Shaky Facebook Live Video

[Paul Lemery]

I find it almost impossible to shoot decent live video on Facebook Live using an iPhone due to shaking. I have looked high and low for a stabilizer app, but the ones that I find only fixes existing videos and does no work for live feeds. Does anyone know of an app or another fix for this?

 

[Mark Blue]

Are you holding your iPhone by hand, using a grip/mount, or mounted with a permanent solution Paul?

 

[ericjkelly]

Its all in the mount. Here is the one I have for my iphone https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083P4MGTW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Paul Lemery]

Are you holding your iPhone by hand, using a grip/mount, or mounted with a permanent solution Paul?

I am using a robust suction mounted holder on a 12" x 16" permanently mounted 1/4" black polycarbonate sheet on top of the dash. It seems those videos are pretty shaky even when I am videoing from my hand. I could always edit the videos later with some of the available apps, but I would like to do it live.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

If you're wanting to do Facebook lives handheld, get a Gimbal. I personally have and use this one and works fantastic..

Amazon.com : 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone 12 11 PRO MAX X XR XS Smartphone Vlog Youtuber Live Video Record with Sport Inception Mode Face Object Tracking Motion Time-Lapse - Hohem iSteady Mobile Plus : Camera & Photo

 

[Mark Blue]

Hmmm. I’m pretty sure the software has some anti-shake baked in but it doesn’t sound like the mount is your issue. Hopefully some iPhone guys will have some ideas for you!

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I purposely upgraded to 11 max pro for the camera settings. The stability is amazing! Better than my way more expensive Sony AX700. I do a lot of hiking-related video nowadays so the phone is perfect for live streaming. It’s always clear and stable. If it wasn’t , I’d have a gimbal for sure. Now all I need is constant cell phone data lol which is my main problem for not doing many lives. I go way out in the wilderness where nothing is but wilderness lol.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

I purposely upgraded to 11 max pro for the camera settings. The stability is amazing! Better than my way more expensive Sony AX700. I do a lot of hiking-related video nowadays so the phone is perfect for live streaming. It’s always clear and stable. If it wasn’t , I’d have a gimbal for sure. Now all I need is constant cell phone data lol which is my main problem for not doing many lives. I go way out in the wilderness where nothing is but wilderness lol.

I threw down and got the iPhone 12 Pro about a month ago and love it for the camera settings and quality. It's great for live streaming, and even better if you have a gimbal to use for stabilization.

 

[Paul Lemery]

I switched from a dash mount to a windshield mount and that seemed to fix it. There must be a bit more vibration on the dash compared to a windshield. The only issue I have now is reduced visibility. Anyone have ideas on how to fix that? Here is a pic.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I threw down and got the iPhone 12 Pro about a month ago and love it for the camera settings and quality. It's great for live streaming, and even better if you have a gimbal to use for stabilization.

As much as I want that new phone, I really want to pay the 11 off first lol. I always do those edge plans.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

As much as I want that new phone, I really want to pay the 11 off first lol. I always do those edge plans.

Yeah I can't blame you. I never owned the newest iPhone before, I always ended up with older versions. I had the iPhone 6s, then switched providers and they had the iPhone 12 Pro, plus they gave me $300 credit for my 6s so I went ahead and went with the 12 Pro. It was different going from a 6s which I used for years to a 12 Pro, so many things I had to get use to but I love it!

 

[Roger Brown]

Another option is a GoPro. They have good stabilization (via software) and can go live to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. I believe there's also a "private live mode" where you can send people a link, but I've never gone live with mine.