Poor Man's Camera Stabilizer Example Usage - Two Cams

Example footage of using the poorman's stabilizer - walk through at a radio station. Top cam is Poor Man's Camera Stabilizer. Bottom is an observer using a tripod which isn't nearly as good and clacks when the legs hit each other.

http://poormanscamerastabilizer.org

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• steadycam
• steadicam
• footage
• camera
• stabilizer
• observer

[whatthedoe]

I built this! Works pretty well. Just be careful people, it is plausible that your camera's threads could strip if you aren't cautious.

[Meenotue]

they know they have money

[rikokun]

@true1188 Thanks for your reply.

I know about this video and was watching it several times, but at the moment i still can't produce simillar results. I blame myself, lack of training with the steadycam, the fact that my camcoder is VERY light and that it has next to none image stabilization ^_^

Was thinking about putting some extra weight under the actual camcoder to compensate for the lack of it's weight, but i'm unsure if it will give me the desired effect...

[true1188]

@rikokun you need to use a smaller weight at the bottom, it should be light enough to move side by side or forward backward with out the pendulum effect. Alternatively lower you hand grip so as to balance the top and bottom when holding it main shaft horizontally, this should have a similar effect.

[rikokun]

Hallo sir.

First i woul'd like to thank you for your idea. I have build steadycam based on your design and i like it very much.

The only problem i have is that the weight on the bottom of the steadycam tends to act like pendulum and it's rocking forwards and backwards as i walk, which translates to the captured image as slight (but easily noticable) horizontal movement. It's rather smooth, so it's not really a problem, but i was wondering if you have any tip how to get rid of it...

Thanks a lot.

[altoso99]

This footage is awesome looks like a film I just built this I'll try this with my 550d when I get home!

[MTpoolVision]

Not bad but I would suggest people look into the Cam Caddie Scorpion. It's only $38 and it's helped me capture shots as smooth as these if not better.

[jbroccoli]

I'm fairly sure that the subject of this was in THE PARKING LOT MOVIE

[killaindian]

The tutorial he gives you is needs to be tweaked a bit to get his results. Keep the 10" inch camera mount bar, but the bar with the weight has to be longer. Maybe 18" or so will do the trick. The lower the bar the better. It forces the camera down more. This is great for those people without the tools or expertise for the gimble design. I don't know sh!t about hardware, but I was able to make this with relative ease. Perfect for my uses. Just requires lots practices is all. 8/10.

[killaindian]

@sonicballer8888 It works pretty well. I just made one. I have a cheap kodak zi8 portable camera. I just use it to make promotional video. The key with this one is too have a small upper bar and a long lower bar (the one with the weight). This minimizes the shaking for me by a lot. Next thing is you have to try and walk steady. It requires some practice. This steadycam is perfect for those who do not want to or dont have the tools or expertise to make the gimble design (looked into this). Try it

[Roncace]

I've just made this kind of steadicam with my dad's help and it certainly is helping to keep my images steady

[Roncace]

what sort of things can cause that problems while using this device?

I am trying to be carful too but I am not sure what I have to be the most careful with to make sure it doesn't happen