DJI RS 2 | How to Perfectly Balance Your Gimbal With Few Steps

#DJI#DJIRS2#Balancing
To obtain the best performance from DJI RS 2, proper balancing of the three axes (tilt, roll, and pan) is essential. Improper balance may reduce stability and battery runtime. Severe imbalance can also lead to overheated motors which may force the gimbal to enter sleep mode for overheating protection.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - Balancing Basics
The gimbal is considered balanced when the camera is mounted to DJI RS 2 and remains steady at any angle it moves along the three axes. The order for balancing the axes is:
1:36 - Balancing the vertical tilt;
2:10 - Balancing depth for the tilt axis;
2:37 - Balancing the roll axis;
3:02 - Balancing the pan axis.
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[@thrillhouse_vanhouten]

I can't tell you how many times I've re-watched this video over the last few years. Refreshingly succinct & clear instructions

[@dylanamble8535]

waiting for the days where gimbals can smartly just balance themselves!

[@haque7104]

You spoke my mind

[@DoloresLowe]

That will be a great day!!

[@levidaragiu]

I was just thinking about the same thing while watching this.

[@BodyEliteSystems]

Mine just arrived a few minutes ago and just saw this video ...I AM SOOOO PUMPED!!!! -Jeremy

[@rolandfolkmayer5790]

Thanks so much for posting this video. Balancing a gimbal has never been so easy.

[@Mike0193Azul]

Super helpful tutorial thank you so much! 💚

[@SuryaPrakash-uz1lh]

If we listen carefully we can easily balance our Gimbal I liked it man ✌🏻👌🏻❤❤️‍🔥

[@trangthihuyenpham]

works great perfect !

[@theindianbucketlist7979]

Thank you. Very helpful video

[@levidaragiu]

I truly believe that only due to marketing purposes, DJI won’t release a smart gimbal that can perfectly balance the camera automatically. They can’t show us their aces up their sleeve all at once, but incrementally. But I’m convinced 100% DJI has the technology and capability to release something like that in the near future. When they do, it’ll be game over for all other “competitors”.

[@gabolujan3109]

Thank you.

[@HiriartAndu]

yayyyy !!

[@CharithDilshan97]

Wow

[@parkyouleon]

Thank you I fixed my issue hella fast my tilt axis was way off

[@SunnyKumar-ub2nf]

wow

[@aimankuaci]

the pan axis balancing instruction part is opposite to the broll. if anybody would notice

[@pascalkempa8005]

Thank you so much! I’m tired and preparing for a shoot. I was questioning my sanity… Doesn’t help that they cut to the opposite angle for the adjustments. And what does mean “right” and “left” in that context.. shouldn’t it be clockwise/counterclockwise and in and out?

[@AStarVlogs]

Wow i thought no one noticed.

[@Princeton_James]

Pan is the hardest. When they say tilt it is it directly to the right or left? I've seeing some say tilt forward.

[@kirefernando]

someday for sure, but now i need to save up money for this.

[@zulkarnainlubis7587]

tilt axis always lean to the front a little (lens pointing up process), can't adjust any further because already hit maximum limit to the tilt axis motor. use sony a6600 with sigma 16mm/35mm/sony 18-135mm. any suggest?

[@nathirabidi]

i m pretty sure i have balanced the tilt and roll axis perfectly , yet the pan axis keep rotating to the left no matter what , can anyone help me please ?

[@casparroofingchannel]

I got mine.. Instrumental and easy to edit my video

[@AStarVlogs]

The audio says to tilt backwards, but the video shows the gimbal tilting rightwards. 3:08 which is the right way?

[@ahmedmaher9644]

♥️♥️

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

What can cause the gimbal to enter "vibration mode"? It looks like it's calibrating mid-flight (on a drone).

[@sjcproductionsandmedia]

How do I lock the pan axis to stop gimbal from moving?

[@FromtiquiciaFilms]

it can hold a canon c200?

[@jaaebeeee]

my gimbal is very jittery with my sigma 18-35... please explain how i can fix this

[@frostybe3r]

By balancing it properly.

[@kenneth3174]

I have an issue balancing Roll axis. When I let go the camera at 45 degree, it bounced back to horizon at mid point. Need help here, Cheers.

[@TheWildgiles]

@@gerardorodriguez7858 I think the trick is to tighten the clamp as much as you can by lifting the clamp up and out of its spring seat and readjusting the clamp so that it clamped really hard, carbon fibre is more springy than metal so the pan and roll axis need more tightening to prevent any shifts in the arm clamps when they move.

[@firebasspt]

I have the same problem, but with my RS3!

