Does A Single Axis Gimbal Make better chase footage?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- We've been on this multi-video series covering single-axis gimbals plus FPV, and in this episode, we try to figure out how well this can adapt to horizon stabilized chase footage.
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Okay everyone that's coming here to say "max lens mod" - I just ordered one. Video incoming soon. Join memberships or Patreon to fund these videos. :P
Hey Nurk, you can still use the horizon lock on the GP9 without that lens, it still looks good but can only use it in 2.7k. Looking good
I for one have a drawer full of 7s to destroy so I actually prefer the single axis gimbal idea at this time. Don't give up on it. The max lens mod is really sweet if you don't mind smashing up some new hardware.
@@EthanMitchell_TH-cam the problem it's just so narrow, and you really need to plan that ahead, I just tested that and completely messed framing, I wanted to test that thing with max lens, but I crashed at the end of flight, and drone recovery took... like an hour and some steep climbing
Mannnn i need this hahaha..
Would be more than happy to offer a hand with the chasing a plane part to test :-)
this turns fpv into more of a full fledged professional looking shot instead of a specialty shot. very nice.
I’ve flown fpv for some animal planet stuff, we always use one-axis gimbals.
What do you use? Quark or a competitor?
Lmao it’s funny how you say animal planet stuff like it’s nothing
@@logiknotlogic6586 right! like that's not the coolest job ever...
@@coltonrooster that's like the top 10 biggest documentry tv channel?
@@eagle7015 yes I concur. I was agreeing with him
Action movie scenes, car commercials, car races, somebody racing their own car or motorcycle on a track and wants to see himself doing it... I can see many applications and monetary opportunities for someone like you, Nurk FPV.
Your videos got me started on quadcopters, the scenery, the long flyes around beaugiful places... I appreciate what you do and the time you put in making these videos.
Everyone watching and enjoying these videos should support in one way or another this work. I will...
Absolutely need to see this chasing an airplane. Very, very interested! Thank you again Nurk for helping me spend all my money. 😉
Glad you liked it and I'm going to keep pushing it!
a slope soaring airplane? :D
Nurk, by all means, the horizon stabilization gimbal footage looks so much more pleasing and easier to watch. I love watching your work but sometimes it can be difficult to watch epic fast-moving footage. Keep up the masterful work!
Glad that you see the value of it!
It definitely has its own style of footage. To me it reminds me of large helicopter shot productions.
I love how things have come full circle and are going again. I remember the first servo gimbals and then brushless on the early quads. Onwards and upwards!
Just saw your insta post. This things looks crazy just came to hit that reminder on button. Nurk you are so dope.
glad you were here!
Everything I thought's been said in other comments BUT - "lens shelf" "just chatting" angle is a really good look... variety, spice, life. (something like that)
The purpose for a one axis gimbal is huge in video production, even without a chase subject, but in the beginning of your video as you were flying fast and low over the little stream of reason enough. I can see in video production where a shot could call for something like that. Great vid.
A Single axis gimbal on an FPV drone looks awesome chasing that RC car. It really looks like your locked in to the subject as your chasing it.
You had me at "1 axis gimbal on FPV" totally a great tool to have in the box! Awesome! I think it would be better chasing something bigger with longer runs though. Great job!
Wow! This is really cool! Thanks for testing that out, just ordered one. I think it's a really nice addition to the arsenal of what FPV can offer :)
just search FPV gimbal on youtube, and you will find that italian guy made one from a selfie stick, 25 euros and half the weight. and easy to make yourself.
Cheers!
@@MrHauf85 that seems completely unrelated, a very different viewpoint.
@@hindesite then you have not looked what i mean, your loss
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This is the next generation of cinematic FPV. I'm here for it ✊
I had a whole discussion about this back around June with my friend, and he didn't think it was a good idea. Thanks for validating my thoughts 🤣🤣
You officially win the argument.
@@NURKFPV now I just need a cheaper option than the cork 🤣
For what it's worth... I hate it.
@@Segphalt grumpus? Is that you?
@@woodyfpv5331 it's just subjective opinion. If you like it go for it, for me zeroing out the roll makes the footage look sterile to me. I'm sure it has its place just not something I'd invest in.
Little Nurk freaked me out. immediatly hit the sub button, then I remembered I am subbed for for years now.
That “please sub” Lil Nurk was perfect haha
You're a phenomenal FPV pilot. I can't believe how amazing your video footage turned out. You got me really interested in learning to fly FPV now.
This is a great idea.
FPV drones are not great for cinematic if you want to move parallel to the subject. Using this gimbal you can sideslip and the gimbal will level the shot as the drone tilts.
That's the best idea I've seen in this community for a LONG time. Post processing stabilization has never been great. The induced zoom/dezooms are usually annoying.
