time lapse camera
Skip itA small market ($66K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good848.15avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good£136.69avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Okay3.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-5.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad77%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£32.65–£408.71cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad£66K£66K/yr · 32K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, time lapse camera is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (32K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
time lapse camera market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £68K–£103K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #897
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 8.8%
- Avg brand age
- 17 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Dsoon50%
- ZIMOCE22%
- Brinno7%
- Caupureye5%
- ASHATA4%
- AKASO4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top time lapse camera search terms
- time lapse camera17K/yr
- time lapse camera for construction4K/yr
- timelapse cameras4K/yr
- time lapse3K/yr
- timelapse camera3K/yr
Top time lapse camera products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dsoon Time Lapse Camera 4K FHD Time Lapse Camera Outdoor Waterproof Level IP66 for Record Outdoor Construction Weather Plant 6 Month Battery Life 32GB TF Card Included
Dsoon£112.924.5★222 rev
Dsoon Time Lapse Camera 1080p FHD Outdoor Construction Timelapse Camera IP66 Waterproof 110 Wide Angle Extral Standby for Monitor/Capture Building Courtyard Progress Climate Garden (32GB TF Card)
Dsoon£88.534.5★222 rev
Time Lapse Camera for Outdoor Construction 1080P AVI Timelapse Camera with Infrared Positioning LED Light IP66 Waterproof Up to 180 Days Recording for Plant Growth DIY Painting & Landscape
ZIMOCE£81.674.4★19 rev
Outdoor Time Lapse Camera with Weatherproof Case 48MP & 1296P MP4 Video 180-Day Battery 110 Wide Angle LED Light 64GB Card 3 Mounts for Construction Garden Growth Sunsets & DIY
ZIMOCE£110.295.0★4 rev
Time Lapse Camera for Outdoor Contruction - Timelapse Camera with Infrared Positioning & LED Light 180 Days Shooting 1080P AVI Videos & Photos for Cooking Plant Growth Drawing Landscape(64GB)
Caupureye£81.414.2★83 rev
Newest
by launch dateTime Lapse Camera for Outdoor Construction 1080P AVI Timelapse Camera with Infrared Positioning LED Light IP66 Waterproof Up to 180 Days Recording for Plant Growth DIY Painting & Landscape
ZIMOCE£81.6719 rev
Time Lapse Camera for Outdoor Construction - 180 Days Shooting with Laser Positioning Taking 1080P AVI Videos & Photos for Plant Growth Landscape Cooking Drawing 3D Printing(64GB TF Card)
Euiivnt£80.5510 rev
Dsoon Time Lapse Camera 4K FHD Time Lapse Camera Outdoor Waterproof Level IP66 for Record Outdoor Construction Weather Plant 6 Month Battery Life 32GB TF Card Included
Dsoon£112.92222 rev
Dsoon Time Lapse Camera 1080p FHD Outdoor Construction Timelapse Camera IP66 Waterproof 110 Wide Angle Extral Standby for Monitor/Capture Building Courtyard Progress Climate Garden (32GB TF Card)
Dsoon£88.53222 rev
Outdoor Time Lapse Camera with Weatherproof Case 48MP & 1296P MP4 Video 180-Day Battery 110 Wide Angle LED Light 64GB Card 3 Mounts for Construction Garden Growth Sunsets & DIY
ZIMOCE£110.294 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Wildlife Camera 4K 60MP Trail Camera 0.2s Fast Trigger Motion Activated Trail Cam 850nm IR Night Vision IP66 Waterproof Garden Camera with 32GB SD Card for Bird Watching & Wildlife Monitoring
MAXDONE£32.654.5★
Outdoor Time Lapse Camera with Weatherproof Case 48MP & 1296P MP4 Video 180-Day Battery 110 Wide Angle LED Light 64GB Card 3 Mounts for Construction Garden Growth Sunsets & DIY
ZIMOCE£110.295.0★
Time Lapse Camera for Outdoor Construction 1080P AVI Timelapse Camera with Infrared Positioning LED Light IP66 Waterproof Up to 180 Days Recording for Plant Growth DIY Painting & Landscape
ZIMOCE£81.674.4★
Time Lapse Camera for Outdoor Contruction - Timelapse Camera with Infrared Positioning & LED Light 180 Days Shooting 1080P AVI Videos & Photos for Cooking Plant Growth Drawing Landscape(64GB)
Caupureye£81.414.2★
Brinno BCC300-M Time Lapse Bundle Outdoor Timelapse Recording Long Battery Life HDR FHD1080P IPX4 Waterproof Housing Wall Mount and LCD Screen
Brinno£249.303.6★
What buyers say about time lapse camera
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent value for money”
“Good quality, easy to set up”
“Fantastic camera”
“The picture quality is really good”
“Its very straightforward to get started with simple instructions included”
“Easy to use”
“video is great to collect special memories”
“works as intended”
“Rechargeable batteries work well”
“Good night vision”
What buyers complain about
“Batteries lasted approximately 3 weeks on 24/7 set to 15 second videos”
“Won't connect”
“Completely stopped working”
“Not happy at all :/ I can't get it how everyone else is so pleased with this action camera”
“I just found a quality with the picture was not very good at all”
“after just over 12 months it died”
“audio quality lacking”
“the playback was a bit erratic plus shot videos that had to be spliced with pc or mobile”
“Very poor no directions with it you have to use QR code”
“seems not to have charged either of them”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is time lapse camera profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £66K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
- How competitive is the time lapse camera niche?
- 9 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in time lapse camera?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Battery Life, Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.1%.
- When does demand for time lapse camera peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the time lapse camera niche?
- Listings span £32.65–£408.71; the average listing price is £136.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 848 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.