- Let's talk about the Zhiyun Weebill S
and why I think this is a pretty awesome gimbal.
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Let's talk about gimbals.
It's got the same design and I'm pretty sure
it's the exact same size as the Weebill Lab.
And the cool thing, the one thing that really
stood out for me with the Weebill S,
is that now you can put heavy cameras on this tiny gimbal.
And that's one of the biggest strengths
about this whole system.
Having the ability to put a big camera, big lens,
on a tiny gimbal makes this so flexible
so that you can take this gimbal wherever you go.
Right now this is the Panasonic GH5 with the Tender 25.
The Tender 25 1.7 is a massive lens, it's not light.
It's definitely a heavy piece on glass.
And I was running around all day with this setup
all over Santa Monica.
And I didn't have any issues in terms of weight,
balancing, any of that.
It's actually a pretty solid setup.
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One of the really cool things that stands out
with this gimbal is the new wireless transmission system
that they've set up.
So instead of being integrated into the gimbal itself,
they've now stripped it out and it's its own unit.
And you can see how easy I just popped this off.
This is the wireless transmission module.
So it is a standalone product.
It's got a battery on the inside
and you just charge it through a micro USB.
On the other side you have camera controls
and you have your HDMI.
It's made to just be able to pop on and off your gimbal.
So it slips on, it's nice and secure,
it's not gonna pop off when you're moving it around.
Give it a little tug, it pops right off,
you don't have to deal with screwing anything on or off.
But beyond giving you wireless video
while you're shooting on a gimbal,
this is also just a standalone product
so if you wanna put a wireless module on any product,
on any camera, you can use this and transmit
directly to your phone or your iPad or some other device.
Now one other thing that's really cool
and I haven't had a chance to check this out yet
because I only have the transmission,
is that there is a receiver that looks identical to this.
And so what that means is now
instead of just being a phone transmission system,
you can get a monitor.
So like my Atomos Ninja V,
I can use this as an external monitor,
I can mount this on top of it.
I could have a complete system that's wireless
that's away from the gimbal,
so I could have an operator using the gimbal,
someone else monitoring,
and there's actually a control unit
that allows you to control a lot of the camera settings
from a remote control.
Now I'm gonna dig a little bit more into
what you can do with the wireless transmission in a minute
but I know you guys are interested about the gimbal itself.
So let's go over my experience working with the Weebill S.
It is just like the Weebill Lab
where it's got this L-bracket design.
Good thing about that is it keeps everything closer
into the gimbal, so the actual height of the gimbal itself
is much smaller, it's easier to put in your bags.
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Now you have a tripod on the bottom.
And you can easily screw this off
and put it up here on the arm that sticks out the back.
However, what I like to use are these giant quick releases.
These are made of metal so they're super tough.
And you can easily pop things on and off
without having to worry about screwing and taking time.
And personally I think this is one of the coolest products
that Zhaiyun made cause they're so easy to use
and they're so sturdy.
So I put these on everything.
And with this setup, what I've done is I've stuck one
on the bottom mount here, so I can easily pop my tripod off.
And I've also stuck one here on the top mount
so I could put my tripod back on.
Now when you grip it from the top handle,
you can go into your underslung mode
which allows you to get those super low shots
without having to go full 180 upright.
Because when you have a bigger camera with a bigger lens
on this gimbal, you're going to hit the lens with the motor.
So you wanna be in that underslung mode
where the motor is directly above the camera,
rather than trying to go full upside down.
So this design yields itself to make it
a much easier transition to go from upper to lower.
And also personally, I like working with gimbals
that have this dual handle setup
where I could have one below, one of the back.
And then be able to get the shots that I need to get
and move freely and use kind of the two-handed grip.
So it's a simple way to use two hands on a gimbal like this.
It helps you get better shots.
I really like this style of gimbal.
So Jeff's been helping me out all day
while I've been filming with the Weebill Lab.
He's actually never worked with a gimbal before.
- Shh. - So what's your thoughts?
Cause he's been playing around with it too.
- So out of the box, I feel like even though I don't
have a ton of experience with this thing,
it seemed pretty natural.
Like you showed me those one, two basics literally,
couple of quick things.
And I think I was able to get a couple cool shots.
The shot of Zach's shoes walking with the sun flares.
That looked really cool.
- How was it working with this gimbal,
just never having touched one?
Like, the buttons and everything?
