Ahoj. This is Zdenka.
Aochuan is back. This time with 2 new gimbals.
Aochuan Smart X-Pro and Smart X. And I can tell you straight up
that for the price they're selling this for, it is actually pretty good.
They did some major updates.
Those updates are rather good.
Of course, there are some flaws as well,
I'm going to mention it in today's video. By the way,
they sent
4 units.
One unit is staying in the studio.
And if you want to know what I'm going to do with the 3 remaining units,
keep watching.
This video is sponsored by Aochuan. 2 Gimbals.
They look the same, but they are not the same.
Both gimbals again, are very good in terms of pricing.
For those who want to actually see it, see the price in your country
and in your currency, depending where you live,
links are below the video in a video description.
Smart X has basic features.
Smart X-Pro has advanced features.
Smart X weighs 295 grams.
X-Pro is a little bit heavier, it weighs 310 grams.
Both gimbals have the same dimensions.
Maximum payload for both gimbals is 250 grams.
Well, we will see what we can fit into
250 grams.
We'll definitely test it.
Both gimbals have built in light.
You're going to like this one.
Both gimbals have replaceable batteries.
I know that many of you expressed high interest in replaceable batteries.
Version X has 2600mAh battery,
and a version X-pro has a bigger 3200mAh battery.
Both take about two and a half hours to be charged.
X version will last 7 to 9 hours,
and X-pro version will last 7 to 10 hours.
Operating temperature is zero to 45 degrees Celsius.
Both gimbals use the same app called Aochuan.
I'll show it later in this video.
And lastly, both gimbals have a port at the bottom to mount a tripod to it.
2 gimbals.
So what is the difference between those two? Smart
X doesn't have a focus wheel, but X-pro has one.
Instead of focus wheel, you'll get a port where you can mount a light or microphone
or anything else you need. Both gimbals have a zoom button below.
There are two more features which are not available
on X version, but only X-Pro version.
First one is Oled display where you can see modes and other info.
On the x version
you can still see which mode you have selected.
Second feature is wireless charging. That comes only on the X-pro.
Oh, I tested that one.
My phone iPhone 13pro was in
red, literally was drained and I needed to call to Europe.
So I grabbed this gimbal in a hurry.
And I think that at the time when I grabbed it,
the battery life on a gimbal was roughly 50%.
I think my guess, not really sure.
So I was calling through Facebook Messenger.
It was a video call.
I talked for about 45 minutes. At the end of 45 minutes
the gimbal died out, it was drained, but my phone was actually recharged,
I'd say about 35%.
And if you are wondering if you can also charge your phone, via cable,
this port is only for charging the gimbal.
You cannot charge your phone with it.
I'm going to continue with the X-pro version.
Let's talk about the clamp.
The clamp is super strong.
It really grabs the phone.
You can fit phone sizes between 55 to 90 millimeters. I've got two phones here.
iPhone 13 pro and Samsung Galaxy S10
plus. The iPhone without a case,
not a problem. Perfect fit.
I however, have a Moment thin case where
I can attach a variable ND filter to it and extra lenses.
Once I have that case on, it's not fitting well.
And here and there the phone actually fell out on me.
Unfortunately, the grip is not deep enough, so no case for it is iPhone.
If you want to use a variable filter on this iPhone 13
pro with this gimbal, then you have to use something like this power rig.
I bought it a couple of weeks ago which you literally glue to your iPhone
and then you can attach 52 millimeter filters on it.
Or the other solution would be using a clamp with variable ND filter.
The Android, Samsung, also has a Moment case on it where you can mount filters
and lenses and that one fits no problem
because it's very thin, it's much thinner.
So this will really depend on the depth
of your phone if it can really fit into the clamp
with a case. Balancing is easy and a bit different from other gimbals.
The phone has to be flat on a top like this in order to be perfectly balanced.
gimbals and I have pretty much all of them.
I actually filmed with this to whole day, so I really tested it fully.
You probably saw the last video I posted about the gimbal modes,
it was done with this one.
So when I have it on and I'm working with this gimbal,
the movements are absolutely smooth.
There's no cracking in a body and stuff.
