I do love time lapse! This is the first using the Nex-5 which will not accept a wired and full featured intervalometer but luckily there exists the TempusNex which will trigger the shutter via IR and allow image capture for time lapse. The advantage to using the Nex system for intervalometer is weight; it is simply pounds lighter than a DSLR and you can also get by with a much lighter tripod. So while the Nex was grabbing pics I was out hiking finally after nursing hurt ribs for almost 2 weeks!