Bartman
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Hi everyone,
For at least the last two years I've been wanting to mention this but it's always been something I've put off for one reason or another. We've seen camera gimbals go from rudimentary media spoilers to very advanced and increasingly affordable media magic makers in a very short amount of time but we still see the end products marketed in oh so vague ways. Does a two minute video of a helicopter hovering with a gimbal hanging under it really do anything to convince anyone to buy that particular gimbal? Does a video with 2 to 3 second clips edited together really demonstrate what a camera mount can do?
The idea I've had for a while is to introduce a standard three minute sequence of maneuvers to be flown/shot in one take without edited breaks to show everything you can expect if you decide to make a purchase.
Some ideas I've had.......
720 degree pan at full yaw followed by an instantaneous 720 degree pan in the opposite direction without hesitation at the reversal (horizon should be in view for reference)
Fast forward flight up to a fixed object followed by reversal to fast backward flight away from the object
Fast lateral flight with reversing maneuver with a fixed object (providing a horizontal/level reference) in view
Wind tolerance, all of these can be done in windy conditions to further emphasize the credibility of the equipment
demonstration of tilt limits (full up to full down)
payload limits demonstration (small cameras to large cameras, might make the non-edited requirement harder to accomplish unless the standard is done with different camera loads as separate 3 min flight tests)
etc.
etc.
etc.
Ideas? Additions?
For at least the last two years I've been wanting to mention this but it's always been something I've put off for one reason or another. We've seen camera gimbals go from rudimentary media spoilers to very advanced and increasingly affordable media magic makers in a very short amount of time but we still see the end products marketed in oh so vague ways. Does a two minute video of a helicopter hovering with a gimbal hanging under it really do anything to convince anyone to buy that particular gimbal? Does a video with 2 to 3 second clips edited together really demonstrate what a camera mount can do?
The idea I've had for a while is to introduce a standard three minute sequence of maneuvers to be flown/shot in one take without edited breaks to show everything you can expect if you decide to make a purchase.
Some ideas I've had.......
720 degree pan at full yaw followed by an instantaneous 720 degree pan in the opposite direction without hesitation at the reversal (horizon should be in view for reference)
Fast forward flight up to a fixed object followed by reversal to fast backward flight away from the object
Fast lateral flight with reversing maneuver with a fixed object (providing a horizontal/level reference) in view
Wind tolerance, all of these can be done in windy conditions to further emphasize the credibility of the equipment
demonstration of tilt limits (full up to full down)
payload limits demonstration (small cameras to large cameras, might make the non-edited requirement harder to accomplish unless the standard is done with different camera loads as separate 3 min flight tests)
etc.
etc.
etc.
Ideas? Additions?
