Turn a multi-week active-day schedule and target clip into a whole-second interval, expected delivered frames, storage reserve and two practical trade-off scenarios.
What interval fits the active schedule, final clip and usable storage?
Start from the frames the final timeline needs, add an explicit missed-frame allowance, then divide the real active shooting window. Verify storage with measured sample-file size rather than a generic JPEG/RAW preset.
Method
Active seconds come from weeks, active days and hours. The target frames are increased for expected misses, interval rounds down to a whole second, and storage adds a separate reserve.
Important limitation
This cannot guarantee battery life, thermal stability, intervalometer behavior, weather sealing, clock drift, focus, exposure consistency or card endurance. Run a representative test and monitor the installed rig.
What the result cannot know
This cannot guarantee battery life, thermal stability, intervalometer behavior, weather sealing, clock drift, focus, exposure consistency or card endurance. Run a representative test and monitor the installed rig.
