one, two, three
four, five, six, seven
eight. That was a lot of work. I did it. i'm not gonna do it again for a while
though. Ahoj! This is Zdenka. Smartphone gimbal
comparison video part two is here, right now. In today's video, let's
compare DJI Osmo mobile 3 gimbal versus Hohem iSteady X versus
Zhiyun Smooth Q2 and Zhiyun Smooth 4 versus Moza mini S and Moza Mini MX.
In this part we will look at the gimbals' apps. We will look at how compatible they
are with Iphone and Android devices and of course at the end of the video
I'm gonna voice my opinion on the best budget gimbal when it comes
to features and all that but that's my
personal pick. Of course that will also depend on what type of phone you are
using and what you're looking for in a gimbal. Whether
you want something which is more stable or you don't really care about the
stability but you care about all those features.
And in case you missed the part one where I was comparing all those gimbals
in terms of their hardware, I linked it below the video in the description so
you can just watch it after this one. And if you are new here, welcome. My name
is Zdenka Darula. If you want to learn more in terms of smartphone filmmaking
or photography and find out about the new tech,
consider subscribing. The phones I'm going to be using
are Apple Iphone 11 pro and Android Samsung Galaxy s10
plus. When it comes to Android phones, I highly suggest to check
compatibility lists because not all the features might be available
to all the phones. To make it more organized, I'm going to start with
Apple Iphone 11 pro and then I'm going to move on to
Android. Now, I already went through everything. I've already tested
everything, made a huge table sheet here.
I placed the gimbals in the order from the gimbal which has the least features
to the gimbal with the most advanced features which is
up to date. So for the iphone 11 pro the 6th place
is Hohem iSteady X. The app used is Hohem pro you can only
shoot in automatic mode, no manual feature. You cannot change
lenses if you have phone with multiple lenses.
In 4k and 1080p you can do 30 and 60 frames per second, you can also actually
do that in 720p and it doesn't have timer, beauty mode,
slow motion, panorama or live stream. It does have time lapse which you can
customize, vertigo, filters, face tracking, focus,
slider and you can create moment stories. If you
are going to use this gimbal outside of Hohem pro
app, you cannot change the gimbal's shooting modes.
The shutter will work with native camera app and Protake.
It doesn't work in Filmic pro. 5th place is Zhiyun Smooth Q2.
With Apple you can shoot in automatic mode only.
You cannot switch between the lenses in 4k. You can do 24, 30 and 60 frames per
second. In 1080p you can do 30 and 60 frames per
second and in 720p you can do 30. It has a
timer photos. You can do slow motion 240 frames
per second in 720p, you can lock brightness with slider, yes
you can do 180 degree panorama, time lapse,
pen 180 degree moving time lapse, tilting motion time lapse,
panning and tilting motion time lapse, and pov time lapse.
It does have beauty filters, face tracking,
hdr and you can go live. It doesn't have story or moment feature, gesture control,
focus slider or control, but if you will use this gimbal in other
apps, you can directly change the modes of the gimbal by pressing the button
in the native camera app. The shutter will work.
Not in Filmic pro though. It's not compatible.
It is compatible with Protake though and the shutter will work.
When it comes to 4th and 3rd place, I was
very hesitant here because I just really wasn't sure. It seems to me like both
gimbals should be really sharing 4th and 3rd place.
I'm gonna start with Zhiyun Smooth 4 and to be honest that gimbal should not
be really even included in this bunch of gimbals
because it's a completely different level of gimbal. It's more for advanced
filmmaking. So let me start with Zhiyun Smooth 4. It is
for people which love complete control, advanced manual filming. App is
ZY App again but different from the previous Q2. You can film in manual mode,
cannot switch lenses, in 4k you can choose from 24,
30 and 60 frames per second. 1080p offers 30, 60 and 720p offers
30 frames per second. In photo mode you can do also multi-exposure
and long exposure. Timer is there as well. Beauty cam is there, slow motion,
brightness lock, 180 degree and 3x3 panorama, time lapse
and motion time lapse, vertigo feature, filters,
face tracking. You can control focus with the wheel and HDR.
