Construction Time-Lapse Cameras: automate documentation, boost marketing
Automatic site documentation from day one. GDPR-compliant footage without legal review. Stakeholder reports that produce themselves. All from a single camera connected to the avisec Cloud Cockpit.
1000+ active cameras | 17 countries | since 2009
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When was that retaining wall poured? Was it done right? And more importantly: Can you prove it?
If your answer depends on someone’s memory, an email thread, or a phone that might have been wiped, your project documentation has a structural gap.
Without timestamped evidence, you lose the dispute
Construction disputes average $54.26 million globally, and they’re rising, according to Arcadis 2024 Global Construction Disputes Report. When delay claims, defect allegations and change-order disagreements escalate, the party with better documentation wins. Not the party that was right.
Timestamped, high-resolution images captured at regular intervals are routinely accepted as evidence in arbitration and litigation. A time-lapse archive provides exactly that: an unbroken visual record of who did what, when, and in what sequence.
Images are scattered across 15 phones and 4 email threads
On a typical mid-size project, documentation is scattered across site managers’ phones, subcontractor WhatsApp groups and email attachments. There is no single source of truth. No regulated access. No searchable archive.
When the project manager changes — which happens on 30–40% of projects lasting longer than 18 months — institutional visual knowledge walks out the door. The replacement starts from scratch, with no reliable way to verify what happened before they arrived.
Your investors want weekly progress reports, this shouldn’t be hard
Municipal authorities, investors, lenders, and clients increasingly require visual progress reports. Compiling these manually means: drive to the site, take photos, select the right ones, annotate them, drop them into a report template, email it out, etc. For a site manager handling multiple responsibilities, this takes 8–12 hours per week. And the result still looks unprofessional.
The irony: the data these stakeholders actually want, is a clear, visual timeline of progress. This is exactly what an automated time-lapse system produces.
There’s an easy solution to all of these problems
They are all symptoms of the same root cause: your construction site has no systematic visual infrastructure. The avisec time-lapse system solves all of them with a single camera connected to a cloud platform.
- Timestamped visual archive: Every image is captured automatically, stored in the cloud with exact date and time.
- Single source of truth: All images from all cameras flow into one dashboard. Regulated access per project, per role, per stakeholder.
- Automated reporting: The Cloud Cockpit produces time-lapse videos, progress snapshots, and embed codes automatically.
Automated image capture
Your camera documents automatically on the schedule you set. Over a 12-month project at 10-minute intervals, that produces over 52,000 images, covering every working day. That replaces an average of 12 hours per week of manual documentation.
From image to time-lapse
You get a time-lapse including all images taken every morning. Plus: In the avisec Cloud Cockpit you can produce a personalized time-lapse-video with filters to exclude night-images or bad-weather-days automatically.
Three resolution tiers
At avisec we offer three different cameras for your time-lapse production:
- avisec Construction Camera (8MP, FullHD)
- avisec Construction Camera Pro (24MP, 4K)
- avisec Panorama Webcam (45MP, 8K)
No avisec watermarks
Every video belongs to you. No watermark, no provider logo. With many competitors, their branding appears in the time-lapse. That is a problem, when you use the video in presentations, at investor meetings, or across social media. That’s why avisec time-lapse are completely white-label: You can even add your own logo!
See how the avisec time-lapse makes your documentation easier
Explore real projects and discover how our cameras turn months of work into stunning stories.
Publish without fear:
The avisec Privacy Protector
See the avisec Cloud Cockpit in action
- Dashboard overview: All your cameras and projects at a glance
- Time-lapse production: Select a date range, choose quality, hit produce
- Privacy Protector: Activate or deactivate people removal per feed
- Stakeholder access: Invite team members with role-based permissions
Embed the time-lapse video on your website to share your progress
Choose the right camera for your project
avisec Construction Camera 8 MP
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FullHD time-lapse
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IP-Camera
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Best for Monitoring
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USP: Highest capture frequency of up to 60 images/hour
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Publish live feeds effortlessly
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Hardware-Price: CHF 1,149
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Cloud-Services: CHF 54 / month
avisec Construction Camera Pro 24 MP
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4K time-lapse
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DSLR-Camera
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Best for detailed Documentation
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USP: Full remote control via avisec Cloud Cockpit or API
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Ideal when every detail counts
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Hardware-Price: CHF 3,485
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Cloud-Services: CHF 74 / month
avisec Panorama Webcam 45 MP
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8K time-lapse
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DSLM-Camera
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Best for Marketing
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USP: DSLM-sensor delivers the best low-light performance
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movie-quality marketing campaigns
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Hardware-Price: CHF 4,471
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Cloud-Services: CHF 122 / month
Not sure which camera fits your project?
What our customers say about avisec time-lapse cameras
“The cameras from avisec provide excellent imagery for our marketing and serve as a powerful tool to build transparency. Our clients see the progress of projects and gain even more trust in our work.”
Marike van der Ben
Head of Marketing
Nüssli AG
“With avisec we meet the highest data protection standards. The Privacy Protector and delayed image release give us full control over communication. At the same time, we create transparency for the public.”
Simon Peggs
Senior Construction Manager
axen.ch
Clemens Laub
Jonas HarlacherFrom ordering a camera to showing your live view in less than a week
No technical expertise needed. We handle the hardware, you manage everything from your browser.
- Choose & Order:
Select the right construction time-lapse camera for your site and order it directly in our shop or let our team recommend one based on your needs. - Professional Installation:
Your camera arrives pre-configured and ready to mount. You can install it yourself, or have avisec-experts do it. See installation options here. - Configure via Cloud Cockpit
Log into the avisec Cloud Cockpit from any browser. Set the focus, the image interval, and start capturing images immediately. Time-lapse Videos are produced automatically. - Embed & Publish:
Copy the embed code and paste it into your website, no developer needed. Your live-feed goes online instantly. The system automatically produces time-lapse videos and archives every shot in your private cloud storage.
After project completion we help you relocate the camera to your next site. Your cloud subscription continues seamlessly.
Use every image for visual project documentation
With avisec you get a proven solution with built-in data protection, and expert support from day one.
Contact our team to find the perfect time-lapse solution for your needs.
Because milestones deserve to be seen.
FAQ
Ready to get a visual documentation system for your next project?
Book a free 20-minute call and discover how our time-lapse cameras help you document your construction projects.
Pascal, our project manager, will walk you through the camera options, cloud platform, and GDPR compliance, and help you choose the right setup for your site.
What you’ll get in the call:
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A recommendation for the right camera model based on your project type and site conditions
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A walkthrough of the Cloud Cockpit: automated time-lapse, Privacy Protector, stakeholder access
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A transparent quote, rental or purchase, delivered within 24 hours
avisec: your partner for seamless project documentation
avisec has operated construction cameras and cloud infrastructure since 2009. Over 7,800 completed projects across 17 countries. More than 1,100 cameras actively transmitting today.
What sets us apart: avisec is the only provider that combines DSLR and IP cameras on a single cloud platform, with a built-in Privacy Protector that removes people from footage. All data is hosted in Europe. Our multilingual team (DE, EN, FR, IT) provides project-level support from first consultation through final time-lapse delivery.