Head Tracking

AI-generated reference clip

The camera follows the subject's head precisely, keeping it locked in the same place in frame while the body and background move.

Camera Movement · Advanced

Focus on the person's mind and intent: we stay locked to them.

1Gimbal with subject tracking (ActiveTrack) or careful manual operating.

Social / vertical

Athletes, animals, performers in motion.

Needs gear you don't own yet.

Best option

Gimbal with tracking.

Or stabilise on the head in post.

A7 V + 24-70 settings

A7 V: Tracking AF with face/eye + animal detection.

Head drifting in the frame: smoother, slower operating.

Track a walking friend's head for 10 s keeping it on the upper-third line.