The image stabilization firm, Snoppa released a shooting device – Rover on the Kickstarter platform. A new type of cinema dolly, Rover has an electronic stabilization system.
The product is essentially a shooting robot that removes obstacles that the ground creates. Rover can carry heavy and bulky professional camera, move stably on a variety of bumpy surfaces and has programmable automation function. It has the potential to significantly reduce labor costs for film crews and improve work efficiency by introducing a new type mobile shooting equipment to the filming environment.
Equipped with a unique electronic active damping system, Snoppa Rover can eliminate vibrations caused by road bumps and obstacles during movement. The product can also eliminate speed mutation caused by road obstacles, and keep forward motion at a constant speed. This provides Rover a wider range of terrain adaptability.
The product comes with a load capacity of up to 15 kgs (33lbs). It can carry cameras ranging from mirrorless and DSLRs to cinema cameras. With the built-in Wi-Fi module, wireless image transmission module, and camera control module, the operator can use a tablet to remotely control both Rover’s movement and camera shooting.
Users can program a pre-set path through the dedicated app to let Rover automatically move according to the pre-set path and shooting angles. This can greatly improve the efficiency of film work and reduce the burden of videographers. Pre-set or recently used paths can be saved as templates, which can be reused repeatedly so that the videographer can easily take repeated shots with precise accuracy.
In addition, other features like hyperlapse, auto tracking, high-speed follow shooting, and others are all very practical functions the lend assistance in the cinema and film environment.
Rover is being presold on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform and is expected to be shipped around July this year.
