several day interval shooting question

[hchargreaves]

Hi,

I have a 5Ds and am trying ot make a stop motion over several days of a flower blooming.

I need to shoot it on memory card with 5min intervals and one battery charge.

I was wondering if there is a setting where the camera wakes itself back up to take a shot then powers down again so I dont have to change the battery?

Thanks in advance for any tips

[RobertTheFat]

It doesn't sould like something you'd be doing outdoors, so why not just use an AC adapter?

[hchargreaves]

It doesn't come with one so would have to be an add on purchase, but good suggestion. Was wondering if anyone had done it with the camera on a timer release like a Vello or managed to make the internal one work?

[BobEaston]

A late reply, but according to the manual, the 5Ds does power down between intervalometer shots, and wakes again around 1 minute before the next shot is due. Two days at 5 minute intervals is around 600 frames and the battery (officially!) is rated for 700, so you might manage a couple of days - maybe drop down to a slightly longer interval?

Cheers,

Bob