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Pros & Cons
Pros
Zhiyun smooth-x smartphone gimbal is awesome. The stabilization is pretty good in my opinion. The battery life is great and lasted around 5 hours of constant use. Although the iphone 11 plus has decent 4k stabilization, this gimbal takes it to the nex... Read More
Gimbal is small enough to fit in the front pocket of your backpack. It is foldable and fits perfectly for iphone even the phone was fitted with case protector. It's inexpensive and compact, very compact.
Every time you power on the gimbal, it automatically connects to your phone. The app's own camera gui is quite intuitive and allows multiple different options, however if you prefer your phone's native camera app, it works well there too. The face tra... Read More
Not a deal breaker, but something to consider. The product works great and delivery was fast.
This gimbal is good for beginners. The youtube tutorials are great as well. There is a learning curve to it, but once you figure it out, it is surprisingly simple to use. It takes a while to set up but once it’s ready, it performs very well!
Cons
If you are mindful of how/where your personal information is being used, this is not a good product. The app refuses to work unless it has permissions to your location.
Manufacturers need to switch to threaded phone grips, instead of spring loaded! The jaws were simply designed too shallow. This is likely a bad enough grip that over time, and cursed by the too strong springs, will likely bend that part of the mountin... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The built and the quality is great
Really pleased with the features it has considering it as a 2 axis gimbal and its quality for its price
Warning the zy cami application does not seem to work with older android and ios versions so you better double check with the m... Read More
This ginball worked out for me the best as it works on my phone and with the katest iphone the video quality on 4k is really good
Competitiveness
It works well as a selfie stick and the mini tripod is a great feature
It extends out to a selfie stick and feels really strong
I wanted a gimball gor my camera buy carrying ut would be too much since i am not a professional photographer
I get disapointed with this one fair price but i had higher expectations
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- This product had a total of 826 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 9 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The stabilization is great on the x axis thats why zhiyun named it smooth x
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It uses a usbc type connector but remember that the connector do not include the ac plug you have to buy it separately
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The unfolding and folding isnt intuitive so the learning curve to that simple thing is very difficult
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also you have to pay attention to not make excesive force turning the stick more than 180° as the gimbal can and will brake the motor or the y axis
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To operate it is a bit difficult but you have to watch videos on how to use correctly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Works well a few hiccups figuribg how to get it working to begin with and the vibration with lighter cameras can be a bit of a turnoff but when i put my oneplus 8t pro in there it stopped vibrating
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive been wanting a gimbal for a while so decided to give this one a try considering its affordability
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Since im a new user of gimbals i was relying on the accompanying user manual booklet which turned to be not very comprehensive and does not really give you an idea on how to control the device
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