A time lapse video consists of a series of pictures taken at regular intervals. It can help you capture dynamic processes and slow actions in accelerated videos.
You can follow the steps below to set up time lapse on Reolink App.
Applies to: Which Reolink Products Support Time Lapse
Here is a video for your reference:
Step 1. Launch Reolink App and go to Device Settings > Time Lapse.
Note: If you cannot find Time Lapse in your App, please check if your App is the latest version and if your camera supports Time Lapse.
Step 2. Tap Try Now and select a scene for time lapse capture.
Note: Reolink battery-powered cameras do not support the Event/People/Traffic scene.
Step 3. Tap Customize. Then you can customize settings for the scene you choose.
- Capture Starts at: you can set the start time for the capture.
- Duration: from 1 minute to 830 days.
- Interval: from 2 seconds to 6 hours for PoE or DC-powered cameras and from 10 seconds to 6 hours for battery cameras.
- Quality: clear or fluent. Some cameras have a "balanced" option.
- File Type: store the capture as a photo series or a compressed video. A camera can save max. 10000 photos per day when the time-lapse capture is to be stored as a photo series. If you want to enable the time-lapse for a long period, you are recommended to set a longer interval or store the capture as a video.
- Estimated video length & estimated file size: The captures will be stored on the SD card inserted into the camera. If the file size is so large that exceeds the available storage, you are recommended to set up a shorter capture duration, a longer capture interval, or a lower video quality.
Note 1: Tap Duration.
When you enable Finish Capture Automatically option, time lapse capture will stop automatically after duration time.
When you enable Overwrite Time Lapse Files option, the earliest time lapse files will be overwritten when storage full.
When you disable Finish Capture Automatically, the time lapse will start recording at the time set in Capture Starts at, and then the daily time lapse recordings will be made according to the Daily Schedule you set.
For example, if you set the capture to start at 6:00 PM on May 14, 2026, with the Daily Schedule set to start at 5:00 PM and end at 10:00 PM, the time lapse recording will begin at 6:00 PM on May 14, 2026. On the first day, the recording will be from 6:00 PM and end at 10:00 PM, and on subsequent days, it will be from 5:00 PM and end at 10:00 PM.
The time lapse will need to be manually stopped, as it will not stop automatically. (Shown as the right picture).
Note 2: Tap Interval. There are recommended interval settings for your reference.