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Weekend Project: $14 Video Camera Stabilizer

Make this low-cost camera stabilizer for smooth, professional looking video.
Thanks go to Johnny Lee for the original article in MAKE, Volume 01.
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Check out the complete $14 Video Camera Stabilizer article in MAKE, Volume 01.
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Posted by: gear head on June 3, 2009 at 9:32 PM

Why did you not show the finished assembly? Sure, the video result looked fine but the whole thing felt kinda rushed. Would have been nice to have the 'product shot' after all that preamble.

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Posted by: Scarecrow on June 6, 2009 at 5:50 PM

Why dont you show us the final project.. ?

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Posted by: Bret on July 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM

I can't visualize where the big weight goes, and why the pieces are sticking out on the sides. A picture of the finished project would help.

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Posted by: Sten Hunter on September 9, 2009 at 9:45 AM

Here is a better idea of how it should look

http://steadycam.org/
From the original creator Johnny Chung Lee.

Enjoy!

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