Swivl: A Downrange Personal Cameraman-2 VIDEO
Nick Chen emailed me about a nifty camera mount called the Swivl that, using infra-red, can track people as they move about, making it perfect for shooting video downrange without putting a cameraman in harm’s way. Nick wrote …
A Downrange Personal Cameraman
It is a small base that you mount a camera to. The base then tracks a small infrared marker. It’s purpose was for video conferencing and facetime. The device was developed around the iPhone and iPod. However you can mount small video cameras to it.I realized immediately the potential of this device to give me a safe way to video the shooter downrange.Here is a video i just edited with some samples from a few shooting matches these past few months I have had this thing.A feature I do not use is the wireless mic feature. There is a cable that the base plugs into an iPhone or iPod. The IR marker is also a wireless mic. Sadly it only works with apple products. I decided I would sacrifice sounds of me breathing and talking to myself for wider angle video from my GoPro.