timelapse_config.yaml

timelapse:
  sequence_name: My timelapse
  
  # Interval between captures, in seconds
  interval: 60
  # Interval must be larger than the shutter speed
  
  # Number of captures to be taken, -1 -> continue indefinitely
  num_captures: 15
  
  # Please note that 'interval * num_captures' is the time it will take for your timelapse to run its course
  # It's your job to ensure there is enough space on the usb drive (and power, if running on battery/power bank)

  # Number of seconds to wait after boot before starting capture sequence
  initial_wait_time: 30

camera:
  # Max resolution is 3280 * 2464
  resolution: {width: 3280, height: 2464}
  
  # Exposure
  shutter_speed: auto # in seconds, if not auto
  shutter_speed_fixed: true
  iso: 100
  # Aperture is fixed at 2.8 on the Pi Camera module

  # Adjust rotation to fit how you've mounted the camera
  rotation: 0
  
  # Please note that when shutter speed is auto and fixed (i.e., the default setting),
  # the program will find a suitable shutter speed on the first run and stick with
  # that for the rest of the timelapse, in order to produce images of similar
  # exposure and thus reduce flickering in the final video product

  # Image file format
  format: jpeg
  jpeg_quality: 85
  # See documentation via the URL below for info about image format options
  # https://picamera.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.13/api_camera.html#picamera.PiCamera.capture