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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 1060 reviews

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81%would recommend to a friend

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Customers frequently mention the excellent video quality, ease of use, and stability of the Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer. Many also praise its affordability and long battery life, while some users note challenges with the weight capacity, app functionality, and calibration process for certain phone sizes. The stabilizer's features are also frequently highlighted as a positive aspect. A few users experienced difficulties with balancing larger phones.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product.

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great quality and design, easy to use and long last battery.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Stability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Gimball for the $$$

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really like this gimball, I do wish that it had a bracket for a go pro session, but for my iPhone 8+ it works wonderful. For $100 you can’t beat it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great alternative for less $$$

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    At first I was a bit hesitant to purchase this gimbal stabilizer, since I never heard of this brand, but also was looking no to spend a lot, so my only two options were the Zhiyun Smooth Q and the DJI osmo mobile, (I happen to own a DJI phantom quadropter and I have experienced and convinced by the quality and build of their products) So I went to do my own research and found encouraging reviews about this stabilizer and the fact that for the price it was a great deal, and that made me decide to give this a chance and i'm glad I did... this gimbal has exceeded my expectations. its pretty cool and works great, I love it has a feature to follow a subject. I do recommend to practice before you try to make your shots in order to get familiar with the controls...It connects via Bluetooth with your smartphone and once you start using it, you notice how smooth your shots become, you can even walk fast and also run and it does a great job !! you can also hook it to a tripod via the screw hole in the bottom of the stick, so you can make time lapses. Its not a Selfie stick... but you can use also take selfies if you want.. One thing I must point out I think the iphone app works better than the one for android version, I look forward that in future updates it gets better.. Another feature I want to mention is that unlike the OSMO mobile, this one carries inside a huge battery that lasts forever !! ...so you can also charge your devices. It´s a great deal and really recommend this gadget !!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No More Shakey Videos

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I just got this item, and I’m in love. I just used it to record my daughters basketball game last night. No longer need to use to hands to video from my phone, no more watching shakey videos and best of all the video is so much more clear. I love everything about it, pretty easy to use. It also can screw on to a camera stand. Love love love it!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Takes awesome shots while on the move

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this gimbal! It's light weight but sturdy feeling. It takes a little getting use to for the smooth video. The price is excellent!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    YouTube vids

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm using this product to help with better car videos for YouTube. This is my first time using a stabilizer, so I watched a couple YouTube videos on use. After about 15 minutes I really got the hang of it. This product for the price is well worth the money. I wish it had external batteries like the GoPro because unfortunately it has about a 2 to 3 hour life. I often attend shows that are a solid 4 to 5 hours, so that is definitely unfortunate, however for the price I think I'm just going to buy another.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Zhiyun Gimbal

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So many things I could say about this gadget but I will say this. If you’re just starting out in film or you’re on a budget, this is the gadget for you. It’s easy to use, takes great film, and has so many cool features. Worth every dollar. I’m currently filming a documentary film with this and my iPhone. Need I say more?

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Stability, Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Awesome gimbal

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I took this on a trip to Hawaii and it worked great. Made my movements super stable and the videos came out great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Stability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    zhiyun good gimbal company, imo chinas better QC

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    easy to use with app, seems stable enough , after this i got myself the crane 2 , which is in a different league.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A really great instrument for using cell phone

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Gimbal Stabilizer is a really great instrument. It is light-weight, so that I can hold it longer and move around without the jump. The battery life is great. I used it for at least 7 hours before the battery charge showed 50% to 75%. The only disappointment was that my cell phone was not compatible with the gimbal. I could not use the blue tooth feature. Other than that I am very pleased with its performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Make sure to walk slowly

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have used this Gimbal to go to a local comic book convention. I have noticed that video is stable when walking straight, but it causes a bit of rolling shutter when turning at normal speed (Note: used a Moto G5 phone). I am speculating that premium phones with good image stabilization will not have this problem. If using an old smart phone, turn slowly. Also, the gimbal bluetooth disconnected from the camera for no reason 2 times during a 3 days of usage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Stability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Thumbs up

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my first gimbal. Since I am not a heavy video guy, I was looking for a budget model. With a few trial uses, I am impressed with its function. It makes pictures stable, and give me some flexibility of controls. The effect of stability is more than I expected at this price point. Included manual was not sufficient, so I needed some searches of youtube on firmware update, calibration, and operational tips. This gives 1 star fewer than 5.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    App

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    The cheaper option.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This gimbal isexcellent for beginner's. Does everything well. The app for the gimbal needs work.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Ease of use

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Cheapest gimbal on Best Buy, but has issues!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was actually looking for the DJI Osmo Mobile 2 for CES 2019, but the specific Best Buy location was out of it, so I went for this model which is cheaper! While the set-up was super easy and the app intuitive, and the battery lasted all 3 days, the device started to develop a little whining noise and it would drift to the right making recording difficult!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A reliable beginner stabilizer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This stabilizer works as it should, but if you intend to use enhanced microphone which plugs into the lightning port for iPhone7 and upwards, there is no way to easily do that and get it to fit into the clamping apparatus. In addition, if you try to add a panoramic lens of substance, such as a Moment lens, the units adjustments for balancing the weights are not enough to allow this. So, you can use this to make better looking videos, but you cannot use it easily with upgraded video shooting accessories for the iPhone. I treated my thee units I bought harshly (falling out of car at speed, tossing into equipment case, overall not being gentle, and this model stabilizer survived it: it is a tough, reliable piece of equipment. Overall, for the money this is THE best value on the market for a smartphone stabilizer I have seen recently. I have bought three for my shoots. You can see an example of how incredibly professional this stabilizer makes your videos: this one below was shot with an iPhone7 on a Zhiyu stabilizer: https://youtu.be/cqQMfTINags

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    What a great tool!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this thing! It was extremely easy to get set up and start using, plus it does a lot more really cool things that I didn't even think about. So many great built in features and works with a free that's easy to use!! I would absolutely recommend this to everyone :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Awesome tool for smooth phone footage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this thing. It holds a long charge and can charge your phone as well. I was looking for a alternative to the osmo Mobile for a good price and this was it. I use this paired with a iPhone 7 Plus and can get incredible smooth footage without any jitter or shake. The only con about this is from what I have seen with the osmo Mobile the tracking mode seems a little bit slower. Comes with a nice vid app as well but can still be used just fine with filmic pro.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Stability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good stabilazer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works good with the Iphone 7 but kinda tricky if you want to use it with a Gopro, good option for the price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Steadt goes it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Makes filming much easier and gives a much better result than holding with just your hand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty awesome for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This stabilizer was an impulse buy because I needed something to take video at an event but didn’t want to drag along a tripod. It did a good job stablelizong after some fiddling to get it balanced. I tried to use the advance features with the built in app, but it was not intuitive. But for the price it was pretty awesome. I got it on sale while I was traveling. I will likely give it to one of my kids to use, if I find one more intuitive.

    I would recommend this to a friend