I can't wait to see more footage shot with a one-axis gimbal!
I'm definitely going to keep playing!
So many are saying use the Max lens mod.
What they are not taking into account is that in Max lens mode you can only film 2.7k 60 fps. Also the lens mode is wide or maxed superview.
This would allow you to use different settings like linear, narrow, 4k, 5k, 2.7k 120fps etc.
The price though is a bit steep but depends on your needs and what the client wants who you film for.
That drone footage looks good, bro. It's almost like you know what you're doing.
First i thought: Why you need this? If i needed to keep it steady then i go for a DJI drone. After i see this video i changed my mind haha
I think this is a solid idea. And for everyone complaining about the price tag, supply and demand my friend. An injected part cost more than the plastic it's made of. A machined part cost more than the material as well. Tooling is expensive. If it became a very popular product the price would come down substantially with larger runs spreading the cost of tooling over hundreds of thousands of units. If viewed as a tool for 📽️ the current price is actually quite attractive. Great video.
Edit: it also does time lapse pans. Little added value there.
preach it
This is absolute dope, i'd love to get one to improve my footage. This is smooth and creamy 😉.
Glad you like it!
@@NURKFPV Should be cool for pole photography too 😉🍹
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This is brilliant!!! Thanks for all the ideas you keep sharing Nurk. This one is my favourite.
Love the mini you on your shoulder holding the subscribe sign 🤣🤣
This is super cool, and the footage looks super good, just some thoughts.
Hero 9 has horizon leveling built-in, and it seems to work very well. This does limit the field of view a bit, but while the hero 9 is the heaviest GoPro, I can only assume it would be lighter than the camera/gimble setup.
It would be a cool comparison video if you haven't already.
I can't remember but I think they have a wide-angle lense mod which would solve the fov issue.
Shoulda just watched further in the video 😅 supper cool👍
Instead of driving RC car in straight line (back and forth) you need to have it run on a closed loop track with a number of corners (perhaps some spray paint on the snow in a field to create a track?). The tight changes in direction (not necessary higher speed) will produce roll that you're trying to hide with the gimbal.
See what you going for and keeping wide FOV, vs trading to get a stabilized result. Keep experimenting, love your thought process! :)
Absolutely great and much needed research NURK. 👍🏻 I don’t know much about you but I’m catching up to speed quickly. You’re a very smart guy and that’s exactly what this hobbies needs and has been built in is guys like you. I’m just getting into this hobby but I would love to be at your level and yes I will be. I’m looking forward to the outcome of this single axis gimbal deal. Keep it up. 👊🏻
Welcome aboard!
Run a dual receiver on the car (so that the same transmitter controls the steering on the car that also sends yaw/roll inputs to the drone's flight controller). Tune the mixing on the car's receiver so that it turns when the drone turns... now that would be interesting and seems doable.
Pretty satisfying. This would make gread filming footage for animals, documentaries, or b-roll. Definitely prefer raw, non-gimbal footage for action chasing.
Man you're still producing such good content 😍 from the original train vid that got me into fpv, to this unique intricate stuff. And all the helpful stuff in between (your shutter angle / ND vid was so helpful!). Thank you 🙏
Hi Nurk,
I like a lot to watch your videos.
I like to try new tools and make experiments like you (but I'm a new to the FPV world). I'm trying to make an experiment to use a DJI Pocket 2 on an FPV Drone. I think one of the problem of chasing an object using a fixed camera, is how fast the object goes. The degress of the cam changes on how you want to go fast the quad. If the object change its speed during the shot, the quad can't go at same speed without changing its angle. Less angle=less speed, but the cam goes to pointing up. So you have to get less altitude to get the object inside your shot. With a 3 axis gimble you can block the tilt of the cam and change the speed without any problem. Otherwise if you want to chenge the angle of view you can't do it. With the DJI Pocket 2 you can have the same results of a one axis, just settings the gimbal in follow mode. Just saying. You are the best. ;-)
I hope it works!
Thank you for producing such high quality fpv related content. Keep it up!!
For those asking about the MAX LENS MOD: It's really amazing, BUT the two main problems with the Max Lens Mod is lack of ND filters and if you want to use Horizon Lock, you have to use Hypersmooth (can't use ReelSteady) and are stuck with Sub-4K footage; I didn't buy the Hero 9 to be limited to 2.7k.😕 It has it's place, but honestly, you get so much more versatility with the gimbal, and it's not that much more expensive.
Upscale it man. The majority of your viewers will not notice
@@alltehstuffs yes, I know, but I rather it be native for the cost. Better options out there. Plus, that only solves one of the issues.
