Hohem iSteady X Smartphone Stabiliser 3-Axis Foldable Gimbal Stabilizer 280g Playload Supports Moment/Beauty/Inception Mode with iPhone 13/12/11/Pro/Max/XS Max& Android Smartphones (259g, Black)

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The job of any mobile gimbal stabiliser is to smooth your handheld footage, effectively removing camera shake. Not only does it enable the zoom slider to function, but it also allows you to film with a number of unique templates that can only be accomplished with a gimbal. Most of these are accessed in the app’s moment mode:

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It was slightly annoying to have to register the gimbal before I could even commence auto-calibration, but fortunately, you only have to register it once and aren’t prompted to re-register when you use it with a different phone. This isn’t just a second-generation product, but one in which Hohem have taken the opportunity to add the features many creators need without assaulting their budgets. Using the gimbal just as dumb pan/follow gimbal device worked well – but this isn’t much of a struggle for gimbals these days.In the hands, the iSteady X is definitely lightweight and it’s easy to believe its claim as the ‘world’s lightest gimbal’. In my opinion, the iSteady X is a slightly better buyright now—the iSteady Mobile Plus feels a little ‘last-gen’ by comparison. The iSteady X is significantly more compact and that’s a bigger deal than the better ergonomics and dedicated controls on the iSteady Mobile Plus. Verdict One issue with other mobile gimbals is that the gimbal can appear in the footage when switching to the wide-angle lenses. Here Hohem has ensured that even when switched to wide the footage is nice and clear. I would expect it’s less likely to hit the button when the phone isn’t in a case but does anybody really not use a case of some kind on their phone these days? Should we really be expected to have to remove our phones from their cases to use them accidental-button-pressing-issue-free with gimbals?

Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphone, 3-Axis Phone stabilizer

Hohem suggests you use their app rather than the native apple or android camera options. It’s well worth doing as there are so many close integrations that you would miss out on if you bypass the gimbals dedicated app.iPhone12/ 12 pro/ 12 pro max/ iPhone 11/ 11 Pro/ 11 Pro Max/ XS/ XS MAX Max/ XR/ X/ 8/ 8 Plus/ 7/ 7 Plus