Android Camera: How Hyperlapse Works

The majority of all photos and videos are now taken with smartphones. Thanks to this trend, the features have become more and more numerous. We explain Android's Hyperlapse feature.

The world in fast motion: Hyperlapse videos look impressive.

Already normal videos look very good thanks to the high-resolution camera of phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10. With Hyperlapse, even more special results are possible.

This is why Hyperlapse videos are so popular with Android

Android users of most modern smartphones will find the Hyperlapse option in the mode selection of the camera app.

• This term was not invented by Google, but has existed for a long time. It describes the accelerated sequence of videos.
• It is therefore a time-lapse effect: This is suitable, for example, to capture the dynamics of a large city or a sunset in the mountains particularly impressive.
• As a basis for Hyperlapse videos must first be recorded in real time. Depending on the duration, you should pay attention to the storage space, since even a few minutes of video material can definitely consume a lot of space.

Depending on the idea for the video, it may be important that the camera is not moved during this time. However, there are also dynamic videos of this type, in which all movements are subsequently displayed by hyperlapse all the faster.Those who have a phone without hyperlapse function, you can add it via external app, as shown here, for example.