Here is an alternative way to do a DIY intervalometer, using some hardware hacking.
From comedyhunter of derbyphotos.co.uk.
Much better video than my clouds!
What works and doesn’t work
This is a summary of what Nikon DSLR models have been seen working, or not working, with the script.
DIYPhotobits Camera Control 2.1 – Greens (updated with feedback upto 5.2)
| XP | Vista / Win7 | |
| D300 | Yes Yes |
Yes |
| D40 | Yes | Yes (vista home, raw works)Yes (vista, raw ok) |
| D80 | Yes | No Yes |
| D50 | No Yes YesYes |
|
| D200 / Fuji S5 | Almost YesYes YesYes |
PartialYes, Win7, jpg only |
| D60 | Yes | Yes |
| D70 / 70s – yes | Yes | Yes (win7 32bit) but no mode changeYes (vista)
Yes (vista, jpg only) |
| D90 – yes /w issues | Yes | |
| D3 – yes | ||
| D2x – yes | ||
| D100 — nobody has this working yet, I think (not sure) it may be impossible due to it not fully supporting ptpD1 – No | ||
| D5000 | Yes | |
| D3000 | YesYes | |
| D80 – yes with 1.01 firmware, no with 1.11 firmware | No (64bit Win7) | |
| D300s – yes | ||
| D700 | yes | Yes (64bit Win7)Yes Win7 jpg only |
| D3100 | Yes | |
| D3200 | Yes | |
| D3000 | Yes | |
| D800/D800E | No | |
| D7000 | Yes | |
| D5100 | Yes | |
As you can see it is quite a mixed bag – I’d love to hear more input on what works and doesn’t work.