ZHIYUN Smooth-5S AI [Official] Smartphone Gimbal, Gimbal Stabilizer 3-Axis, Mobile Phone Gimbal, with Tripod, Mobile Phone Stabilizer, for Vlog, YouTube, TikTok

I've been working my way through phone gimbals for ages now, trying to find the best. This Zhiyun tops the rest, easily. I use a Zhiyun gimbal professionally and always swear by them so this phone gimbal is no different. Easy instructions to follow if you haven't balanced one before and quick too. Battery life is excellent, beats all others by far. This is the only gimbal I have bought and used that doesn't tilt to one side when filming with the mobile phone in vertical mode, for reels etc. Perfectly plumb unlike pretty much all the DJI gimbals I've used before. Highly recommended!

Let me start by saying that it has taken me a while to get the hang of using this gimbal, but I am glad that I have persevered as the results are very good. The reason it has taken me so long is that the instructions are not particularly clear or easy to access. You get a very basic set up guide and are then directed to a long series of online tutorials. If you are a complete novice like I am then like me you might find it all very overwhelming. It took me quite a few sessions and a lot of perseverance before I could even get the basic functions to work. After a lot of online learning and many hours I finally began to get my head around it. I still don't find it intuitive, but the basic functions are logical enough. The gimbal itself is made from strong components and holds my Pixel 7 Pro firmly in place with a little bit of room for a slightly larger phone if you needed. The controls fall quite naturally under the relevant fingers and thumbs and there is a decent amount of feedback when you are operating it. The unit can be hand held or there is a standard tripod attachment if required. The unit works really well. The phone is held very stable and the results are excellent. There are several modes (which I am still getting used to) but you can have smooth pan and so on, so I think that this should cover pretty much every requirement for a stabiliser. So overall I am impressed with the results from this device but it has taken me on a journey to get there. Maybe it is the lack of instructions, or maybe it is just my inexperience with using anything like this before, but it is the first time in a long time that I have struggled so much with new technology. If you are looking for a gimbal then I would certainly say that this one should be on your list.

The sturdy grip and premium design along with the perfect movement response. I would advise anyone if you’re serious about filmmaking/ content creation not to waste your money on cheaper models as they are misleading and c###. You can’t go wrong with this gimbal! 10/10

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The version I have is the Standard version, which does not come with the AI module, additional fill light or travel case. That being said, it is still a very capable and versatile smartphone gimbal. It allows me to take smooth professional videos with no camera shake or awkward movements, greatly improving the quality of my videos. Having never used a smartphone gimbal stabiliser before it did take quite a while to get used to the movements and how to use it, as I found if I make sudden movements the gimbal will go all over the place, so smooth consistent movements are required. I would strongly recommend downloading the full PDF version of the instructions from the QR link in the box as this helped me massively with understanding all the different options and features of the gimbal. The accompanying App is also essential as this allows you to use the tracking feature (when filming through the Apps camera function) and I found the tracking to be very responsive and followed me without too many issues, although the one issue I did find is, similar to before, if I made a sudden movement the gimbal did seem to have a mind of it’s own and start going all over the place and loose tracking. The App is quite complex, with lots of options and features. It includes its own camera which saves photos and videos to your phones gallery (I’m using a Samsung Galaxy S22), some editing features, guides and some featured content which can help give you some creative ideas. Obviously, it’s yet another App to create an account for and privacy is a little bit of a concern. The App is also used to update the gimbals firmware although this can also be done via a PC if you prefer but this also requires installing additional software on your PC. Overall though, this is a great gimbal to explore a more creative way to make videos and I feel it’s quite good value especially if you take a lot of videos for social media is it will really give your videos that professional feel.

Good product

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The gimble is working just fine and I am getting my hands accustomed to the device, maybe a little drawback being that maybe since this was a replacement of the original Device which got lost whilst intransit, I did not get the protective bag and the colour coded filters and the hand strap as was on the original piece that I had bought. Otherwise it is well. Improvements should be on deliveries to avoid unnecessary delays.

I have just received this product, so I had no opportunity to check its operation etc. Wonderfully, elegant, modernly designed gimbal, aesthetically packaged each part, all this arouses respect for the manufacturer.

Zamówiony SMOOTH 5S AI Smartphone Stabilizer otrzymałem w przesyłce oryginalnie fabrycznie zapakowany. Po rozpakowaniu SMOOTH 5S AI i podłączeniu do ładowania przez dostarczony oryginalny kabel USB A-C, nie można Naładować. Urządzenie bardzo słabo wyświetla symbole PF L F POV V W Trakcje ładowania przez cały dzień a Gimbal nic nie działa. Jak naciskam przycisk Power ON to zapala się na czerwono PF. Wygląda na to jakby akumulator w urządzeniu nie był ładowany. Proszę o Pomoc, dziękuję.