It's a great honor to get a chance to try out this Zhiyun Smooth-C mobile phone stabilizer! The building owner is a college student majoring in film and television animation. He often needs to shoot some videos. He always envies the long and stable motion scenes made by track in movies, but his videos are shaking and empty... In fact, as long as there is a stabilizer, this problem can be solved, but most people do not know it.

The stabilizer has been very common in the production of film and television dramas and variety shows, but it has two unbearable features, one is its huge size, the other is its high cost, so it is not popular in the consumer market. However, with the continuous decentralization of upper technology and the continuous improvement of mobile video quality, the stabilizers for mobile phones began to appear in the market. For example, Zhiyun Smooth-C is a stabilizer designed for mobile phones. It is compact and inexpensive, which is very suitable for camera lovers. therefore This time, the building owner will show you the experience of using the mobile phone stabilizer by combining the LG G5 mobile phone and Zhiyun Smooth-C mobile phone.

Before starting the evaluation, please enjoy a video shot with Zhiyun Smooth-C ▼▼

I Unpacking

▲ Let's start with unpacking. Some friends may think that the mobile phone stabilizer is a "selfie stick" or something. Let me show you this time.

▲ After unpacking, we can see that the products and accessories are placed in order. Let's take a closer look.

▲ This is a manual, warranty card, etc. Don't mess around, because the manual is very useful!

▲ On the back of the card is the official contact information of Zhiyun. You can follow their microblog and official website to get the latest product information.

Next, we will show you the instructions of Zhiyun Smooth-C.

Next, continue to look at the product.

▲ The black thing in the middle is the stabilizer. In addition, there are many useful accessories that will be introduced separately later.

▲ This is the top design of Zhiyun Smooth-C, and we can see that the product workmanship is very fine.

▲ This is the handheld pole of Zhiyun Smooth-C, and also the place to install batteries.

Here are the accessories.

▲ This is a counterweight. If the weight of the phone is too heavy, you must add a counterweight to balance the stabilizer before it can be used normally. (The official description is that all phones above iPhone 6 Plus need to be equipped with weights)

▲ This is the battery of Zhiyun Smooth-C, and I am surprised that it is designed to install rechargeable batteries instead of built-in lithium batteries... This is a bit inconvenient.

▲ This is the battery charger. The building owner suddenly feels like playing with the 4WD in primary school~

▲ Then the battery can be charged~

Next, install batteries for Zhiyun Smooth-C and start working.

▲ Turn off the knob at the bottom, and the battery is installed from here. Is there a feeling of retro flashlight?

▲ Install the positive pole of the battery upward, and remember to screw the bottom cover.

▲ In this way, you can enter the working state!

▲ Next, fix the mobile phone on the PTZ, and be sure to install it.

▲ Click the small round knob on the right to enter the standby mode, and press the rocker in the middle for 1 second to start the machine!

▲ Next, the sister will show you the posture of Zhiyun Smooth-C, so that you can take the video.

▲ The rocker can be operated manually to control the direction of the PTZ, and the specific operation will be described in detail below.

▲ Do you have a feeling of being tall? The following is a detailed introduction to how to use it.

▲ Finally, take a second photo of the bottom of the box, and the unpacking part of Zhiyun Smooth-C ends here.

II Product Introduction

▲ This is the correct shooting position of Zhiyun Smooth-C. How can we use it to shoot clear and stable videos? It is necessary to understand the design and functions of this product first. Here is an introduction.

▲ Zhiyun Smooth-C supports 6.5 inch smart phones at most, with a battery life of about 4 hours and three working modes. So if you want to shoot stable videos with your mobile phone, first, you should install the phone correctly, but choose the correct mode.

Preparation before shooting

▲ Install the mobile phone correctly first. The figure shows the posture after power on.

▲ Click the power button on the right to enter the standby mode, and then press and hold the rocker in the middle for 1 second to start the machine, and then you can shoot. However, before the official shooting, I will tell you about the three working modes of Zhiyun Smooth-C.

Introduction to three working modes

▲ Zhiyun Smooth-C provides three working modes, namely, follow mode (default), lock mode and panoramic follow mode. You can switch between the three working modes by operating the joystick. What are the differences between these three modes? Why are there three working modes? Let me give you a detailed introduction

▲ This is the follow mode, which is the default and most commonly used. The mobile phone can be swung up and down by operating the joystick in the follow mode, but the mobile phone can only be swung from side to side by changing its posture with the body or hands. That is to say, this mode is very suitable for following the camera. The stability of front, back, left and right is very good, but if you want to raise or lower your head, you need to use the joystick.

