Collection: YC Onion

YC Onion builds camera sliders and motion control hardware — best known for the Hot Dog series of compact manual and motorised sliders.

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What a slider adds

A slide is the cheapest way to make a static shot look produced. Linear movement across a subject creates parallax — foreground and background shifting at different rates — which reads as depth in a way a zoom never does. For product, food and interview work it is the difference between a shot that looks locked off and one that looks directed.

Parallax and pan

Sliders with built-in parallax and pan let the head rotate as the carriage travels, keeping a subject centred through the move. Done manually it takes practice; motorised versions repeat the move exactly, which matters for timelapse and for matching takes.

What to check

Track length against your shot and your transport — longer tracks give more dramatic moves but stop fitting in a bag. Payload rating against your rig. And carriage smoothness, since any stutter in a slow move is visible on screen.

Buy YC Onion in India

ShutterBuzz is an authorised YC Onion dealer in India. Orders include a GST invoice, EMI is available on eligible cards, and we ship across India. Prices in INR.