Combine a visualist and a digital camera and you'd probably get loads of stop-motion videos. Jaymis from Create Digital Motion has come up with a functioning cable release that will sure come in handy for those who want to foray into the world of stop-motion video using their digital SLRs.

He admits that it's an "inelegant" setup, but nonetheless functional and produces reasonable results. All he needed was something that would allow variable-interval time lapse shooting, but not as costly as professional timer switch, or intervalometer. His prayer has been answered when he purchased a Countdown Timer project from Jaycar Electronics.

Check out the video and see how your DSLR cable release circuit will help with making your own stop-motion videos.