[@carlossousa8123]

My dji screen is upside down How to fix it Thanks

[@nikedunkTv]

I cant seem to find a right balance for the pan axis I found a spot where the arm stays center when I tilt forward the gimbal but when I move the arm to see if its balanced it just swings back to the center any tips any one !?!

[@DJITutorials]

Hi there, we are sorry to hear about the difficulties that you encountered. Please contact our support team via www.dji.com/support and provide us with more details. We'll check and do our best to help this out. Thanks.

[@AStarVlogs]

Experiencing the exact same. Have you found a solution?

[@elaineross9365]

Balancing the pan axis in DJI RS2 manual says tilt the gimbal FORWARD. This video says tilt the gimbal BACKWARDS. Which is it?? They give totally different results and could therefore be burning out the motors!!!

[@article1934]

Calm down, the pan axis is the least stressed axis.

[@Liamjcurran]

Does anyone else have a situation with the roll axis where it just will not stay in a position and returns to the centre, no matter how much you microadjust it and even if all the other axis are balanced? On the front screen the gimbal icon is green and it believes it is well balanced but I cannot get it to stay as in the video?

[@bobbrown8615]

I have two RS2 units, both show Error 1009 upon doing a Gimbal Self Check, after a successful Calibration and Balance (Excellent on all three axes). It does not always fail, but fails enough for me to not count on it working correctly. I've sent them both the DJI for 'repair' and they replaced them both after finding the faults. Now both of the replacement units yield the same Error 1009. I'm mystified that four of four fail for me and I do not see that others are having the same issues. Any recommendations? Thanks

[@DJITutorials]

Hi there, we replied to you here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2TNhJt8qtSaf6s&lc=UgzPKoOedDY5nA7OaOt4AaABAg

[@MehulShaRma]

Can we also insert our Mobile Phone instead of a Camera??

[@willmax95]

Yess

[@MehulShaRma]

@@willmax95 ok thank you :)

[@Slayin101]

@@MehulShaRma ok but just buy the OM4 at that point

[@MehulShaRma]

@@Slayin101 ok

[@Lucatronik]

It is not possible to balance the pan axis with my RS2 and I have years of experience with balancing gimbals. All the other axis' are perfectly balanced, but no matter how I adjust the pan axis, the camera always tilts to the right side. It looks like there is a production error with the positioning of the pan axis or something.

[@DJITutorials]

Hello, there, please check the following steps: Method 1. The most accurate judgment method; Connect to the mobile device, launch the Ronin APP, find the "motor parameters" setting, click "more parameters", and check the power values of the pan axis, pitch axis, and roll axis. After the Auto Tune is completed, the smaller the power value, the better the balance status. If it exceeds ±5, it is recommended that the customer re-adjust the mechanical balance before performing Auto Tune . Before Auto Tune or after the mechanical balance is adjusted, it is recommended that the power values of the pan axis, pitch axis, and roll axis are all within ±5 before performing Auto Tune. Notice: 1) Check the power value of the three-axis, the gimbal must exit the sleep mode. If the gimbal has entered the sleep mode, but the power values of all three axes are 0, and the gimbal is powerless, it may be a malfunction of the gimbal motor. Method 2: The most commonly used method； Connect to the mobile device, launch the Ronin APP, find the "balance adjustment" setting, tilt the gimbal according to the APP icon (the tilt angle must be greater than 15°, the APP interface prompts the current tilt angle), click "start detection" to check the balance detection result . Notice: Method 3: The method which does not need to connect to the APP; Check whether the camera and the gimbal can maintain the current position at different angles through the video provided by the customer. When the camera tilts up 45°, tilts down 45°, tilts 45° to the left, tilts 45° to the right, and the gimbal tilts 45° to the left, tilt 45° to the right. If the balance cannot be maintained at any position, the mechanical balance still needs to be adjusted. 1) Ronin-SC recommends that the tilt angle of the gimbal is about 30° If these steps can not help you solve this problem, please contact our support via this link: www.dji.com/support/repair Thank you for your support.

[@user-wv2cq9tu4c]

😍😍😍😘😘😘

[@ultrapac2568]

Can you balance an iPhone ?

[@DanielKhuu]

I’m finding it so hard to balance my 1DXii with a heavy lens

[@Mrjimmybuckets24]

Same here. My P6K with a 35mm Meike S35 lens is very difficult to balance. Have you found some tips for speeding the process?

[@DanielKhuu]

@@Mrjimmybuckets24 I found another video that said to tighten the roll axis twice once you’ve balanced it, since sometimes you when you tighten the roll axis it looses the balance you set originally. (You can pull the tightening knob out and rotate it back without turning the mechanism) I have yet to try it yet though as I haven’t had a need to.

