Shooting Interval (seconds between shots)

Number of Photos

Shooting Duration
Hours Minutes Seconds

Video Frame Rate (fps)
24 fps (Cinema) 25 fps (PAL) 30 fps (NTSC) 60 fps

Desired Clip Length (seconds)

• 0.5s — Ultra-fast action, sports, fast highway traffic
• 1s — Fast clouds, busy traffic
• 2s — Traffic flow, quick crowd movement
• 3s — Clouds, crowds, sunsets
• 5s — Slow clouds, shadows moving
• 10s — Sun tracking, slow shadows
• 15s — Sun/moon rise or set
• 20s — Long shadows, subtle sky changes
• 30s — Stars, construction
• 60s — Plants growing, long construction
• 120s — Very slow changes, weather shifts
• 300s — Slow processes, ice melting
• 600s — Multi-hour scenes, long-term builds
• 1800s — Multi-day weather, sun arcs across days
• 3600s — Week-long projects, glacial movement, slow plant growth

Average Photo File Size (MB)

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