GVM Great Video Maker Camera Motorized Slider,48"/120CM,Automatic Round Trip,Time Lapse,Panoramic Shooting,Video Capture,Slider Smooth and Stable,with Battery

SIMPLY OUTSTANDING RESULTS....!! Near SILENT motor, goes from ZERO speed to 60 m.p.h so perfect for ANY stylish movement shots. NOTHING gets in the way of the most outstanding quality tracking, dolly and/or JIB shots.Mount it horizontally on a tripod, adjust the 'center' rail (provides the perfect 'tracking target' lock) at both ends, mount your camera, adjust your wired-remote (provided) for the start and end points, hit 'record' and film your subject. You'll be AMAZED at how good and professional and advanced your results look.Add immeasurably MORE to your video work by producing more dynamic, more interesting and visually stimulating material.THREE motion settings (use the center rail and STUDY THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING);1. SIDE TO SIDE (parallel) tracking gives you equal L-to-R-to-L (endless) dolly shots across the field of vision.2. PANORAMIC; set the camera head/ball-joint correctly (and set the center rail) and you'll get the 'tennis court' effect... a WIDE left-to-right Panorama - think, tennis court watching both players at both ends AND the spectators across the whole stadium3. CENTER FOCUS (and here's the slider's REAL MAGIC).... center your subject (think talkin-head interviewee, or classical guitarist seated still on a chair) .... set the center rail extreme opposites at both ends; set the camera correctly; frame your shot; set the slider's travel distance (and speed); press 'record' and watch the resultant footage LEAP to life as the background subtly 'travels' around your subject as the camera travels 'around' the face, guitar, flower vase, whatever.... throw the lens into the right depth of field and push the background out of focus.... SPEILBERG....!!Do any/all of these AND have the slider run back and forward, side to side (or up and down for AMAZING JIB SHOTS) for AS LONG AS YOU WANT! Unit runs off included battery OR mains electricity (via included DC converter).. This thing does it ALL, and brilliantly. I have 4 of these now.JIB SHOTS...?? YES, as good as it gets, this STILL isn't the best bit. Put your slider vertical (on a tripod, attached firmly against a wall) and mount your camera at 90-degrees and watch as the slider effortlessly propels your viewpoint UP and DOWN at whatEVER speed you need, capturing filmic JIB SHOTS just like the pros.. Further; if you don't want to 'zoom' in/out your shots (using the camera's wide-telephoto rocker switch, or in post-production (costing you pixelation!)), just set this beautiful machine at right-angles (90-degrees) to your subject, aim the camera straight at him/her/it, hit record and watch your footage slide effortlessly toward/away from you to your heart's content.Cannot recommend this highly enough.NOTE: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS as to how to program the motor's movement. There is a SPECIFIC order to do it. Loads of (some good, some terrible) videos on YouTube, but the INSTRUCTIONS are EXACT.For MOVEMENT shots (detailed above); Make SURE your camera is secured to the ball-head AND screwed tightly (with the RED thumbscrew on the camera platform) at ONE far end of the slider or the other... THEN switch the wired remote controller ON. Only THEN loosen the camera platform with the RED thumbscrew.Select SETTINGS. Select START POINT. press Left or Right arrow to begin the slider's movement AWAY from the closest 'end' (of the slider). If you want maximum travel (and who doesn't?!), press the STOP/center button almost immediately. Press the CENTER button for 1/2 second. You'll see the 'numeric code' harmonize (there's two of them). Press the CENTER button AGAIN for a few seconds until the screen returns to the main settings menu page. THEN, using the down arrow, select END POINT, press the direction arrow TOWARDS the far/other end of the slider and watch/wait as the slider travels to the furthest point. TIP: don't go ALL the way to the end, leave about 2" for the platform to slow/settle/stop. THEN, press the CENTER button; the numeric code will harmonize. Press the CENTER button again for a few seconds (to register the position). THEN, using the down arrow, select NO/Reset. This solidifies the two 'end' points (of the slider's travel). THEN, choose your speed (using the UP/DOWN arrow controls.) I have found somewhere between 50-75% is the most effective for filmic effect. Slower or faster may be dragging/distracting but YOU are the director, so go ahead until you find the best speed for the scene.When you're ready to film, press RECORD on your camera then 'launch' the slider into action using the correct directional ARROW button (depending on where your camera platform is situated along the slider's length/rails.NOTE: If you mess up your programming; HOLD your camera with one hand (or LOCK the platform with the RED thumbscrew), switch OFF the wired remote programmer, and START AGAIN. You'll get quicker with practice but DO NOT TRY TO RE-PROGRAM the remote. It remembers it's previous settings so you MUST SWITCH OFF, and ON again, for a fresh start.

Works great carbon fiber is pretty strong. Motor works good. it makes noise, but it is not awful, Worst Part is it did NOT come with the remote and I have to jump through hoops to get them to send me one.

I have had this slider a few months, and I wish I could give it 5 stars. It's almost perfect minus the horrendous timelapse menu (had to watch a few tutorials from random people on YouTube to get it going) and the adjustment bar knock it down. The angle adjuster is a good idea in theory, but doesn't really work well. There is far too much play in the entire mechanism, so any tiny shift in weight (especially when moving at an upward/downward angle) will cause the entire head to jump during the movement. I have tried tightening all of the nuts and bolts, but the problem is there is play between the bar itself and the block that slides along the bar. About halfway through every timelapse, the weight shifts, and in the video there is a pause in the movement, or a weird jump, and it kills the entire timelapse. Spent too many hours with this thing getting killer shots, only to get home and find that the follow focus bar has let me down again. I just disassembled the entire slider, removed the bar, and will try doing another timelapse with the rotating head taped down so it does not move.

This review is in my own words, and I bought the product with my own funds.This review relates to the wired-remote 48" version, not the newer Bluetooth model. I opted for the wired remote because I don't want to have to use my phone for a million things on a shoot. The battery dies fast enough as it is! :)The ONLY reason I bought this slider, is because I needed something quieter than my One Man Crew, which I paid more than $1,500 for a few years ago. With the plethura of great reviews online about the slider, nobody was talking at length about the relative loudness of the motor, but everybody was saying it was a great slider - and they were RIGHT!And let me allay your fears. If you're worried about sound, you needn't be. In my out-of-the-box initial tests, the thing is virtually silent (I can't say "silent," because nobody would believe me...but yeah...it's silent) up to about 92% speed. As you get closer to 100%, you start hearing the little hum. But it's nowhere NEAR the can-opener-like noise of the original One Man Crew, and it's a QUARTER of the price!! Plus, anything over 85% is going to be faster than you'll want for interviews, anyway, so you'll be fine with sound.I didn't even touch the manual. I took it out of the box, folded out the legs, put it on my counter, hooked up the remote, set the start and end positions, and I was ready to go. Five minutes. Now, granted, when I actually use it I'll put it on a tripod in the middle, and two smaller little tripods on the sides to make sure it's nice and solid. So, yeah...maybe ten minutes tops.If you're investigating this product because you need something quiet, solid, well-made, all at a practically unbelievable value, this is great. I'll revise my review if I run into any problems in real-world use, but right now I'm about as happy about this GVM Slider as anything I've ever bought for my video business.TL; DR: Buy it. You won't be sorry.