On The Nod...

I wrote a piece a little while ago about the action camera mounts that are intended to strap onto your dog - turning Fido into at best an unwitting cinematographer and at worst just an Alpo-fed dolly. Today's product is also amount, but this time you have to be the person to do your own dirty work. Actually, in cinematic terms, it won't be dirty at all - because this clever gimbal unit will make sure that the footage you get is a lot steadier than you can do unaided. The Feiyutech WG2X has the ability to render your images steady and correctly orientated in several planes - just like other gimbal units - but this one does it on such a small scale that it is actually wearable. Illustrations show it mounted on a motorcyclist's helmet and also on handlebars of various types. the literature mentions a chest mount as well. Of course, the mount is configured for the most popular of action cameras. Light enough on the head? The mount is only 238 g so if you can hold up a hefty helmet you should be able to cope with the camera rig.. It's got two forms of connectivity - WiFi and Bluetooth, and the advertising says it is splashproof. That's an open-ended sort of statement but action-camera photographers are open-ended sorts of people. If it's on the top of your head, the rest of you'll get wet faster than the camera... It has the clever facility of a pre-set rate of rotation that you can program if you want a pan while in operation. It's well-made and effective. With just a little care on your part, your videos should start looking pretty professional no matter what folly you engage in. Sam is our man who knows most about this product.