Capture time-lapses with a steel and aluminum camera slider

Using an Arduino, along with a stepper motor and ball bearings, YouTuber GreatScott! has created a very smooth camera slider. Time-lapse sequences can be interesting on their own, but if you can add motion to the camera, this adds a really neat element. To give a little extra flair to his video production, GreatScott! built his own motorized slider using stainless steel and aluminum parts. Movement is accomplished via an Arduino Nano controlling a stepper motor, and ball bearings are used to keep the shots smooth. You can see the results and process in the two-part video sequence below. In this project, I will show you how I repurposed two old camera tripods in order to create a motorized camera slider. The mechanical system consist mostly of aluminium and stainless steel which makes the slider sturdy and pretty decent looking. The electrical system consists of an Arduino Nano with LCD, rotary encoder, limit switches and stepper motor. Besides the videos seen here, check out GreatScott!’s Instructables writeup as well. This entry was posted by Arduino Team on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 and is filed under Arduino, Featured, Nano. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. You must be logged in with your Arduino account to post a comment. How to control Arduino board using an Android phone Arduino IDE 1.6 is released! Download it now DIY less-expensive Thermal imaging camera Send in the clones My open-source, do-it-yourself cellphone (built with Arduino). Welcome Arduino Yún – the first board combining Arduino with Linux Microsoft and Arduino: new partnership announced today A low-cost robotic hand (tutorial) mirroring your own fingers Arduino IR Remote Control Nice drawings of the Arduino UNO and Mega 2560 David Cuartielles (Spanish) MAKE: Blog’s Arduino archive Tom Igoe’s PComp Site