Showing posts with label tripod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tripod. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Aobelieve Tripod Mountain For Insta360 Nano


There's a novel tertiary political party tripod mountain for Insta360 Nano that could live fifty-fifty improve than Insta360's ain Nano Mount tripod adapter.
The Aobelieve Security Mount ($13.99) is a tripod mountain designed specifically for the Insta360 Nano.  Instead of a clamp similar the Nano Mount, it secures the Nano betwixt 2 plastic pieces that are molded to fit the Nano's contours.
I saw the Aobelieve a few weeks agone on Amazon but it was rapidly sold out earlier I could fifty-fifty purchase it, as well as it was non sold anywhere else.  Fortunately, it came dorsum inwards stock as well as I snapped it upwardly immediately.


The Aobelieve is made of lightweight plastic, amongst a silvery destination to tally that of the Nano.  The bottom has a metallic criterion 1/4-20 tripod insert.

To attach it, you lot house the move past times role over the Nano's caput as well as then you lot slide the bottom sleeve over the Nano's body.  The move past times role clips onto the bottom sleeve securely.  I produce hateful securely, equally you'll encounter below.  

Besides asset the Nano securely, i of the advantages of the Security Mount is that it is completely invisible to the Nano.  Here is how its nadir looks, inwards comparing to that of the reviewed here).

BTW, at $13.99, it likewise costs much less than the Nano Mount ($30), which is prone to having its cost inflated past times resellers whenever the render dwindles (sometimes the cost climbs to an unconscionable $70).

On the other hand, the Security Mount does possess got a duo of disadvantages.  First, compared to the Nano Mount, it's non equally slow to attach the Security Mount. It could live tricky if you're wearing gloves, for example.

More significantly, it is real hard to take the Nano from the Security Mount.  Once clipped together, it takes a herculean essay to unclip the 2 parts.  They actually should but rename this the Pitbull Mount.  I tin sack guarantee it volition concord the Nano no less securely than the effin Jaws of Life.  

The other disadvantage is that it is real lightweight.  Whereas the corporation aluminum Nano Mount has substantial weight as well as tin sack live used equally a tabletop represent the Nano, the Security Mount is real calorie-free as well as the see of gravity would live high virtually the Insta360 lens, as well as it is vulnerable to existence tipped over past times accident.

To mitigate these disadvantages, I filed off a lilliputian flake of the clip to larn far slightly easier to push clit apart.  As for the weight issue, I attached glued some Pb weights from my son's pinewood derby machine kit, which were apartment plenty that they did non larn far whatever harder to insert the Nano.

RECOMMENDATION
So, which would I recommend for a tripod mountain for the Nano?  If you lot possess got the push clit to utilization the Aobelieve, that's what I would recommend because of its invisible profile as well as yes, its safety equally well.  But if you lot move a lot amongst gloves, or you lot possess got carpal tunnel syndrome or something, I would stick amongst the Nano Mount.

The Aobelieve is available here.  There are variants hither that include other accessories, at a higher price.  The Nano Mount is available here.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Ebay Hands-Free Tertiary Soul Thought Mountain / Harness - Quick Review Together With Sample 360 Video


I got an cheap 3rd individual sentiment mountain / harness from eBay for GoPro, activeness cameras, together with 360 cameras.  Here's a sample 360 video from this mount.  UPDATE: found on Amazon a nigh identical mount.
Here's how the backpack mountain looks:


The harness has clamps that y'all tin post away usage to configure the 2 included pipes together with elbow to lead an angle for the camera.  It uses a GoPro fashion adapter, together with thus y'all may demand a GoPro to 1/4-20 adapter.

For this sample video I used the Xiaomi Mi Sphere notwithstanding 1 time again because it's lightweight together with stabilized.  Here's the video:


I would tell the harness did its project together with I similar that y'all tin post away put the photographic idiot box camera inwards many ways.  The consequence is that when walking, the photographic idiot box camera volition motion side to side.  Fortunately, the Xiaomi Mi Sphere's stabilization keeps the horizon level.  Without stabilization, I imagine it would last hard to watch.  The mountain is much smoother for videos land riding a bike, or other wheeled vehicle every bit y'all tin post away come across inwards the latter purpose of the video.

I got my mountain on eBay for to a greater extent than or less $65 only I don't come across it listed at this time.  I create come across a somewhat similar 1 for to a greater extent than or less $37:

You powerfulness every bit good like my DIY invisible 3rd individual sentiment mount.  UPDATE: I flora 1 on Amazon that is nigh identical but is branded.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Double Two Self-Balancing 360 Photographic Television Set Camera Dolly Is 1 Of The Nigh Affordable Dollies For 360 Cameras


Double 2, two-wheeled self-balancing 360 Camera Dolly is directly available.

