<p>Reddit user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/All-Sorts-of-Stuff" rel="nofollow noreferrer">All-Sorts-of-Stuff</a> <a href="https://redd.it/10maztg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mentioned</a> that one can look at the red timer to see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse:</p>
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<p>While the camera is recording, there will be a red timer showing the footage duration on the rear screen. If that timer is ticking upwards slowly - eg., it takes a full minute for each &quot;second&quot; of the timer to increase - then the camera is recording a timelapse. If that timer is ticking upwards in real time, it's recording a video</p>
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2024-09-28T09:18:13.363Z
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Franck Dernoncourt
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Franck Dernoncourt
<p>I use a GoPro 10. When it is recording, how can I see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse?</p>

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When a GoPro is recording, how can I see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse?
Franck Dernoncourt
# When a GoPro is recording, how can I see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-27)

I use a GoPro 10. When it is recording, how can I see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse?

**Tags:** video-recording, time-lapse, gopro


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2023-01-27. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Reddit user [All-Sorts-of-Stuff](https://www.reddit.com/user/All-Sorts-of-Stuff) [mentioned](https://redd.it/10maztg) that one can look at the red timer to see whether it is recording a regular video or a timelapse:

> While the camera is recording, there will be a red timer showing the footage duration on the rear screen. If that timer is ticking upwards slowly - eg., it takes a full minute for each "second" of the timer to increase - then the camera is recording a timelapse. If that timer is ticking upwards in real time, it's recording a video

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Other solutions are welcome.  

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