Photographer Spencer Watson shows you how to create a budget iPhone 4 steadicam for about $30 in the YouTube video below.
I've been working on a fun little project that I though I'd share. After getting the new iPhone, and really digging the quality of the video, I tried to do some filming, only to get motion sick looking at the footage. There's no image stabilization that I can tell on the phone, and hand holding a tiny lightweight camera obviously causes a lot of shaking. So after doing some research around the net I decided to build this:
It's a three axis gimble with a weight at the bottom. It's made with PVC pipe, a skateboard bearing, an aluminum bar, nuts, bolds, washers, and an optional Nerf handle.
Have a look...
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I've been working on a fun little project that I though I'd share. After getting the new iPhone, and really digging the quality of the video, I tried to do some filming, only to get motion sick looking at the footage. There's no image stabilization that I can tell on the phone, and hand holding a tiny lightweight camera obviously causes a lot of shaking. So after doing some research around the net I decided to build this:
It's a three axis gimble with a weight at the bottom. It's made with PVC pipe, a skateboard bearing, an aluminum bar, nuts, bolds, washers, and an optional Nerf handle.
Have a look...
Read More [via CrunchGear]