Customer Ratings & Reviews

SUMMARY: AI is not just a buzz word here; the subject tracking actually works which is great news for the hobbyist or solo creator. But to get all that power means having to do some learning, maybe more than the average person just wanting to stabilize the shoot. Sturdy build, premium fell, reasonable price for what you get. Make sure you want all it gives. PROs: - AI subject tracking (put the gimbal down and forget it) - Great panning range. - Decent battery life for long shoots or charge your camera! - Built in fill light - Works with a variety of devices as long as they are < 400 g. - Sturdy build, smooth and stable. - Detachable tripod CONs: - Set up the first time takes time and patience. A MATTER OF TASTE: - Battery life is in base mode only, turn on LED and tracking and it goes twice as fast. - It’s not as light as devices meant just for phones, but not as heavy as devices meant for mirrorless cameras. - Feature laden means more to learn. MORE WORDS. Don’t think you can use your mirrorless camera with it, weights too much. And while the built in LED is good in a pinch, you will still want external lighting for the professional look. And the AI tracking is good but can fail in low light or confusing scenes. Sometimes you will have to resort to manual. WHO IS THIS FOR? It has so many features’ people will forget it’s for you. The solo shooter working fast and easy working with modest gear (lightweight). The hobbyist or the beginning solo creator. You also need to be willing to learn the system, it’s not the easiest because it is feature laden. It’s not a replacement for a professional system for heavier cameras, but nor is it priced as such. It’s easy to pack up and set up once you got the balancing thing down. Comes with a nice case. I’ve used more expensive systems that didn’t have all the feature but were easier. Make sure you want AI tracking, but if you do, this deserves your attention.

As the user of a somewhat older gimbal from a few years back, this GoPro Fluid Pro AI is a big step up for me. Surprisingly, it's not the most expensive thing out there, so that's definitely a plus; but what you get for that $$$ is solid performance when paired with your phone or an actual GoPro. Build: The overall build of the device is sturdy and doesn't have that light, plasticky feel. It indeed has some weight to it, but nothing that makes it uncomfortable to use. The gimbal feels substantial in my hands. Controls: Speaking of hands, I would say it's most effective with right-handed operation - just because the buttons, dials, etc. are better placed for thumb action that way...although there are some buttons that required your other hand if you're hold it. The "AI" hand controls are my favorite part of this device. When you install the light/tracker attachment, you can use hand controls to turn the automatic tracking on and off and even control recording. And fortunately, there aren't a ton of gestures to remember - just a few and they worked really well. Tracking on the gimbal is smooth and quiet. Setting it up with the included tripod, the gimbal followed me around a room and the quality of the motion was excellent. Other Stuff: The only real "challenge" with me using the gimbal was the initial calibration and balancing. Everything is adjustable, but it took a few tries to get it just right. The gimbal also includes a nice hardshell case. Everything fits in it - including a GoPro. I just wish it had a special compartment to put the camera so that it wouldn't bang against everything else.

If you've never had a gimbal, this is a game changer for filming, either with a GoPro camera or your smartphone. It includes mounts for both in the box. Set-up out of the box was a bit confusing as the instructions aren't great, so I recommend watching some YouTube videos of the set-up process if you get stuck. That's also a helpful tip if you're new to using a gimbal, as this product features more complexity and features than more basic gimbals on the market. There is a learning curve here, even if you have experience, but the more you use it, the more intuitive it becomes. I've been using it with my GoPro camera, and the results are amazing. Filming waterskiing from the boat is now stable and videos of my dog on hikes are perfectly smooth. The pan and 360 features allow for some really cool shots and content. I haven't had to use the front mounted light yet, but it's good to have it for low light situations. The star of the show is the camera on the front of the gimbal that lets you lock on an track whatever you're filming. That means you don't have to be staring at the screen the whole time to stay locked on to your target. You can also set this on a table using the included stand and it will follow you if you're filming content. Overall, this is a really fun gimbal to use and I love how much it's improved the quality of videos. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone!

