Gyros and Steadicam

Learn how Gyros provide exceptional stabilization, especially for combating wind and enhancing the rigs overall stability. Also, I show how the gyro's orientation in relation to your camera's lens is important, the different types of gyros out there, and the cost of each one. Enjoy!

0:00 Why use a gyro?
1:15 Orientation matters
3:42 X series Gyros
4:16 Different Gyros and Cost
5:19 mounting examples

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[cknopik]

Cute cat! Also great video, super interesting stuff.

[danielparmo]

Hi James,
Having my own KS-6 in my kit, I feel that the best way to mount it, is so the tilt axis is around the round part. Having the Volt on my M2 rig, the gyro will take care of the pan axis in the best way. It's kind of opposite of what you're saying in the video. But I haven't used it in the field yet. Also I feel that just having the gyro turned on for around 4 minutes and then turn it off and on in breaks, will make it 'grab' the rig a little less. So you're actually able to pan the rig🙂
Great videos, by the way👍

[BampFilm]

Haha... found exactly what I was looking for man!

[tomselbeck]

great stuff, how often do you use them?