When
you're an inventor, you get to put your name on whatever it is you
invent. That's the rule. Hence, the RockSolid Stubilizer. Dreamed up by
extreme sports junkie Stuart Smith, the Stubilizer - a GoPro-compatible,
plug-and-play image stabilizer - is currently seeking funding through
Kickstarter
to help reach production. Specifically, the Stubilizer uses brushless
motor gimbal technology to minimize shake on up to three axis (there are
three models described in the project). The Solo corrects for roll, the
Duo corrects for roll and pitch, and the Pro corrects pitch, yaw and
roll.
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| From left to right, the Stubilizer Solo, Duo and Pro. |
The
Stubilizer doesn't eliminate vibration, it only aims to smooth out
jerky movements along the axis it's equipped to correct. It's intended
to help extreme sports videographers avoid using software for
stabilization after-the-fact. It does come with some limitations,
however. It's not waterproof, and the Pro version is offered with some
disclaimers as a more experimental model.
With a little more than a month to go, the project is at about a quarter of its £50,000 goal. Head over to the
Kickstarter page for more information.
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