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SFX is using servos from Hobbyking (MKS470) or other places, and you can use a remote control with v-tail or elevon mixers to drive this&#65279; as a 3-axis pan tilt unit. For the gyro stabilization you&#8217;ll need some 3-axis gyro and micro-controller to generate the servo signals. <\/p>\n<p>Plenty of things I know nothing about but get excited when I see a video of the unit in action like this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6jnJRil57Do\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p \/&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<br \/>\n&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/body&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<br \/>\n&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/html&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Electronics aside the housing is perfectly designed with really lovely snap fit with a twist-knob closure design &#8211; <\/p>\n<p><i>I was really amazed about the detail and strength, considering that there is a tiny spiral inside that little twisty-knob that pulls in the little tag with some matching grooves&#8230;. using the natural flexibility of WSF &#8211; and it works well!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zYaz_oRHyOY\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;And next is a video of where the camera will end up, to make the video (already lovely) a little less nauseating for anyone inclined to motion sickness.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&#65279;&#65279;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And next is a video of where the camera will end up, to make the video (already lovely) a little less nauseating for anyone inclined to motion sickness.. 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