapse films but fail to understand why you would go through the bother of capturing XXXX amount of single shots and then go through the mundane ritual of putting them all together. I know that there is software that does this but still. On top of all that surely it hammers the shutter count on the camera?
I understand that it could be a cost issue but people that produce the best timlelapse videos must be selling them so why not make your life easier by using a HD digital video camera.
I also understand that people may in fact just like to produce these sort of videos.
Thanks people.