3D Printing + Electronics: Camera Slider

This Camera Slider brings cinematic motion to your phone photography and videography. This motorized sliding rail system smoothly moves your phone for professional-looking panning shots, making it perfect for content creators, hobby photographers, or anyone who wants to add dynamic motion to their visuals.

Note: This is a Digital File Purchase only. No physical products included with this purchase. 
This Product Contains: 
-STL & Step Files For the 3D printed Elements
-Full Instructional assembly documents
-Gear-list & Links to Required third party hardware  

$19.99
$19.99
$19.99
$19.99

This includes the Camera Slider of the 3D Printing + Electronics project:

  • Camera Slider .STL files
  • Full third party hardware list
  • Video tutorials & preconfigured code

    As we mentioned, these projects are a little different from the basic .STL files that you can just download and print from websites like Thingiverse or Printables. You will need to purchase some third party hardware. Below is a sample gear list of the parts used in the SwitchBox so you can see upfront what is required and roughly how much things cost. 
  1. Microcontroller - ESP32 -
     https://amzn.to/3CZxxGH
  2. Switch
     https://amzn.to/4f8clMi
  3. Motor Drivers -
     https://amzn.to/4jXs03E
  4. Small OLED - 
    https://amzn.to/431OcCK
  5. Motors - Stepper Motors -
     https://amzn.to/3SanYJD
  6. Breadboard Wires -
     https://amzn.to/4iqjNVO

Soldering Disclaimer and Third-Party Parts 

For these projects you will need to do some basic soldering to attach the electronic components. We will have a full instruction breakdown, and you can get a super basic soldering iron here. For these projects you will also need a couple of basic items like wires, wire strippers and a breadboard. A lot of these items you generally just need to purchase one time, and you can use them for all current and future electronics-based projects.

Detailed printing and assembly instructions, including a how-to video are included in the file delivery folder!

(Our projects are designed to be as accessible as possible!)

Step 1. 3D Print the Files. 

As always, our 3D print files are optimized for completely (or nearly) support free printing, and they will fit on all common FDM printers. 

Step 2. You will now need some Super Basic Electronics!

Don't worry, we're sticking to super simple and easy to get electronics. Everything we use can be purchased off Amazon.com or from most online retailers. The basic electronic parts are also very cheap. A sample gear list is in the "What's included tab" to the left, so you can see exactly what goes into a project. For example, the controller that we are using for all three projects, you can get a 3 pack for $16 (here). We're sticking to a frequent gear list as well, so a lot of the parts you use for one project, can also be used for the next! 

Step 3. Download the Code Files!! 

This is a brand-new step for these projects! But not to fear. All you have to do is simply download the code from the file delivery folder and then plug in the controller via USB and upload the code to it. We will provide detailed instructions, but this step generally takes less than 5 minutes, and it is the same process for all the projects :)

Step 4. Assemble your Electronics Project!

Now we can complete the build! First you will need to assemble all your electronics and your 3D prints. Assembling the electronics is pretty easy, we have a full step by step guide to go with it and will include a video for reference. One the electronics are assembled they will fit right into the 3D printed parts! 

Step 5. (Optional) Customize your code!! 

All projects come pre coded but are open source for our community of backers. If you like to tinker, for example maybe a light on our project is blue and you want it to match you game room and make it green, all our code is easy to adjust so you can customize!

On January 5th you will gain access to your file via email for immediate download. You can always access your file through your PrintableAccessories.com account

We wanted to create something really functional for this project to show you that with some basic hardware and electronics we can really push the limits of 3D printing projects. This device is essentially a 3 axis machine (just like your 3D printer!), that allows you to create some amazing camera shots with your mobile phone. Its great for timelapses and all things photography/cinematography. The unit shown above is still technically a prototype as we have now hidden all the wiring and simplified the design a bit :) 

You simply put your phone on the machine, set start and stop positions and a duration and then let your phone shoot photos or videos over that interval to get some really crazy cool timelapses!