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The Zhiyun Weebill-S is a compact gimbal that supports both DSLR and mirrorless cameras

Should I buy the Zhiyun Weebill-S?

Expert's Rating:

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recommended

Pros

DSLR & mirrorless support

Compact

On-device controls

Cons

Stiff balance adjustment

Poor instructions

Confusing button layout

Our Verdict

If you need a portable gimbal for light professional filming with a DSLR - or, perhaps more likely, to step up the quality of your hobbyist filming or YouTubing - the Weebill-S is a solid shout.

Price when reviewed

Zhiyun Weebill-S full review

The Weebill-S is a pretty simple proposition: a fully featured gimbal that can handle either DSLRs or mirrorless cameras, but features a compact, lightweight(ish) design that avoids as much bulk as possible.

This isn’t the gimbal for you if you want something to stabilise your phone photography, but if you’ve got a ‘proper’ camera and want to expand your video options there aren’t many better options.

Design and build

This is above all where the Weebill-S triumphs, with a design that’s compact, portable, and yet still feature-rich.

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The gimbal includes locks for each of the three axis for individual calibration and tuning, with a two-part quick release plate for the camera that’s easy to remove and compatible with other tripod systems in case you need to move from one platform to another.

It’s a little fiddlier to remove the plate entirely from the camera - there are three screws to deal with along the way - but it’s painless in terms of moving the camera on and off the gimbal itself on the fly.

Calibration and balancing is relatively simple - though not helped much by the rather cryptic included instructions - though a few of the calibration points can be a little stiff, making fine-tuning occasionally tricky. Otherwise build quality is top notch though - a necessity if you’re going to trust a several-grand camera to it - and this feels as sturdy and reliable as you’d need it to be.

The tripod base feels sturdy and secure, and you have the option of attaching it below the gimbal for a traditional upright mode, or at an angle on the rear in a sling mode.

The trigger shaped main handle includes the battery compartment, basic controls, menu for changing on-device settings, a scroll wheel that controls the optional zoom-and-focus attachment, and a small monochrome display.

At 895g the Weebill-S is also lightweight by DSLR gimbal standards, though once you’ve slapped a big camera in there you will still begin to feel the burn as you sling it around. That’s especially true if you have a large lens on too, as this supports some fairly hefty camera/lens combos.

Obviously the weight is less of an issue if you use a mirrorless camera, but if you’re using a mirrorless then you honestly might be better off with Zhiyun’s own Crane M2, which is designed for mirrorlesses, smartphones, and action cameras. It’s cheaper and lighter, but the lack of DSLR support makes it less useful for professional work.

Features and performance

So the Weebill-S is well-built, but what does it let you do? For starters, you get six shooting modes: the standard PF, F, and L, along with Go, Vortex, and POV. That gives you plenty of options for whatever you’re filming, with just about every possible combination of locked and open axis available.

To make it easier to switch modes on the fly they’re dotted around between different buttons on the handle a toggle for PF and L, a trigger for Go, a dedicated POV button… It saves you from cycling through the modes one by one, but will mean you have to memorise which button does what if you want to change quickly as you go, especially since the mix of buttons, toggles, and triggers is maddeningly inconsistent.

That’s fairly typical for recent Zhiyun gimbals, but what’s more impressive is tucked behind the mini OLED display on the Weebill-S. As before this gives you access to on-device controls, but now there are perhaps more than ever.

You can adjust motor strength (with a great auto tuning option), follow speed, smoothness, deadbanding for each axis individually, and more. If you prefer you can also tune all of this through Zhiyun’s app, as before, but now it’s far quicker to tweak things without faffing about with your phone first.

Zhiyun suggests a battery life of about 14 hours with the included rechargeable Li-ion batteries. This will of course vary depending on the weight of your camera - and how well you balance it during setup. You also have the option to use the gimbal to keep your camera charged up, but of course this will drain the gimbal faster in turn.

A second battery compartment is included (though not the second set of batteries) to make it easier to swap things out on the fly, so you can keep shooting with minimal interruption.

