Using the Camera -
Panasonic Lumix DMC - FT30 Automatic Digital Compact
Objective 1
- To do a Time Lapse Video,
of Frame Rate 360 frames, at 10 second intervals, over 1 hour real time.
Objective 2
- To find out how long this camera's battery lasts.
Objective 3
- To find out how well this camera can adjust to the change in reflected sunset light,
(pointed East, away from the sun)
to make a smooth Time Lapse.
Objective 4
- To find out how far this camera can function in decreasing light.
Dusk,
looking East
over the Pacific
Ocean,
55 minutes up until sunset.
MENU PATHWAYS
FLASH
- Flash Button
- Forced Flash Off
TIME LAPSE
- Cross / Centre Button
- iA Rec
- Time Lapse Shot
- Shooting Interval
Image Count
- Shooting Interval
- 10 sec
- Image Count
- 360
- Start Shooting
- Press shutter to start
TIME LAPSE
DATE & TIME
Taken on 30 March 2023,
5.45 PM - 6.45 PM
LOCATION
Trenerry Reserve, Coogee,
Sydney NSW AUSTRALIA
CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC - FT30
Automatic Digital Compact
FLASH Forced Flash Off
FRAME RATE
360 frames,
at 10 second intervals,
over 1 hour real time
VIDEO RATE
5 fps
VIDEO RUNNING TIME
1.13 min
looking East
over the Pacific
Ocean,
from sunset and beyond.
MENU PATHWAYS
FLASH
- Flash Button
- Forced Flash Off
TIME LAPSE
- Cross / Centre Button
- iA Rec
- Time Lapse Shot
- Shooting Interval
Image Count
- Shooting Interval
- 10 sec
- Image Count
- 360
- Start Shooting
- Press shutter to start
TIME LAPSE
DATE & TIME
Taken on 30 March 2023,
6.45 PM - 7.35 PM
LOCATION
Trenerry Reserve, Coogee,
Sydney NSW AUSTRALIA
CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC - FT30
Automatic Digital Compact
FLASH
Forced Flash Off
(but it did fire in low light)
FRAME RATE
Set at 360 frames,
at 10 second intervals,
but only did 228 frames,
as the battery ran out
VIDEO RATE
5 fps
VIDEO RUNNING TIME
46 sec
Effectively, these 2 Time Lapses cover the periods of -
- 55 minutes up until the actual sunset, and,
- 55 minutes after the actual sunset
RESULTS
Objective 1
- I was able to film one complete Time Lapse
of Frame Rate 360 frames, at 10 second intervals, over 1 hour real time.
Objective 2
- I started the first Time Lapse with a fully charged battery.
The battery ran out after filming 1 and 2/3 Time Lapses.
Objective 3
- There is a little bit of adjusting that can be seen over the length of the videos,
so they are not seamless Time Lapses.
But, it was better than I expected.
Objective 4
- Once the light faded from the sky from the sunset,
and here I was facing the camera away from the sunset, so it was only getting reflected light,
the camera also could only generally see darkness.
Though, it was able to pick up a reflected glow on the rocks from an orange street light
behind it.
Excluding the photo of the Lumix camera
(c) Katherine Stuart 2023
Dochas Books Film
