is it possible to make a mini stop motion movie by using my digital camera?

Question

I love stop motion animation, and I know those who do this must use special cameras but I was wondering if I could do this on my camera and make a one to two minut short.

Answer 1

A friend of mine Gregg creates stop action movies using a digital camera. I believe right now he is using a canon 20d and is shooting the images on the lowest image setting. You have to remember that shooting for video doesnt require you to shoot still images beyond a resolution of 640x480 (pixels that is) at 29.9 frames per second(29.9 still frames in 1 second of video) ...that holds true unless of course you are shooting for HD. To accomplish this task you need simply a video editing software and to set the still frame setting in the video editing software to 1 frame. Some video editing programs may have a default setting of 5-10 seconds for each still frame which defeats the idea of using a series of images to create a motion video. Here is a link to my friends website.

Answer 2

Should be able to. You'd want it to have a good macro capability.

You'd need 18-24 frames per second and probably at least 3/4 of those them would require motion - so a 1 or 2 minute animated movie is a lot of work.

Might want to put your biggest memory card in the camera before you start.

Answer 3

I think so what u need is to download a stop motion animation program free from the net jus search it up. And if your digital camera doesnt' work you can just buy a cheep webcam
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Answer 4

I did it once using a regular camcorder. The principle is the same. I would make sure my digital camera stays completely still when photographing, so secure it somehow then take your pic and then move your objects then take another and so on.

Answer 5

That depends on what kind of digital camera you have and if you have the option of shooting movies

Answer 6

I'm sure it can be done.