Alright, you clowns. I need some help. Yes, again...
We're in the process of building a house. I'm a DIY type, but a project of this magnitude is beyond my attention span. So we got the pros coming in. But I'm still unbelievably fascinated by the whole process. I got some great ideas from friends, such as taking pictures of every wall before the drywall goes up, so I know where every wire and pipe actually runs.
So this sparked another idea. I would really like to watch the framing happen. But then there's the whole short attention span thing which would preclude hanging out by the house all creepster-like for a week... So I was thinking of doing a time lapse video type thing. I have an old Olympus point and shoot, but it doesn't have the capabilities I need. Otherwise, all I really use for pics is my cellphone, which I will NOT be strapping to a tree for a few days at a time.
I really don't want to spend a lot of money. I nerd out to a lot of things, but photography isn't one of them. I'd like to stay under $100 with a name brand camera (Olympus, Nikon, canon, etc.) but I don't know if that's reasonable. I saw some purpose made cameras for time lapse stuff, but I'd rather not go that route. Latest and greatest isn't necessary, but always welcome if it's affordable. Not picky on max zoom or resolution, but something better than a 2x zoom would be nice.
Any suggestions?
We're in the process of building a house. I'm a DIY type, but a project of this magnitude is beyond my attention span. So we got the pros coming in. But I'm still unbelievably fascinated by the whole process. I got some great ideas from friends, such as taking pictures of every wall before the drywall goes up, so I know where every wire and pipe actually runs.
So this sparked another idea. I would really like to watch the framing happen. But then there's the whole short attention span thing which would preclude hanging out by the house all creepster-like for a week... So I was thinking of doing a time lapse video type thing. I have an old Olympus point and shoot, but it doesn't have the capabilities I need. Otherwise, all I really use for pics is my cellphone, which I will NOT be strapping to a tree for a few days at a time.
I really don't want to spend a lot of money. I nerd out to a lot of things, but photography isn't one of them. I'd like to stay under $100 with a name brand camera (Olympus, Nikon, canon, etc.) but I don't know if that's reasonable. I saw some purpose made cameras for time lapse stuff, but I'd rather not go that route. Latest and greatest isn't necessary, but always welcome if it's affordable. Not picky on max zoom or resolution, but something better than a 2x zoom would be nice.
Any suggestions?