Optimized Exposure Temporal Smoothing For Time-Lapse Mode

An imaging device, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain a first frame of a time-lapse using a first exposure setting;
• set a second exposure setting,
• wherein the second exposure setting is based on respective exposure settings of one or more preview images obtained after the first frame of the time-lapse and before a second frame of the time-lapse, and
• wherein the one or more preview images are not included in the time-lapse;
• and
• obtain the second frame of the time-lapse using the second exposure setting.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations to reduce overexposure or underexposure in a time-lapse, the operations comprising operations to:

• obtain a first frame of the time-lapse using a first exposure setting;
• obtain one or more preview images after obtaining the first frame and before obtaining a second frame of the time-lapse, wherein the one or more preview images are not included in the time-lapse;
• obtain a second exposure setting based on respective exposure settings of at least some of the one or more preview images;
• and
• obtain the second frame of the time-lapse using the second exposure setting.