As a photographic wet, many people usually ask questions about photography. More questions are asked about how to shoot a large range of moving pictures. Especially in the case of chasing cars and running with actors, how can we achieve a stable picture. Of course, the photographer is not a god, and the author also has no so-called iron hand. The reason why he can achieve a stable and beautiful picture and be calm is because he has used a shooting artifact - stabilizer. In the professional field, we mostly use camera stabilizers like Stanikon, or the Ruying three-axis handheld PTZ of Dajiang Family.

However, these professional stabilizers are good, but the price is unbearable for ordinary people. The price of any professional stabilizer is more than 10000 yuan. Moreover, there will be certain requirements for the photographer's technology, and the volume is also very large. So, is there a stabilizer that is professional, easy to use, light and cheap, so that ordinary users can shoot stable and beautiful pictures, and can install a big force quietly without very complicated operation requirements?

With the rapid development of mobile camera technology, coupled with the arrival of the live broadcast era. More and more people begin to use mobile phones to shoot videos or broadcast live. Many manufacturers and entrepreneurs aim at this market and have launched mobile phone stabilizers. So what I experienced today, of course, is also a mobile phone stabilizer - Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer.

appearance

The external package of the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer is very simple. It is a white rectangular paper box, with the product name and product drawing on the front and a simple operation demonstration and packing list description on the back.

When the package is opened, the SmartCloud Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer can be seen at a glance. In addition to the stabilizer itself, there are anti-collision stickers, 18350 lithium battery chargers, counterweights Micro USB、 18350 lithium battery, manual, warranty card and a card printed with Zhiyun slogan.

Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer adopts black color matching throughout, aluminum alloy body, matte treatment.

There are two anti slip rings on the body, which feel good.

At the top are mobile phone clip, pitch axis motor and roll axis motor.

In the middle of the fuselage is the heading axis motor, the indicator light, the rocker for controlling the direction, the USB interface and the power switch.

At the bottom is the battery compartment and 1/4 screw.

The 18350Li ion lithium battery equipped with the machine is 900mAh in capacity and 3.7V in voltage. During charging, the red light indicates charging. The blue light indicates that the charging is completed.

Use Micro USB data cable to connect the USB interface and computer of the stabilizer, which can be used for firmware upgrade and online calibration of the stabilizer. Of course, you can also connect the remote controller and remote stabilizer. It is worth noting that the USB port cannot be used for charging.

use

The use of Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer is very simple. First, we open the back cover and install two batteries into the battery compartment, and then tighten the back cover. It should be noted that the battery cover must be screwed to the end, or it will not start.

Then pull out the phone clip and put the phone that needs to be used as a shooting tool into it. Be sure to clamp it.

Finally, click the power switch, and the indicator will flash when it is normally on. Press and hold the rocker for more than one second, and the stabilizer will enter the working state.

Operation mode

Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer shooting mainly has four modes, namely, full follow mode, lock mode, stand-alone mode and inverted mode. Of course, inversion mode is not commonly used in daily use. Start the machine in the default follow mode, click the rocker to switch between follow mode and lock mode; Double click the rocker to enter the full follow mode. In this mode, the single rocker returns to the previous working mode.

Full follow mode:

Roll locking, pitch and horizontal orientation rotate smoothly in the direction of the handle. In the mode, move the rocker left or right to adjust the roll angle of the camera accordingly.

Lock mode:

Flat, pitch and roll are locked. Move the rocker in the mode to adjust the pitch angle and horizontal orientation of the camera accordingly. The pitch and roll are locked, and the horizontal direction rotates smoothly with the direction of the handle. In this mode, move the rocker up and down to change the camera pitch angle.

Actual use

The author used the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer to shoot and compared it with the pure handheld mobile phone shooting. It can be found that the picture jitter is very obvious when handheld shooting. The pictures taken with the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer are quite stable and smooth, whether moving up and down, left and right, or following the moving of the subject are silky smooth. It is true that pushing, pulling, rocking and moving all work well.

The second video is a short video shot by the author with the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer. As you can see, although it is a mobile phone shot, is the whole effect different when used with the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer? Is the whole high-end atmosphere much better?

In general, the Zhiyun Smooth-C three-axis mobile phone stabilizer is a stabilizer with good cost performance. It is inexpensive and easy to use. Although the exhaust occurred during the use, it returned to normal after calibration. The battery life is also good. A pair of batteries can work for nearly 4 hours. Of course, it is just a mobile phone stabilizer, and it is impossible to shoot very tall pictures with it. But as a handy tool, it is enough to record every bit of life steadily, remember every run, remember every turn around smile, remember you and the world you love, and make every day meaningful.