I am using THETA Z1 for timelapse at the construction site.
Currently, I am making a timelapse by taking single shooting regularly,
but image matching between before and after is not accurate, so it shakes very much.
So I am trying to use the interval shooting mode in another way, but after booting the camera back to the normal mode, I cannot use it.
The camera is only taken in the morning and afternoon, and the camera is turned off in the evening.
If you have a good idea, please.
Hi there!
Timelapse shooting gives a video or a bunch of images? I need to record a timelapse video using SDK or API (controlling from a Raspberry Pi). Haven’t found yet correct command.
you are unable to use the standard 4K video and extract the required frames (either due to complexity in workflow or the resolution is not high enough)
your deployment is a low-volume use of cameras
If you are prototyping a high-volume commercial deployment that could involve many Z1s, please send a DM or email to @jcasman and me.
Our last option is code a script to extract the required frames, but i’d like to avoid that if camera can
set timelapse mode. it’ll save space in memory for walks in long areas.
if you take a stitched image, the Z1 can achieve 4 second intervals
if you use a plug-in, you can take unstitched images and reduce this to 2 seconds (1 frame every 2 seconds). You may be able to get slightly lower
However, if you walking around or have the camera on a robot, then the person or robot would still have to stop.
the two reasonable options you have to work with are:
have the person or robot stop and take shots every 4 seconds (with the webapi)
or
take a normal 4K video and extract the frames prior to processing or sending to the cloud
The third option involves stitching dual-fisheye images for use by a human. If you need the frames for an AI to process, you could use a plug-in to output unstitched JPEG images and get under 4 second intervals. You may be able to achieve 1 second delays. Back in June 2019, I posted related information.
If you want to mount the camera sideways or upside down at the construction site, you could also try value 0x01, which applies the same Top/bottom correction for all pictures.
Top/bottom correction is performed. However, for Interval shooting, the parameters used for top/bottom correction for the first image are saved and used for the 2nd and subsequent images.
Fantastic news that you were able to solve the problem.