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While professional-grade rigs exist, they’re often bulky and prohibitively expensive.
SmoothShot aims to fill that gap by offering a compact, low-cost alternative that automates camera movements like pans, tilts, and tracking shots with precision.
Using a joystick and a set of motors, our system can be programmed to follow exact motion paths — perfect for repeated shots, time-lapses, or stop-motion animation. - Whether you're filming short films, creative reels, or DIY videos, SmoothShot gives creators more control without breaking the bank.
What It Does
The SmoothShot is a maneuverable camera module.
The joystick controls the movement of the rig with the camera attached.
How We Built It
Arduino
3D Printed Materials
Challenges
Connecting a variety of Arduino components & getting them to fit into one central mechanism.
Pairing the joy sticks to control the movement through the stepper motor.
Constructing the camera and movable components so that the weight and movement are balanced.
Getting the Raspberry Pi configured & connecting the camera to the Raspberry Pi.
Accomplishments
3D printing accommodating components to make a rig to hold & move the camera module.
Getting the joystick to maneuver the overall position of the camera from left to right.
2 degree camera movement going left to right and at different angles.
What We Learned
How to link multiple components to the Arduino (joystick, stepper motors, 8x8 LED dot matrix.
How to 3D print parts to align with specific measurements.
What's next for SmoothShot!
Pairing the raspberry pi with the arducam.
Capturing pictures and videos using the Raspberry Pi.
Finding a way to efficiently store captured pictures and photos.
