Life is all about balance right well the same goes for the DJI Ronin S gimbal.
Because if it isn't properly balanced, you won't get the best results and you
can even damage the motor. No bueno.
So I'm going to show you some of the best tricks and how to balance this wonderful machine.
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The Ronin S is a really cool gimbal that stabilizes your camera, and if you've never used one before,
you're gonna love it! It almost feels like magic and you
can be twisting and turning and walking around and your camera just
seems to float there unaffected. With all the movement, your footage will still be super smooth.
But you have to make sure that it's properly balanced in order to
get the best results. So let me show you how you can do that.
First, you're going to build the Ronin S. Slide in the battery and lock it using the lever.
Next, screw in the tripod foot.
Open up the feet and stand the Ronin S up. Now you're going to mount the camera.
So you're gonna have to put on the mounting plate with the arrow facing
forward toward the camera lens. Tighten the screw and make sure it's secure
using a flathead screwdriver. Now that the mounting plate is secured to the
bottom of the camera you're ready to balance the camera on the Ronin S.
There are three parts to balance. You have the tilt axis, the roll axis, and the pan access.
Balancing the tilt axis, slide in the mounting plate onto the Ronin S.
Hold onto the roll motor and move the camera back and forth until it's leveled.
Once it's level, tighten the locking lever.
Make vertical adjustments to the tilt axis.
Loosen the lever,
tilt the camera so it's facing up, and move the axis forward or backward until the camera is leveled.
Once it's level, tighten the screw. Now you're ready to test the balance by
tilting the camera up or down and it should stay in place.
To balance the roll motor, loosen the screw, move the access left or right until the camera is leveled.
Once it's level, tighten the screw.
Now we can move on to balancing the pen axis.
To balance the pen axis tilt the gimbal forward at a slight angle rotate the
camera 45 degrees and the Roll motor should remain still.
Move the axis forward or backwards until the pen remains still.
Now as you can see our Ronin s is balanced. As you can see it locks it in place.
If it's not, you'll notice that the Roll motor moves back and forth when you set it in place.
Now we're ready to turn on the gimbal. But first, you're going to want to make sure
that the camera is balanced on the gimbal,
if not you risk burning out the motors.
So to turn on the gimbal, press and hold the power button on the battery,
the lights will stay solid once it's ON. Next, on the opposite side, you're going
to press and hold the power button on the gimbal.
Once the gimbal power is on you're gonna hear an audible noise and the camera is going to level out.
Once it's on, you're going to want to test the balance using the Ronin app on your phone.
Now you're going to make sure your Ronin is paired with your app through
the Bluetooth, and tap the balance test button in the app.
Your Ronin will test the balance of the tilt axis, roll motor, and pan axis by whipping your camera around.
Once you've completed the test in the app, it will give you the results and
tell you how well balanced it is on each of the accesses.
It will show you good, excellent or needs to be rebalanced.
If you need to rebalance it make sure to turn the Ronin off before making any adjustments.
When it passes the balance test, you're good to go.
So you're going to want to constantly rebalance the Ronin S if you're going to remove
and reattach your camera.
Now here are some best practices to help speed up the process.
If you're going to be constantly using the Ronin S with the same camera and lens combination,
it's a good idea to write down the measurements of the tilt, roll, and pan,
so that you don't have to guess and fumble around each time you want to use the gimbal.
You can just lock them in at the right measurements and get to shooting.
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