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MrDude_1
10-04-2010, 09:39 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NR63-wYwg&sns=fb

pretty badass to watch.
Scootimus
10-04-2010, 10:07 AM
That's just weird! But in a kickass way!
Brian Hudson
10-05-2010, 08:26 AM
That is really awesome! I want one :D
Brian Hudson
02-27-2011, 08:47 PM
This one deserves a bump. I still geek out watching it!

Did a little googling...looks like you can DIY your own for about $100 using R/C helicopter parts. (Travis you have any xp with this?) A head-bearing hold gyro with a tiny servo will do the trick, but I guess people are having problems with gyro drift...how would you get the camera to level itself in between turns?

and I'll admit, I just added 'googling' to my spell-check dictionary
MrDude_1
02-28-2011, 10:21 AM
Ive messed with the light based camera angle adjusters, but i havent bought a helicopter gyro to play with yet.
ive read plenty about them, and its something ive been meaning to try, i just havent gotten to it yet.
Brian Hudson
02-28-2011, 03:37 PM
Yeah, best I could come up with is an IR horizon finder. Not cheap. I wonder how bad the drift really is--would the gyro hold up ok for 20 minutes? An hour? Might be worth it to just forego the leveler.
MrDude_1
02-28-2011, 03:46 PM
Yeah, best I could come up with is an IR horizon finder. Not cheap. I wonder how bad the drift really is--would the gyro hold up ok for 20 minutes? An hour? Might be worth it to just forego the leveler.

best way to know is to find out for yourself.....
I know i was looking at ~ $300 to have a self contained gyro cam... ~150 if you just did the cam, and already had some kind of recorder to hook it upto. most of that cost is the gyro itself.