Easy Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Photography Trick

Reduce or eliminate blurred photos and videos with this simple trick. Make your own camera stabilizer and see how sharp and crisp your photos and video can be even without a tripod.

This stabilizer folds up small enough to fit in your pocket and allows you to can hand-hold your camera with shutter speeds at least 3 f-stops slower than without. Who needs a heavy, bulky tripod when you have one of these?

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camera shake is a photographer's worst
enemy
it makes photos blurry and makes videos
look amateur and induce motion sickness
the simple solution is to use a tripod
but who wants to look one of those
around everywhere they go
in this video I'll show you how to make
a camera stabilizer that is lightweight
and fits in your pocket
for this project you'll need a bolt
one-quarter inch diameter with course
threads some string that won't stretch
and some kind of small weight like this
washer
the first step is to tie one end of the
string onto the bolt and since I'm an
Eagle Scout
i used a lashing so it would look nice
you can do the same or just try your
best granny knot
by the way the length of the string
should be approximately equal to your
height
the next step is to tie the washer onto
the other end of the string
I finished by clip
the loose ends and sealing the knots
with a match the stabilizer obviously
installs the same way as a tripod
to use it simply step on the washer and
pull up with the camera against the
tension of the string
unlike using a tripod the stabilizer
makes it easy to quickly pan and frame
action shots when you're done with the
stabilizer it folds up and fits easily
in your pocket it virtually eliminates
vertical camera shake and significantly
reduces horizontal shake -
you'll be amazed how much more
professional your photos and videos look
when you use this little gadget