gimbal
This little single-axis gimbal lets you shoot wider cinematic footage on racing drones
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
With most drones that have built-in cameras with stabilisation, we typically see fully motorised 3-axis gimbals that can compensate for just about any movement of…
DIYP’s ultimate smartphone vlogging gear guide
Feb 7, 2021
John Aldred
Even before the whole global pandemic thing, vlogging was on the rise. This last year, though, seems to have caused a significant boost in the…
Build this DIY fully stabilised DJI RS2 camera mount rig for under $500
Feb 2, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one thing that many of us would love to be able to do, it’s attaching a fully stabilised gimbal camera to a vehicle….
Check out these eight 3D printed photo & video tools designed to make your life a little easier
Jan 21, 2021
John Aldred
I put off getting a 3D printer for the longest time. I didn’t want to get one just for the sake of having a new…
The Zhiyun Crane 2S is a powerful 3-axis gimbal that’s small enough to fit in a backpack
Nov 3, 2020
John Aldred
I’m going to open this post with a very subjective, but completely honest, opinion. The Zhiyun Crane 2S (first look review here) instantly became my…
The Magic Ring II is a grip frame for your gimbal with built-in D-tap power points
Oct 29, 2020
John Aldred
Sometimes, you need to go a little “extra” with your gimbal rig. Sometimes, you need the two-handed holding power that only a solid frame can…
DJI’s LiDAR module gives you autofocus even with f/0.95 manual focus lenses
Oct 22, 2020
John Aldred
One of the biggest problems I hear people talking about when it comes to gimbals it the lack of autofocus. In an ideal world, we’d…
Vivo’s X51 5G smartphone with built-in gimbal camera is coming to Europe in 9 days
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
The world of smartphones moves thick and fast these days, and a lot of them all start to look the same after a while, but…
The Zhiyun Smooth X is the ideal gimbal to be the centre of attention in your smartphone content
Oct 13, 2020
John Aldred
The first smartphone gimbal I ever purchased was a Zhiyun Smooth C back in 2016. Smartphone gimbals have come a long way since then, particularly…
The Hohem iSteady X is a great smartphone gimbal for vertical video social media users
Oct 12, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a while since I last had need of a smartphone gimbal. Ever since I switched to larger gimbals and DSLRs and mirrorless cameras,…