How to BALANCE A Gimbal - Zhiyun Crane V2 | Momentum Productions

Today I will show you how to properly balance the Zhiyun gimbal :)
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[@MomentumProductions1992]

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[@JUNIOR-dz7gg]

Momentum Productions new subscriber here, I just got this crane and managed to balance my a6500 with 10-18mm lens perfectly flat (forward) but was unable to keep it facing upward or downward as you suggest it should stay in position, any suggestions?

[@KTHKUHNKK]

Hey Josh I really don't expect you to reply. Since this is one of your older videos. I have ballasts my crane The very best I can get. The problem is no matter which position I put my camera in when the crane turned off. Keep in mind I'm using a Sony handycam, the camera never ever stays in the position I put it in. It's just always returns to the level mode. I do not see where there is any strain being put on any motors. Do you think I should not worry about this or be concerned ? Thanks Keith

[@TheByrdCollective]

Hey man I have a problem with my gimbal now.. All of a sudden the X and Y motors just move wild and randomly in any direction as soon as I power it on - it won’t respond to joystick controls, just moves violently- was wondering if you ever came across this problem and if you know how to factory reset

[@JeffersonGutierrez]

youtube has thousands of videos how to calibrate the zhiyun crane, but you are the only one who could help me to do it, thanks. "sorry for my English I'm from Colombia "

[@commeunlundiasbl]

I agree !!! Many thanks !!!

[@ColdWorldWebSeries]

Thank you!! Someone to finally explains it to where I understand what I’ve been doing wrong all these years! It’s been sitting in my closet because of my frustration

[@Kristianbh]

First video on balancing I found user friendly. Cheers

[@naynay5637]

This was excellent. You're a great teacher! Much better tutorial than the half dozen or other videos I've watched on this topic. Those guys didn't even touch on standbye mode!

[@MsTessG]

Perfect explanation. I've seen guys practically standing on their heads to get that pan motor balanced and you made it very simple. It's the first time I think I've properly balanced that motor. Thanks so much!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much for your support Tess! :)

[@peleasperu8706]

All these years I've been doing it totally wrong . I always thought I had a damaged gimbal and was very frustrated. Thanks a lot , you just changed my game!!

[@yayhigh.9074]

By far the best channel for gimbal Tuts, much love from Australia

[@MarioMercier]

You are the first video that taught me how to actually balance my GH4 on this gimbal!! Thank you so much, I've had it over a month and still couldn't figure out why it was shaky.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Yay! I am so glad to hear this!!!! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@Raymond1234abc]

THIS! IS THE MOST DETAILS AND SIMPLE TUTORIAL! Thank you so much man =D

[@zouhairbenazzouz2536]

I love you really ! most straight to the point video and super understandable video regarding this particular gear ! I am super happy

[@luvaluvaproductions]

Thank you for this tutorial. Will try to balance my crane v2 tomorrow with my Canon 70D.

[@karenchristian5077]

You are a life-saver -- thank you for these!

[@jeremiahdombach9651]

your channel has seriously been soooo helpful as im trying to figure out balancing and all that stuff for my new crane 2! thank you!!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

I am so happy to see this! Thank you very much for watching!!! :)

[@NgocNguyen-vp4td]

Your Tutorials are fire!

[@MohsinRekhi]

This is the best and most complete video ive see over the internet on how to balance the gimbal. Thanks a lot bro.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much for watching man. I'm glad it helped :)

[@maddycompton603]

Seriously the best video for setting up you the crane! Thank you!!!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much!!!

[@bruzintrepid9095]

Very nice info on this gadget, straightforward answer on how to set it up. I’d watched other videos but take forever on how to set it up yours is by far the best.I’m about to buy one too Thanks a lot 👍

[@tiagomateus6404]

great tut, best one i've seen till now on balancing the crane. Keep up the good work :) cheers Tiago

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you Tiago! :)

[@Realletsplaygrey]

wonderful tutorial, thank you. very well spoken and clear on instructions!

[@NealAndrews]

Best step-by-step Crane V2 instruction vid I've seen so far. Nice one.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much Neal!

[@a.rosefilms]

I have watched so many videos on this subject and this is the first one I have understood!!!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Yay! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@juanmanuelrodriguez888]

great tutorials, crispy clear

[@katmould]

Best video on balancing and assembling the crane v2!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much!

[@SoHyped97]

Been searching thru multiple videos of how to stabilize & you teach it very easily even though I have the V1. Thanks!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you for watching :)

[@germardoumediagroup1472]

thanks man i was doing it all wrong... you saved my production and a lot of time once again many thanks

[@bigdogpound1253]

This is the best Zhiyun balance tutorial

[@AlessandroCarpentiero]

Thanks man, best tutorial for balancing the crane! :)

[@LouieMiLLz]

Here in 2019!!!!! Needed this video for the last adjustment!!!! 😁

[@LiterallyAnika]

omg thaaaank you! I could not understand the last step for the life of me but the "leaning back and make it stop swinging" explanation makes so much sense and was way easier for my silly brain to understand haha. Thanks a lot!! Def going to make a video about this and mention you and your channel as I have not seen anyone use that explanation yet. :)

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much!