An increasing give away of 360 videos are using movement.  Among other things, tedious forwards motion tin last used equally a subtle means of directing the viewer's attention, equally demonstrated for instance inward Felix too Paul's documentary, "The People's House."



The challenge for 360 filmmakers is that a 360 photographic television set camera sees everything around it, so it is non ideal to purpose traditional methods for moving a photographic television set camera such equally a photographic television set camera operator carrying a photographic television set camera or using a photographic television set camera rail dolly.

There are dollies available for 360 cameras that perform real good but they tend to bring substantial cost. See here (Vroomcam) too here (RigRover).

Double 2 is a two-wheeled self-balancing 360 photographic television set camera dolly past times Double Robotics.  It is a modified version of the Double 2 robot which was designed for telepresence.

The modified version of the Double 2 is designed specifically for purpose equally a 360 Camera Dolly.  Instead of an iPad too camera, it includes a photographic television set camera mountain amongst 1/4-20 adapter too a holder for an iPhone or iPod Touch.  When used amongst an older iPhone (iPhone vi or older) or iPod Touch, the Double 2 tin last remotely controlled via Wi-Fi, LTE or Bluetooth.  The 360 Camera Dolly tin comport a photographic television set camera or rig upwardly to v lbs at the transcend of the monopod,  You tin also add together a few pounds at the base of operations of the monopod.



The Double 2 is self-balancing too because it alone has 2 wheels, it has a real narrow nadir too tin stay vertical equally it goes upwardly too downward inclines.  Its aluminum monopod has a daze absorber to dampen lateral movements.
Here are a brace of sample videos from the Double 2:


There's another novel video here (it's unlisted too so I wasn't certain if they were OK amongst me posting it here).

The 360 Camera Dolly is $3,000.  The cost includes a hardcase.  If y'all already bring the Double 2 Telepresence, y'all tin but purchase the Camera Kit for $249.

If this is out of your budget, don't worry.  I volition post service virtually lower cost DIY alternatives.

Friday, October 5, 2018

Effortless Invisibility: A Inexpensive Selfie Stick That Is Likewise Invisible To 360 Cameras


Here is only about other depression terms selfie stick that is slim plenty to locomote invisible to 360 cameras, instantly out of the box alongside no modification required.

I've been recommending the Benro MK10 equally a selfie stick because if y'all take away the ballhead, together with then it becomes invisible to 360 cameras.  The work is that removing the ballhead takes a lot of endeavour because the ballhead is glued alongside loctite or something.

Like the Benro MK10, I found this inexpensive selfie stick called Monopod that is slim plenty to locomote invisible to a 360 camera, but y'all don't necessitate to alteration it.

I tested it alongside the reviewed here), which is itself a real slim 360 camera, thus anything but the slimmest selfie stick volition present upwardly inward the shot.  Here is how the nadir looks alongside the Monopod selfie stick:

Note that at that topographic point are selfie sticks that expect similar but which are slightly thicker together with volition non locomote invisible to slim cameras such equally the Xiaomi Mijia Mi Sphere.  In the shot below, the i on the left is not invisible.  The Monopod build on the right is invisible.

The Monopod selfie stick is close 43 inches long together with has a 1/4-20 insert on the bottom to attach it to tripod legs.  The packet also includes a smartphone adapter, bluetooth remote, together with wrist strap.

If you'd similar to purchase the Monopod selfie stick, give thank y'all you for using the Amazon affiliate link, which supports at no additional terms to y'all thus I tin laissez passer notice produce to a greater extent than tests together with reviews.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Dolly360 Is A Radio-Controlled Stabilized Dolly For 360 Cameras


Dolly360 is a radio-controlled as well as stabilized dolly for 360 cameras.

Dolly360 is a radio-controlled dolly designed for 360 cameras, amongst both horizontal as well as vertical stabilization.  It uses a gimbal for spherical stabilization as well as a telescopic petroleum daze absorber for vertical stabilization.

Here is a video:


Here is a sample 360 video from a GoPro rig mounted on the Dolly360:


The Dolly360 tin handgrip a photographic tv set camera upwardly to five kg as well as volition live on acquit it upwardly to 1 km.  It costs 500,000 JPY (about USD 4491 at electrical flow central rates).  The cost is for the dolly alone as well as does non include a camera.