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Monitor Your Project
On Time Lapse helps you create stunning time lapse video of your project, event, service or just about anything. Using the latest state of the art equipment allows On Time Lapse to install our camera systems just about anywhere in the world and remotely control most features. See every photo in your dashboard, with easy comparison and weather markers on with every photo for history reference or claiming rain delays on your project. You can also instantly compare any prior photo with another photo to show progress. One click of a button and get the last 150 photos rolled into a video and watch on demand.
Features
NOW AVAILABLE WITH LIVE STREAMING
Our trusted construction time lapse system can be paired with an 8 MP Uniview infrared camera for crystal clear live streaming of your job site. The unit runs on a 120 W solar panel with an integrated 60 Ah battery, so you get reliable uptime even on remote projects 4G connection required. Add live view when you need it, keep classic time lapse capture as standard.
We install a single enclosure containing the time lapse camera, with the option to add the Uniview live stream module. Stills are captured at set intervals for your time lapse. If you choose live streaming, the feed is delivered over encrypted 4G or your site network to a dashboard you can access anytime to check progress, confirm deliveries or verify safety.
Unmatched Features:
✅ Unlimited High-Res Access – Search, view, and zoom into any image from your entire project history anytime including weather data
✅ Live Dashboard with Calendar Lookup – Instantly access project visuals with an intuitive interface.
✅ Secure Cloud Storage – Business-grade Dropbox storage ensures master images are safe and accessible including image encryption on transmission
✅ Instant Video Generation (Live Lapse)– Watch a stunning time-lapse video of your last 150 images with one click to get a fast recap of project progress
✅ Dynamic Image Comparisons – Compare any two photos side by side from any date for progress tracking.
✅ Easy Sharing & Downloads – Effortlessly share and download project images.
✅ Fast 4G Uploads via Telstra – Unlimited data uploads in 10-minute increments (faster capture rates available at an additional cost).
✅ Automated Backup Protection – Overnight data integrity checks and near real-time photo syncing
✅ Premium Sony DSLR Technology – Equipped with high-quality Sony cameras and lenses for exceptional image clarity and SD Card less Gen 2 units for improved reliability
✅ Solar-Powered – 20W solar panel with onboard battery for self-sustained operation (requires north-facing outdoor access) 240v power supply available on request
✅ Private URL OR User name and password – We offer a private url or username and password access to your dashboard, the choice is yours.
✅ Engineered for up to 5 years onsite – Professionally engineered and powerful redundant systems allows our systems to operate untouched for many years in the field. Including class leading backup, auto restarting and self healing technology.
✅ Specialised photographic glass in our housing along with dirt and dust repelling treatment applied before each hire
✅ Optional Progress Reporter automated video generator to create 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 Day videos including blending images for stunning videos to share with stake holders
✅ End of Day upload Check, our system will scan the onboard storage and compare image numbers to those in Dropbox and the online portal, if any images are missing they will be uploaded and synced into order. This takes place late at night ensuring your portal is always up to date
✅ High Gain External Antennas available for remote location with low signal
✅ Starlink compatible for projects with no reception
✅ External Battery box available for sites with limited power options, lasting up to 120 days without charge
Monitor Your Project
Time Lapse cameras have a variety of use cases, often used by Project Managers, foreman and stake holders to see progress of the construction site, without the need to visit site as often. We take high resolution images giving the flexibility to zoom in and check on something in frame with ease, right from within the portal. Another great use is for marketing and showing off the completed project in a fully edited video.
Solar Powered
Our time lapse systems are completely self-sufficient, meaning they don't rely on 240v power sources, WiFi, or any other cabled connections. Our time lapse systems are 100% solar powered, giving us the ability to take a photo up to once every 5 minutes without the need for constant power supplies. The industry average for time lapse is one photo every 10 minutes.
4G Data Included
Our time lapse systems utilise Telstra 4G network in order to offer fast uploads after the photo is taken. If the network is unavailable at the time, the system will complete a comprehensive scan of both the SD card and onboard SSD to detect which photos have and haven't been uploaded to Dropbox or the portal and upload those that haven't been.
Meet Our Generation II Construction Time Lapse Cameras
The Gen II Time Lapse cameras are feature reach and include the latest updates to match with our Sony ZV-E10 series cameras to make the perfect pair. The GenII features a SD card less system by using the latest type C connection to save images directly to the onboard solid state drive. Along with a brand new features for video generation and our all new yellow branding, keep an eye out for our GenII units on a construction site near you. Our building time lapse systems use the latest technology to reliably captcha photos in pretty much any conditions. With IP66 waterproof housings complete with sun visors and the ability to fit wide angle lenses inside the housing to captcha more field of view.
We choose Nikon, Canon & Sony cameras along with Sigma or Tokina lenses for reliability and durability, for most projects we fit a Sigma 10-20mm lens giving great field of view without the fish eye effect that many wide angle lenses generally inherant.
Mounting our cameras are generally easy thanks to the 3-axis universal mount that offers small or big adjustment options while giving us the flexibility to dyna-bolt onto roofs, walls or even mount directly to light poles or custom made poles. Our team have partnered with fabricators throughout Australia to offer custom made poles specific to your location.
Solar Charging
Any outdoor building time lapse project will see the use of our 20watt solar panels that are extremely durable and offer piece of mind when installing in those hard to access locations. The solar panels come complete with a heavy duty galvanised bracket to make mounting to small poles, walls and many other surfaces a breeze.
Onboard our building time lapse systems are two battery supplies, one being the inbuilt camera battery and the second being a 13600 mAh lithium-ion battery that allows the system to run up to 3 days without a power source.
We also offer a third battery solution in the way of an external large 12v battery much like a car battery, this will give the system up to 3 months of power supply without charge.
Live Dashboard
Our live dashboard system allows customers to generate time-lapse videos with just one click and view the latest 150 photos or the last 30 days of progress, whichever they choose.
- Generate Videos on demand or schedule 7, 14, 21 30, 60 & 90 Day videos (Progress Reporter Plan required)
- Weather stamped on every photo in the portal
- Compare any two images side by side or stacked
- Review any photo by date/time
- Download High Resolution
- Share images via link
- Hidden url for private access or username and password protected dashboard
- Zoom in on photos
- Your company or client logo on dashboard
- Custom login background photo and branding (Only when using username/password protected dashboard
- Responsive design, works on Desktop, tablet, mobile and all other devices
Installed By Us or DIY Install
Installed for you – Our team will arrange pole, weights and all the required items and install for you onsite. With fully engineered pole and weight systems, our team can supply, install and configure your camera all for you with quick turn around times, our install locations are Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. All other location enquire about installation. For install photos see our installation page.
DIY Install – Our time lapse camera kits can be shipped directly to you, generally within 72 hours of order. Our kits can be installed in a matter of minutes as they are designed with a simple clamping system, 3 clamps on the camera and two on the solar panel. During installation our team will work with you to lower photo intervals to ensure the perfect angle and minimise install time. We also offer installation Australia wide including the supply and installation of concrete blocks and poles.
Aussie Support 24/7
Our team will monitor your time-lapse camera remotely for any alerts and take action. Our time-lapse camera systems are super smart and in many cases self-fix issues, but should there be any issues we will work with the system engineers to fix the problem remotely. Depending on the location of the time-lapse camera, they are generally maintenance-free, but for example, time-lapse cameras on a remote dusty site may need the housing glass cleaned with a simple microfibre cloth on occasion. All our time-lapse cameras are cleaned and the glass polished with Rainx prior to dispatch and in most cases, dust on the glass will be focused through by the lens and rarely show up.