topic time lapse using sony alpha 5100 in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

time lapse using sony alpha 5100

jeksonyPlay — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:40:06 GMT

is it possible to download an app to enable time lapse photography on my ILCE 5100? I tried to download the the playmemories time lapse app but it would even let me log in.

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

Pascale_F — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:32:44 GMT

Hi jeksonyPlay,

I'll see if I can find this out for you. Maybe someone else in the community can help in the meantime.

Thanks,

Pascale

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

The_Black_Rose — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:18:28 GMT

Hi JeksonyPlay,

Did you try resetting the password of your Sony entertainment account?

Cheers,
The_Black_Rose

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

jeksonyPlay — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:59:28 GMT

I don't think Sony are doing anything with playmemories anymore as far as the app in the camera goes so I think I am wasting my time. Is there any other way to do time lapse with this alpha 5100 mirrorless? I don't have a particular project in mind so it doesn't really matter.

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

jeksonyPlay — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:00:41 GMT

forgot to say that I did try resetting my password but that didn't work.

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

The_Black_Rose — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:18:23 GMT

Hi JeksonPlay,

I've just checked the timelapse app is compatible with the camera: https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/usbdetail.php?eid=IS9104-NPIA09014_00-000003

Since the account used to login to PlayMemories camera apps is through Sony entertainment network (PlayStation), I'd recommend contacting them to help you reset your password.

Cheers,
The_Black_Rose

Re: time lapse using sony alpha 5100

jeksonyPlay — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:40:48 GMT

thank you for looking into it. I had contacted sony for help but they were not much help. I had already done a password reset but could not set up an account at playmemories as it said my email address was already being used in another account (my sony account!). I have now been able to make a sony entertainment account account using a different email address so that I could pay for the ap, and have now been able to finally get the ap on my camera. I still had problems downloading but, after a lot of swearing did eventually manage it. Why do they make it so complicated? Sony did say that they were trying to merge things in future. Also, I don't see why they can't make things work on all browsers. Rant over. Thanks again for looking into it for me.