▲ This is the locking mode ， In this mode, the phone is locked like a chicken head. No matter how you move your body, the phone is straight in a set direction. So this mode can be used to shoot a fixed lens, because it moves forward no matter how it shakes (for example, shooting a video in the car). Of course, you can also shoot a linear motion lens, or skillfully use the rocker to shoot the lens you want.

▲ This is the panoramic follow mode. In this mode, there is no lock on the top, bottom, left and right. The mobile phone is completely controlled according to your posture. Then you can control the level of the phone through the rocker, that's it

Now let's start shooting!

III Speak with video

▲ Next, the building owner will show you the stability of Zhiyun Smooth-C when shooting videos, and then will also use ordinary self timer to take videos for comparative evaluation. Please open your eyes and watch~

1. Walking scene test

▲ First, we test the performance of Zhiyun Smooth-C in the walking scene, which is most of the scenes we use when shooting videos. What is unexpected is that the video shot by the mobile phone is so jittery even though it is walking, and the performance of Zhiyun Smooth-C is very good. It turns out that the stabilizer is so powerful! Video link: //v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYzODgyNjI0MA==.html 。

2. Running scenario test

▲ Take videos when running? Don't even think about holding your phone... In fact, you can't watch the videos taken by your phone without using the stabilizer. Although you feel a little intermittent after using Zhiyun Smooth-C, it's much better than nothing! Video link: //v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYzODg0NTU4OA==.html 。

3. Scene test of going up and down stairs

▲ Stairs are also a common shooting place. Watching the fight scenes in movie blockbusters, the camera shot from the top of the building to the bottom with the martial arts actors, and everything went smoothly... In fact, it is all the credit of the stabilizer. Although the video shot with Zhiyun Smooth-C has a little fluctuation, it seems quite natural. In contrast, the picture without the stabilizer is too jittery and unacceptable. Video link: //v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYzODg3MTY2OA==.html 。

4. Selfie scene test

▲ Now live broadcast has become a new round of hot spots, and everyone can become a webmaster on the network, so using the stabilizer to take selfies is also my project for this test. We can see that the performance of Zhiyun Smooth-C is really excellent. It can shoot the portrait clearly and stably; It's too bad to use a normal selfie stick without a stabilizer. The picture shakes badly. Will this quality make the anchor lose popularity? Video link: //v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYzODg1NDEwNA==.html 。

IV Details in use

▲ If you still don't understand how to use Zhiyun Smooth-C, please see the official tutorial above!

▲ Power on, very cool. My sister said it looked like Transformers!

▲ The handheld Smart Cloud Smooth-C is also very convenient for shooting without any complicated operation.

▲ The use of the rocker is also very convenient and feels good.

▲ Zhiyun Smooth-C can not only shoot by hand, but also use many poses. Let's see how you can play Has. But there is a serious problem that its weight is too heavy. With the mobile phone, my sister can't take it for a while!

▲ Another point I want to complain about is... Why is it that every time I turn off Zhiyun Smooth-C, it seems to die?? Can't you put the phone down gently? I am very distressed to drop the phone directly like this.

▲ It's a bit troublesome that Zhiyun Smooth-C can't be charged through the USB interface. Fortunately, it's very convenient to use an external charger for charging, and the charging speed is fast.

V summary

Finally, please enjoy a video ▲▲▲

Finally, please enjoy a video I shot with Zhiyun Smooth-C to show you the dormitory of our school, which is also a very complex use environment. You can check the comprehensive strength of Zhiyun Smooth-C.

Compared with the previous generation of products, Zhiyun Smooth-C has really improved a lot. We can see that the technology of this product is very mature, and the experience is also good. Here is a summary of the advantages and improvements of Zhiyun Smooth-C,.

advantage:

1. Good stability effect and high cost performance;

2. Simple operation, three shooting modes are very practical;

3. Good endurance;

Points worthy of improvement:

1. It would be better if the stability effect could be further improved;

2. The weight is too heavy, and it will be unstable when held for a period of time;

3. The operation is not intelligent enough, and the mobile phone cannot be connected and there is no corresponding APP;

4. Serious fever after shooting for a period of time;

5. It cannot be charged through USB interface.

Although there are some imperfections in Zhiyun Smooth-C, fortunately, the next generation product Smooth-II of Zhiyun has been released. It supports APP applications and can be controlled through Bluetooth, or charged through USB... So if you really want to get a mobile phone stabilizer, I recommend you to buy Smooth-III.