GOOD - Can mount both phones and small cameras - Relatively good subject tracking and stabilization - Lots of camera controls directly on the grip - Many 1/4 threaded mount points for lights, mics, and accessories - Comes with nice carrying case - Has USB port to power camera or external lights BAD - Phone mount is fiddly and not very strong - Switching phone between portrait and landscape orientation requires complete remounting - Mounting phone in portrait mode drastically limits tilt range ( phone hits bottom of the gimbal frame ) - Focus controls on grip override zoom controls - Front facing camera limited to 1080p30 when using the app TLDR The GoPro Fluid AI does a good job at tracking subjects and smoothing out camera wobble while in motion. However it's in a weird no-man's-land in terms of price and practical application. It handles small cameras like GoPros and compact mega-zooms pretty well, and also phones in landscape. But it has issues with phones in portrait orientation and the gimbal isn't strong enough to mount even small mirrorless cameras or fully rigging up a GoPro with lights and mics. If you only need to use a phone for a camera, you can get a sufficient gimbal for less. If you want to use anything more than a point-and-shoot camera, you'll need to step up to a stronger, larger gimbal. DETAILS GoPro's Fluid AI gimbal is basically a relabeled Hohem M6 with a swappable arm mount. It even says "powered by Hohem" on the gimbal itself and the companion application is also made by Hohem. At first glance this seems like quite a versatile gimbal. It includes both a clamp mount and 1/4" threaded arm, allowing it to mount phones and cameras. The AI subject tracking module is detachable and reversible, and it has a USB port that can charge your phone, camera, or light while in use. But on closer look you see a lot of limitations. To start, the 400g weight limit of the gimbal drastically restricts what you can mount. While it can easily handle a phone or small action camera on its own, perhaps even a compact mega-zoom camera, adding an external light or microphone can quickly take it over the limit. My Pixel 8 with slim case on its own is 280g. While the frame is just big enough to mount a small mirrorless camera, the gimbal will throw errors that it's being overloaded, even if you're only 30g over the limit. Second, the gimbal isn't the most user-friendly with phones, particularly when mounted in a portrait orientation. The center of the tilt motor is a little over 2.5" above the bottom arm of the frame. So if your phone is over 5" tall ( as most are these days ), it will hit the bottom arm unless you mount the phone off center in the clamp. Of course, doing so is against the manual since it explicitly says you're supposed to center the weight in the gimbal axes whenever you mount something. I never had trouble with my 6" Pixel 8, but I can imagine using a larger, heavier phone, the gimbal might throw some warnings at you that the tilt motor is being overloaded. Next up, the phone mount itself is passable at best. It uses spring-loaded plastic jaws to hold your phone. The jaws are just deep enough to hold a phone in a slim case, but for a better grip, not using a phone case is preferred. Of course, that leaves the phone unprotected while on the gimbal, so pick your poison. And switching the phone between landscape and portrait orientation is a pain because you have to remove the phone from the jaws, rotate the clamp, remount the phone, and then rebalance it. In actual use, again, going off looks can be misleading. The gimbal grip has lots of controls on it that certainly come in use. The central joystick controls the gimbal while shutter and zoom control are next to it. The knob on the side can control the light on the tracking module, camera focus distance, and the gimbal's roll axis. However, all these controls only work when paired with a phone and the phone is using the GoPro/Hohem companion camera app. And here I noticed two issues. First, when using the phone's front camera, video is limited to 1080p30 only, regardless if you phone's front camera can record at higher resolutions and framerates. This is a problem with Hohem's software because the same thing happens on other Hohem gimbal apps. Second, if you use the gimbal wheel to change focus, the zoom control toggle will also switch to control focus instead of zoom. In order to get it back, you have to tap on the phone touchscreen to switch it back to zoom priority ( shown by a capital Z or F in the top left corner ). Other than that, it works well. Though the gimbal can pair over Bluetooth with a GoPro camera itself, only the shutter control works ( at least with the Hero 11 I tried ). You can't use the zoom control to change camera viewing angle, shooting mode, or anything like that. And a GoPro can't be paired simultaneously with the gimbal and your phone/tablet at the same time to get live feed and remote camera control ( again, at least the Hero 11 can't ). As for the AI subject tracking, that feature works well and if you've used another Hohem system, you'll be familiar with the features and gesture controls. The Hohem phone camera app itself also has some rudimentary tracking features even when you don't have the separate camera tracking unit plugged in, but they're not as smooth ( especially when using the front camera on close face tracking shots ). If you want a gimbal specifically for action cameras like a GoPro, or for small mega-zoom point-and-shoot cameras, then the Fluid gimbal is not a bad choice. For that use I'd give it 4/5 stars. It doesn't link directly to the camera enough to give you full control, but it's a good gimbal with much wider motion range than cheaper models. If you're only going to use phones in landscape mode, the Fluid isn't bad either. In this way, it does have some extra mounting points where you could perhaps fit a mic or SSD without going over the gimbal's weight limit. And again, the wider motion range than what you'd find on the Hohem V3 is very helpful if you want to shoot something more cinematic than just a face-to-camera vlog. Just understand some aspects might be more fiddly than you'd want. But as a general gimbal recommendation I can't give this more than 3/5 stars. If you're someone who wants a single gimbal to be used for facetime vlogging, and also some action and cinematic shots, I don't think this is the gimbal for you. It seems like it's trying to do too many things and ends up being only mediocre in most of them. You can spend less to get a very good dedicated phone gimbal. Hohem makes multiple models that also have detachable wireless remotes, which lets the gimbal double as an excellent active tripod. Yes, the Fluid's mobile act can also function as a remote control, but then you need to have another device to act as the camera. Similarly, paying a little more than the Fluid can also get you a larger and stronger prosumer gimbal that you can use with larger and heavier camera gear.

