Loved by filmmakers both indie and mainstream, Steadicam’s line of camera stabilizers have produced some awesome sequences coupling mobility with image tracking smoothness. The Tiffen Company subsidiary now wants to bring their camera stabilization expertise to smartphones with the Steadicam Volt. The motorized, three-axis camera stabilizer is lightweight and foldable, with support for phones weighing anything from 100 to 200 grams and with widths between 58 to 88 mm. The haptic or touch-perceptive control utilizes Simulated Inertia which makes moving around the camera in the Volt feels a lot more natural compared to regular gimbals and other camera stabilizers. The Volt also has a downloadable app that uses the phone’s built-in instruments to fine-tune the rig as well as giving users full control over image framing and composition.
The Volt has received $376,302 in Kickstarter funding, exceeding its $100,000 target. It is available for a $139 early bird price on the product’s official Kickstarter page.