- Are you looking for a new smartphone gimbal?
Well today I'm testing five different options
to see if any of these are any good.
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So when it comes to a smartphone gimbal
there's a few things that you need to consider.
First and probably the most important
out of any factor is how stable is the footage?
Now beyond that,
when it comes to smartphone gimbals
you basically have your experience working with the handle
and like all the buttons and then also the app
because all these gimbals have an integrated app
and all of them have kind of a different experience.
And then one other thing you need to consider
is can you add other pieces of gear onto the gimbal
and still use it.
So what I'm thinking is external lenses, so a wider lens.
All right guys, I'm gonna pause right here.
This is actually my third smartphone gimbal shootout.
I've done two previous similar kind of videos
so we're gonna see how these gimbals perform
and then we're going to figure out what is a good option
if you're interested in getting a smartphone gimbal.
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All right, back to the gimbal review.
Okay so we're gonna go one by one
and I'm just gonna give you some details about each gimbal
as I show you the footage that we're getting.
Like I said, the most important thing
is how stable is the gimbal?
Now I got Jesse here to help me out.
He's going to do some walking while we film him
and see how good the footage really is.
And the first one that we're gonna start with
is the Freevision,
and I think the Freevision gimbals are pretty awesome.
I have two of them here that we're gonna be working with.
One is the SE which is kind of a smaller, lighter version
and then we have the Pro which is a little bit more beefier,
kind of like the Smooth 4 built definitely
for more like a filmmaker kind of setup.
So let's start with the SE.
Ugh, it needs to update, of course.
Now one tip whenever you're working with gear
is always make sure that things are updated
before you go out and shoot.
Good thing is I have decent WiFi here
but there are situations
where you don't necessarily have WiFi
and then it might brick your device if you don't update it.
So update those products.
I'm gonna let this footage play
just so you guys can see how the good the footage is
coming out on camera.
I'm shooting this all without the stabilizer turned on
because you really need to see how smooth the gimbal is.
If you have the stabilizer turned on
it's gonna hide some of the movements that happen
with these gimbals.
Hold the camera up high.
That's cool, it's following you wherever the camera goes.
And it's also got tracking features
so you can track an object or you can track a person.
And as you can see here the tracking does work pretty well
on this gimbal.
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All right, so when it comes to this gimbal
it's a much simpler setup than the other gimbals.
What's kinda nice is that for buttons
you basically have your power button.
You have your joystick
which allows you to go in all directions.
You have your gear icon,
which is basically going to manual mode,
and then on the side you have your zoom.
Now as a whole this gimbal's fairly simple to use,
very easy to setup and that's one thing that I like about it
is that it is so easy to use.
So with this gimbal, this is one that is setup for people
who wanna do vertical video shooting.
So you can easily flip it
and then you can use the tracking feature
and you can do vertical
like if you wanna do Instagram shooting or Snapchat,
whatever vertical videos that you're gonna make.
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All right, let's get back into the gimbal review.
All right, so the second one that we're gonna look at
is the FeiyuTech Vimble number two.
So this is an interesting one.
It's similar to the Freevision one where it's ultra simple.
There's not a ton of buttons on this one.
It's not like a crazy advanced gimbal
and it also does the vertical/horizontal
for social media shooting.
But what's cool about this one
is that you have this stick that comes out
and you don't have to carry around
an extra like selfie stick
so you can get a wider shot of yourself.
Walking down some stairs.
I think the whole purpose of this gimbal
is to do these kind of selfie shots
and be able to get yourself
without having to like hold your arm super far out
which is kinda nice actually.
What do you think Jesse?
- Looks good to me, whoa.
- So I'm basically rebalancing this
because it was really jittery footage.
And what you wanna do is make sure that it's balanced
on both axis up and down.
So in terms of the layout of this gimbal,
you have your joystick, you have your camera record,
you have a zoom function which zooms in and out,
and then you have a trigger on the back
which I like the trigger design on gimbals
because what that basically allows you to do
is when you hold this it locks it
so it doesn't move in any direction.
So you're more free to move around
and then you lock it if you wanna hold a shot.
So I do like the trigger on this one in terms of the layout.
Like I said, it's super simple.
Now I'm definitely having some issues tracking with this
and I don't really understand what the problem is.
Face tracking seems to work when it's facing you
but tracking objects,
I'm just not able to get it to work right.
