PRO Video Camera stabilizer for GoPro, Smartphone, Canon, Nikon - or Any Camera up to 2.1 lbs

You could spend $300 for a full fledged gymbal for your old $300 DSLR camera, or you could save some money and still get the most out of your older and bulkier cameras. Yes it takes some time and patience to dial everything into place and achieve good balance, but it's worth spending the 20 minutes or so that it took me to find the sweet spot. Generally the heavier your camera, the lower you will want to place the counter weight. The threaded nut can be moved around to give you more options to mount the camera as sometimes the lenses placement of the camera cause its center of gravity to be off centered. Over all this is a good product for the price. It's not a professional tool by any mean, but it's also priced right. The metal pieces are anodized which is nice, although the edges can be deburred a little bit more to make it not so sharp in some places. If you're looking for an inexpensive way to get the most out of your older, heavier camera, I would recommend this product.

Very cheaply made and a Pain to set up

This is a great unit for the money, provided you can properly balance it. The threaded hole in my camera is off center, that coupled with it's light weight and the limited counterweight options included, I could not get it balanced without buying other stuff. There are three counterweights included, however in my case, even 1 was too heavy. I went to the hardware store and bought some washers to use instead. That helped, but it still didn't quite do the trick. I ended up returning it and buying a more expensive powered gimbal instead. This unit could be good if you have more patience than I do.

This device is what it is a cheap device to steady any videos your planning on taking. Although I would say far from perfect. But it works. A word of warning though it has no more than just basic instructions and that's on the box. I had to use the photo on this site just to figure out how to position the camera. Also 2 major things, that weighted bar right where it swings. It needs oil. Also the screw that holds the camera in place is a bit too long. I had to cut a piece of the packaging to find a filler piece. Lastly it says it comes with a limited 1 year warranty. One very major problem it has no address anywhere inside or outside the box where to mail it too. So in reality assume no warranty.

I took this out for a try when it arrived, started with a fast walk, took it to a bit of a run and then got in the car with it and it kept the video fluid and looking like it never a hit a bump, I’m impressed by the quality of video achieved with this gimbal handheld video camera stabilizer. If you’re not familiar with the term gimbal, a gimbal is a tool that uses both intelligent sensors and motors to stabilize and support a camera. It stabilizes the camera as you move it up and down, back and forth or side to side allowing you to get smooth footage or photos. This stabilizer uses 3 separate counter-weights allowing precise adjustments, has a rubber mounting surface and a rubber handle grip. This stabilizer is well made and a great price, very sturdy. It’s made from aluminum alloy which contains almost no iron so it won’t rust, allowing it to be used in water, but it will oxidize and if used in water, this will happen pretty quickly but will also protect it from further corrosion. You may have to spend a few minutes to get the counterweight set exactly right for your camera but it’s worth the time to have your footage look like it was shot by a pro. It’s well made, very sturdy, mine did come with a little bit of a burr in one spot but that was easy to buff out This is a great product for a really good price and it works really well. I’m quite pleased with it.

Ok so my main issue with this item is the piece to attach your camera is too long, and therefore my camera was wobbling on top - defeats the purpose! Plus I don't like how the camera can slide around on top. There should be some type of stopper. However, I placed a washer underneath my camera and then screwed it in, now it seems like it will work great! Might update after I take some footage. Sad to leave a 2 star review, but I'd say it's not a bad product overall, but it didn't work for me as-is.

The item is very well made. It certainly stabilizes my camera when I am panning slowly. This is not a gyro unit and will not cancel jerking or other rapid movements but it does smooth out a lot of the unwanted camera motion. It is a gimbaled handle with selectable counterweights.

I shouldn't have purchased this. Despite trying over and over again, along with watching instructional videos on how to calibrate this kind of stabilizer, I could never get this stabilizer to balance properly with any of my cameras. Not only that, but the screw that fixes the camera to the stabilizer is too long, which caused frequent problems with keeping the camera in a fixed position, which is necessary for stabilization. I ended up wedging a small disc between the camera and the base to try to eliminate the extra space, but that wasn't terribly successful either. Also, the screw that attaches the arm that holds the bottom counterweights to the main frame would easily come loose and would shred my fingers when I would try to tighten it. I regret my purchase.

Well designed and functional product

The screw that goes into the camera is too long. I added some washers but even then it swings around. The screw holding the bracket with weight loosens constantly. The handle also needs to be tightened unreasonably tight to not swing around

I can not get this balanced no matter what.

Too bulky...too heavy

The screw is extra long and couldnt place the camera. Keeps on shaking from the part of screw