motion control

    How to shoot epic slow motion food commercials without $100K+ robot arms
    Oct 14, 2019 John Aldred

    We’ve all seen those fancy slow-motion food videos with ingredients slamming into each other in midair. Such videos often require expensive rigs involving multiple motion…

    This insane camera rig spins a Phantom slow motion camera at 150rpm (32mph)
    Aug 16, 2019 John Aldred

    Steve Giralt is pretty well known for pushing things to the extreme when it comes to super slow-motion video. This time, though, he’s gone way…

    Syrp’s Genie Mini II upgrades connectivity, adding WiFi, more reliable bluetooth and USB Type C
    Jun 25, 2019 John Aldred

    The original Syrp Genie Mini quickly became a leader in motion control for timelapse photographers and filmmakers. The small form factor made it easy to…

    The SYRP Genie II is the perfect motorized slider (just give us the full app already)
    Apr 7, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    The SYRP Genie is a motor/wire driven motorized slider. This means that it uses a cable to push it forward. You can choose the length…

    The Rhino Motion Kit is not cheap, but it’s one heck of a motorized slider
    Jan 26, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    We are a small crew, this is why it’s handy to have one moving camera that needs no attention when we shoot. It means one…

    Automating image capture for 3D scanning through photogrammetry
    Sep 29, 2018 Michael J. Bennett

    3D data creation is part of a growing trend in the use of computational imaging techniques within cultural heritage digitization shops. In particular, operational adoption…

    The MIOPS Capsule360 is a 3-axis motion control system with face and object tracking
    Jun 13, 2018 John Aldred

    MIOPS has seen some measure of success with its rather popular MIOPS Mobile camera trigger. Well, now they’re getting into motion control with the launch of…

    This 7.3 Gigapixel “Gigalapse” shows a 24 hour period over London
    May 2, 2018 John Aldred

    “Gigapixel” and “Timelapse” aren’t phrases one often hears together. Both, individually, require massive amounts of storage to do well. When combined, things start to get…

    Timelapse shooters delight! the Genie II is a 3-Axis motorised timelapse delight
    Mar 28, 2018 Udi Tirosh

    When SYRP first introduced the Genie in 2012, we did not quite know how to swallow this new animal. It was a motorized panning head,…

    PINE is a universal wireless motion controller aimed at DIY maker photographers
    Mar 9, 2018 John Aldred

    Motion control has so many applications for both photographers as well as filmmakers. From creating 360° stitched stills with your DSLR to moving timelapse and…