@@micahokeiley for sure, makes sense to me
I personally love the effect you get without the gimbal because it makes a chase look more dramatic
Love your videos mate. Bought a Quark! Keen to see how it goes with cinematic coastline crusing on a 7" glide
Love your thinking, I’m also now just upgraded from a GoPro 4 Silver with 3 axis gimbal to a GoPro 9. Not happy at all about the cropping in for stabilising. I am also now looking at the single or 3 axis for the GoPro 9 to remove its cropping in. I’m on MTB & I’m loosing too much info & having to be accurate on camera position while riding. It sux
Man you don't need to beg for subscribers, your content is awesome x
Wow that thing is awesome. I gotta get a new frame and stack for my cinewhoop and get one of these for sure. It's amazingly good.
Hope you love it!
No one mentioned the perfect music that at some part it matched-the clip
I think this is a great idea. I've been wanting to stabilize FPV footage with a gimbal since I started. Great video and great proof of concept I look forward to seeing what you come up with next.
Yeah that looks pretty smooooooth, definitely a useful tool as a cinematographer but for the rest of us a cool gimic 😂
i agree with you there haha
I picked up a GravGrip (unpowered single axis gimbal that uses hydraulics for dampening) during their Kickstarter and now I'm tempted to make a mount and stick it on one of my kwads - getting the counterweight dialed in is a pain though
Cool looking gimbal, thank you for looking at it and your thoughts about it. We enjoyed watching your video and thank you for sharing
Excellent idea 💡 I like simple gimbal assisting the camera for cinematic work! What we need is GoPro camera that deliver lush colors in lower light situations, 1” sensors perhaps, sometimes that matches the Mavic 2 pro or the inspire camera.
I love your videos bruh, you always pushed the limit with tech thank you for years of advice and testing products
You should do a shootout between this and the Hero 9 with the lens mod. It’s supposed to do the same thing, but it’s software vs hardware.
Use a heat gun and gently apply heat to the ear piece on your sunglasses. They are usually meant to be slowly bent to shape so when you lean forward they don't fall off your face.
This is the Gold for really great cinematic chase scenes. Great stuff.
Niice glad you like it
I love this gimble! I’ve had it for about 2 years now.
I am surprised to say it but the gimbal-stabilized RC car chase footage actually looks pretty dope and I like it.
Glad you like it!
That is amazing, this should be on every fpv setup from now on!
No everyone I think, but I'm interested to see how some classic moves like a split S or a juicy flip look with the roll axis fixed on the camera
I volunteer to be chased on my motorcycle. 😁 I think this tech is awesome! What a sweet video!
you are reinventing the wheel bro, nicely done.
Bro....thank you! This was so perfectly demonstrated and explained in a manner that made sense to someone like me. Someone without a deep knowledge base of cinematography and such. Always a pleasure to watch your vids. Thanks!!!!
Glad you found it helpuful!
Nurk.... thank you so much. I was looking for this as well. Now I get to see it in action. I will buy asap
DJI sent out an FPV setting for the gimbal which freezes the roll axis. Obviously a Mavic doesn't have the acrobatic abilities of a freestyle drone but the footage you can get is still pretty cool, especially following streams or woodland pathways etc.
This is what I need for next time when I do some chase footage!
for sure want to try this on my fpv rig. great info bro!
this actually looks like footage i would use in professional applications
it would be really interesting to compare this to a Insta360 ONE R (360mod) (since this cam do not crop (ish) .. so it would like hardware vs. software
Looks great man thats what i need for chasing dirtbikes
yeaa!
@@NURKFPV i chase every wekend dirbikes for the last 9 months now
Love to see you grow! I've seen you lately in so many different places 😅❤
So glad to be growing!
Nice work dude. Ive been following along on the singal axis journey. Very keen to try that gimbal myself for all the motorsport I film here in Australia.
Been waiting on the Quark to get back in stock. The Max Lens mod is super cool, but has its limits if you need to switch up lens filters often, or even switch up frame rate and image quality on the fly.
Need to check out using this to chase shots in DiscGolf. I think that would be super interesting!
This looks like an incredible tool, Thanks for sharing!
now it should have roll and yaw stability
I guess if the drone was utilised with a tile rotor, I guess it would enable its pitch stability and could become a compact 3 axis gimbal drone
I bought one after your last video! It’s been fun to play with. Mounted to my project 399 7”. Hoping to chase some drifters and mx riders with it once it warms up a shade. Can’t wait to see what you can do with it!!! Great work dude!
oh that sounds perfect
I'll bet it'll look amazing but not 200 dollar amazing 😎😎😎 love ya bro
Yeah $200 is more than I thought they would want to charge..
I appreciate you commenting the price. They are currently sold out, and the delisted their price. Thank you!
you can get a single axis gimbal for 23$ and that includes shipping. so they are definitely ripping people off if they charge 200$ for it.
