The Steadicam Smoothee – Perfect Movie Panning With Your iPhone
This looks like a phenomenal rig to use with iMovie on your iPhone. The Steadicam Smoothee™ is specifically designed and engineered to work with your Apple® iPhone. It allows iPhone users to capture incredible video without the shakes normally associated with hand-held video shot on the go, right out of the box, the very first time. The Smoothee can actually be used with the Apple iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch and iPhone 4 as well as the Motorola DROID, or the Flip Mino video camera, with additional models to follow.
The Steadicam Smoothee™ is small and agile enough to take on vacations or follow the action at sporting events. The Smoothee™ let’s you "fly" wherever the scene takes you–up and down steps, indoors and outside, through crowds–almost anywhere, with precise, elegant control and ease. Its quick release mount lets you instantly swap camera connections between your Smoothee™ and any tripod.
The patented quick release removable i-Phone mount also serves as a tabletop stand or can be mounted to any tripod with a standard ¼ x20” camera mount.
The comfortable ergonomic hand-grip folds up securely when not in use. Also included with the Steadicam Smoothee™ is a quick guide DVD on how to get the best possible shots, along with a carrying strap.
With its “go anywhere” compact dimensions, the Steadicam Smoothee™ is approximately 8”W x 14.5” H x 2.5” D (20.3 x 36.8 x 6.4cm) in operating configuration.
You can order this cool device from B&H Video for $179.95, here.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter BA (Hons), ARPS is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator, and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).Her journalism, criticism and editorial work have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography and NikonPro, among other international publications.Through TheAppWhisperer, she brings together academic knowledge, professional photographic expertise and more than 17 years of specialist editorial experience to examine contemporary photography, mobile imaging, computational photography, photographic applications and emerging imaging technologies.
2 Comments
Brett
Honestly though, if somebody knew enough about cinemetrogaphy that they would want to invest in a steadicam, that person shouldn’t invest in one for iPhone.
Joanne Carter
I understand what you mean Brett, but there are some awesome movie apps for the iPhone and if you want to maxmise your use then this Steadicam is ideal. As they say, ‘the best camera is the one that’s with you’ and if you’re using an iPhone everyday then why not use it in movie mode.