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intervalometer

[ in-ter-vuh-lom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.


intervalometer

/ ˌɪntəvəˈlɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an automatic device used to trigger an operation at regular intervals, esp such a device operating the shutter of a camera
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intervalometer1

First recorded in 1930–35; interval + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

If your camera doesn’t have one built in, he recommends bringing an intervalometer to automatically take time-lapse photos.

Because I didn’t have an intervalometer, I manually took a photo every 20 seconds for an hour.

Intervalometer / remote If you want to get into some more advanced techniques like extra long exposures, star trails, or time lapses, you’re going to need an intervalometer.

Fortunately, you can get an external intervalometer that does the job for cheap, just double-check that it works with your specific camera.

To scan the tracks during low tides, dePolo invented what she calls the intervalometer: two offset cameras mounted on an easily portable pole.

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