It's all very solid.
There is zero vibrations.
It didn't vibrate on me throughout the whole day, not even once.
I didn't have any problems with it and the motors are absolutely silent.
It is a big improvement from the version XR
which I reviewed a long time ago.
Pan angle is 310 degrees.
Roll angle is 330 degrees.
And you can either control it manually by pressing the joystick to decide
in either direction or use automatic inception mode.
Mechanical tilt angle is 345 degrees,
but controllable tilt angle is 76 degrees.
Before I continue with the buttons and modes and app and all that,
let's do a stabilization test. When you go to the app, you will have two options.
You can either use just camera built in stabilization,
just the phone stabilization or you can turn on the anti shake.
When you turn that on, there's going to be a slight crop.
So let's do first test just with the anti shake off.
Let's just use the camera stabilization.
And now let's turn on
anti shake to see the difference.
Let's have a closer
look at the buttons and the way you operate the gimbal.
My personal feeling when it comes to this one,
it's simple and straightforward.
Power Button will turn on and off the gimbal
if you long press and a single click will turn on the back light.
It has three levels of brightness. Level 1, 2, 3 and off.
If you double press, you can check the battery level.
Record button lets you record videos and take photos if you press 1x.
If you double press, you can switch between horizontal and vertical mode.
If you hold the record button, this is where you can turn on and off
wireless charging. Joystick is not just a joystick, it's also a button.
You can move the gimbal around and a single click will let you switch between modes.
It's got pan follow, follow mode, lock mode and POV mode.
Double-Click will recenter to gamble, and if you press three times,
you will get into preprogramed inception mode.
In this mode it will start spinning automatically.
If you want to spin the gimbal manually,
you can do that in the POV mode.
Focus wheel is right here.
Let's see how smooth it is.
It's actually fairly smooth. Zoom.
Let's check that as well.
Okay.
I noticed in this that the zoom is purely digital.
It's not going to switch lenses as you're zooming in.
In the app, you have to select the lens you are going to film with
and then you can zoom in using that lens.
I also noticed that you cannot use the buttons,
even record button outside of Aochuan app, at least on this iPhone.
So if you're going to be filming with this gimbal, you will have to use their app,
otherwise you will have to tap on the screen with your finger.
Good news is though, that you can switch gimbal modes outside of the app.
Speaking of modes, as I mentioned before, last week I published a gimbal mode
tutorial where I was using this gimbal. I simply wanted to test it in the field
before I make this in depth of review.
I liked how I was performing,
except one mode, and that was the lock mode.
For example, if you are filming the high and low,
if you're standing up and you need to go very low to the ground,
and you want to keep everything locked. With this gimbal
I guess because the tilt is not so big, you have to keep your arm
like this at all times.
So you have to physically go very deep into your knees.
This gimbal will make you work out in order to keep the frame perfectly locked.
With other gimbals, you can cheat it a bit.
You can actually go like this with the arm a little bit.
But this gimbal no, you're going to lose the lock mode right away.
So if you're going to be using lock mode, you have to keep in mind to keep the arm
like this at all times and you have to really physically do the work.
I also noticed, that
when I perfectly balanced the gimbal
and I was using ultra wide angle lens,
yes, I was seeing a bit of a motor in a shot.
It's easy to fix, just move the phone to the side a bit, move it to the left.
The gimbal won't be perfectly balanced anymore, but it will be just fine.
You are not going to see the motor in a shot anymore.
You might, however, drain the battery a little bit faster.
Break time.
I got three units here.
Aochuan Smart X, two units and one unit
Aochuan Smart X-pro.
All three units are going to go to three random winners.
So how do you qualify for this giveaway?
Well, first of all, you need to be subscribed to this channel.
And second of all, I'm going to give you two questions.
One question I'm going to say right now, but please
don't write the answer in a comments yet.
Wait for the second question, which will come a little bit later in this video.
So the question is, number one,
which smartphone model, which
smartphone you are actually using right now?
Let's check out the app to see what it has to offer.
First, I'm going to show it with the Apple phone
and then I'm going to show it with the Android phone I have.
Beauty mode is on the left.
Video resolution is next.
