In light of the ever-tightening bond between camera manufacturing giants, Olympus is rumored to be working hand-in-hand with Sony to bring their 5-Axis image stabilization technology to Sony's upcoming A-mount cameras.
Think subject tracking in camera is impressive? Future Canon digital cameras may have image stabilization systems that can track stars. At least, that's what a recently published Canon patent seems to suggest. The company may also be working on technology that can produce higher resolution photographs by shifting the camera sensor.
Over the last several days, one particular piece of new gear has been getting a lot of attention as a potential "game changer" for the videographers among us. A new hand-held stabilization rig, the MoVI is a three-axis, gyroscopic, completely silent system that's looking to revolutionize the professional stabilization market.
Invented in the early 1970's by cameraman Garrett Brown, the Steadicam has become a staple in the world of motion pictures. But given how frequently it's used, most of us have lost appreciation for the true impact the camera stabilizer has made.
Knowing this (and wishing to change it) the people over at Refocused Media have put together the above compilation using famous clips from almost 50 different films -- clips that may have never been attempted if it wasn't for the Steadicam.
Back in 2010, we humorously reported that chickens have image stabilized heads. Some people took the idea further, turning chickens into organic Steadicams and doing further research into the subject.
Astronaut photographers on the International Space Station have been beaming quite a few photographs of Earth as of late, but have you ever wondered how they manage capture relatively sharp photographs of Earth's cities at night?
The speed at which the ISS hurtles around our planet is indeed a major challenge for low-light photography, and astronauts in the past have tried to overcome it by using high-speed film or by doing some manual tracking (which is very hit-and-miss). Luckily, space shooters nowadays have a new special tool up their sleeve: the NightPod.
The bean bag is a tool that photographers sometimes use to stabilize their camera. Plop it down on a …
This promo video for Nokia's new "floating lens" image stabilization technology is causing a lot of discussion... and not for reasons Nokia should be proud about. After we included the video in a post today about the Lumia 920's PureView camera, commenters pointed us to a post over on The Verge revealing that the video was faked.
A couple years ago we reported on the amazing fact that chickens have image stabilized heads, and shared some interesting "research" into using chickens as camera stabilizers. It turns out birds aren't the only creatures with IS systems built into their hardware: cats have it too!
If you’re in need of some quick image stabilization but don’t want to shell out …
One of the interesting features in Olympus’ OM-D EM-5 retro-styled camera …
Heavier tripods are generally more stable than lighter ones — wind doesn’t affect them as much — but hauling …
Sharp recently announced its AQUOS SH-01D phone, which is one of the few phones on the market that feature …
If you ever find yourself needing some quick stabilization when recording video with your DSLR, but don’t have a …
Gomite's new Tiltpod is a simple "tripod" designed for people who do a lot of traveling with a compact camera. Stored on the end of your hand strap, it attaches quickly to your camera's tripod mount to help you frame and stabilize your shots when there's no one around to help you take it. The underside is made of a "grippy" magnetic material that helps it stay still on most surfaces, and the angle of the base can be adjusted after the camera is attached.
Back in March of 1954, Popular Science magazine featured an invention called the “dentapod” — a metal bracket attached …
Leica offers a funky $200 lens holder accessory for its M system film rangefinders that screws into the tripod mount and lets you store an extra lens on the bottom of the camera.
Did you know that earlier this year YouTube added a free image stabilization tool to its video editor? It lets you smooth out the jitter in your videos without having to shell out dough for an expensive rig or software solution. The downside is that the stabilization makes your video look like it was shot by a robot.
Nikon has a support page for people who wonder why the company hasn’t …
The Twig Pod is a new lightweight aluminum monopod for compact cameras (not DSLRs) that collapses like a tent …
You’ve likely seen this DIY trick before, but it doesn’t hurt to share this for those who haven’t. Instead …
Ever wonder what Canon’s Image Stabilization technology looks like in action? Like a lens element doing a jig, that’s …
Wow. People are taking chicken head camera stabilization pretty seriously after the fact that chickens have image stabilized heads went viral recently. Research is ongoing, and people are reporting their interesting experimental findings on YouTube.
This contraption is essentially a glorified egg timer with a tripod screw designed to allow for easy 360 degree time lapse images. The Camalapse, designed by video gear rental and retailer Camarush, slowly rotates in a full circle. If paired with a camera's time-lapse feature, it can allow for pretty seamless, panning 360 degree time-lapse over an hour. You can also stitch resulting time-lapse photos together to make a 360 degree panoramic.
One major hitch when capturing video with a DSLR is that there aren’t many convenient or affordable options for …