Subforums
-
The EOSHD YouTube Channel (23,386 visits to this link)
17,295 topics in this forum
-
- 1.2k replies
- 465.8k views
-
- 5.8k replies
- 1.9m views
-
- 9.1k replies
- 2.7m views
-
- 0 replies
- 1.6k views
-
- 700 replies
- 308.4k views
-
- 1.8k replies
- 758.4k views
-
- 57 replies
- 4.5k views
-
Internal 32-bit float stereo paired with lossless 120mm reach from a 20mm lens — all inside a genuinely pocket-sized 10-bit 1-inch sensor gimbal camera? 1 2
- 30 replies
- 1.1k views
-
- 562 replies
- 262.2k views
-
- 49 replies
- 3k views
-
- 14 replies
- 6.9k views
-
- 8 replies
- 995 views
-
- 2 replies
- 156 views
-
- 0 replies
- 110 views
-
- 0 replies
- 167 views
-
- 11 replies
- 1.8k views
-
- 20 replies
- 1.5k views
-
- 22 replies
- 1.1k views
-
- 2 replies
- 2.5k views
-
- 82 replies
- 8.5k views
-
- 127 replies
- 60.7k views
-
- 121 replies
- 64.9k views
-
- 96 replies
- 76.3k views
-
- 0 replies
- 380 views
-
- 0 replies
- 447 views
-
- 0 replies
- 438 views
-
- 5 replies
- 870 views
-
- 314 replies
- 149.6k views
-
- 12 replies
- 5.9k views
-
- 30 replies
- 33.8k views
-
- 1 reply
- 421 views
-
- 8 replies
- 13.6k views
-
- 45 replies
- 13k views
-
- 13 replies
- 809 views
-
- 6 replies
- 2.3k views
-
- 2 replies
- 849 views
-
- 7 replies
- 679 views
-
- 7 replies
- 3.3k views
-
- 18 replies
- 2.4k views
-
- 2 replies
- 584 views
-
Popular Contributors
-
Forum Statistics
-
Total Topics17.3k
-
Total Posts351.9k
-
-
Member Statistics
-
Posts
-
By eatstoomuchjam · Posted
For me, the head tracker suffers from a few problems. - No 4th axis stabilization means the footage will be partially smoothed, but with footstep movement (not different from carrying it, but not ideal) - Is not actually at eye level, assuming that the wearer and people they interact with are all of average height, the viewer will be staring at the chests of everybody - or at their double chins and nostrils. - Many people are going to find it creepy and will not react naturally when someone comes up to them with ET in the papoose For this sort of use case, something like the Insta360 Go line is a lot more suitable and it can be clipped to a hat. People might still find a little square camera on a hat to be a bit intrusive and odd, but at least it's closer to eye height and will be looking directly at people's faces. And electronic stabilization is generally pretty good these days - haven't used a Go myself, but I'm sure it does a perfectly adequate job of making things not overly spastic. And aside from the hat use case, helmet mounts for action cameras have existed just about forever and for any use case where the user would naturally wear a helmet, they work well and most action cameras are more robust if there's a crash - and they cost less if they do get broken. Of course, there are also SmartGlasses that sit exactly at eye height an point to exactly whatever the user is looking at... -
The head tracker seems like it'll be an absolute game-changer for a small number of niche uses and a curio to everyone else. I'm wondering if it'll be a way to get natural looking gimbal footage, rather than the not-robotic-but-not-organic-either panning / tilting that we seem to get at the moment. Maybe akin to the difference between a shoulder-rig and a tripod? The next evolution of it might be to use it to control the camera on a drone - the current state of that art is very robotic. Still, neither of these is of much use to me, so I'll just be reminded of that Renault model that pointed the headlights left and right along with the steering so you could see where you were going while cornering as well as when going straight. -
It allows you to operate the camera fully remotely so it is fundamentally the same thing. To be honest, if I was going to use such a thing then having a compact palmable remote is more appealing than walking around looking like I’m holding a crucifix like the Luna option. But it’s one more thing to carry so there is that. The head tracker is very smart and for people doing instructional videos it is excellent - even if it does look like you are carrying ET in a papoose when you are out and about. I guess the drawback is that it is excellent for seeing what you are seeing but falls down as a concept when doing the other 50-75% of what vloggers do which is getting their own face in reacting to what they are seeing. One issue might be trying to be discreet as you have to look at someone and ET sat there swivelling to do the same does draw more attention and gives off a mobile surveillance unit vibe. It such an eye catching feature though that I would expect DJI to be emulating it soon. -
Indeed : ) https://freewellgear.com/blogs/news/dji-osmo-pocket-4p-vs-insta360-luna-ultra But: I wonder whether will Insta360 POV Head Tracker, or something similar, come to the Osmo Pocket ecosystem too? Will DJI eventually offer something like this? If they do, it might sound a little like DJI quietly admitting that Insta360 has come up with something genuinely unique this time or once again? LOL* ; ) At least for now... *disclaimer: happy DJI user here and just as happy an Insta360 camper... The FrameTap remote is interesting, but it is not really the same thing. The Luna’s head-controlled POV accessory makes it** feel like a more distinctive product: **AND Insta360 products, in general, BTW... : X -
By Clark Nikolai · Posted
I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks. It reminds me of when the chain store Restoration Hardware first opened up in Canada. They were buying up old patents and remaking products from 100 years ago. I would have nostalgia for these things (tools, kids toys, appliances) then realized I had never seen them before. Even my grandparents didn't have these things (Canada, before the 1980s had our own manufacturing and design of goods so typical appliances and tools that everyone had were different than the US ones that Restoration Hardware remade.) It was funny how easy it was to create an environment in a store that you would get caught up in. Good store though and unique product line. Sadly, about ten years ago though they did a redesign of the company (probably for more shareholder profit) and now it's just another Bed, Bath and Beyond knock-off. There's no reason to go there anymore.
-