It doesn't have story or moment feature, gesture control or live streaming.
If you use this gimbal outside of ZY app, you can change modes
with buttons directly on a gimbal. In native camera app the shutter doesn't
work but it is fully compatible with Filmic
pro and Protake. 3rd place goes to DJI Osmo mobile 3.
When it comes to DJI Mimo app, yes you can shoot automatic and manual with
Apple phone. Yes you can switch lenses. In 4k, 1080p and 720p you can shoot in 24,
30 and 60 frames per second. It has beauty mode,
slow motion, you can lock brightness, you can do 240 degrees and 3x3 panorama,
time lapse, hyperlapse, story feature is there,
gesture control and face tracking. You cannot do vertigo mode, it doesn't have
filters, focus slider is not there, HDR or live
streaming is not there either. If you film outside of DJI Mimo, you
cannot switch gimbal modes. You can use shutter with native camera
app, you cannot use shutter, it's not compatible with Filmic
pro and yes you can use shutter with Protake.
2nd and 1st place are shared again because those two gimbals are using
exactly the same app which is Moza Genie app. I'm talking about gimbal
Moza Mini S and Moza Mini MX. Moza Genie app has
been recently released so it has lots of new features
which for example DJI Mimo app doesn't have
because it is already a year old. You can shoot in automatic and manual mode,
yes you can change lenses plus can enjoy shooting with two or three lenses at the
same time. In 4k you can do 24, 30 and 60 frames per
second, in 1080p and 720p you can do 240,
120, 60, 30 and 24 frames per second. You can take photos
manually, timer is there, beauty mode and slow
motion. In automatic mode you cannot lock brightness, in manual yes obviously, it
doesn't have panorama. Yes to time lapse and hyperlapse, moment
mode, gesture control, face tracking
and live streaming. No there is no HDR or focus slider or vertigo but you get
extra stuff. Zebra pattern is there, framing, you can
select external microphone, sound meter is there
as well and it has built-in great video editor.
It's time to look at the Android and their compatibility with those
gimbals, with those apps. Let's run through that.
Now, on the Android which is no longer mine, I don't have Filmic pro installed
and i don't have the the full version of Protake so
I cannot really test all those features with the Android there.
DJI Osmo mobile 3, Hohem iSteadyX and Zhiyun Smooth Q2,
their apps offer only automatic mode and 30 frames per second in 4k,
1080p and 720p. With Moza gimbals you can shoot in professional mode
where you can control exposure and white balance.
On Zhiyun Smooth 4 you can shoot in manual mode.
All apps have time lapse and hyperlapse. DJI Osmo mobile 3 has beauty filter,
you can lock the brightness, it has three by three and 240 degree panorama,
it does have a gesture control and face tracking and it also has
stories. It doesn't have a slow motion or vertigo
and you cannot live stream. Hohem iSteady X
has face tracking and you can use filters.
It doesn't have a slow motion and you cannot lock the brightness.
Zhiyun Smooth Q2 has slow motion, has panorama,
filters and face tracking. It doesn't have a story or moment feature,
you cannot use gesture control or you can't live stream.
Zhiyun Smooth 4 has slow motion, you can lock the brightness,
you can use vertical feature. It has filters, you can do face tracking
and you can also select your focus with focus wheel.
Moza gimbals have beauty mode, you can lock the brightness,
you can use video editor, it has filters, it has
face tracking, it has different focus options
and you can do live streaming. I know very well
that many of you which own Android are very frustrated when it comes to
those gimbals`apps and what they offer and
I totally understand that. I used to be very frustrated and I was
very even angry at some of the developers but
quite recently I took my time and I looked it up
why that is really happening. Why there is such a big difference between the
Apple and the Android? And I could easily
create another video on this whole topic. So what I did for those interested,
I linked this very well written article in a great detail below the video in a
video description so you can read that after this video. So you
understand better and know. I know that once I
read that article, I totally understood. Let's look at the current pricing of
those gimbals. Right now we have July, end of July 2020. From low to high.
