iSteady Pro4

I love the GoPro and there are a ton of mounts for a wide variety of purposes, but sometimes you simply want to hold the GoPro yourself as you follow your subject around. And even though a GoPro has image stabilization, it doesn't hurt to add a little bit "extra" stability for handheld shots. This 3-axis gimbal does the trick!! It was easy to attach the GoPro and fairly easy to use and learn the features, although they need to put a "warning" sticker on the unit when they package it not to turn on the power without the GoPro (or other weight) attached and balanced. It will shake like crazy if you do this and can damage the motors. This is common sense for a motorized gimbal, but... still, there are people that will unbox it and quickly power it up not realizing they can damage it. Recognizing this, I thought I'd include the warning in my review title for new gimbal buyers. There's really not much to say other than it's sturdy, well-built, easy-to-use, and pretty much does what it says. Some extra nice touches are a mounting point on the side for a smartphone holder, a mounting point at the bottom so you can attach it to something like a tripod, and remote software so that you can feasibly set this up for remote pans/tilts/etc as long as you're not demanding a lot of precision. Even better, the remote app can be used to set up timelapse motions. Battery life is great and you can even use it to charge your GoPro. My only real complain is that the way you mount the GoPro blocks access to either the power button OR the USB-C port, depending on which way you position the gimbal before mounting. I wish they would have made a cage to hold the GoPro that could be quickly attached or detached from the gimbal and/or made it so that both the power button and ports were exposed when mounted. It's kind of a pain to remove the GoPro again just to access one or the other. Overall, I'm quite please with the purchase for the price, and expect to be using it a lot.

After getting more experience with this unit, I am much more impressed than at first, based upon the advantages of it compared to others, and as promised I have upgraded this from a 1 star to a 5 since their tech support provided a link to the Gimbal App, prior to it being available on Google Play, for Android 14 in the next few weeks. The trick is to access the provided link to the Gimbal App from your phone rather than the PC, which is entirely my bad, I usually try to be much better, but then I didn't say I was perfect, did I? This is an extremely good unit, especially for the price, with responsive controls, at a cost much less than some others that are comparable. One of my favorite things about it is that it is much easier to mount and unmount the camera, as compared to my other Gimbal, which was very awkward to mount the camera, and it had a faulty battery after just one year. Connecting the Gimbal to the camera via Bluetooth works quite well and is very responsive. The primary reason this got only a one star rating from me rather than a better rating is because the HoHem Gimbal phone App is required to do a firmware upgrade, and the app was not available for my version 14 of Android, but the link provided from the HoHem tech support fixed that. I was not totally in need of the gimbal phone app for accessing the gimbal, since I am able to access the camera with the GoPro Quick editor, which makes it much easier to change the camera settings, rather than change them when my GoPro 11 is mounted on the gimbal. The battery in the gimbal is great at a rating of 14 hours, lasts forever, and the Homen Gimbal app is really good as well. But as good as this item is, it's still highly recommended to get the insurance for replacement. The two major things that can go wrong with these gimbals are the motor and battery wearing out. I paid $14 for 3 year coverage, which seems well worth it.

After owning this gimbal and using it for 4-5 hours of filming skiing out in Colorado over the past month, I am fairly satisfied. The build quality is okay but it feels a little on the cheaper side. The stabilization is fairly good, comes with a few different modes where you can lock axes etc. , and the stabilizer can also be used as a power bank - around 2000 mAh I believe? (don't quote me on that one). It takes a little bit of practice to get used to how the gimbal reacts when you pan the camera and change angles, but it works pretty well when you get the hang of it. The image stabilization is also solid. Compared to the low cost mechanical stabilizer I was using prior to buying this gimbal, this stabilizer produces infinitely better videos and costs only 89 dollars! For my complaints with the product: I own a GoPro Hero 4, so prior to getting this stabilizer I always used it with its protective plastic case. In order to attach it onto the Hohem stabilizer though, I need to take it out of its case. This is a problem for me because when I am skiing and filming with the stabilizer, I don't want my camera exposed to the elements. This limited me to only filming on warmer sunny days. This won't be a problem however if you're using a camera with a hard outer shell like the Hero 7 and some others. The bracket used to attach the camera is also pretty flimsy and poor quality. Overall very satisfied with the product other than the few caveats listed above.

