ZHIYUNSmooth 5 Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone 14 Pro Max Plus 13 Mini 12 11 XS X XR 8 Professional 3-Axis Phone Gimbal Video Stabilizer with Face Object Tracking Timelapse

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PURCHASE DATE: 30MAY22PRICE PAID: $169PRICE + TAX: $182.52REVIEW DATE: 10JUN22Recently, I purchased an IPhone 13 Pro and wanted a gimbal that would not be super expensive and I ran into this one. I have a Spigen slim case on my IPhone and it fits perfectly snug in the gimbal clamp. The grip is grippy and nice to hold which allows easy button manipulation. The bottom having the stand attachment is nice but also has a slot for a wrist holder if needed.Now that I have used it and will be keeping it, I will be ordering the magnet dimmable light attachment. I saw it offered online and after some videos it makes sense to have it.Once you figure out the controls and features it is smooth and steady. I am very pleased with it and the way it smoothly transitions while you move. IPhone portrait mode and this device is awesome. Two thumbs up! I will edit this review with updated photos/videos later.PLEASE NOTE: I do these reviews to help people out. This review is my honest opinion after doing much research and purchasing this product for personal use. Prior to purchasing any product I conduct thorough research, test the item, and photograph it prior to posting a review. THANK YOU!

Most features seem to work as expected. By spending an hour or so of testing, it's easy enough to figure out the app settings to smooth out the gimbal's response to your movements. However, I can't find any way in either of the company's apps to change the direction of the focus knob. The way it works out of the box is that the focus moves closer to the camera as the knob moves in the direction away from the camera. This is too basic a function to work backwards. It's so counter intuitive that I can't wrap my head around adjusting focus on the fly.

The media could not be loaded. This is a sturdy gimbal for mobile video. I love the zoom wheel on the side that utilizes the multiple camera zoom options on my iPhone. I also like the creative templates in the app that make fun videos for you on the fly. The phone clamp also has a place for a magnetic light to brighten what you are shooting. I’ll have to look into that attachment further. Once you get the phone mostly balance you can turn the power on for the full stabilization. Pairing the Bluetooth to my phone was simple. The tripod is super handle as well if you need a stable surface and facial track. You could film a video with the front facing camera and not worry about it jerking the gimbal over when it shifts.

Let me mention that I am computer scientist, (I spent dozen of hours reading manual from manufacturer website! watching multiple videos!) first day I tried to charge it using supported by the manufacturer wire! many different Chargers! unfortunately it won't charge, after several hours of charging it was still showing that the battery is dead!!!I left it for overnight for charging, somehow next morning it was charged. I did download the app for iPhone 13 Pro Max. According to manufacturer suggestions I did download new software as the instruction says I pressed the power button for 3 seconds unfortunately sometimes it works sometimes not!!!after I open up I can see gimbal on my iPhone screen and all of the options I cannot do anything from gimbal bathrooms I have to manually touch the screen to make some changes!!most of their functions do not work according to instruction I can not do anything on my iPhone screen via the Gimbal!!the item is extremely complicated and it behaves randomly. I have a few the Gimbals older generation they work perfect!don't waste your money! and your time! it won't work like the manual and videos say.very often it turns of itself also sometimes is shaking like crazy that I was afraid that's my Smartphone will just go away, in summary I wanted to upgrade to little more expensive with match more futures, unfortunately that was my mistake, this item is cheap fake China product!!!!!!!!!!don't spend waste your money your time and your nerves.of course I try to call customer service in u.s. I got the message that the number doesn't exist!!! customer service doesn't exist as well !!!there is no support except few videos on YouTube, which do not explain problems which I experienced.good luck.Arek

Great Product, it can be a little hard to use if you don't practice using it..