Originally Posted by
glennaa11
Or an OM-D. It's got very good image stabilization which isn't quite a steadicam rig but it's much less obtrusive depending what she's planning to shoot.
I have to agree with this recommendation if your wife wanted wanted to go without the rig. I used to have an OM-D and I loved the steady-cam-like stabilization. Part of the video linked below was shot on the S-Bahn without a steady-cam just to get an idea as to how the stabilization works.
http://vimeo.com/46037469