Robot cameraman system "SOLOSHOT 2" to photograph subjects automatically by tracking

When you want to shoot a figure that enjoys outdoor sports, you can replace several groups and be in charge of photographers, but if you are alone you will not do anything. You may fix the camera on a tripod, but it may be like a fixed point camera, or you may be out of the viewing angle of the camera if you notice it, sometimes it becomes a sad movie. In such a case it will be useful to take photographs automatically as a photographerSOLOSHOT 2"is.

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The mechanism is realized by letting the "base" fixed to the tripod recognize the "tag" attached to the subject. In the case of a human photographer, we check the position of the subject with its eyes and shoot, but SOLOSHOT 2 recognizes the position of the tag and the base tracks it so that it does not deviate from angle of view. You can actually see what SOLOSHOT 2's automatic tracking is like by looking at the following movie.

Tracking - YouTube


An orange object standing in front of the fence is the base of "SOLOSHOT 2", and an action camera for shooting is attached above. The mountable camera weighs up to 5 pounds (about 2.3 kg). Because the person on horse riding came from the far back, tagging the arm ......


As this person moves, the bases are moving to track it. What is displayed in the wipe on the lower left is the picture actually taken.


The subject is not limited to people. If you attach the tag, you can also shoot skipping drones. The corresponding distance is from 10 ft (about 3 m) to 2000 ft (about 610 m), and the continuous operation time with the battery is 4 hours.


While running while willy on a motorcycle around the camera ... ...


Since it corresponds 360 degrees to the pan in the left and right direction, it does not break up somewhere. Pan speed is 80 degrees per second. In addition, vertical tilt is 140 degrees correspondence, it moves 35 degrees per second.


It also features waterproof and shock resistance, so it's perfect for accompanying outdoor activities.


In addition, by connecting to the terminal of the camera with "camera controller" of the accessory, you can operate the camera attached to SOLOSHOT 2 and perform operations such as automatic zooming to the subject.

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Tracking so that the person in the upper side of the slopes is the subject, not to miss the appearance of sliding down.


People are coming closer and closer, so we zoomed in and steadily become wider and finally we were able to shoot without stopping the frame to the point where we stopped in front of the camera.


In addition, movies taken using SOLOSHOT 2 are also released on YouTube. For example, Kore is running a radio controlled car. In the case of radio controlled cars, it is not possible to say "shooting while steering", and depending on the course, it runs widely around here, so automatic tracking & auto zoom is useful.

Robots Filming Robots At RC Race Track - Filmed With SOLOSHOT 2 - YouTube


Instead of an action cam or a handy cam, you can attach a digital camera to take continuous shooting. Depending on the setting, shooting at 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds intervals is possible. You can see how it actually looks in the following movie.

New SOLOSHOT 2 Feature - Photo Burst For DSLRs - YouTube


The combination of the base and the tag of "SOLOSHOT 2" is 399 dollars (about 49,900 yen), and the pack added with the camera controller is 498 dollars (about 61,600 yen). By the way,List of handling storesLooking at it, in JapanOzawa GlobaltraceAlthough this company is a general trading company, it is said that we have not responded to ordinary customers. When searching on Amazon.co.jp, bases + tags are sold for 60,000 yen units, but since they are all parallel import goods, those who are thinking about purchasing need attention.