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Then there are all the accessories. The one you’ll probably want is the focus/zoom controller, which lets you use the dial on the Weebill’s handle to adjust the camera’s focus/zoom, as you might guess. It works, and works well, though the included USB-C cable to power it is only juuuuuust long enough to stretch round a DSLR, and depending on the camera I fear it might not make it at all.

The TransMount Image Transmission Module is a little more exciting. It can sync 1080@30 video up to 100m, to up to three devices simultaneously, for live monitoring complete with zebra stripes, histograms, reference lines and more.

The separate phone mount then lets you mount your phone to the gimbal, and when paired with the Image Transmission Module you can use your phone both as a monitor screen, and a full controller for the gimbal.

Price

Buying all that kit stretches the price up, but at £369/$439 the base price for the Weebill-S isn’t bad at all for what you’re getting: a fully featured professional gimbal that’s compact, lightweight, and versatile enough to handle mirrorless cameras and most DSLRs.

It comfortably undercuts the £459/$559 DJI Ronin S - the closest comparable rival - making it a relatively affordable option.

Verdict

If you need a portable gimbal for light professional filming with a DSLR - or, perhaps more likely, to step up the quality of your hobbyist filming or YouTubing - the Weebill-S is a solid shout.

At just under a kilo it’s still a hefty piece of kit, but lighter than most alternatives that will handle a DSLR, and it’s packed with smart touches that make it quicker, easier, and more convenient to use.

A few minor design irritations hold the Weebill-S back from full marks, but otherwise it’s easy to recommend.

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SHENZHEN, China, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhiyun, the world's leading gimbal manufacturer for cameras and smartphones, is pleased to announce the launch of the CRANE 3S Gimbal. From intense chase shots to studio work, every shooting environment has its own special demands, requiring the most versatile equipment. Zhiyun's original CRANE 3 LAB, the first generation of gimbal with built-in image transmission, introduced new ways of holding and controlling a gimbal for creative filmmaking. But Zhiyun still felt that the gimbal could adapt even better to the strict and unpredictable filming environment. The new CRANE 3S builds on Zhiyun's heritage of innovation with a brand new modular design, and it offers a wider range of applications and more intuitive control.

Unprecedented Motors for Unlimited Creation

Demanding shooting tasks may require the use of a variety of cameras and accessories in complicated shooting environments. CRANE 3S is reengineered with new SUPER motors which allow it to handle a 6.5kg payload for more ambitious camera setups--including Canon EOS 1DX, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, and even Canon Cinema EOS, Sony FS and FX series, and Red Digital Cinema Cameras.

Modular Design for Flexibility and Cross-Compatibility

CRANE 3S features a modular design in the motor axis and handles. For larger cinema camera combos, users can attach the included extension module onto the roll axis. For smaller DSLR combos, the extension module can be removed to make the setup compact and portable.

The previous LAB series created a new way of holding a gimbal in underslung mode with the second handle. The CRANE 3S rethinks the structure and introduces a detachable second handle with two options: the EasySling Handle and the SmartSling Handle. You can either mount EasySling handle to extend the grip for more comfort upright & underslung operation, or choose to mount SmartSling handle featuring an intuitive control panel and OLED screen, for direct camera & gimbal parameter adjustment, or combine them together.

The handle mods are easy to fit and remove, and both provide multiple thread holes in different sizes to mount accessories. The modular design makes CRANE 3S highly compatible with motorized dollies, jibs, cable cams, Easyrig, etc.

A New Battery Pack to Support Intense Shooting

With three 18650-format batteries, CRANE 3S can run for up to 12 hours. A DC-in power port on the battery compartment allows input of up to 25.2-voltsfor direct charging. To support long shoots with larger setups, Zhiyun introduces the TransMount PowerPlus Battery Pack, a compact yet fast-charging power bank for the gimbal and camera. This houses six 18650 batteries and independently provides 18 hours of runtime for the gimbal.

Dependable and Responsive System

Zhiyun's CRANE 3S provides ultimate reliability that users can count on. The newly-designed locking system can lock all three axes without noticeable swinging. The modular design comes with double locks to ensure the setup is 100% safe. Larger lens support has been added to the zoom and focus system.

