What the thread found

• A jitter or pulsing vibration was observed during flight with a Red Scarlet camera on a Zephyr, most noticeable when passing vertical objects like walls or posts, which resembled electrical interference rather than motion blur artifacts
• The issue appeared in footage from a 180-degree shutter angle at 23.98 fps 4K recording, with the camera brain powered by a Red Volt battery and an external monitor powered by a V-mount IDX battery
• Tripod tests of the same camera showed no vibration, and handheld walking shots of the same scene displayed no vibration, suggesting the issue may be specific to Steadicam operation
• The pulsing was more pronounced during side-to-side camera movements and overcorrections during flight
• Possible causes discussed included sled vibration, quick-release plate issues, rolling shutter artifacts from the camera itself, still lens characteristics, electromagnetic interference, and codec compression artifacts

Depends on

• The issue was documented through video that required high-bandwidth viewing to observe clearly
• No photographs were provided of how the camera was mounted on the sled
• Testing with a different Steadicam model was planned but not completed at the time of the discussion
• The exact cause was never definitively determined in the thread
• Participants disagreed on whether the artifact was mechanical vibration or electronic in nature

Gear in this thread

Zephyrcatalog, Voltcatalog

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