Cinema Gimbal

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Hand-held camera stabilizer is an auxiliary shooting tool, which can greatly improve the stability of hand-held camera shooting and effectively prevent picture jitter when a single person operates the equipment to shoot chase, sports and other pictures. Originally designed to better stabilize the motion picture camera, this device was a lightweight motion-picture camera mount that could be carried in a hand.It was invented by Garrett Brown, an American, and has been widely used in the industry since the 1970s. It is called Stanikon.

Stanikon consists of a jointed elastic spring alloy shock absorber arm and a specially designed balance component to support the camera and other equipment, in addition to an auxiliary vest to share the weight of the camera equipment, so that users can move more freely.

With the continuous progress and development of science and technology, handheld camera stabilizers are no longer limited to cameras, and now many SLR cameras, micro single cameras, and even mobile phones have joined the ranks of video recording, so handheld camera stabilizers for these products have emerged in an endless stream, resulting in many more compact and portable devices.

The handheld camera stabilizer introduced by Vlogsfan is aimed at professional or quasi-professional equipment such as video cameras, SLR cameras and micro single cameras. The mobile phone stabilizer is not included in the introduction. If you want to know about the mobile phone stabilizer, please refer to here.

At present, there are many such products on the market, mostly for the use of SLR cameras and micro single cameras, many products are equipped with a complete set of components and related accessories. The product form can be divided into the following types:

One-arm handheld:
The simplest hand-held gimbal stabilizer, which can be easily operated by a single person, can play a role in stabilizing the equipment. However, due to the limitation of the product form, there is less space for installing related auxiliary accessories. It can be used for primary or simple video shooting.

Held with both arms:
Compared with single-arm handheld products, it is much more complex, the product form is also changeable, and more auxiliary accessories can be expanded, such as pointing microphone with better radio effect and video monitor with larger size, which can be installed in the corresponding position to improve the convenience of use.

Double arm holding + shoulder support stabilization:
It is basically the same as the dual-arm handheld device, except that an extension component for connecting shoulder stability is added, which is no longer a simple two-hand grip, but a shoulder stability is added, and the three-point force improves the overall stability of the device.

Buying Tips for Camera Gimbal Stabilizer
1. The products should be light. Now all brands generally use carbon fiber materials, which are light in weight and large in bearing capacity. When choosing a carbon fiber stabilizer, it depends on whether the carbon fiber surface is smooth. There will be a regular winding texture on the surface of the carbon fiber tripod. When purchasing, it depends on whether the texture is messy and rough.
2. When choosing this kind of product, try to experience it and feel the weight of the product itself. Carbon fiber products are much lighter than non-carbon fiber products. If you weigh it, you can realize that if your weight is too heavy, it may be inconvenient to use the shooting equipment.
3. Considering the load-bearing capacity of the product, the product package and instructions are usually marked with the number of kilograms. When purchasing, you must see clearly and evaluate the weight of your own shooting equipment. Do not buy products smaller than your own shooting equipment, so as to avoid unnecessary losses to the equipment.

Buying Tips for Camera Stabilizer
When purchasing, be sure to choose products with more auxiliary accessories. Take dual-arm handheld products as an example, when purchasing, you should know whether the brand or series of products have enough extended accessories, such as external monitor components, directional microphone components, etc.If you don't have these related extension accessories, it may cause great inconvenience when you need to install these devices for shooting.

Buying Mistakes of Camera Gambal Stabilizer
Not all products are universal, do not think that a hand-held stabilizer can be universal for all cameras, SLR, micro single and other shooting equipment, although there are SLR cameras and micro single cameras on the market, but not all products can be, no matter from the bearing capacity, or the structure of the PTZ may be different, in the purchase is to ask the merchant.If conditions permit, it is better to install and try in the physical store before purchasing.

2022 Best Handheld Camera Gimbal Stabilizer

1,ZHIYUN Smooth 4 Mobile Phone Gimbal Stabilizer

Pros

Cons

✔ A three-axis stabilizer with a USB port to charge the phone while in use.
✔ The tilt and pan controls have more range than many similar devices.
✔ Stabilizer is compatible with third-party applications such as Filmic Pro.
✔ The Smooth 4 has a larger focus/zoom wheel. And there is a sliding zoom mode.
Shortcoming
✔ The ZY play app is not very good, it drains the battery faster than expected.

✔ The ZY play app is not very good, it drains the battery faster than expected.

Price: $113.90

2,DJI Ronin S SLR 3-Axis Stabilizer

Pros

Cons

✔ Supports up to 8 lbs. Touch sensitive.
✔ The Ronin S Stabilizer has additional features via smartphone (Android/iOS).
✔ Stable leveling is very fast and has multiple modes.
✔ The massive structure adds weight but gives the Ronin S more stability.

✔ When you put this stabilizer back in the case, the settings are often reset.

Price: $339.60