Using the Camera –
Panasonic Lumix DMC
- FT30 Automatic Digital Compact
Objective 1
- To take a
540 frame Time Lapse, over
1 1/2 hours.
Objective 2
- To record before, during and after sunset, in
order to see how the camera performs with
capturing the change in decreasing, direct light.
Objective 3
- To take a
540 frame Time Lapse, over
1 1/2 hours.
Objective 4
- To record before, during and after sunrise,
in order to see how the camera performs with
capturing the change in increasing, direct light.
A Time Lapse, taken over sunset
to see how this camera performs
with decreasing, direct light.
A Time Lapse, taken over sunrise
to see how this camera performs
with increasing, direct light.
For “SUNSET (5fps)”
MENU PATHWAYS
FLASH
- Flash Button
- Forced Flash Off
(No Flash,
compulsory)
MODE
- Mode Button
- iA
(Intelligent Auto)
TIME LAPSE
- Cross / Centre
Button
- iA Rec
- Time Lapse Shot
- Shooting Interval
Image Count
- Shooting Interval
- 10 sec
- Image Count
- 540
- Start Shooting
- Press shutter to start
TIME LAPSE
DATE & TIME
Taken on Mon
25 September 2023,
4.53 PM
- 6.23 PM
Approx.
LOCATION
Trenerry Reserve, Coogee
NSW, AUSTRALIA
Facing - West
Breeze -
Not noticeable at ground level
CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC
- FT30 Automatic Digital Compact
FLASH
Forced Flash, Off (No Flash, compulsory)
But it may not have fired
in low light
MODE
iA (Intelligent Auto)
FRAME RATE
540 frames,
at 10
second intervals,
over 1
1/2 hours real time,
and recorded the whole 540
frames
over 1
1/2 hours real time
VIDEO RATE
5 fps
VIDEO RUNNING TIME
1 min
49 sec
RESULTS
Objective 1
- A 540
frame Time Lapse, over
1 1/2 hours
was achieved.
Objective 2
- Recording before, during and after sunset
was achieved.
The angle used, captured direct light from
the direction of the sunset.
Observations
- With
540 frames recorded -
The camera appears to have had enough light
to record normally.
- There is some obvious, continuous, slight, in
and out change of focus.
The breeze at ground level was minimal, so
I would suppose that the camera had some
trouble re-focusing to the changes, when
the light was dim.
- There are some big jumps in the intensity of
light captured, from lighter to darker, so that
the change is not smooth.
This could be the aperture adjusting in one
big increment, instead of several smaller
unnoticeable ones.
- The quality of light captured, is quite good.
For
“SUNRISE (5fps)”
MENU PATHWAYS
FLASH
- Flash Button
- Forced Flash Off
(No Flash,
compulsory)
MODE
- Mode Button
- iA
(Intelligent Auto)
TIME LAPSE
- Cross / Centre
Button
- iA Rec
- Time Lapse Shot
- Shooting Interval
Image Count
- Shooting Interval
- 10 sec
- Image Count
- 540
- Start Shooting
- Press shutter to start
TIME LAPSE
DATE & TIME
Taken on Wed
8 November 2023,
4.50 AM
- 6.20 AM
Approx.
LOCATION
Coogee NSW,
AUSTRALIA
Facing -
East
Breeze -
Not noticeable at ground level
CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC
- FT30 Automatic Digital Compact
FLASH
Forced Flash, Off (No Flash, compulsory)
But it may not have fired
in low light
MODE
iA (Intelligent Auto)
FRAME RATE
540 frames,
at 10
second intervals,
over 1
1/2 hours real time,
but only recorded 456
frames
over 1
1/2 hours real time
VIDEO RATE
5 fps
VIDEO RUNNING TIME
1 min 32 sec
RESULTS
Objective 3
- Only a
456 frame Time Lapse, over
1 1/2 hours
was achieved.
Objective 4
- Recording before, during and after sunrise
was achieved.
The angle used, captured direct light from
the direction of the sunrise.
Observations
- With only
456 frames recorded -
The camera appears to be taking longer to
record a frame, when the light is too dim.
Possibly the shutter speed is slower, in
order to obtain enough light for the frame,
and this is over-reaching and over-riding
the 10 sec time interval.
The camera is staying within the overall
time limit set, which was 1 1/2
hours.
- There is obvious, continuous, slight, in and
out change of focus.
The breeze at ground level was minimal, so
I would suppose that the camera is having
some trouble re-focusing to the changes, when
the light is dim.
- There are a lot of big jumps in the intensity
of light captured, from darker to lighter,
so that the change is not smooth.
This could be the aperture adjusting in one
big increment, instead of several smaller
unnoticeable ones.
- The camera was also having great difficulty
focussing when the sun was at full intensity after
rising above the horizon.
So, I would say that this camera cannot
handle that amount of light, which is moving.
Though, it’s not doing too badly without the aid of
filters.
- The quality of light captured, is quite good.
OVERALL
Decreasing, direct light
conditions - “Sunset
(5fps)”
This camera seems to have
some difficulty adjusting to the change in focus and light intensity,
as direct light conditions
decrease.
Such that, the Time Lapse
produced is not smooth and is jumpy in some places. In particular,
around the time that the sun was
setting, exactly.
Increasing, direct light
conditions - “Sunrise
(5fps)”
This camera also seems to
have difficulty adjusting to the change in focus and light intensity,
as direct light
conditions increase.
Such that, the Time Lapse
produced is not smooth, and jumps in a much more pronounced
way than when light conditons
decrease., with some major focus issues. Though, I think that
this was in part because the movement of
the waves exponentially increased the changes
in light direction and intensity, so that the
camera could not cope.
Decreasing vs Increasing, direct light conditions
So I would say that, this
camera can cope a bit better with decreasing, rather than increasing,
direct light conditions.
Light Quality
However, I was very
impressed by the quality of light captured overall, in particular, in the lower
light conditions.
Excluding the photo of the Lumix camera
© Katherine Stuart 2023
Dochas Books Film
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