CRANE 3S is driven by a new algorithm which enables phenomenally responsive speed and smoothness. In fast action shooting, the CRANE 3S can resist high winds. The 55° tilted roll axis is designed for an unrestricted view and allows enough space to mount large cinema camera combos.

Image Transmission Module: Beyond Your Vision

Zhiyun TransMount Image Transmission Module is compatible with CRANE 3S. With the transmitter, the video can be streamed to up to three monitoring devices including smartphones. The ViaTouch 2.0 system in the ZY Play app bridges the communication gap between stabilizer, camera and monitoring devices, allowing you to adjust camera and gimbal parameters remotely and intuitively. The ViaTouch 2.0 system also enables a visualized remote motion control for the gimbal.

Online Debut Show

On March 20th ZHIYUN will host a CRANE 3S debut live show on the official YouTube, to fully introduce the gimbal and showcase the field test, followed by a Q&A section.

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Freehand Capture of Moments

Rider-M is a highly portable and wearable stabilizer specially designed for outdoor enthusiasts and adventure sports photographers/videographers, mountable by almost all standard action cameras with size of 42.3x30mm, including GoPro Hero 1/2/3/3+/4/5, as well as Xiaomi Yi camera. With a standard ¼” threaded hole at the bottom, it is compatible with various add-ons of photographic accessories, allowing freehand capture for even extreme motion scenes.

Real-time Display Monitor

Designed with a 3.5mm video output port on its side, Rider-M allows connection to an external display monitor that the user can easily see and check camera image for real-time angle adjustments thru mobile APP or a dedicated remote control. Get ready now to unlock more creative visual angles by placing Rider-M on any mounting base at any shooting spot you like.

Bluetooth remote control is available within the periphery of 10 meters radius in absence of electromagnetic interference (actual operation condition depends on the site environment).

Control Modes & 1-sec Angle Lock

To the greatest facilitation for outdoor creativities, Rider-M's 3-axis stabilizing system is designed with 3 classic gimbal control modes – Pan following, Locking and Following Mode. Through simple mode switch users can make much easier angle adjustment for instant capture of moments without compromising camera stability. In addition, the unique 1-sec angle lock feature of Rider-M allows manual setting of camera angle by simply turning the camera to a desired position for a second, and the system will auto lock that specific attitude for a quick & accurate snap.

±320 Wide Shooting Angles

Featuring double-stopper design, Rider-M presents a ±320 wide shooting angle flexibility while realizing an ideal stabilizing effect with minimized gopro gimbal inertia, optimized quick response system and smooth rotation using high-precision sine-wave vector motor controllers.

Precise • Stable • Fast

Integrated with an independent IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) as the gopro gimbal's control center featuring high-speed MCU parallel control technology, enabling fast and precise calculation of and feedback to camera attitude and movement, Rider-M performs with perfect smoothness, agility and silent rotations to make capturing of dramatic shots much easier.

Better Efficiency & Lower Consumption

Well-tuned by Zhiyun's self-innovated Instune Algorithm and empowered by optimized high-torque motor control technology, Zhiyun tech evolution 3 axis handheld gimbal stabilizer for gopro helps users capturing stunning live streams with unparalleled smoothness. Its extraordinary steadiness eliminates subtle shakes even when zoomed in x5 in display.

Zhiyun is a professional manufacturer of gimbal 3. If you want to know more details or quotation, just feel free to contact us!

PLUS+ MotionMemory

Intelligent memory delay path

Using the new MotionMemory feature with Crane Plus allows you to setup advanced camera movements and save them so Crane Plus will remember them for the future. It will even remember all of your timelapse settings like the interval, number of shots, duration, and more! Now, with a simple click of a button you can repeat the same moving shots over and over again. It's like having your very own camera assistant everywhere you go!Whether your an aspiring filmmaker, a vlogger on youtube, you're recording family events, or you're a timelapse photographer, with MotionMemory you'll be able to easily capture these wonderful moments exactly how you imagined.