@@Nobody-Nowhere got a link to that 23 dollar gimbal???
@@Nobody-Nowhere I would love to know where youve seen them for $23 @ me
Wow that is super awesome Nurk... I'm surprised one in cinematic FPV done this ages ago!
I will have a look what else is out there. But I know in superbikes people put gyro to keep camera level at horizon... Does the same thing really. Either way it's supper cool to see it on a drone!
yeah it's so good to have it here on a drone!
I'm looki g forward to see it chasing something... Or flying down the mountain or something just to compare this set up to the standard one. But it looks and sound like it's not only it should give you more stable video at various angles but also make it a little bit easier for the pilots.... Will see how it will turn out... Great video and idea !
Trust me. Most consumers are doing this sort of thing to film boats. Think “I’m on a Boat”. 30-40mph should be the numbers for medium speeds that aren’t racing style applications. Love your work, Sydney AUSTRALIA - may the United States remain ever free. Protect your 1A and 2A.
hahaha love the little pop up nurk.....awesome
Hehe glad you liked it. Took waaaaay to long to make that work hahaha
@@NURKFPV yeah i bet it did. How did you do it?
AN IDEA! Add the ability to lock gimbal during flight via radio transmiter. It might give you an ability to do hybrid shoots (steady and acrobatic) during one flight :)
that's a solid idea
This is super cool. I have actually been looking for something like this so this vid was a perfect thing to see today.
Whoop whoop!
Nice idea, might be fun to put on a plane as well. Also if you are located somewhere in the northeast US I fly fixed wing rc planes. You are welcome to chase them.
I’m super curious to see how it would work during a split-s or similar maneuvers when the quad is upside down momentarily to switch direction of travel.
Check the previous video in the series
great content once again my friend. dedication+innovation = nurk. P.S. i have come a long way learning FPV from day one with your CMW banggod 5" and want to say thanks again for turning me onto fpv
Hmmmm will it work better in functionality vs the wide angle lens mod. You get more resolution out of it for sure. But as far as leveling the horizon
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Did visit the site after watching. You should do an unboxing and review of quark stabilizer 2 and maybe comment on future iterations.
This would be great shooting chase video from the side of a subject. The horizon was REALLY lost when I chased the guys on the dirt bike track trying to get them and their bike.
You’re awesome. This is awesome. I’m lucky as hell to have found your channel.
Wow, thank you! So glad that you're here!
You're using a GoPro 9, just use the Max Lens Mod.
I’ve seen it on hapoja’s channel
But doesn't that introduce more fisheye and some cropping?
Might be wrong but you can use the horizon lock or however it's called without the lens mod
@@bigbruddah2817 no you cant
@@-joo3033 I saw a video of it tho, how does the hero 9 even detect if the lens is on? If it can't it has to be like a software feature that you can just activate
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In the process of loosing weight - also doesn't help when it's -5C outside.. :P But I hear you - they kill me too. Well actually technically they're keeping me alive..
Already waited for that video 😂. Looked really interesting when I saw it the first time! Has a lot benefits for filmmaking but if you want specific shots you need that standard gopro mount without gimbal but holy...this is soo great. As you tried to show, for chasing it’s just insane!
Agreed! Thanks for checking it out!
Just a thought.
Use the 360° cam at the rear of the RC car and keep the FPV on focus in post.
Could you do it next?
Great idea, in fact this would work really well on an FPV plane...Quads are already fully power stabilised, unlike planes...🤔😀🇬🇧
That is beyond marvellous. A game changer.
nice ,
will also be interesting to see how it compares to the hero9 with the max lens
as it introduces horizon lock, with out added weight/hardware
Max Lens is shipping
This is super cool! Can you make it a challenge flying FPV with your VTX camera stabilized with that?
It's in the list
This is why I have a Dji fpv drone too ;)
i like it....if you used a three axis gimbal it makes it look too smooth. when you want some chase footage you kind of want it to be a little rugged. I think this offers the perfect balance between that and smoothness. it also makes it look like youre flying instead of floating which is a really nice look for something like this.
Next step, add an option to lock the gimbal from the remote, so if you don't want to stabilize a turn because you want the ange you also can do it.
Out of all drone pilots and people on yr I don't know why but this guy's seems most prof and legit to actually follow to a point of learning new shit. *
Cheers man. Appreciate it!
@@NURKFPV question what's the cheapest but best bang for the buck thermal drone or thermal set up for a drone out now ? Been wanting a thermal set up for a but but don't want to spend 6-10k or more if don't have to
its a cool idea, i think it might turn out to be super useful, maybe even on the bigger beasties
Now you you need to make one on a adjustable mount for all the fpv guys