- I feel like even as a beginner I can pick this thing up
and go get some pretty good shots right away.
So that's sort of what you want,
I'm guessing. - Yeah.
I mean that's one of the things I always look for
in a gimbal is how easy it is to pick up
and start shooting with.
Because I know people aren't gonna go
deep into the functions, they're just gonna grab a gimbal
and they're gonna get out there and start shooting.
So having something that's super easy to grab and go
and just grab quick stable shots, that's super important.
It's something that I personally look for.
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This thing is crazy how small it is
for how much weight it can hold.
So let's talk about some operation modes with the gimbal.
So when you're working with the Zhaiyun Weebill S,
you have access to all of your controls
on your handle grip.
So on the left-hand side here,
you have your lock or your pan follow mode.
If you hold in your FM button, it switches over to go mode.
Which allows you to get some super quick
motion with the gimbal.
You have your trigger which will put it
into follow all mode, so up, down, left, right,
all the different modes.
And you let go of it, it's back into whatever mode
it's currently set it.
And then you have a POV mode on the back here.
And if you double click it, it goes into vortex mode.
So you can do your rolling shots.
I don't use those all the time but it's good
to have it on a gimbal.
So six modes, you can access everything
just by a click or two on the actual handle itself.
And for me, that's how I typically operate a gimbal.
I don't like going into the apps
and digging through it all the time.
If you're like me and you don't like
digging into the apps,
there's a little screen here on the back
and you can click through the menu system
and actually be able to control everything that you need to.
So you can turn on the different strengths of your motors.
You can also go through, calibrate the gimbal,
or set it up for any camera that you're working with.
So all of your settings are accessible on the gimbal itself.
You don't have to take the phone out,
you don't need to have the app.
However, if you do wanna open up the app,
it does open up a whole new world of possibilities.
So let's connect this real quick.
So right now I'm just gonna go into the gimbal,
I'm gonna connect it, it automatically pops up,
it takes a couple seconds, you enter it.
And there we, now we're hooked up.
So when you're in the home screen,
you have access to move your gimbal around
by the joystick on the bottom,
you can correct your role here right above that.
And you have access to your camera,
to record, to record and different things.
Depending on which camera you're working on,
you just gotta check your compatibility
to make sure that it works with the Zhaiyun.
Now one of the really cool things when you open up the app
is the sync motion.
And when you turn it on, you now can control the camera
with your phone.
And then it makes it really easy to work with this
cause you can turn down your pan and tilt speed,
make it much slower.
You can add some smoothness here.
And it really just gives you the option
to do something a little bit unique with your gimbal.
So if you were to have a tripod and have this mounted
and be using your wireless video transmitter
with a monitor right here,
you could actually have someone else operate the gimbal head
of where it's pointing.
And then just some walking around with the gimbal
or moving with the gimbal.
So say you mounted this to something
or you're working in a situation
where you can't see the screen that well,
well you could have a tripod setup
with a monitor here and be able to control
so you can fine tune the movements.
So having that ability really opens up the potential
with this tiny gimbal.
And it's not a feature that you find on a lot of gimbals,
so that's really cool.
So let's dig into this wireless transmission on the phone.
And let me show you the tools that you have
when you hook it up in this way.
Okay, so I've connected it through WiFi,
and you just hit the button at the top.
And now you can see the output of your HDMI.
So as you're rolling, there's some really cool things
that you have access to.
If you turn on your image settings,
you can turn on a histogram,
you have false color, you have your zebras,
you have access to overexposure, underexposure,
you have your peaking so that you can see
if your shot is in focus.
You've got access to read, green, blue,
or black and white.
You can add on LUTs, so you load LUTs into your device
and then you're able to add them onto your footage.
You can zoom in on your footage.
You can also add some different overlays.
So if you wanna shoot to something like the golden ratio,
you can do that.
You can also turn on frames, so 16 by nine,
four by three,
182, or nine by 16 for social posts.
And then you also have access to title safe.
And then you can flip the screen.
So depending on where this is mounted,
you can flip it to make sure that it works
in the situation that you're shooting in.
This is the perfect travel gimbal.
This you could throw in any of your bags.
It just fits, it's small, it goes anywhere.
It's a great option for those of you
who are looking for a small gimbal
that can hold a big camera.
Guys, if you wanna know more about the Weebill S,
I'll put a link down below in the description.
And guys, that's it, I'll see you in the next one.