Plus+ POV Mode

Get More Intuitively Creative

Crane Plus adds a newly designed POV (Point of View) mode that allows for additional camera movement by providing up to 45 degrees of synchronous motion on the roll axis, What this means is that rather than Crane Plus keeping the camera level when you roll left or right, POV mode will move with you and roll your camera left or right, up to 45 degrees. Even simpler, when you move, your camera moves with you. The addition of POV mode, along with the 3 other modes on Crane Plus give you the level of control and freedom you need to capture almost any shot possible. The only limitation is your imagination.

PLUS +

A Massive Capable Payload of 2.5kg

Crane Plus is pushing the limits even further than before! Using our cutting-edge, 6th generation Instune Algorithm System to power the motors, Crane Plus can handle a massive weight capacity of up to 2.5kg (5.51lbs). Whether you're using mirrorless cameras with kit lenses or your using professional grade DSLRs with heavier lenses, Crane Plus can now handle a significantly wider range of camera and lens combinations.

PLUS +

NightLapse

In the past, gorgeous timelapse photography is only limited to daytime shooting. Now with Crane Plus arrives the NightLapse feature: A powerful new tool for creating gorgeous, long-exposure timelapses that add in a new dimension of motion and depth. Using Crane Plus with NightLapse, you can capture stunning star trails, moving nighttime traffic, capture the passage of time over beautiful nighttime landscapes, and all with the stunning motion and stability that only Crane Plus can provide.

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All-in-one Design

Crane Plus comes with a camera control cable that can realize synchronous operation on both your camera and   gimbal stabilizer like taking a photo or zooming. Combined with a dedicated phone APP - ZY Play, Crane Plus helps to realize various advanced shootings, like motion timelapse and panoramas, just at your fingertips.

PLUS +

Full Set of Accessories

Included with each purchase is a whole lineup of accessories so you can get right to filming the moment you receive your Crane Plus. We include everything you need: Anti-Slip sweatband (for extended use) Camera Cables for Controlling and Charging Your Compatible Camera Aluminum tripod for setting your Crane Plus down and using as an extended grip.

Zhiyun is a professional manufacturer of handheld stabilizer for smartphone. If you want to know more details or quotation, just feel free to contact us!

Freehand Capture of Moments

Rider-M is a highly portable and wearable stabilizer specially designed for outdoor enthusiasts and adventure sports photographers/videographers, mountable by almost all standard action cameras with size of 42.3x30mm, including GoPro Hero 1/2/3/3+/4/5, as well as Xiaomi Yi camera. With a standard ¼” threaded hole at the bottom, it is compatible with various add-ons of photographic accessories, allowing freehand capture for even extreme motion scenes.

Real-time Display Monitor

Designed with a 3.5mm video output port on its side, zhiyun tech evolution 3 axis handheld gimbal stabilizer for gopro allows connection to an external display monitor that the user can easily see and check camera image for real-time angle adjustments thru mobile APP or a dedicated remote control. Get ready now to unlock more creative visual angles by placing Rider-M on any mounting base at any shooting spot you like.

Bluetooth remote control is available within the periphery of 10 meters radius in absence of electromagnetic interference (actual operation condition depends on the site environment).

Control Modes & 1-sec Angle Lock

To the greatest facilitation for outdoor creativities, Rider-M's 3-axis stabilizing system is designed with 3 classic gimbal control modes – Pan following, Locking and Following Mode. Through simple mode switch users can make much easier angle adjustment for instant capture of moments without compromising camera stability. In addition, the unique 1-sec angle lock feature of Rider-M allows manual setting of camera angle by simply turning the camera to a desired position for a second, and the system will auto lock that specific attitude for a quick & accurate snap.

±320 Wide Shooting Angles

Featuring double-stopper design, Rider-M presents a ±320 wide shooting angle flexibility while realizing an ideal stabilizing effect with minimized gopro gimbal inertia, optimized quick response system and smooth rotation using high-precision sine-wave vector motor controllers.

Precise • Stable • Fast

Integrated with an independent IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) as the gopro gimbal's control center featuring high-speed MCU parallel control technology, enabling fast and precise calculation of and feedback to camera attitude and movement, Rider-M performs with perfect smoothness, agility and silent rotations to make capturing of dramatic shots much easier.

