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Notes on long-term time-lapse.
Flicker, cameras, Raspberry Pis, and progress on the SmoothLapse rebuild.
SmoothLapse is coming back
SmoothLapse went quiet at the end of 2021. Here’s why it’s being rebuilt for today’s Raspberry Pi, what’s changing, and what stays the same.
Why long-term time-lapses flicker, and what you can do about it
The six usual causes of flicker in a long-term time-lapse, and which ones you can fix on the camera, in deflicker software, or only with a better photo.
Over-shoot, deflicker or select? Three ways to a smooth long-term time-lapse
Over-shooting and culling, deflicker software, or choosing the best photo on the device: three ways to beat flicker in a long-term time-lapse, compared.
Planning a year-long Raspberry Pi time-lapse: a checklist
A practical checklist for a long-term Raspberry Pi time-lapse camera: the spot, camera, board, power, storage, weatherproofing, network and testing.
A low-budget Raspberry Pi time-lapse camera
How we filmed seedlings sprouting with a Raspberry Pi 3 and a £18 camera module in 2021: the parts, what they cost, and what we would change today.
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