Hohem iSteady V3 Review and Overcoming Limitations

[@GrahamHoughton12]

A unique perspective of this newly release gimbal By Hohem. Understand the target market, understand its limitations and how to overcome them.

[@Crosier]

thanks, Graham. I appreciate that you discuss and review things about products that others don't.

[@GrahamHoughton12]

In my opinion a good review should include the positive and not so good features so prospective buyers can have a more informed choice. A lot of the reviews are , in my opinion, biased because the products are supplied free of charge and often instructions are given from the supplier not to mention the negatives of the product.

[@RahulPradipPatil]

very Helpful Sir, Thank you.

[@GrahamHoughton12]

Most welcome

[@kapumorugospodnjem1]

One question for you, I own a Hohem iSteady M6, and I'm wondering if it could carry an action camera, like the test you did with the Hohem iSteady V3. Also, which action camera would you recommend, as I'm looking to buy one for the first time?

[@GrahamHoughton12]

Without a doubt you can mount the action camera on the M6. As to which one that is a difficult choice I have the Osmo Action and 3 GoPro models but it depends on whether gathering external audio is a requirement as they need extra kit to do that.

[@ne0nlightz]

Amazing video! Thanks for highlighting that the iSteady v3 has issues in sunlight for the tracking! No one else has covered this. I did have a few questions comparing this to the Insta360 Flow Pro (if youve used that one): 1) In your review it doesnt seem like you covered the max video resolution modes for timelapse, hyperlapse/timeshift, max slow motion and dynamic zoom. According to Hohem's manual it seems like the max video resolution is 1080p60, 4k60, max timelapse resolution is 4k30, max slow motion resolution is 720 8x, and max resolution for dynamic zoom is 1080p30. Is this true? I was trying to compare it to the Flow Pro which has dockkit integration. Both you and I have iPhones so I'm wondering if the Flow Pro would be better because it has higher video resolution modes supported? According to the Flow Pro's documentation it seems like the max timelapse resolution is 4k,60fps, max slow motion is 1080p 240fps, and max dolly zoom is 4k,60fps which are all better than Hohem's iSteady v3 except the hyperlapse/timeshift seems like its max is 4k30 same as Hohem. Wondering if you could corroborate that? Or if you dont have the Flow Pro, if atleast the Hohem iSteady v3 in the app shows the settings I mentioned above. 2) Having said all of that, if you had an iPhone 15 pro max, and had to choose between the Hohem iSteady v3 vs this Insta360 flow pro, which would you choose? The iSteady v3 has a unique remote and more tilt degrees, but seems like its video resolution modes max out at 4k30 for timelapse and max slow motion seems much less than the insta360 pro. The Insta 360 pro has dockkit integration, but lesser tilt degrees (not sure exactly how much tilt vs 30 degrees both ways for the iSteady v3). And if the Flow Pro gets Apple Watch integration through dockkit then it seems like it would have similar remote type abilities like this Hohem. Curious to your thoughts!

[@GrahamHoughton12]

There are many indepth reviews of the gimbal and the hohem joy app so I didn't want to extend this video by covering these features in this one. I felt it more important to get over the point that a lot of the reviews of this gimbal did not stress the physical limitations, like the tilt range or the AI sensor in bright sunlight.. I'll check on the video resolutions as well as the new integration of remote camera control nw with Black magic camera app for IOS.

[@ne0nlightz]

@@GrahamHoughton12 Just wondering - any luck on checking the video resolutions and integration vis black magic cam app? Thanks!