The Gopro Fluid Pro stabilizer is a really nice stabilizer, that is very versatile. It can be used on with a variety of camera types from GoPros to Smart Phones to lighter point and shoot or DSLRs. The device feels very nice and well built from the moment you pick it up. It can be a bit intimidating at first. But once you read the instructions and watch the setup videos, it's not so bad. Once I really started playing around with it, I really saw how full featured this gimbal really is. It probably has way more features than I will ever really use. When they say Pro, they really mean it. I think this is targeted to actual professionals who are making videos for a living. I am mostly using it for personal use with home movies and videos of family vacation and things like that. It still works really well for those applications. The resulting videos are very smooth and clean looking. Using a stabilizer like this really adds a layer of polish that you don't realize is missing until you see it in action. Overall I am very happy with this stabilizer. It was a bit overwhelming at first with all the features, but once you really start using it, it's not bad at all. And the resulting videos look amazing. I would definitely recommend for anyone wanting to take their videos up a notch.

I’ve been carrying a GoPro with me to document my outdoor adventures for over 10 years and have only ever carried the standard GoPro handle/stick style grip. I thought it did well enough, and since I was just creating these videos to document my travel and adventures for my friends and family it was fine. I’ve seen other gimbals while shopping and it crossed my mind a few times to get one after seeing how much better the footage turned out, but I couldn’t find one that checked every box and didn’t cost me an arm and a leg. When I saw this being released and had a chance to read up on it, I decided it was time to pull the trigger and finally get one! I’m so glad I did! This has changed the game for me and now no one gets motion sick while watching my videos! I thought there would be more of a learning curve to operate, but honestly it was very intuitive to use and this has been my “go to” every time I teach for my GoPro. I actually haven’t used anything else since I’ve got this. It’s been hunting, fishing, on a river float tour, to a national park, on a few bike rides, and on an over-landing trip! It’s an easy recommendation to buy this asap, you won’t regret it.

This was a game changer for using the gopro or a phone for capturing video. We've used a few different gopros over the years and have tried out a few different packs of accessories to go with it. Nothing in any of the various price accessory packs comes close to this. It comes in a nice little secure package that holds everything securely and can easily be put into a carrying bag or backpack for transport. The case is nice quality and feels protective. Much like the gopro itself, this has a nice solid build. It's got a good weight to it and my phone attached securely as well. I will warn you, if you have a larger iphone or android then you may have to remove your case from your phone for it to fit properly in the attachment but it does hold securely so I wasn't worried about my phone slipping at all. Setup did take a little bit as you have to read through the instructions a bit and figure out how to calibrate it initially but it's been go to go since then. I'm still working through all the various options and controls but fall more in love with this every time I use it. Can't recommend this enough especially if you are using for content creation.

The Fluid Pro AI gimbal comes in a sturdy zippered storage case that allows you to quickly disassemble the gimbal for storage or transport. The gimbal itself is quite heavy, and has internal batteries to power the motors that maintain the position of the phone or camera being used. Maybe it's just me, but this device seems to share an issue with GoPro cameras themselves--the tiny little control and power buttons are very easy to accidentally press. There is an included manual with a detailed diagram of the controls and adjustments, but you need a magnifying glass to read it. And you need to learn where *not* to touch the gimbal when you are attaching the phone (or camera) and getting it ready to use. The phone needs to be balanced in it’s mount every time you use the gimbal. There are two USB-C ports, one is used for charging the gimbal and one can be used to power other devices or charge up a phone. The gimbal has a standard threaded mount at the base that you attach and use as a handle extension, or expand the three “legs” to use as a table top tripod of sorts. The standard thread permits you to be able to use the gimbal on a standard tripod or other camera mount. Included are an adjustable mount for cell phones that can be positioned in landscape or portrait mode, and a cradle for suitable GoPro cameras. Like anything else electronic that still needs a human to produce the results, your videos quality depends on your own patience and your own movements. So far my results have not been great, I would be embarrassed to upload any of them. I have not been able to master the AI functions, it will take some more trial and error. This device requires you have a technical kind of mind.