Zhiyun - Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer - Black

The overall quality of the product is decent, for the price it’s hard to expect anything else. When I compare with the DJI Osmo Mobile the quality of the DJI gimbal is far superior. This one feels a bit cheap in the hand. The app is a bit glitchy but gets the job done. Overall I would say if you found a deal and got this for under $100 then it’s worth it, but anything over $100 just get the Osmo mobile.

Not designed for the latest bigger phones. Can't handle the weight and size. It doesn't tell you these details until you open the box and read the manual. With my phone and case...I guess it exceeds the maximum payload. 201g+ Note9 512GB plus the case. The gimbal won't even respond but it tries to. It just hesitates and twitches when you try to move the joystick... because the phone and case exceeds the weight. Other than that...it's perfect for soneone with a lighter phone with a screensize under 6.0". Note 9 is 6.3 or 6.4 with the case.

Best budget smartphone gimbal! My only complaint is my 11Pro Max is a little too heavy for it so I had to buy a counterweight but other than that it operates great.

It's not the best, but it's serviceable once you figure out some of the quirks. The big issue, bought a separate go pro adapter, which fits fine, and works great when shooting in Narrow, but when using Normal or Wide, the weight in the front is in the shot. See the photo. First time I used it in this manner was a couple weeks ago at Disneyland. Super frustrating, and I have no clue how to fix it before we go on our next vacation. Usually I shoot narrow, but on trips, I go wider. Would take it back if I could.

We bought this to take better videos of our outings and start vlogging our adventures. We tried vlogging with our Sony a5100 camera several times in the past but we hated the shakiness and how close up the shots were. Also we would have too many things with us. Our canon 70D, our cellphones, our Sony and sometimes tripods depending on where we were going. This eliminated all of those factors for us. Now we only need our phones and tripods aren't necessary. For pictures we may bring the 70d, but rarely do. We did purchase a sturdy heavy duty extendable selfie stick to attach to the bottom to add length for those low close to the action shots. It adds enough length without extending. We couldn't be happier. The battery lasts forever. When we took it out the box it was practically charged all the way, we have not had to charge it yet. It comes with a nice case for carrying around. It can also charge your cellphone if it runs low on battery. Our footage from just our 6splus iPhones are amazing, clear, crisp and SMOOTH! I highly recommend if you want to upgrade the quality of phone videos you create. We can also attach our GoPro with a separate attachment. Once we get the full hang of it, we will be purchasing the zhiyun gimbal for our camera. P.S. For those who may not watch tons of YouTube review videos before purchasing. Make sure you stabilize your camera in the gimbal before you operate it. If not you will be putting stress on the motors and could potentially damage it. That goes for any gimbal, not just this one. Also never turn it on without your phone or GoPro already attached. Same deal.

If you are looking for a inexpensive alternative from the Dji Osmo Mobile, the Smooth-Q is the one. While the Dji Osmo Mobile has a better build quality, more refined and feature filled app, it's not worth the $160 more. The Smooth-Q performs very well providing smooth video. The battery life kills my Dji Osmo Mobile. I have gone through 2 full charges on the Smooth-Q and average 10.5 hours of use. My Dji Osmo Mobile, I get about 3 1/2 hours. The Zhiyun app is very basic compared to the Dji Go app for the Osmo. To be honest, I use my smart phones camera and video app more than the Gimbal app because it works better and I have greater control over my settings. For $139 it can't be beat. Performs great, easy to use and battery life is outstanding. The only negative for me is the app, but as a handheld gimbal it's fantastic.

As my youtube channel continues to grow, so does the equipment I use to film those videos. Now I'm not a big youtuber who makes enough extra income a month to call this a job, but I'm getting closer to my goal. With that said it was time to look into some sort of handheld gimbal stabilization to take more cinematic footage and I stumbled across this little gadget. It's called the Smooth Q by Zhiyun which has a 3 Axis Gimbal and sells for a great price of around $139 through major retailers like Best Buy. In the past few days I have taken some pretty cool videos of the kids and other clips for youtube and it has performed flawlessly. I have not even had time to really go through all of the features available and will update them with time. The ZY play app for IOS and android will connect the Gimbal t your smartphone for some really cool extra perks, like time lapse, slow mo, moving time lapse and much more. Although using this with the app I did notice a significant drop in battery on my iPhone 7 plus. But the app is not required to use the gimbal. The battery life has a rating of about 12 hours and since I charged it 2 days ago it has continued to work within this range. I also have a GoPro that works excellent with this and has made the footage look crisp and much smoother. It has a bottom mounting thread to support most tripods and monopod extensions as well. Another cool feature is object tracking which helps the gimbal and phone camera follow a target and focus automatically. The Gimbal fits most smartphones and select action cameras weighing up to 7.7 oz and up to 3.3" wide. ​This is by far the best purchase I have made for 2017 aside from the DJI Spark. The price point is great and won't leave your wallet feeling empty after the purchase and it works just as great if not better than the other high priced models out there today.

Being that I do a lot photos and video with my cell phone, I was curious about this device. there are many up and down reviews on this device, but I can tell you it does what it was designed to do. Now the question is, is this device something you need? It really all depends on what you want it for. In the long run, I was able to purchase it for $79.00 on sale and I only used it over Christmas and only one day and haven't touched it since. I suppose when I go an vacations it will be used more often, but for everyday use...mmmmm….not sure it practical. Now as for the set up and use. To get the device balanced you have to place your phone in it and adjust a screw for counter balance. Easy enough, but I was unable to balance the device with my phone case on. I have a Galaxy Note 10 plus so its a big phone....with the case on, balancing was a no go, without the case I had no issues. The weird thing was that once it was balance and I put my phone with the case on back in the device an turned it on the device worked with no issue even with the case on it. So go figure. The operation of the device is pretty cool allowing you to basically keep the camera pretty steady no matter how bumpy the road your walking or driving on is. The app that comes with it allows for some really cool features like 360 or 180 degree panorama that work automatically. Unfortunately this device has too many features on it to go into detail here. The best thing to do is YouTube it and see all the feature and how they work on a video. So all in all this device works well and does what it's supposed to. The main question you have to ask yourself is do you just want to pull out your phone and take pictures and video or do you want to drag this device along set it up, and then take smoother videos and pictures? For $79.00 I'm ok buying it and pretty much using it only when I go on vacation or going somewhere to take video I really want to come out smooth, some people might think using this is going to be a hassle....