After posting about doing some TimeLapse photography and my test shots, I had a few people ask me what is the difference between Timelapse and HyperLapse.
So I thought I would answer them in a post, so here goes.
I will start by briefly explaining what the two are in their own right, and hopefully you will be able to see the difference.
What is TimeLapse Photography?
I will start by showing you a simple example of a TimeLapse sequence
As you can see the movement in this shot is done by the lapsing of time, hence the name TimeLapse. Simply put in a TimeLapse shot the camera position is fixed and a shot is taken at set intervals, during each interval time passes, which means when the next shot is taken the scene has changed.
These shots are then stitched together into a moving format, gif, movie or similar.
What is HyperLapse Photography?
Once again I will show you an example of a HyperLapse sequence
So I thought I would answer them in a post, so here goes.
I will start by briefly explaining what the two are in their own right, and hopefully you will be able to see the difference.
What is TimeLapse Photography?
I will start by showing you a simple example of a TimeLapse sequence
As you can see the movement in this shot is done by the lapsing of time, hence the name TimeLapse. Simply put in a TimeLapse shot the camera position is fixed and a shot is taken at set intervals, during each interval time passes, which means when the next shot is taken the scene has changed.
These shots are then stitched together into a moving format, gif, movie or similar.
What is HyperLapse Photography?
Once again I will show you an example of a HyperLapse sequence
This time rather than the camera remaining in a fixed position, the shot is taken by the camera which is then moved between each shot, hence the name HyperLapse. So simply put we get the effect by having a moving camera position and a shot taken at each position, each time the camera is moved to a new position a new shot is taken, (at each shot the camera is fixed and doesn't move) after each the camera is moved and physical distance has passed, so the next time the shot is taken the scene has changed.
Again these shots are then stitched together into a moving format, gif, movie or similar.
So what is the difference between TimeLapse and HyperLapse?
Now you should already know the difference by to put it simple the difference is
1. Time-lapse photography allows time to pass between each shot, whilst the camera remains fixed.
2. Hyper-lapse photography allows distance to pass between each shot, the camera moves between each shot, but is fixed at the time of taking the shot, after all we are not making a movie here.
NOTE
TimeLapse is often also referred to as Time-lapse or Time Lapse Photography, as HyperLapse is often referred to as Hyper-lapse or Hyper Lapse Photography.
