Ahoj! This is Zdenka. I’ve got 7 tips to get the most out of your smartphone gimbal
DJI OM4. Actually, some of the tips might apply to other smartphone gimbals as well.
They might be pretty general. Let’s talk about modes,
let's talk about settings, let's talk about what to use when. When you got your DJI OM4,
pulled it out of the box, charge the gimbal and start using it, some of you might notice
that the horizon level is not perfectly straight but is way off. Actually most of the gimbals
are when you pull them out of the box straight up. Mine was too. What it means is
that you should calibrate your gimbal before you actually start using it. First of all,
make sure your phone is perfectly balanced and the clip is not cricket, it is perfectly
in a T position. Then go to DJI Mimo, Hit the 3 dots on the lower left, select gimbal
settings and go to Gimbal Auto Calibration. Make sure you have your gimbal on a tripod
and place it on perfectly leveled surface like a floor and hit Start. The gimbal will
work on it’s own, don’t touch it. It will let
you know once it is done and then you can start using it. If you are still finding that
horizon is not where it is supposed to be, you can go to Horizonal Gimbal Adjustmet,
here it will remind you to check again if you attached your phone to clamp the right
way, click ok and here you can rotate slightly the phone the way you want to. Now your
horizon levels should be just perfect. Tip no. 2 When you are filming move slowly. Unless
you are filming an action sequence when you need to quickly whip left and right. But
if you are filming just a regular video, move slowly. And if yoyu are using your joystick
and Zoom button, there is a way to slow it down or speed it up in the settings as well.
Go back to gimbal settings, I like to have my zoom set to the slowest possible. Although
I do not recommend using digital zoom much but literally move yourself closer because
digital zoom degrades the quality. And with the joystick the same thing. You can change
the speed between Slow, Medium and Fast. I actually prefer slow. Majority of the time
I am simply just moving my arm and I rarely use joystick. The only time I really use it
is for spin shot, to control the roll motor. Depending on the effect you might select
the right speed. Regular shot, slow movement… fast transition, fast speed movement. Tip
no.3 Since this is a beginners friendly video, I am not going to dive into filming in
manual mode, let’s stay with Auto mode. But, let’s get into habit of locking the
exposure on the screen. If you don’t and you pan from light object to dark or vise
versa, you will end up with flashing video all over the
place. When you lock the brightness what a difference. FIrst of all tap on the screen
and hold until you see a little lock. You can also adjust the exposure yourself by tapping
on the screen and then tapping on the Sun and now you can scroll up and down to make
it brighter or darker. Once you adjust it the way you want, quickly hold the square
and lock it. Tip no.4 When to use each gimbal's mode? Press M button to pull out the mode
menu and select Follow mode. This is when the gimbal is going to follow your movement
to the sides and up and down. You can use this for any type of filming. If you want
smooth shots just move your arm slowly and let
the gimbal finish the smooth move… don’t just move and stop… Let’s select Tilt
Lock. In this mode the gimbal will follow your arm movements to the side but the up
and down will be locked. This mode is great when you
are moving forward and backwards to keep the frame nicely locked. FPV mode is next. Imagine
you are an airplane and the gimbal is now following all your moves….. You can
certainly use this mode in any creative move. Let’s select Spin Shot. With your joystick
press left or right. The gimbal’s roll motor will rotate your smartphone. This one can
be used creatively for close up shots, or going through alley… when you are going
to be filming close up shots adjust the speed in
the settings to slowest to get nice and slow spin. If you are going to be using this for
a transition, I like to select the fastest speed in the settings as this helps me
to speed up the spin… and then I do the rest in the post. Sports Mode can be always
turned on in the settings. This means that your gimbal will react fast. Ideal for filming
fast moving cars or any type of action and lastly Lock mode will happen when you press
the trigger button and hold. When I like to use this mode is when I want to lock on frame
I am filming and just walk around some object but I don’t want to loose the view… here
is what would happen if I didn’t lock it, here is what happens when I hold the trigger.
Tip no.5. How to use Hyperlapse? Well, let's switch the mode into Follow mode and let's
go to Hyperlapse. The little square on the left is what lot of people miss and here,
it will allow you to switch resolution and also speed. When do you select which speed?
In my case if I want to create just nice video with a little bit slower music perhaps and
I want something subtle then I would do 5x speed. But if my final edited video will have
music with lot of energy and I need something fast obviously I am going to go with much
higher speed. Instead of just pressing record button and go somewhere, try to be creative.
Find a large object which stands out somewhere ahead at the end. Your main object.
Drag on the screen to select it, press record and walk with the same speed towards it. The
gimbal will be always following the main object. You can get quite creative here.
Tip no.6 How to use Timelapse? Well, have your gimbal in Follow mode and place it on
a tripod for best result. Once you select timelapse here you need to select your interval
and duration. If the clouds are moving fast or people walking around are moving fast than
select faster interval. 0.5 seconds to 3 or 4. If you have very slowly moving clouds,
barely any movement, then select much higher interval. Then move onto choosing duration,
how long it will be recording. At the top you will see how long your final video will
be. Lots of people also miss that they can create
motion lapses here. Simply click on path, select starting position, then move another
another position and select that. Hit record and enjoy the gimbal moving on it’s own.
Tip no.7 How do we actually work that new zoom in zoom out feature? Choose if you want
the final effect to show move in or move out. I am going to go with move in. Don’t forget
to lock the brightness, then drag and select your object. Make sure the object is quite
far. For the best result try to band your knees and walk very softly and slowly towards
your object. If you just do a hard walk, your final result is not going to be as smooth
as it could be. Do you still need music for your videos? Do you actually like the
music I am using in my videos? The link to Epidemic Sound can be found below the video
in the description. They offer first month for
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