ShAKY: SHift Angle KentuckY

ShAKY (SHift Angle Kentucky) is a simple device for collecting 9-axis data about camera position and motion, especially shifts in X, Y, and Z and angular movements in Roll, Pitch, and Yaw. Although this device was developed for our own research involving camera shake, it and all the software and logic for its use are freely available here.

QR Image

Data encoded is: f50;n;d6;c2;h5;v240;g2

Shake Testing Protocol

The basic protocol that we are currently using involves holding a camera about 6 feet from a display showing the QR code generated by this WWW form.

is the marked focal length of your lens in mm.

is the name of your lens.

The camera is approximately feet from the target.

What are you using to compose the image?

Optical viewfinder (OVF)
Electronic viewfinder (EVF)
Rear Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Rear LCD tilted up or down
Estimated aim without view

How are you holding the camera?
Mounted on a steadycam device
Mounted on a tripod or similar
Mounted on a monopod
Two hands, with your body braced against something
Two hands, body not braced
One hand

It has been about hours since I last used a hand-held vibrating power tool (e.g., a weed-whacker).

Generally, how steady do you think your grip is?
Very steady with lots of practice holding cameras
More steady than average
About average
Less steady than average

The C program that generated this page was written by Hank Dietz using the CGIC library to implement the CGI interface.

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