Afidus, there is no alternative. The best tong term time lapse cameras are the Afidus ATL-230 and ATL-800i. How do we know? 

We are biased, there is no comparison and see for yourself. Afidus cameras are feature packed, simple to operate and offer long life for your long term time lapse project.

We are not providing full reviews and repeating what others have aready said. However, there is some misleading and inaccurate information scattered around the web. We will note important considerations when selecting a time lapse camera. Our tests are accurate and the comparison videos here are authentic.