Ahoj! This is Zdenka. If you need to gimbal for a small mirrorless
camera, smartphone and action camera all in one,
check this out.
The FiyuTech Scrop mini three axis gimbal has been just launched.
This one really caught my attention for a number of reasons.
First of all, it's small.
It's got very big touchscreen and very simple navigation.
It's time for in-depth review.
The weight is 787 grams
maximum payload is 1200 grams.
It's got a built in 2500 mAh battery, which can be charged
very fast in about 1.6 hours
and lasts up to 13 hours.
Complete list of compatible cameras and lenses can be found on their website.
The gimbal comes with a number of accessories and a variety of cables
to connect your camera to the gimbal, tripod, fixed plate slider,
quick release plate, lens holder, smartphone holder, long thumb screw,
gopro adapter, lens landholder screw and camera fixed screw.
The FiyuTech Scorp focus motor can be purchased separately.
First goes mirrorless camera and I have Canon M6
Mark II with Viltrox lens on it.
The gimbal has a quick release plate, which is great.
If you need to shoot handheld, just take it off.
If you need to shoot with a gimbal, pop it on.
Each motor has a lock which makes it very comfortable to set up.
Balancing was quite easy. Unlock the motor,
make adjustments until the camera faces up,
forward and holds balance when moved sideways.
To make the adjustments, you have to turn this knob
to unlock it, move and then lock.
And as you can see, I also have the focus motor.
The power button is here at the front and once you turn on the gimbal,
you will right away notice this very big display.
The first thing I did was adjust the motor power.
Once you hit auto tune, the gimbal will auto calibrate.
The navigation is super easy.
Just slide up or down, left and right.
I'll show you what's on display shortly.
Now let's check out the buttons.
Trigger Button has three functions.
If you double press, you will recenter gimbal.
If you triple press, you will spin the gimbal 180 degrees to selfie mode.
If you press and hold, you will be in PTF or pan tilt follow mode.
This control wheel has several functions.
You can control pan, tilt,
roll movement and electronic focus or zoom
if you have a focus motor installed. You can switch between them with this button.
Next button here enables FPV mode when single press.
But now let's move to the exciting part.
On the sides are two function buttons.
F1 on the left will allow you to enter and exit portrait mode
If you double press. The F2 button
on the right lets you lock and unlock the screen.
Joystick is a typical joystick.
Record button also has multiple functions.
Half press to focus, full press start and stop recording and press
and hold is to take photo. M button will let you switch gimbal modes.
Single press will switch between pan follow and lock mode.
Double press is for pan and tilt follow mode
and triple press is for FPV mode.
Let's check out the screen now.
You can adjust motor, power, follow speed, change modes,
and if you select this scenario, you can do a lot of things here.
Time lapse where you can choose from motion lapse, static
time lapse and hyperlapse. Auto rotation will let you select any direction
and speed.
Panorama has three by three 180 and Custom Panorama, Portrait mode is below
selfie mode and track
video below.
If you swipe right you will get to camera settings. Here
You can change aperture, iso and shutter speed. And I can tell you
that I had no problem connecting the Canon M6 Mark II to this gimbal.
I can nicely change all the settings with this gimbal.
If you swipe left you will get two joystick settings
where you can customize joystick speed and direction.
Gimbal settings will let you disable selfie,
enable manual lock and calibrate the horizon. Under more
you can enable silent mode, select language, restore the default settings
and view version information.
Lastly, when you swipe up, you will get to control wheel settings.
Here you can switch
what you want the knob to control and customize damp,
speed, smooth and disable sound.
There are two apps you can download for this gimbal.
One is Fiyu Scorp and then one is to be used
when you're filming with a mirrorless camera.
Another app which is Fiyu ON is to be used
when you are filming with a smartphone.
So let's open up the Fiyu Scorp first and see what's inside.
If there is a new firmware update available, it's going to ask you to do it
there. Device page will let you access all gimbal settings.
Scenario, Button Settings, Knob Settings,
Motor Power, Follow Speed, Camera Settings and so on.
All is here. Scale is next.
I don't have anything there.
And the last page is me where you can reach technical support.
It's time for a stabilization test.
Let's see how smooth this gimbal really is.
