Project cam review--Brinno TLC200f1.2 vs Wingscapes
Only three time lapse cameras exist in the marketplace except for those DSLR or Point To Shoot from Canon or Nikon. i.e Brinno, Wingscapes and GoPro. The GoPro also is often regarded as the “short term” sports cam( battery life is at most 2 hours). Our review of the Brinno and Wingscapes will cover up to the camera “appearance” “batter life” and “ video quality”.
First look: Mail box vs R2D2
Viewfinder: traditional optical vs electronic screen
GUI: Mechanical gear buttons vs Color Graphical menu
Wingscapes’s optical viewfinder
Brinno TLC200’s LCD viewfinder and graphical menu
Wingscapes “Nitentendo” 80’s like operation buttons and switches ( my favorite)
Brinno rotation lens for more flexible targeting
Brinno’s versatile accessories ( Ex changeable lens, Motion sensor kit…)
Power consumption:
It’ crucial for these portable and standalone cameras to have exceptional battery life where no plug or external power available.
Capturing time for one frame:
TimeLapsecam: 17Sec. ( it’d cause the instability if time interval is less than 17 secs in theory)
TLC200: 0.8~1Sec. (It does have the potential to shoot less than 1 sec interval)
Total power need for capturing one frame:
TimeLapsecam: 5673 mW-Sec
TLC200: 140mW-Sec
TimeLapsecam: 5673 mW-Sec, So total frames is 7615
TLC200: 140mW-Sec, total frames is 308,571
(Both using 4 AA batteries with standard 2000 mA hr)
Suppose you shoot every one minute, then Wingscapes may only have 4 days of operation (from our estimation, the real number must be lower due to power management like hibernation). One of the other model from Brinno, TLC100 is doing ok which can last for 10days(the published data from Brinno). TLC200 is 83 days. Once again, Battery life is very significant for these time lapse cameras.
Video quality: Does resolution count for video footage?
Remember those 90’s camcorders or DVs from Sony? They never have any high resolution (most are 0.3 MP) but come up with great video quality.
Is 8.0MP really better than the 1.3MP in term of videos? ( not still image , 8.0MP means still photo resolution). These user upload videos (no caned videos) will bring you the true colors.
Does Wide angles matter in time lapse photography?
Brinno TLC200 f1.2 available already. You may actually get at
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It's said TLC200 f1.2 aspherical lens will significantly increase the lux by 4 times more than TLC200. So is Night shoots by f1.2 140 degree wide angle lens. Here are some photos to feel the amazing power of the Brinno f1.2 lens
The left one is the normal TLC200; The right one is the TLC200 f1.2, the huge Field of View difference now. It's 140 degee!
The package showing the Brinno TLC200 f1.2
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