Better Efficiency & Lower Consumption

Well-tuned by Zhiyun's self-innovated Instune Algorithm and empowered by optimized high-torque motor control technology, Rider-M helps users capturing stunning live streams with unparalleled smoothness. Its extraordinary steadiness eliminates subtle shakes even when zoomed in x5 in display.

Zhiyun is a professional manufacturer of handheld camera gimbal stabilizer. If you want to know more details or quotation, just feel free to contact us!

PLUS+ MotionMemory

Using the new MotionMemory feature with Crane Plus allows you to setup advanced camera movements and save them so Crane Plus will remember them for the future. It will even remember all of your timelapse settings like the interval, number of shots, duration, and more! Now, with a simple click of a button you can repeat the same moving shots over and over again. It's like having your very own camera assistant everywhere you go!Whether your an aspiring filmmaker, a vlogger on youtube, you're recording family events, or you're a timelapse photographer, with MotionMemory you'll be able to easily capture these wonderful moments exactly how you imagined.

Plus+ POV Mode

Get More Intuitively Creative

Crane Plus adds a newly designed POV (Point of View) mode that allows for additional camera movement by providing up to 45 degrees of synchronous motion on the roll axis, What this means is that rather than Crane Plus keeping the camera level when you roll left or right, POV mode will move with you and roll your camera left or right, up to 45 degrees. Even simpler, when you move, your camera moves with you. The addition of POV mode, along with the 3 other modes on Crane Plus give you the level of control and freedom you need to capture almost any shot possible. The only limitation is your imagination.

PLUS+

A Massive Capable Payload of 2.5kg

Crane Plus is pushing the limits even further than before! Using our cutting-edge, 6th generation Instune Algorithm System to power the motors, Crane Plus can handle a massive weight capacity of up to 2.5kg (5.51lbs). Whether you're using mirrorless cameras with kit lenses or your using professional grade DSLRs with heavier lenses, Crane Plus can now handle a significantly wider range of camera and lens combinations.

PLUS +

NightLapse

In the past, gorgeous timelapse photography is only limited to daytime shooting. Now with Crane Plus arrives the NightLapse feature: A powerful new tool for creating gorgeous, long-exposure timelapses that add in a new dimension of motion and depth. Using Crane Plus with NightLapse, you can capture stunning star trails, moving nighttime traffic, capture the passage of time over beautiful nighttime landscapes, and all with the stunning motion and stability that only Crane Plus can provide.

PLUS +

All-in-one Design

Crane Plus comes with a camera control cable that can realize synchronous operation on both your camera and camera stabilizer like taking a photo or zooming. Combined with a dedicated phone APP - ZY Play, Crane Plus helps to realize various advanced shootings, like motion timelapse and panoramas, just at your fingertips.

PLUS +

Full Set of Accessories

Included with each purchase is a whole lineup of accessories so you can get right to filming the moment you receive your gimbal stabilizer. We include everything you need: Anti-Slip sweatband (for extended use) Camera Cables for Controlling and Charging Your Compatible Camera Aluminum tripod for setting your Crane Plus down and using as an extended grip.

Zhiyun is a professional manufacturer of handheld stabilizer for smartphone. If you want to know more details or quotation, just feel free to contact us!

It's not too bad there is a tiny bit of latency depending on how fussy you are you might not be able to pull focus that way but otherwise, you would just take a normal monitor up to it and another thing is you can actually see the back of the screen because they've got the motor on a 45 degree angle so maybe you don't even need a monitor at all so setting up a motion time-lapse is really easy once you get your camera connected up to it you clicked the little camera top left and then go to moving time-lapse then you're gonna set your first starting point so you are going to pan the over here you are gonna hit the plus button then you are gonna fan the camera where you  want it to end and then you hit the next point and then when you are done you'll hit next and then go into your time intervals and your duration and then hit start it'll position the camera back to the start.

Zhiyun Weebill LAB Gimbal Stabilizer comes with a few other different things like the servo motor you transmit a tripod the transmat holder for the cell phone as well as a belt that you can actually wear and mount your monopod off that belt and kind of do like jib type movements so this gimbal does have a wheel on the side so you can do follow focus or use it as a zoom function as well can't do them both at the same time but I found that the autofocus is so good on these cameras now that you could just use it as a zoom feature and then you could do cool things like the dolly zoom effect or even just zooming in and out whenever you want to get that's basically it this gimbal is are really well made, the design of it takes two batteries they last about six hours. It is perfect for you to take out for travel.

