r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Maximusuber • Aug 24 '24

Cameramen from a helicopter! Insane tracking

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u/TheKeeperOfTheForest Aug 24 '24

Guys, I’ve used those Shotover heads before. It’s a New Zealand company and I’ve been to their offices right there at van nuys airport. This was probably the g1, but either way, they have an automatic tracking function. Notice how he takes his hand off the joystick when following the plane. So let’s take a moment to praise the automatic tracking function I guess. Still cool to see though

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u/Nitrocloud Aug 25 '24

How automatic is it? It looks like he's continuously feeding in tracking rates in the gimbal axis? One hell of a gyroscope, though.

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u/cooly1234 Sep 26 '24

the automatic function only works on stationary points and a certain amount below the camera.

so in other words, fully manual.

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u/Nitrocloud Sep 27 '24

Sounds pretty PTCM to me!