Shoot Like A Pro! With The iSupport
by Tommy Ly
February 23, 2012
It's easy to shoot beautiful videos with the iPhone, but it's difficult to keep your video steady while moving. You can always get something like the Steadicam Smoothee or OWLE Bubo, but those are a bit on the pricey side and you're an amateur filmmaker on a budget. Lucky for you, there's the iSupport.
Lurking in the shadows of MacWorld 2012, iSupport debuted three different rigs aimed to help improve your iPhone's stability while shooting video: the iSupport ($49), iSupport PRO ($79), and the iSupport Cine Bundle ($189). Hopefully, if it works as planned, the added mass of the iSupport plus the added stability gained by using its handles should provide you with smoother shots while recording video. No more Blair Witching your friends and family with shaky videos!
The basic iSupport is made from durable ABS PC (think: hockey pucks) and includes different holders for both naked and case-protected iPhones. It also features a rubber lens hood, which is also threaded to take 37mm lenses and filters. If the iSupport's built in handles aren't enough, you can mount the whole rig onto any tripod with its 1/4-20 threaded hole.
on steroids with several (possibly unnecessary) extra mounting options for monitors, lights, and microphones, plus a mini tripod.
Even with the video stabilization on the iPhone 4S, my videos still come out a little jittery no matter what. I've always wanted something like this, but price has always been a deciding factor for me. The iSupport is very well priced for this type of accessory, in my opinion.
For more information, visit the iSupport website. Would this be something you would use? Or do you think your bare hands work just as well?