I purchased this out of need. I am growing my Youtube channel (24k subscribers and growing) as well as being a photography and videography business owner. I operate in uncertain conditions and smooth video is a absolute requirement for doing pro work. I found this and saw that it was even IPx64 splash proof on top of the fantastic price tag. It comes in a nice soft case that is fitted to the gimbal and comes with a couple different wiring connectors as well as the charger and a mini tripod which i use quite often. The gimbal is very satisfactory for the price point. light, comfortable and the directions were fairly easy to follow. There again i do have experience with gimbals and cameras so take it as it is. I was disapointed that it is not compatible with the Session cameras, however with a little jerry rigging it can be done. Although i do not recomend it. This on top of the hero 6 and newer versions built in stabilization features will give you ultra smooth footage. Will most likely be purchasing the wearable version at some point in the future. You do not need the app to operate the gimbal, however on my tablet the app was fairly poor. However on a friends smartphone it preformed as expected. I rarely use apps for my equipment anyway. Excellent for what i need it for and for what most other people will likely need one for as well. Edit. Had a chance to test it in the rain. It preformed flawlessly and no water got into the ports. I was nervous about using it but I had to test it out given its claims.

This product is AMAZING! After doing a bunch of research looking for a Gimbal for my GoPro 7, I finally took the plunge to purchase this product. First off, it is very affordable. In my hands, the gimbal feels very sturdy and somewhat light. There are buttons on the handle for easy operations but you can also operate it through your phone. I love how it comes with a carrying case and you can leave your GoPro in the gimbal while it’s packed in the case. It also comes with a removable tripod so you can have it standing. You get 2 adapters, one for charging the gimbal and one to charge your action camera through the gimbal. My GoPro 7 already has a stabilizer feature but adding the gimbal makes my video look even more stabilized and smooth. It comes with an instruction booklet to help you maneuver through the different modes. It’s well written and easy to read. I am so happy I purchased this item to help take my video skills to the next level. I highly recommend this product to anyone out there who wants better stabilization and better video quality.

Update July 1, 2019 I contacted the Hohem customer service about this issue. They sent me the replacement product. I thought the customer service of this company is trusted. Then I changed the star to 3. After I continue using replacement item for a while, if there doesn't happen a similar problem I will change the star to 5. ************ Update May 28, 2019. I purchased it in Dec. 2018. I have only charged it once. Today I tried to charge it (It's the second time for me), the USB port was broken. The part fell into the inside. I won't be able to charge and it. Very disappointed. I could use it only a few times... ****************** I tried to use immediately when I received it. I use this with GoPro Hero (2018). It was a great combination, this tool and GoPro hero 2018. Lightweight and easy to use. I love this. I'm a beginner to use a Ginble. I need to practice controlling it, but I have already enjoyed it. And the long battery life is so good! I will bring them on my next trip!! Thanks.

I'm a professional filmer and I haven't used Go-Pro much, but using it was compact, but its image stabilization was junk. People kept telling me to pick up a gimble, pick up a gimble, so I did a ton of research and came by this one. The more people I talked to the more I kept coming back to this and I finally said, couldn't hurt and bought it. Boy did I not regret this purchase! The second I took it out and started filming it started paying off. I couldn't believe how it balanced shots, how it was easy to use, bluetooth functional and a smart phone app that could be paired with it. Honestly, I'm going to spend months getting used to this thing, but the more I get into it the more I love it. Also, important to note that it shipped quickly and came VERY well packaged. Has all the wires it needed and was almost fully charged when I picked it up! Just remember, DO NOT turn it on without the "action camera" put into the mount because it will unbalance and I think that needs to be spelled out in bigger letters all over the place. It's more of a pain that anything because it's easy to calibrate, but you don't want the hassle because this is ready to go pretty much out of the box.

I was excited when I first saw this gimbal as a gold box deal, I needed something to stabilize an action cam for some in-car recordings and this look pretty good. After it came it was charged and I read the simple documentation before giving it a try. Was fully aware of all the potential issues (don't use unloaded, to try to move the camera manually, etc) The first time I powered it up the head swung into position and then about a minute later it reverted to some other position and was unresponsive. The head position was simiar to the orientation of the picture. Trying a few more times I found this happened pretty often. Using this in my car I found that if it did this reset it would usually work on a second try. I wasn't comfortable with the possibly having a defective unit so I was going to replace it. Given it was a goldbox item they don't do replacments so I ordered a second one to try. Sadly the scond one had the same problem. I emailed hohem asking if this was "normal" or if there was any remedy. I did try to upgrade the firmware through the app, but found no upgrades exist. Hohem never responded. Today I had a different problem where the gimbal appears to just shut down after being started. The power indicator shows full charge so I don't know what's going on. Pretty frustrating. Sadly, I'm at the end of my 30 days have no choice but to return both items. Buyer beware if it doesn't work out of the box, don't waste any more time. It's not going to get better, but may get worse. Customer Service for me was non-existent, I'm not sure why others got responses unless CS had no answers and decided to not respond rather than say it's a problem they can't fix.

Desde el primer mentó inicié con grabar en zonas difícil de acceder y caminar incluso con mucho polvo y funcionó muy muy bien lo recomiendo mucho