For many people, mobile phones , whether we like it more or less, have become the main camera. It may not be the best, but it is the one that, at the end of the day, we use the most.
Many of us have already played with Time Lapse as one of its curiosities, to a certain extent because it is part of the phones we work with daily and because, as photographers that we are, we like to tinker with everything it can offer us. the camera.
However, your phone may not allow you to do Time Lapse, so you may not even know what it is, or if you do, you may need a tool to take you beyond what your phone can offer.
So, in any case, I will try to solve your doubts.
These are the applications with which you can make Time Lapse whatever mobile you have. We are going to see them one by one (after answering a fundamental question):
- framelapse
- Hyperlapse
- Time Lapse Camera
- Super Lapse
- lapse it
If what you are looking for are photography applications in general, here we have a guide with apps that will help you throughout the photographic process.
WHAT IS TIME LAPSE?
Explained in a very simple way, Time Lapse is nothing more than a series of photographs of the same scenario taken with a specific time interval (which can generally be defined) and later joined in a video.
The effect is that of a fast motion video.
Surely you have seen it many times, for example, to see sunrises or sunsets, the growth of a flower, to record the journey of cars on a road, the hustle and bustle of people walking, a boat, etc.
In its day, we dedicated a complete article to how to make Time Lapse with the mobile phone in case you want to delve into the subject.
APPLICATIONS TO MAKE TIME LAPSE WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE
These are some of the applications that you can turn to when making a Time Lapse.
FRAMELAPSE (ANDROID)
This Android application has many downloads and very good acceptance by users. And it is not for less, because it is very complete and intuitive, and it allows you to customize many parameters of the Time Lapse to obtain the best results.
Among other aspects, highlights of this application:
- The possibility of choosing the duration of the interval between photographs.
- Select the speed of the video.
- Determine the total duration of the video.
- It offers zoom and autofocus options.
- You can control (and lock) the white balance from the same application, as well as the exposure, etc.
You can download this App for Android here.
HYPERLAPSE (IOS)
Hyperlapse is a very simple application but with very good results as far as the final quality of the video is concerned.
From Hyperlapse we can highlight that:
- It has a powerful image stabilizer that provides very good final quality with a cinematographic effect and without the need for a tripod (although you know... ? ).
- You can choose the video speed afterwards.
- It is very simple to use.
- You can share directly to Instagram.
you have it hereto download ? .
TIME LAPSE CAMERA (ANDROID)
This is another application for Android devices with a lot of downloads as well as very good feedback from its users.
It is simple and intuitive and allows you to manipulate all the basic settings:
- Maximum length of the video.
- Interval between shots.
- Filters.
- Resolution.
- You can create videos from photos, very useful for creating Stop Motion type videos , longer term physical changes like pregnancy, plant growth, etc.
you can download it here.
SUPER LAPSE (ANDROID)
Another application for Android to make Time Lapse very complete and also free.
It allows you to select multiple resolutions, export the video in high-quality MP4 format, allows you to adjust the recording speed, add background music, filters, white balance, zoom, etc.
You can download it directly from here.
LAPSE IT (ANDROID AND IOS)
Simple, fast and intuitive. It allows you to add music to your Time Lapse videos, Stop Motion mode, control the exposure time, the white balance, or the number of images per second.
Plus, it's free ;).
You can download it here for Androidand here for IOS.
What did you think? Have you already chosen yours? Remember, before launching into the search for your best Time Lapse, take a look at this article to avoid the most classic errors: composition, light, lack of battery on the mobile phone, crooked horizons... ?