It's really cool as they've designed these quarter-twenty mount quick-release connectors that you can quickly take the tripod off the bottom and stick it to the top and you could probably use these for anything even like monitors and things like that if you want to pop them on and off a few things.

If you are interested in Zhiyun Weebill LAB, welcome to www.zhiyun-tech.com .

SMOOTH 4

Born for Mobile Filmmakers

Zhiyun Smooth 4 turns your mobile phone into a professional filmmaking camera, helping you create stable and smooth footage with just your phone. The design of integrated control panel can reduce the need to touch the screen, and help users control both the stabilizer and mobile camera directly with hot-key buttons. Get one now to create your own Hollywood movies with just phones!

Focus Pull & Zoom Capability

The more professional and delicated handwheel is built in Smooth 4, bringing you the unprecedented experience of smooth operation. You can zoom in or out as you want to take close-up shots.By pressing the FN switch button, the handwheel is configured into a focus puller, helping you achieve high-precision focus changes in real time to create creative shots.

PhoneGo Mode for Instant Scene Transition

Like a high-end sports car, Smooth 4 can enter PhoneGo mode and release the potential of motors in a flash. It can respond to every delicate movement without delay without the need to worry about losing any shots.What's better is that amazing scene transition can be achieved in your footage without post-processing.

Time Lapse Expert

Smooth 4 supports all kinds of advanced shooting techniques. It can realize features such as Timelapse, moving time lapse and Motionlapse, recording lives and displaying the art of time flow.

Smooth 4 makes deep optimization on Timelapse and supports all kinds of advanced shooting techniques. It can capture more details from a broader perspective easily overlooked in daily lives.

With so many time lapse with freer settings on shooting ranges (wide to tight), angles and focus, you can customize unique-style time lapse footage, capturing all movements and objects including huge crowds, dancing flowers, moving silhouette or white cloud in the air. Creating a different time flow in your phone or capturing lives in a retrospective light, it's all up to your imagination.

Zhiyun smooth 3 gopro

Innovative Handwheel for Precise Camera Settings

Designed with a unique handwheel on its control panel, Smooth 3 allows various camera settings in fingertips, including exposure compensation, ISO, white balance, shutter speed and focusing, rendering real-time precise control of both the camera and stabilizer.

Unprecedented Max. 260g Payload

Empowered by the 5th Instune Algorithmic System which realizes 40% increase in motor torque and 35% improvement in respond speed compared to previous versions, Smooth 3 sets up a new benchmark in the industry supporting a max. payload of 260g. This not only significantly improves its system stability, but also allows more extensive phone shooting applications with various add-on options, such as external lens, portable lamp or microphone.

Real-time Mobile Charging thru Gimbal

A 5V/1000mA power output port on Smooth 3 allows convenient real-time charging to smartphone, enhancing both the portability and practicability of phone-shooting to utmost extent.

Record-breaking 14-hour Runtime

Smooth 3 comes standard with one 26650 rechargeable battery, supporting unprecedented ultra-long continuous runtime up to 14 hours. Meanwhile, the Micro USB power port at the side of the handle allows convenient charging from direct power source via a USB port.

Dedicated APP with Multiple Intelligent Functions

The newly upgraded smartphone APP - ZY Play - not only allows customized parameter settings for photo/video shooting and gimbal controls, allowing more subtle adjustments with exposure compensation, ISO, white balance and multi-style filters etc., but further supports multiple intelligent functions, including time lapse, long exposure, panoramic imaging and more to make your phone a real film-making device.

Innovative 2-way Mobile Clamp

Elaborately engineered using top-grade aluminum material processed through high-precision CNC machining, all operations on Smooth 3 are guaranteed with outstanding smoothness. The unique 2-way mobile clamp design allows easy switch of mounting direction, either horizontal or vertical, to adapt various application needs.

