DJI brings 4-axis stabilization and LiDAR focusing to 8K cinema camera

DJI is bringing its stabilization know-how to cinematic content creation with the launch of the Ronin 4D system, which rolls a new full-frame 8K or 6K gimbal camera, 4-axis stabilization, a LiDAR focusing, and video transmission and control into a sing… Continue reading DJI brings 4-axis stabilization and LiDAR focusing to 8K cinema camera

DJI gives latest smartphone gimbal a built-in selfie stick

Back in 2016, drone maker DJI adapted its Osmo stabilized actioncam for the smartphone generation. Now the Osmo Mobile motorized gimbal has entered its fifth generation with the launch of the OM 5, which boasts its own selfie stick.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading DJI gives latest smartphone gimbal a built-in selfie stick

Soldering Iron Plus Camera Gimbal Helps Cancel Out Hacker’s Hand Tremors

Soldering requires steady hands, so when [Jonathan Gleich] sadly developed a condition called an essential tremor affecting his hands, soldering became much more difficult. But one day, while [Jonathan] was …read more Continue reading Soldering Iron Plus Camera Gimbal Helps Cancel Out Hacker’s Hand Tremors

DJI’s latest folding stabilizer adds nifty magnetic phone mount

Though DJI is perhaps best known for its consumer and enterprise drones, the company has also been making smartphone stabilizers since 2016. Now the Osmo Mobile line has been renamed OM, and the latest model features a snazzy magnetic phone attachment … Continue reading DJI’s latest folding stabilizer adds nifty magnetic phone mount

Print Your Way to Keyboard Stability

Keyboard key stabilizers, or stabs as they’re known in enthusiast circles, do exactly what you’d expect — they stabilize longer keys like the Shifts and the space bar so that they don’t have to be struck dead-center to actuate evenly. Stabs work by flanking the key switch with two non-functional …read more

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Scratch-built Camera Gimbal for Photographer with Cerebral Palsy

We so often hack for hacking’s sake, undertaking projects as a solitary pursuit simply for the challenge. So it’s nice to see hacking skills going to good use and helping someone out. Such was the case with this low-cost two-axis handheld camera gimbal intended to help a budding photographer with a motion disorder.

When [Tadej Strah] joined his school photography club, a fellow member who happens to have cerebral palsy needed help steadying cameras for clean shots. So rather than shell out a lot of money for a commercial gimbal, [Tadej] decided to build one for his friend. A few …read more

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