Overall, it's all right.
I wouldn't say it's my favorite so far.
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It's like not letting me track you at all.
All right, so the next one that we're gonna be reviewing
is the Freevision Pro.
So this is the Vilta Pro
and the difference is this one's made for people
who want to have full control over your camera
because you have a bunch of buttons
so you have buttons all over this gimbal
and you have a focus wheel.
So you have a focus zoom wheel
which this actually works very well
compared to the Smooth 4 if you've ever seen that gimbal.
Now in terms of the button layout
you have access to things like exposure compensation,
ISO, white balance.
You have your camera settings.
You have a couple adjustable buttons A and B here
and then you also have your zoom and focus control button
to switch between 'em.
Now on the back of this gimbal is a trigger.
So just like the last one this locks the gimbal
so whenever you're moving it locks it in motion
and then when you let go
you can go back to your follow mode.
So this gimbal is setup
so you have a lot of different buttons at your fingertips
and this one also does the vertical mode
if you want to do that
but let's just test how stable this gimbal is
compared to ya know the non-pro version.
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It's very similar to the original Vilta
just with a bunch of added features.
Like I said, you have access to all the things
that you want on the handle
which makes it a very usable gimbal
and I actually like it a lot more
than working with the Smooth 4.
I did a big review on the Smooth 4 in the past
and that gimbal's all right.
I still was not the biggest fan of it.
This one, the experience, I do like Freevision.
I'm a fan of these gimbals
because all of them are built pretty well
and so far my experience working with them has been good.
So the next gimbal we're gonna go over is this one
and this is a tiny, foldable gimbal
and this was a crowdfunded gimbal.
So this one is supposed to be like pocket sized
so you can stick this in your pocket.
It's kinda nice, it folds up nice and small.
Okay so you can clip out the handle, pull it out,
and it's called Fun Blue.
So essentially that is the gimbal.
Now out of all these this one feels the most cheaply made.
It just feels like a hunk of plastic,
like not a good hunk of plastic either.
But let's test it.
Let's see how good the footage is.
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Unfortunately, not the most impressed with this one
and so far this is probably the lowest on the totem pole.
Okay, so I have one more gimbal that I wanna show you guys
and that is the Feiyutech G6 Plus.
Now this is not a gimbal made for smartphones
but it is a smaller gimbal
that you can use your smartphones on
and the reason I wanted to put this in
with all these other gimbals is that this one
allows you to put heavier products on it.
So you can put your phone with a Moment lens on it
and you can still get a stable shot.
Now the rest of these gimbals you can't do that,
it throws off the balance too much
and you just can't get a stable shot.
So I'm gonna show you what the footage looks like with this
and if you want to see more of a review about this gimbal
I'll put a link down below in the description
because I did a video entirely about this gimbal
because I think this is a great option for small cameras.
Now in terms of size, this is about the same size
as these other gimbals
except for that Fun Blue foldable one
but this sits about the same size in your pack.
So that's why it's a great competitor
against these other ones
and if you're using bigger lenses
and you wanna put heavier gear
or you wanna use other products like other cameras
in your GoPro, your small mirrorless camera
then this is a good option
because you can switch between your cameras.
Now you don't have an app like the other ones.
You're not gonna have options to do the tracking
and all that, but for me I just use the Moment app
and I don't worry about tracking
'cause I don't really use it anyways.
Okay, so which gimbal is the winner
out of all five of these gimbals?
Well there's not a clear one winner.
I definitely think the Freevision gimbals are interesting
and I enjoy working with them.
The Pro is great if you want access to all those features.
The SE is great
just for quick grab-and-go getting smooth shots.
Now if you wanna have a gimbal
that you can use other cameras on
then I highly suggest checking out the G6 Plus.
I'll put a link down in the description
to my full review around that gimbal.
The Vimble number 2 was okay, not my favorite.
The Fun Blue, no wouldn't go for that one.
But guys there's a ton of smartphone gimbals on the market
and I'll put a link down below in the description
to two other comparisons that I did
where I tested a ton of smartphone gimbals.
And I highly suggest you check out those videos as well
to see some other gimbal options
before you go out there and make your purchase.
But guys, that is it, I'll see ya on the next one.
So what do you think about this one?
- Seems broken, I don't know.
Oh, I gotta turn it on.