SMOOTH Q

Manual Zooming for Freer Capture

By connecting to the dedicated mobile APP, ZY Play, via Bluetooth, Smooth-Q allows instant zooming control of the camera right through the stabilizer. With a single push or pull of the switch, you can focus and capture the moment more freely.

Enhanced Motor Torque with Greater Applicability

Smooth-Q not only can support PLUS-size smartphones, but further allows external add-ons, such as lenses, light-compensating lamp, and microphone etc, to support a wider range of applications.

Empowered by Newly Optimized Stabilizing System

Empowered by the 5th Gen. Instune Algorithms combined with world's advanced electronic stabilizing system, Smooth-Q has realized 40% improvement in its torque output, supporting a max. payload of 200g.

Multiple Intelligent Controls

With the various innovative functions of the ZY Play, Smooth-Q not only perfects your footage with nice cinematic impact, but also realizes multiple smart controls. By activating the Object Tracking function, the gimbal and phone camera will be configured to follow and focus the target automatically, so now you can record any live moment. In addition, it also supports time lapse, slow motion, long exposure, multiple filters and more to inspire your creativity.

Greater in Power, Lighter in Weight

Powered by a built-in rechargeable battery, Smooth-Q not only supports an ultra-long continuous runtime up to 12 hours, but further backs up for extended mission allowing connection with portable power source through USB port. Saving your time and load with a super compact construction of only 440g, with it, now you can really travel light without missing a single moment on the road.

Convenient Charging Anywhere Anytime

Designed with a Micro USB power input port on the side, Smooth-Q allows convenient direct charging from any fixed or portable power source via a USB port, and you will never miss any important moments with Smooth-Q in hand.

5V Power Output For Real-time Charging

A 5V/2000mA power output port on the gimbal allows convenient real-time charging to the smartphone, enhancing both the portability and practicability of phone-shooting to utmost extent.

Individualized Multi-color Design

Ergonomically constructed with special made high molecular compound material, Smooth-Q is offered in 4 fashionable color schemes – JET BLACK, GOLD, ROSE GOLD & SPACE GRAY -- to match your individual style.

SMOOTH 2

The Must-Have for Live WebCasters

Smart Face Track

The smart face track function automatically tracks and keeps your subject in center of the image, allowing convenient off-hand shooting of personal live videos, saving troubles of manual adjustment on shooting angles. In addition, it helps user to further explore their creative potential using 98 by integrating various smart functions, including Sunshiny 3 classic cimbalom control modes: Pan following, Locking, and Following mode.

Capture The Moment

Connect your smartphone to Smooth-II using a special designed multi-functional mobile APP via Bluetooth and now you can make all kinds of shooting controls of your smartphone camera thru the stabilizer, such as front/rear camera switch, photo/video shooting, etc. To realize ideal shooting effect, users are also allowed to adjust various parameter settings in the mobile APP, such as ISO, exposure and white balance, etc.

Cinematic Scenes out of Your Life

Everyone can direct and record their own life scenes now with cinematic smoothness and quality by shooting with their smartphone on a Smooth-II. It not only keeps your camera still, but even cancels out shakes you make while moving. While ensured with convenient charging for long working hours, it helps creating steady and smooth live streams by turning your smartphone into a smart motion camera.

Convenient Charging Anywhere Anytime

Ever troubled by power shortage when shooting photos or videos outdoor or while traveling? You can put your worries away now with Smooth-II. Designed with a Micro USB power input port on the side, it allows convenient direct charging from any fixed or portable power source via a USB port.

360° Unlimited Panning

Allowing 360° rotation along the pan axis, as well as free 2-way (horizontal & vertical) mobile mounting, Smooth-II delivers incomparable flexibility and unparalleled smooth imaging & filming performance to support your unlimited imaginations. In addition, it helps user to further explore their creative potential using smartphone by integrating various smart functions, including Zhiyun's 3 classic gimbal control modes: Pan following, Locking, and Following mode.

Freehand Creativities

Place Smooth-II on a tripod, a suction cup or any fixed mounting base with a ¼” threaded screw, you can easily create stunning time lapse videos, creative motion streams and even capture fascinating star trails that are ready for share.