[@SHVideografie]

Finally something helpful. Thanks!

[@benkelino]

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot to balance the gimbal.

[@saopaulosoul8714]

So I am going through youtube to explain to a friend overseas how to balance his new crane plus by sending him a link .. and I have to say AWESOME instruc vid on balancing!! Thanks !

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much!

[@HiddenHype]

Made the process super easy. Thanks !

[@foreverfilms1843]

very good job, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@geoffwarren4207]

Thanks a lot for this great video! Very easy to follow, and really helped me get balanced, as today Amazon delivered the V2 - and thanks to you, and a couple of other tutorials, I can do it! Great video - I've subscribed and liked ! ~ Cheers!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Awesome! I'm glad that it worked for you :)

[@cavs693]

thanks a lot for those precious tips.

[@brycegroves8796]

Thank you so much for this. I rented a Zhiyun for the first time and got 'shown' how to balance it, but never told several critical things, so today's shoot was a disaster. I was alternately cursing the gimbal as an inaccurate piece of junk and cursing myself as a hopeless filmmaker. So now I'm actually properly balanced, hopefully tomorrow will go a lot better!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you Bryce! Good luck tomorrow!

[@Digital-springUk]

Thanks man, great video. Nailed it first time.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

So glad to hear this! Thank you for watching :)

[@residingelsewhere5645]

“Wow it stop swinging” great video

[@romandulce999]

That helped me with my Moza Aircross! Thnx amigo ! ;)

[@anoukanansi-videography]

this helped me so much! Thanks

[@oliverharrison9917]

This helped so much! Thanks

[@baoqtran]

Great review! Thanks :)

[@FinalCutVideography]

Awesome video man. Subscribed

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Awesome thank you!

[@MrDanyeloy]

dude!! I got it at the first explanation. Thank you

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Yay!!!!

[@mariomangata]

Great video mate! Thanks!

[@KaoussouC]

King! Thanks so much

[@Hessen_zain]

Thank you very much, you saved my day 💙👍

[@Danieljames77]

This was soooooo helpful. Thank you

[@MomentumProductions1992]

I am so glad that this helped! Thank you for watching :)

[@ekatmagic]

Best video. period :)

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Hahah thanks!

[@LuisVegavideodrone]

Thank you for this helpful information!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Of course! Thank you for watching Luis! :)

[@alokkarnik1573]

Thank you. Very very helpful for my first balance

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Glad to hear it Alok!

[@alokkarnik1867]

I've been trying to get the perfect balance with my new Tilta G2X and Sony A7iii with 24-70GM. It's hard but doable. What i found is that if each screw is not tightened down to the max I get a lot of vibration in the motors. After I tightened all the screws down the gimbal went from unusable to usable with minor vibration here and there. Maybe something to also make a note of. I saw a lot of youtube videos complaining about motor vibrations and tightening the screws made a big difference for me.

[@biggmannsf415stp]

Thank you so much. i needed that

[@stevealexander6999]

Amazing! I always come to you for gimbal guidance haha

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you Steve!

[@TvJPZ]

That was great! Thanks!

[@robertkoontz7865]

Thanks so much, I had my camera mounted wrong. Only got half way thru your vid for success. Subscribed Bell ring.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Awesome, Robert! Thank you so much for the support and enjoy your gimbal!

[@rshutterbug47]

Didn't see or understand where the mode button is and after that to go back to where you were do you just reverse the process or what? Thank you I learned alot.

[@archFotos]

Thanks for the tutorial, quick question are you able to communicate the a7r2 with the crane v2 using the usb control cable to start and stop recording?

[@aplusphotovideo]

Hi there great video love your instruction on the balancing the gimbal. One important question the small tripod you show in your video i bought it from Amazon. The screw on the tripod does not fit underneath the Zhiyun crane bottom side as it seems it is needs a thicker screw. What did you do to get the tripod to fit there?

[@TheMrskudap]

Great josh, you save my time and make me stel next level, huhuhu

[@alwaysbetraveling360]

Just got this crane and have watched a bunch of balancing videos, this is definitely the best out there, very easy with some practice. Questions for you: is the camera base plate supposed to be so sticky? Mine has a tight spot which makes fine adjustments difficult. Also, possible to balance with a rode mic on? I can do it without thanks to this vid, but its impossible with the mic on.

[@parschwenk]

Thanks for your great help!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you for watching :)

[@BlackMusicRecordProd]

Great Video @MomentumProductions thanks for this Video. Love it, please do you know any Apps i Can download to rotate this Gimbal? i have same gimbal but I don't know what apps to use for it

[@waltervansv6815]

Excellent!! Thanks a lot

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Glad it helped!

[@FrancescoCarzedda]

Good morning Joshua, thank you, I'm learning a lot from your video collection about gimbal Crane. I write to ask you if you would recommend a dual handheld grip or two single-handed grips for a better ergonomic performance. Thank you very much Greetings from Italy

[@theurbanartist775]

Wow thanks for the info. I just bought this gimbal yesterday from Bestbuy for $199👍

[@mister-monkeyman]

You look and talk like Mac from It's Always Sunny. Thanks for the awesome tutorial!

