Why is skill and practice necessary to get good results with the Blackbird?
The Blackbird provides the best tool available at any operator skill level for passive handheld video camera stabilization. This is achieved by combining maximum moment of inertia in all three axes with a precision gimbal, along with SmoothTouch technology. But all passive stabilizers are constrained by some basic laws of dynamics. A simple answer is that normal jerky handheld ambulatory shots are transformed into smooth but oscillatory shots with an inertial gimbal isolated stabilizer. Operator skill and practice is necessary to achieve smooth ambulatory shots that have minimal roll or tilt oscillations.