[@Mrjimmybuckets24]

Thank you for the reply. I mainly struggle with the Tilt axis but think I found a solution to quicker balancing. Will test.

[@DanielKhuu]

@@Mrjimmybuckets24 so I tested it the past two days and it did help Though I also decided not to use a shotgun mic as well. Let me know!

[@Mrjimmybuckets24]

Okay brotha, I think I found the solution on another video. You start the tilt axis all of the way at the bottom of the tilt arm. Balance the camera with the adjusting knob on baseplate. Get the camera looking straightforward level as possible. Then point camera upwards and perfect that by sliding the camera up the tilt arm to where it needs to be. Once the camera can look straight upwards without moving, Then put the camera in a looking forward position and use the adjusting knob one more time for fine tuning. Works great for me and seems to be working every time.

[@AdrianMartinez-is8fc]

Roll axis when is balance, goes back yo the center🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SHADOOjoey]

The Roll Axis seems stuck even though I unlocked those 2 things. Should I send it back for a new one?

[@DJITutorials]

Hi there, sorry that you're having this issue. Could you please check again if the roll axis is unlocked? If yes, please contact our support and provide a video of this issue for further assistance. www.dji.com/support

[@SHADOOjoey]

@@DJITutorials thank you !

[@ivandyap]

Did you manage to resolve this? Mine appears to be stuck as well.

[@SHADOOjoey]

@@ivandyap yes, all you need to do is pull on the part that locks and unlocks the roll axis and then turn it to loosen the grip until there’s wiggle space.

[@ivandyap]

@@SHADOOjoey Thanks! Mine is exceedingly tight. Could be due to my payload :-)

[@waynehearst317]

how do you balance the RS2 when my Canon 1DX Mark II camera with RODE Hotshoe MIC? The mic hits the RS2 arm and wont balance...

[@article1934]

remove microphone, refrain from being ridiculous

[@user-tanglungmwl]

Sir, what will be the grimbals price in india

[@168KDW]

at least the model is pretty to look at while I'm going through this technical things

[@daltonrandall4348]

Shallow af.

[@168KDW]

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[@daltonrandall4348]

@@168KDW Gross.

[@168KDW]

@@daltonrandall4348 great! Ppl can clearly see who is the troll here :) all is well

[@andrewhayden8071]

The vertical lift arm is so hard to move when a camera is attached, the side is all scratched now.

[@DJITutorials]

Hello, there. Sorry for your inconvenience. The roll axis of ronin s is a non-orthogonal design, so the cooperation between the axis arms will be relatively tight, and the additional weight of the camera will cause the axis arms to be inclined, resulting in a large friction force. It is suggested that when adjusting, refer to the figure below and lift the arm marked "RONIN" to reduce the friction of the shaft arm, and then adjust.

[@andrewhayden8071]

@@DJITutorials Thanks, refer to which figure?

[@DJITutorials]

@@andrewhayden8071 Hi, Andrew. Sorry, here is the picture: pan-sec.djicorp.com/s/JnwnweCfaijbGPq Password: andrew hayden

[@andrewhayden8071]

@@DJITutorials thank you

[@DJITutorials]

@@andrewhayden8071 You're welcome. Should you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact us.

[@KammeranKeola]

the last step confusing much

[@_foxdie]

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Your vertical tilt slider caused me metallic scratches. Thanks a lot. Whats the point of unlocking that tilt, if the slider still barely moves? When you naturally apply some pressure to make it slide, it scratches the chassis of the gimbal. Not pro quality.

[@DJITutorials]

Hello there, we are sorry for bringing any unsatisfied experience. Could you please tell us the camera you use?

@@DJITutorials Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k with Sigma 18-35 mm lens.

[@DJITutorials]

@ Thank you, would you mind providing a video of the issue to us? We would love to check more about this. Thank you in advance. At the same time, we may suggest that you hold the camera when you move the slider.

[@nettishapascal1712]

@@DJITutorials oh

[@erniemunick4484]

​@@DJITutorials I have the same problem. My S2 is about two weeks old. I love the gimbal, I look forward to using it on gigs, but this grinding on that one axis--there's already scratching where the grinding takes place. It is VERY difficult (impossible) to move incrementally, as opposed to the carbon fiber arms--those move smoothly. HELP!!!

[@tigerbeatfilms2943]

Why does mine stress the fuck out when when I’m trying to tilt? Literally can’t tilt up or down! This isn’t my first fucking faulty DJI product!!!

[@aziel_timur]

To much steps, install KI 🤖