Help needed!! Nikon D40 time lapse + photo editing software

[betancourt.a]

Hey!
Since you guys know a lot more about photography than I do, I´d like to ask for some advice on two topics:

1) Time lapse using D40. I heard there´s no such feature in my camera, but that I can get it with a remote control or accessory. Any idea/recommendation on this?

2) Photo editing software. I´m a PC user and my wife owns a Mac, so any advice on some good free software for photo editing is highly appreciated. Can be priced as well, but at good value. What should I look for to get started?

Thanks always,
Alex

[acedrew]

Search dealextreme.com for a JJC Timer Remote, they make the same model for all the Nikon and Canon remote connections, so make sure you get the one that works with your camera. Works great!

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[jgomez65]

I hope this works. THis is a software you can use with your camera to take timelapse picture. Here is a little explanation (at the end you'll see the link to download it)



Free tethered shooting script with bracketing, time lapse and remote shutter release. Can do both JPG and RAW on Nikon DSLR cameras, testing with D40, D300 by author and many other models inlcuding D3, D700, D50, D60, D70 and D80 by other users. Works perfectly in XP SP2 and partially in Vista depending on individual configurations some users are unable to get RAW support on Vista but JPG works for almost everybody.

Written as a Hyper Text Application (HTA) it looks like a web page, but it connects to your DSLR camera and allows you to control the camera remotely. You can set the mode (P, M, A, S) and shutter speed or aperture from the computer, then trigger shots with a button either on the camera or on the PC.

Optionally it allows you to start up "tethered shooting" so that any shots taken with the camera are immediately downloaded to the PC where they are displayed by DIYPHOTOBITS.COM Camera Control, or you can use Adobe Bridge or Lightroom to view them even better.

Time lapse option allows scheduled shooting such as once every 30 seconds

DIYPhotobits.Com Camera Control 4.0 – Basic Bracketing — DiyPhotoBits.com — A few bits and pieces about photography

THere is also some free software outthere that allows you to take a batch time-elapsed pictures and turn them into a movie, but if you want some editing, you'll have to do it one by one.

If what you mean is a good program to edit pictures in general, then I recommend Gimp