SMOOTH-C

No Blur On the Move

Empowered by the advanced stabilizing technology, Smooth-C presents you a brand new way to record videos and take photos with your smartphone camera. When you try to capture a shot, Smooth-C will keep the camera still and steady to help you create wonderful smooth streams with cinematic effect that are ready to share.

3rd Generation Motor Control System

Empowered by Zhiyun's 3rd Generation Motor Control System with enhanced motor performance by 30%, Smooth-C responses to intense motions or even sudden twists in real-time with precise and smooth compensation to help you create perfect footage even when you move.

Smart Control for Free Creativity

Integrated with the world's leading stabilizing technology in Zhiyun's unique high-precision motor control system, combined with the 3 classic smart gimbal mode for easiest control, Smooth-C offers Pan Following, Locking and Following Mode options to help you create with more convenience and freedom.

Faster Speed with Lower Consumption

Well-tuned by Zhiyun's self-innovated Instune 3.0 Algorithm, the work efficiency of control motors on all three axes of Smooth-C has been greatly improved, thus reducing power consumption during operations with faster and more accurate stabilizing performance.

Battery Extension Design

Smooth-C comes standard with two 18350 Li-Ion batteries installed in a highly portable and compact construction, supporting a 4-hour continuous runtime. Meanwhile, as Smooth-C is also compatible with 18650 batteries, it allows an alternate battery option for extended working time up to 6 hours with an extensional battery compartment for convenient installation.

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PLUS+ MotionMemory

Using the new MotionMemory feature with Crane Plus allows you to setup advanced camera movements and save them so Crane Plus will remember them for the future. It will even remember all of your timelapse settings like the interval, number of shots, duration, and more! Now, with a simple click of a button you can repeat the same moving shots over and over again. It's like having your very own camera assistant everywhere you go!Whether your an aspiring filmmaker, a vlogger on youtube, you're recording family events, or you're a timelapse photographer, with MotionMemory you'll be able to easily capture these wonderful moments exactly how you imagined.

Plus+ POV Mode

Get More Intuitively Creative

Crane Plus adds a newly designed POV (Point of View) mode that allows for additional camera movement by providing up to 45 degrees of synchronous motion on the roll axis, What this means is that rather than Crane Plus keeping the camera level when you roll left or right, POV mode will move with you and roll your camera left or right, up to 45 degrees. Even simpler, when you move, your camera moves with you. The addition of POV mode, along with the 3 other modes on Crane Plus give you the level of control and freedom you need to capture almost any shot possible. The only limitation is your imagination.

PLUS+

A Massive Capable Payload of 2.5kg

Crane Plus is pushing the limits even further than before! Using our cutting-edge, 6th generation Instune Algorithm System to power the motors, Crane Plus can handle a massive weight capacity of up to 2.5kg (5.51lbs). Whether you're using mirrorless cameras with kit lenses or your using professional grade DSLRs with heavier lenses, Crane Plus can now handle a significantly wider range of camera and lens combinations.

PLUS+

NightLapse

In the past, gorgeous timelapse photography is only limited to daytime shooting. Now with Crane Plus arrives the NightLapse feature: A powerful new tool for creating gorgeous, long-exposure timelapses that add in a new dimension of motion and depth. Using Crane Plus with NightLapse, you can capture stunning star trails, moving nighttime traffic, capture the passage of time over beautiful nighttime landscapes, and all with the stunning motion and stability that only Crane Plus can provide.

PLUS+

All-in-one Design

Crane Plus is a kind of camera stabilizer and gimbal stabilizer. Combined with a dedicated phone APP - ZY Play, Crane Plus helps to realize various advanced shootings, like motion timelapse and panoramas, just at your fingertips.

PLUS+

Full Set of Accessories

Included with each purchase is a whole lineup of accessories so you can get right to filming the moment you receive your Crane Plus. We include everything you need: Anti-Slip sweatband (for extended use) Camera Cables for Controlling and Charging Your Compatible Camera Aluminum tripod for setting your Crane Plus down and using as an extended grip.

Zhiyun has been devoted to supply handheld gimbal for many years, and we are looking forward to cooperating with you.