Time-Lapse Cameras
Time-Lapse Cameras
These are time-lapse cameras, and they probably get to see more exciting
volcanic events on Hawaiian volcanoes than people do. This is because
they can sit out in the rain and mist for days at a time. These
particular cameras are actually super-8 movie cameras set to shoot one
frame every few minutes or so. They are mounted in protective boxes
constructed out of old ammunition boxes. The far box has been opened to
show the camera whereas the near one is sealed up. Often two are employed
at a single viewing location, with one set on wide angle and the other
zoomed in on an active vent.
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