In considerably of a shock, Accsoon, who’re finest identified for his or her wi-fi video methods, has introduced the S40 and S60 motorized sliders.
Each the TopRig S40 and S60 are being touted as inexpensive motorized sliders that redefine what customers can count on on the worth level. The idea behind each merchandise was a easy one. Give you merchandise that may do easy automated slides and parallax actions, with much less vibration and judder than the competitors.
Motorized sliders could be hit relying on what one you purchase. Good ones are typically costly, and plenty of the extra ‘inexpensive’ ones lack precision and don’t produce easy constant outcomes.
In accordance with Accsoon, the S40 and S60 are capable of do judder-free, easy motion by using high-performance brushless motors (much like those present in gimbals).
Onboard & App Management
Each the TopRig S40 and S60 are designed to be very moveable they usually have bodily controls on the unit that enable for fast operation with out having to depend on apps and sensible units. Customers have the power to change the velocity of journey utilizing a management knob, in addition to buttons to start out/cease, loop motion actions, and set A and B factors the place a motion begins and finishes. By counting on {hardware} controls each transfer is repeatable, reliable, and controllable. Nonetheless, in case you do wish to management the sliders by way of Bluetooth, you possibly can, by utilizing the TopRig app.
Parallax Pictures
The sliders characteristic an in-built parallax system that permits the digicam to mechanically pan gently because it strikes across the topic which is helpful for interviews and when capturing merchandise, and so forth. The parallax-type motion is straightforward to do. You simply place the slider sq. on to your topic, ensure that each ends of the slider are equal distance from the topic, then transfer the digicam to at least one finish and use the adjustment bar to angle the digicam in in the direction of the topic. As soon as finished the digicam will slide up and down frequently aiming the digicam on the topic.
Journey Distance
Each the TopRig S40 and TopRig S60 can be utilized for easy horizontal strikes in addition to vertical strikes. The TopRig S40 has a digicam journey distance of twenty-two.5cm / 8.85″, and the TopRig S60 has an extended digicam journey distance of 42.5cm / 16.73″. Accsoon claims that the slider’s operation is close to silent and the velocity of motion can differ from 0.1 cm/s to five cm/s.
Measurement & Weight
The TopRig S40 is simply 41cm / 16.14″ lengthy and the TopRig S60 is 61cm / 24″ lengthy. The TopRig S40 weighs 1.4kg / 3.08 lb and the TopRig S60 weighs in at 2.5kg / 5.51 lb.
Payload Capability
The sliders have been primarily made for mirrorless hybrid cameras and smaller digital cinema cameras. The utmost load for each sliders when touring horizontally is 4kg / 8.81 lb, and when transferring vertically at 2.5kg / 5.51 lb.
How do you energy them?
Each sliders could be powered by a single Sony NP-F kind battery. A F 550 battery is claimed to have the ability to run one of many sliders for as much as 60 hours. Alternatively, the sliders could be powered utilizing 7.4V-16.8V DC by way of a barrel connector. Each sliders even have a 5V USB-C output to energy equipment.
Worth & Availability
The Accsoon TopRig S40 prices $349 USD and the TopRig S60 prices $399 USD. Each will probably be out there from licensed Accsoon sellers quickly.
These look to be very affordably priced, as comparable methods normally retail for significantly extra money. It will be fascinating to understand how these Accsoon TopRig Sliders evaluate to one thing just like the iFootage Shark Slider Nano.
