A good friend of mine is involved in a construction project. I don’t have all the details, but he is looking to create a time-lapse record of the demo at a site followed by the construction of a new building. He estimates that the project will last 12-18 months.
Here is what he is looking for:
- A setup he can set and forget about until the project is done. He doesn’t want to have to worry about someone forgetting to take a picture.
- Needs to be reasonably secure. He says there is a telephone pole and tree on site that could serve as a mount.
- Open to contracting with someone who does this, or purchasing the equipment needed, depending on the cost.
Questions that will need answered by him, or any experts out there:
- What is a good resolution for this project? I’m thinking 1920 x 1080 would be on the high end since the eventual output would be a video, and that is HD level image. So anything beyond 2 Megapixel seems a waste.
- Power supplies. I don’t know how often you will need to recharge, but I doubt we have a source that will last 12-18 months.
- How many shots a day would be ideal? Or is it shots a week?
- If the telephone pole is best choice, how do you go about getting permission?
- What are some good software tools for this?
So, if you have any guidance, please share. If you do this kind of work, contact me and I will put you two in touch.
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