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Smooth 3 by Zhiyun Complete Review

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This is the Smooth 3 made by a company called Zhiyun.

I'm going to call it the Smooth 3 so it is a stabilizing gimbal for smartphones. Before we get into it let me show you what the results of this device can produce. I'm going to show you any video that I shot while trying to hold my phone as stable as possible with my hand while running. Also, I'm going to show you a video of me doing the same thing but using the Smooth 3.

Here we go they say a picture speaks a thousand words so I reckon a video must speak a few more the difference. Here is obvious the Smooth 3 works well it is also well made using CNC machined aluminium. It can carry a phone weighing up to 260 grams which should cover almost every phone out there.

The holding mechanism is super strong and grippy. It can hold the phone in both portrait and landscape orientation by adjusting the mount on the back. You can also buy extra mounting plates for use with action cameras it has a counter balancing mechanism but I found you don't actually need to use it as the motors are strong enough to overcome any imbalances.

They also work silently for the most part with only a slight whirring sound when panning which can unfortunately be heard very faintly when recording. It has a whole bunch of controls here which can easily be operated with a thumb the mode button switches between several different modes. You can have it smoothly follow your actions or you can lock off different axis depend on what effect you're after it's really flexible in its use.

The toggle here can be used to control tilt it also has some buttons that can control various camera settings you just need to connect it via bluetooth and use the Smooth 3 app which is available for both Android and iOS.

It's also got an LED light here which blinks to indicate battery life it has micro USB charging and the battery lasts up to 14 hours on a single charge. The battery is also replaceable.

There is also another micro USB port here but this one is used for charging the phone off the gimbal. You do have to purchase a separate cable though as it doesn't come with one in the box.

It does come with a protective carry case which makes transporting it a lot safer and easier. It is a very high quality professional piece of equipment.
If you pair this with a decent camera phone, you can be making some professional-looking videos in no time.
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