Hohem iSteady X and Moza Mini S is $69. Moza mini MX is $89.
DJI Osmo mobile 3 and Zhiyun Smooth 4 is $99 and Zhiyun Smooth Q2
costs $139. When it comes to my personal
opinion, If I want to get a gimbal for Apple. Let's start with the Apple Iphone
11 pro and I just want it for a regular filming, maybe
I'm gonna attach to it extra filter. I'm not gonna attach to it
extra lenses, I'm not thinking about using external microphone.
I just want to use something for filming everyday filming. Maybe if I'm gonna go
somewhere on vacation, stuff like that. I'm definitely gonna go with the app
Moza Genie app. It's just simply most advanced. I can do all those
different speeds there, so I have a choice between
Moza mini S and Moza mini MX. Now, if I had a phone, Apple phone
with only one lens, I would get Moza Mini S.
I simply like the feel, it feels very natural, I like the whole
just... it feels better in the hands but because it is hard to move the phone to
the side, if you have a multiple lenses and a filter,
I would probably for multiple lenses and if I want to use extra filters, I would
use Moza mini MX. It is also definitely
more advanced when it comes to buttons. You can do,
you can control everything with the press of a button. I'm still not sold
on a tripod, that's why I'm still going back to the Moza Mini S.
But absolutely, if you have multiple lenses on your phone,
maybe you want to use a filter because the motors are strong, they can handle
the balancing, yes I would get Moza Mini MX. When it
comes to DJI Osmo Mobile 3, it is all time favorites. Most of you
like it, you all want me to film with this.
It is a year old and I honestly would like to see
a little bit upgraded version of the app DJI Mimo.
I would like to also see maybe added 120 frames per second there. That would be
fantastic. For the gimbal, I would like to see a
little bit stronger motors. This time of the year which is
July, beginning of August... once a year they
always come out with a new version of the gimbal. This is a version number
3. This year I haven't heard anything yet,
if there would be new one coming out. I checked all the rumors. I searched
online but I couldn't find anything so I'm not really sure if they are coming
with a new one. We just have to wait and see. When it
comes to Hohem iSteady X, I actually really like this
gimbal to be honest. The price $69, you can't beat that. I was
filming with Iphone 11 pro and DJIOsmo Mobile 3
and I was quite disappointed that I was seeing
the motor with the ultra wide angle lens. So the next day I took this one to film
just to play with it and I was so
impressed with the way the motors are reacting. I could just flip it upside
down every time I wanted to. There was no problem, no stutter. When it comes to
movement of the motors, it was, it was doing exactly everything I wanted.
I gotta say that I have to give credit to this one I really liked it.
I like to use this one and when it comes to Zhiyun Smooth 4,
like I said before, it's a whole different level of a gimbal. It's more
for advanced film making. I would maybe compare it to just
completely different gimbal than these ones here. Let me voice my opinion
on Android and all those gimbals. It is very clear that you get the most
options with Moza Genie App. So either Moza Mini S or Moza Mini MX. For
manual filming Zhiyun Smooth 4 is good. If you
like simple filming then DJI Osmo Mobile 3.
After that, I would say Zhiyun Smooth Q2 and lastly
Hohem iSteady X. Now, this is just my personal
opinion. What I would do of course, it's gonna depend
a lot on your needs, what kind of phone you have, what
size phone you have, what features you're looking for. What features you are
not looking for. If you care about stabilization, if you
want something which is the most stable and all that,
hopefully those two videos really helped you
with the decision. Well, hit the thumbs up if you found this video informative and
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should be a nice one. And if you have any questions, comments or simply want to say
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