[@jimbean532]

Very helpful.

[@dennisopolentisima1145]

Hey bro, any suggestions on how to balance a heavy load on a Crane Plus? I’ve got a Canon 80D w/ a Sigma 18-35mm.

[@davemccall3157]

GREAT VIDEO! - Do you have a video showing the best settings from within the app ??? that would be immensely helpful!

[@DinoLinsao]

Very descriptive balance video! Helped me out a lot. Keep up the great work!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you so much Dino!

[@Shebshady763]

It took me hours to balance this camera until I seen this video. Thanks bro keep up the good work.. but I do wonder .. do I have to calibrate it first then balance it?

[@kingsj7189]

THANK YOU!

[@rdomingo21]

Hi Josh, my concern is off topic but maybe you could help. Im having problem With my crane v2 when on lock mode it drifts slowly to the left. Ive tried balancing properly, calibration, and firmware update. Your thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@neiljouproductions]

Thanks for sharing!

[@themannynguyen]

I still cant manage for the camera to stay up and down TT its so hard! But still loving this gimbal!

[@SBKProductions]

so he crane v2 can handle zoom lens even though there more heavy then prime lens? I have a zoom lens I just got...is it a hassle to film with the zoom lens having to keep changing the focal length and re balance it out in the field?

[@AlleineDragonfyre]

Thanks for the guide! Do you think a Quick Release Plate would help with quick swapping from tripod to gimbal?

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Yes, definitely!

[@Ejay_Southbay]

I watched about four 'how tos' before I found yours...all with like 80k views and they all sucked. Yours is the best by far. The others obviously pre-balanced their cameras, and so they're like you just do this and this and this...meanwhile my camera is flopping all over the place... you actually walked me through HOW to balance. Seems obvious, but you're the only one I found to do it right. So thank you.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Thank you, Erik!

[@SBKProductions]

i been able to balance it but when i bring the LCD screen out i only can get it to balance up and down not left and right? it wont fall back down when placing it up and down but when i place it left and right ...... do it suppose to still be balanced on the sides even with the LCD screen out.? and do you prefer to get shots with the screen in or out?

[@nicholasreese3982]

Great video! As far as Zoom, I bought a FF Servo for that reason, so you’re saying that I shouldn’t use it for zoom ?

[@dusanpohronsky6149]

Thank you :)

[@jbx907]

what gimabl is that, position 3 is differnet from how mine calibrated, i have the zhiyun crane m, i had a long time moving away from position 3 until i try different position, only then i could move on.

[@EHinn]

any tips on roll calibration? I've calibrated numerous times now and it still won't level horizon even while resting when in lock mode.

[@jalenward4981]

Hey the last part I can't get my camera to stay balanced in any position I put it in. Using a Sony a6000 w/ 16mm lens. Do I just go ahead and calibrate?

[@zouhairbenazzouz2536]

ty so much !

[@Socket11]

Nice channel man !! Do you think this model of Zhiyun, the V2 is the best gimbal to shoot real estate? I've been watching many videos and I think it's the softest one or smooth... Thank you very much and greetings from Barcelona

[@rellburke5645]

Hey Josh on that second tilt motor adjustment where you're supposed to be able to move the camera and release it without it moving...is that possible with smaller lenses like 16-50mm or macros?

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Hey Darrell, so sorry but I'm not sure what you mean :(

[@rukhod8039]

Thank you

[@antoniawildmedia]

OMFG! Thank you SO MUCH!!! : )

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Hahah You're welcome!

[@alloneword154]

Hi. I have the crane 2. And the batteries will read full or two bars so I know its charged. However, it keeps shutting itself off after only being on for 4 minutes or less. Just got it about five months ago but barley used it.

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Hi Momentum Productions Can you please help share details I purchased crane 2 model and i am struggling to use this with my camera as the saftey lock (part 16 in user guide) is obstructing with bottom of the camera. Can you suggest screws you are using in the video, the saftey lock i can use which aren't obstructing like a round screw. Thanks a lot

[@Filidimar]

thanks bro

[@azabghazabrohit5522]

Lovely

[@maxzabarovsky1890]

Hello and thank you very much. I've balanced my gimbal with your tutorial. Which mini-tripod do you use?

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[@shinartvisual2833]

Hello, I really need your help, I'm using a Panasonic G7 and a 50mm f1.8 lens, I've done the calibrations but I have a lot of shaky movements while the camera is correctly stabilized, can you help me?

[@conlineordonez3768]

Great thanks

[@MomentumProductions1992]

No worries!

[@goldenstardust]

Thank you so much. Just received my Crane Plus gimbal today, and this video has been a life saver! (Have Sony a7iii with 16-35mm ). Bought my gimbal 2nd hand on eBay so need to check it is OK. Is there anything I should be wary of? So far seems OK.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Nothing to worry about. One thing I would suggest is make sure that the motors don't get hot or make strange noises :)

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hey please help where do i get battries for this zhiyun crane v2