Let's do the classic hard walk, soft filming ninja walk
and then run.
I'm going to be completely honest with you.
This gimbal really impressed me. When I have the Canon camera on it,
I like it because it's light, it's smooth, it's very easy to hold.
It's just very comfortable.
I like the knob how it reacts.
I really do like it.
Of course, time will tell if there are any issues or stuff like that.
I have it only for three weeks.
So the first impression is it's pretty good.
The range of motion is quite big.
Pan is 360 degrees, tilt and a roll is displayed
on the screen.
Now that we have seen
how it is with the mirrorless camera, it's time to check out the smartphone.
I'm going to be using iPhone 13 pro. Now the smartphone clamp
is included in this kit.
I have a
Moment case on my smartphone which I normally use
with filters and lenses, but unfortunately I had to take it off
as the clamp is not deep enough and it wasn't holding it properly.
I wish the grip was much deeper so you can actually fit a smartphone
with a case on it.
So this is how it looks like when you only have
a smartphone on the gimbal with no case.
Once I turned the gimbal on and I did automatic motor adjustment,
I was actually quite impressed by the build of the gimbal.
There is no vibration with a smartphone.
Movements are great.
It's very smooth.
One thing is for sure that out of all those gimbals, all in one, the ones
which can handle camera, smartphone and action camera, this one by far is
the smoothest.
There's no vibration whatsoever.
It can handle the smartphone very well.
The only thing I wish was different and I hope that they're going to change
it is the clamp just needs to be deeper so you can actually have a smartphone
with a case on it.
Sorry.
I'm going to change a clamp and put a Small Rig cage on it.
I'm quite sure that those interested in this type of a gimbal
will most likely choose to use something like that anyways.
Just a note for beginners.
Gimbals like these take time to balance.
Anything you will add to the smartphone requires new rebalancing.
So keep that in mind.
As I mentioned earlier, this gimbal has a dedicated app for a smartphone Fiyu ON.
So let's check it out and let's see what is available.
On the left is where you can change between photo and video mode.
Below is an icon which will take you to different shooting modes.
Video, slow motion, light rail mode, static time lapse,
tracking on time lapse and Dolly Zoom. Record button is next.
Below the record button is where you can switch between the front and rear camera.
Let's test tracking. All right tracking.
And I know already that this one is a little bit
slower than the small gimbals, only for smartphones.
So the tracking is happening, it is tracking,
but definitely it is way slower.
When I do fast movements,
it is not going to react that fast.
Good thing is that when I go away
it actually still finds me.
Not this time.
Settings offer photo timer settings, beauty mode,
enabling flash, grid, HDR is not supported for me.
You can enable peek assistant and overexposure. Filters
are there.
You can enable gesture control.
More settings will take you to where you can enable advanced mode.
Let's enable that so I can show you what it can do.
You can enable watermark, save panorama in original resolution,
mirror front camera and disable shutter sound.
Below you can choose audio recording input and choose video resolution.
You can film either in 30 frames per second
or 60 frames per second in 4K
1080p and 720p. 24 frames per second is not available.
Slow motion resolution is 120 frames per second in 720p.
Then it can adjust zoom speed and I will talk about Zoom shortly.
Last one is panorama level settings.
Now that I enabled advanced mode, you will see these extra settings
at the top.
When it comes to Zoom, you can film only with a standard lens.
It doesn't allow you to switch between other lenses
if you have them on your phone.
You cannot do zoom from the gimbal or do focus pull.
You can zoom purely digitally
by pressing the first setting and then sliding it to the side.
Next to it is where you can control focus manually.
You can also change ISO, white balance and exposure.
There is one more icon on the right at the bottom.
When you have a mirrorless camera on the gimbal, you can use your smartphone
as a joystick to control the gimbal.
The lack of 24 frames per second
and the fact I cannot switch lenses in the app is a little bit of a minus for me.
I would film most of the time and Filmic Pro
and then I would use the app for stuff like motion time lapse.
Lastly, the action camera is straightforward, just mounted on
and he uses them all to stabilize the footage.
Overall, this is a good gimbal for small
mirrorless cameras and for smartphones and action cameras.
It's very easy to use.
It's good for beginners.
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