You can do 4K in 24, 30 and 60 frames per second.
The same goes to 1080p and 720p.
You can choose between formats H.264
and H.265. Settings is next.
You can use a timer, enable camera settings.
You can enable Bluetooth microphone here.
You can adjust gimbal settings. Here
you can adjust follow speed and joystick speed.
You can turn on the grid, anti shake and film in a manual mode.
On the right we have filming modes. Moves are first.
Here's where you can learn different moves in different modes.
Inception mode is next, Hitchcock, also known as Dolly Zoom
is next, panorama, where he can do three by five, three by three,
330 degrees and 180 degrees panorama.
Then you have photos, video mode and slow motion.
Choice in slow motion is 240 frames per second
or 120 frames per second in 1080p and 720p.
Next mode is timelapse, which you can film in 4K,
1080p and 720p in 24 and 30 frames per second. Trajectory delay,
which is basically motion timelapse, long exposure shot,
and last one is live broadcast.
When I click on that, I see Tick-Tock Kwai and other as a choice. Gesture
control is also offered. One more feature
needs to be tested as well, and that would be tracking.
Now here it gets interesting because they have these two options.
I'm actually going to screen record this so you can see it
exactly.
The first option is just face tracking.
Let's test it how it is.
With face tracking,
notice the framing.
The face will always be exactly in a middle.
Well, they have another option, which I really like,
and that would be body tracking.
When you move away from the camera,
you are going to get way better framing.
You're not going to have that much space above the head.
So let's see how good this option is.
Android
time. I switch to phones now.
There's a Samsung Galaxy S10 plus. Let's see what is in the app.
Now, keep in mind that every single Android is very different.
If you ask me if your phone is compatible with this gimbal
and if you're going to get exactly the same things I will see in the app,
I really won't know the answer because I don't have your phone here.
So the best thing would be either ask Aochuan directly or find somebody
who is actually reviewing this gimbal with the phone you have.
So, this is what I see. When it comes to frame rates and resolution,
I see 4K, 1080p and 720p
in 24 frames per second and 30 frames per second.
Beauty mode is here.
You can film in manual mode as well.
Everything seems to be quite the same as with the iPhone,
except slow motion and long exposure.
Those are not included.
Okay, so the maximum payload is
250 grams. I would like to see what it can actually fit on that.
Since the Moment case does not really fit
in this gimbal with my Apple phone,
I'm going to use the Android. Variable ND filter
with Samsung Galaxy S10 plus and Moment case.
No issues, it is not balanced properly.
I don't have any counterweights to add on, but I don't see the motor
having any problems with the weight. It is reacting just fine.
No sound in the motors. Right now
I added the anamorphic lens.
The gimbal is not balanced perfectly.
No, but
the model doesn't seem to have any issue with this kind of weight.
So surprisingly
it's working just fine.
There's zero sound from the motor. It might be draining
the battery little bit faster, but I don't see
any limitations in the movement whatsoever.
So who is this gamble for?
It's good choice for beginners.
It's good for people who just want to film in automatic mode
or manual mode with variable ND filter.
If you want to use extra lenses, the maximum payload is smaller,
so that would not be the right choice.
Smart X gimbal would be more for vloggers.
Smart x-pro
I see more for filming.
Again, the link to this product can be found below the video in a video description
for those interested. You will find some coupon codes there as well.
Again, the pricing is really good.
If you've made it all the way till the end of this video,
you deserve to know the second question for the giveaway.
The first question was asked somewhere already in this video.
Okay.
So what features on this gimbal
Aochuan Smart X-pro is the most important for you?
Would you absolutely need in a gimbal?
You've got exactly 48 hours to answer these questions.
The deadline is displayed on the screen.
The winners will be notified and announced in the next upcoming video next week
below the video and a common section. The comment will be pinned to the top.
The same thing under this video.
I'm going to pin the same comment
to the top. As Aochuan is a new company on the market,
they have one little request for those who will win or buy their gimbal.
This is what they said.
If you are happy with the gimbal, please give us a review on Amazon.
I think this is a fair request.
Best of luck and I'll see you in the next video.
Cau... Ahoj...