You can buy motorized camera sliders off-the-shelf, but they’re pretty costly. Alternatively, you can make one yourself, and it’s not even that hard if you’re kitted out with a 3D printer. [Creative ...

A camera slider is a popular and simple project — just a linear slide, a stepper, and some sort of controller. Adding tilt and pan axes ups the complexity until you’ve got three motors, a controller, ...

If you use a camera slider carriage for panning shots, the weight of some lenses can cause the carriage to tilt forward slightly and cause the carriage to bind up. You can fix that issue with a macro ...

This smooth camera slider can be paired with an optional motor to raise your time-lapse game or add a flexible, lightweight tool to your filmmaking repertoire. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop ...

Camera sliders help you create smooth, dynamic shots that add interest and energy to your videos. They provide a stable base along which the camera can slide (hence the name) in a smooth, controlled ...

You know those butter-smooth side-to-side sliding shots you see in the movies? These have traditionally been the product of professional cinematographers with expensive cameras and equipment, but gear ...