Video From Spark While Hand Holding

[WinterRanger]

I was getting some video with the s
Spark this weekend and was trying to get a few clips at just a few feet AGL by holding the spark with my hand and shooting video. The video shot was a pan left to right in a large oval, and close enough to people that I didn't want to fly it. Well the video didn't turn out as nice as I wanted. It was kinda choppy. I wasn't using any ND filters as they haven't arrived yet. What I'm trying to figure out is this a shot that the Spark can handle, or does the lack of a 3 axis gimble make this too tough for the Spark.

 

[TerenceM]

I've tried holding the Spark and with the same result - it's just not made to shoot handheld. Try tripod mode.

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- the clip with the women in the street is handheld, the other shot in a narrow street with two guys walking towards me is tripod mode.

 

[Nick D]

Side on shots show the shortcomings of the Spark because as you quite rightly point out it doesn’t have a 3 axis gimbal. Good thumbs will solve most things but probably not that.