It will arrive tomorrow probably. This is great customer service. I do not know what youtube did to the video linked in my first post. On my computer it is very smoooth, also while panning. Firefox does not support that. Present at our deals - Check Lanparte gimbal additional details and price. I just received this through PV deals, fired it up for a quick test and it's great! Looking forward to sunrise and a full speed test and posting a full review.
Interesting idea - unfortunately I don't have a GM1. It didn't seem perfectly balanced before turning it on but it is super smooth once on - not sure whether a heavier load would stress the motors more Here's my take on the Lanparte.. Having used a Glide cam a lighter version of Steadicam for a few years, and very recently a Varavon Birdycam 2 gimbal for my GH4, I didn't think that I would need a motorised gimbal for my go pro.
After all when it's flying on a quadcopter it hangs from the quad's 3-axis gimbal and gets stable shots in strong wind, and when I use it in the surf it sits on the floating board or slowly swings under the water. Try lugging a glide cam and two Panasonic GH's with lenses, on a 10 hour epic run across the Tararua mountains when rain sets in and they become deadweight and you'll get the picture.
Or not get any pictures. I've also experimented with the GoPro at speed on the trail and it's not at all stable. But it is waterproof so you can get great shots of water drops and mist. Until now. It took all of ten minutes chasing my sons around the soccer pitch to convince me that you can get steady footage at high speed. Hold this super lightweight setup as you would a steadicam and it will be good enough for a music video and cinematic chase footage.
Especially with the GoPro 4 shooting 4k at 30fps soon to be 48fps where you'll have room for stabilisation if you crop in. Take a look at the 1 minute snippet from the 10 minutes of running around - there is a tiny bit of micro movement in the longer chase section and the horizon is not quite level. It's shot at 2. Stepping back from all the excitement of getting this gimbal up and running won't take long. It took a few minutes to add the GoPro mount onto the gimbal and screw the GoPro in; then there was a small balancing weight which seemed to get it roughly balanced.
It wasn't as finely balanced as the Birdycam gimbal which holds up to 1 kg, but with 80odd grams of GoPo weight it seems as though a rough balance is good enough.
Once started, there are no refinements or operational modes to choose between - just turn it on, wait a few seconds for the level-up and start running, dollying, trucking etc etc.
The default mode is a slow follow so that as you pan or tilt it slowly follows your movement see video at 17 seconds making it super easy to pan steadily around your subject.
It's so light that if your arm gets at all tired you just swap to the other for a while. Most of all it's fun to use, and brings a new dimension of pleasure to shooting those tricky moves. It remains to be seen whether it will still be fun after 5 hours of running over mountain ridges but I'm guessing it will still be. Obviously waterproofing and a mount for the go pro in it's casing would be fantastic. But seeing as the huge quadcopter market hasn't got a waterproof gimbal yet everything else is though, from quad to cameras it may take a while.
It has gigs of storage with the majority of apps, additional photos, etc. This step is not really necessary if your going to shoot minimally and not try to gather as many shots you can for possible inclusion in your "Video" project. In other words The Software: Mavis is a professional app for filmmakers using iPhones. You can download it from the App Store.
This software is so powerful. Intense, fine tuned settings, and above all allows for higher Megabits per second recordings on the iPhone. I would review their demo tape at the following site.
I have been using the HHG for over a year and half. The one and only follow mode will allow paning or tilting the smartphone naturally, making filming very easy and convenient. There is almost no practice needed in order to reach professional results, just like you could get it from a complicated steadycam system. The only thing that is required is bringing your smartphone in perfect balance before turning on the gimbal. If the smartphone is not balanced, the battery will drain very quickly as the motors will have to compensate too much.
The AlexMos board is able to recognize paning and tilting movement that is initiated by the user. Instead of sudden and jerky movement, the gimbal will create smooth transitions in every direction. This is something that can not be done effectivly even when in camera image stabilization is used. Speaking of this: while shooting, make sure you deactivate any type of stabilization inside your smartphone. Otherwise, the footage might look jerky when panning or tilting occurs.
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