Digital Video - August 2008 - (Page 21) IKAN CAMERA CRADLE IN REVIEW PILLOW TALK THE CAMERA CRADLE IS A SIMPLE, VERSATILE SUPPORT. CARL MROZEK T he Camera Cradle support is a blend of duffel bag and fanny pack in its design and ergonomics, but one that is filled with Styrofoam microbeads. They are small enough to give the cradle cohesion and solidity, but large enough so that it doesn’t take on the shape of a camera set on it as the beads compress. Made of light-duty black canvas, the design makes it convenient and comfortable to “wear” the Cradle while it is supporting a smaller camcorder, even for hours at a time. There is also a pair of small rectangular pouches with Velcro-sealed flaps on both ends. While large enough to hold a few MiniDV cassettes or a small camera battery, they are designed for wireless mike receivers, allowing an antenna to protrude straight up through a slit in the flap. The flaps are durable and sticky, making this one of the best-protected areas on the Cradle. I tested the Camera Cradle with Canon’s XH A1 HDV camcorder while traveling in a Ford Explorer and shooting in a snowstorm. I simply stood the Cradle on its side and leaned it against the vehicle’s interior door panel. I set the camera atop the Cradle, nestled it into place and then began shooting. To my surprise, the framed image seemed very stable in the mid focal range. I shot for more than an hour and used a range of focal lengths — from fully zoomed out to maximum telephoto — yet the image was remarkably stable in the viewfinder. The camcorder nestled nicely into the Cradle to create a stable shooting platform, and I had little trouble grabbing 10- to 20-second shots without injecting unintended camera movement. DV SCORE IKAN CAMERA CRADLE PROS: Compact size, lightweight, ease of use. CONS: More difficult to use on long-lens shots. BOTTOM LINE: Stable, yet mobile, camera support. MSRP: $100 CONTACT: www.ikancorp.com http://www.ikancorp.com http://www.microsoft.com/expression http://www.microsoft.com/expression
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