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Camera stabilizer

Camera stabilizer

Device which prevents unwanted camera motion Filming with a handheld camera stabilizer An operator uses a camera stabilizer in a low-angle shot A camera stabilizer, or camera-stabilizing mount, is a device designed to hold a camera in a manner that prevents or compensates for unwanted camera movement, such as "camera shake". For small hand-held cameras, a harness or contoured frame steadies the camera against the photographer's body. In some models, the camera mount is on an arm that protrudes in front of the photographer; beneath the camera is a handle grip. Another variation positions the camera atop a fulcrum brace against the photographer's chest or abdomen. To compensate for camera instability caused by the movement of the operator's body, camera operator Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a body-mounted stabilization apparatus for motion picture cameras, which uses springs as shock absorbers. In 1991, Martin Philip Stevens invented a hand-held camera stabilizer for motion-picture and video cameras, called the Glidecam. Curt O. Schaller: artemis Cine HD Pro by Sachtler In 2001 Sachtler and Curt O. Schaller launched the artemis camera stabilizer system at the NAB Show in Las