Ahj! This is Zdenka. If you are brand new
when it comes to smartphone gimbals and
camera gimbals as they are pretty much
the same,
you might be a little bit confused when
it comes to the modes,
when to use them and how. In today's
video I'm going to be using DJI OM4 and
Mozza mini P. Pan follow mode or also on
other gimbals it is called
tilt lock mode. As the name already
suggests, in this mode you will have a
pan motor unlocked
so you can go from side to side. The
phone will continue once you stop
moving. It is not an abrupt stop. However,
the tilt motors are going to be locked.
That means
the phone is not going to go up and down
but it will look straight ahead.
You can use joystick to move the phone
up and down.
When you are going to use this mode?
Showing off locations by slowly panning
right or left. If you are filming at
regular speed make sure you go
slow. Fast movements are not going to
look that great.
This mode is also ideal for walking
forward or backwards as the camera will
maintain the same frame.
It won't go up or down. I also like to
use this mode
whenever I'm tracking a person
or whenever I'm circling around.
Lastly, I like to use this mode when I
use a monopod. This way
the view what is ahead stays always
the same
and I want the camera to stay fixed on a
certain view.
On some gimbals you can change the speed
of gimbal motors in the settings.
You can make them to move fast or slow
depending
on what you want to achieve in the shot.
If you want very fast moves
you can switch it to sports mode like on
DJI OM4
Follow mode. In this mode
tilt motors and pan motors are unlocked
so when you move your gimbal up and down
or left and right
the motors will gently stop the movement
for you. When can you use this mode? Many
times I use follow mode when I am using
the monopod.
Whenever I want the shots to start from
the ground showing the ground first,
lifting the camera high. I generally stop
the movement just before I reveal the
whole scene,
letting the gimbal to give me the soft
ending.
Whenever I'm doing detail shots of
persons hands for example or
movements of the arms just following
close-up shots,
going from object to object on the wall,
overhead shots with monopod.
I prefer this mode for combination moves
as well as I can
freely move in any direction.
Let's look at the lock mode. When you
press the trigger in a back
you will be able to lock all motors.
It makes the camera to stay in the same
position, it won't go
up or down or to the sides. Find a nice
view,
lock it and simply walk around an
obstacle to the side to reveal the same
shot again.
You can do the same thing going up or
down.
You can use the lock mode if you have a
hard time selecting object tracking
while walking forward in the corridor
or path, if there is no large building or
person or bigger object to track.
This way lock the view and just keep
walking forward.
Or you can use it in other creative
shots like going with a person side by
side
and then separate ways still seeing the
person as you are walking in another
direction.
I like to use this if I want to raise my
hand from very low
to very high while I'm moving a bit
left or right to make sure the frame
stays the same.
FPV is fun creative mode. All motors are
unlocked including roll motor.
Think of it as an airplane, the view of a
pilot. I like to use it when I'm going
through city for
example. Showing off tall buildings,
ground shots,
going through tight place or structure
or showing off ceiling of an interesting
building.
Walking with the person and then fly
away in the sky.
Spin shop or on some gimbals the
inception mode.
Depending on your gimbal you might be
able to have your phone or camera
spinning
all the way or partially. DJI OM4 I have
here
does allow only partial spin. This Moza
mini P
allows 360 degrees continuous spin. How
can we use it?
You can use it in the classic tree crown
shot, the classing looking up.
I used it also in the Mustang video as a
transition filmed with Moza mini P
with DJI OM4. I use the personal spin
shot for the transition.
You can use it in many other shots such
as wide pipe
or corridor. Hit the thumbs up if you
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well and I'll see you
in the next video. Cau... Ahoj...