Quark stabilizer GoPro

Adrenaline junkies know that buying a GoPro is usually just the start. They’ll soon be tempted by an endless selection of mounts and accessories that promise to capture on video what they feel with every jump, turn, and crash.

One such accessory is the Quark stabilizer from Noir Matter. It’s a single-axis gimbal that does one thing and one thing only: keeps your GoPro shots level, even when you’re not.

Unlike bulky three-axis stabilizers that remove the vibration and shake seen in many action videos, the relatively compact and lightweight Quark only corrects tilt by keeping the camera level. This also allows it to correct rolling movements for cameras mounted in the lines of a looping kite, for example, or on the end of a selfie stick while the camera is swung overhead. Quark lasts between two to four hours per charge over its Micro USB connector.