How to Properly Balance the DJI Ronin S

[@LorcanMcSharp]

God does this thing drive me insane

[@julioculio]

I thought i was the only one ..

[@mattbayley4822]

Find it easier pinning jelly to a wall

[@dm976]

Sold mine after trying to work with it for months.. only usable if you use one camera lens combo. such a pain in the ass to balance..

[@MateoMarine]

Been using mine for a year now, and it's a b*****ass motherf****** every. single. Time. You even think, "OK. I've FINALLY gotten it balanced. I'll just mark on the foot and different spots where it should be. NOPE. You must jump through satans hoops every time you want to use.

[@karaib2356]

Yoooooooo it's crazy😂😂😂😂😂

[@joekabooki]

This is BY FAR the easiest and most efficient instructional video on how to do this. And I’ve watched a ton of them.

[@t3br00k35]

I am going to buy a second ronin s so I can film myself smashing up the first one.

[@SSKMusicBeats]

😂😂😂😂

[@javiolmos1781]

😂

[@vallejopnw]

This is the best thing on the internet. We just became best friends @TomBrookes

[@GetterCovers]

Right there with you, mate 😒😄

[@lindstrem]

I almost spilled my drink laughing.. best comment ever!

[@MrHurdleking24]

Just got my ronin S, and your gods gift to this earth a national treasure. Thank you.

[@sekuxrious]

I saw so many videos to get this done right. This is one of the best. No! The best!!

[@JustIceTV1]

Exactly what I was writing right now!!!

[@nicolelatini]

This was one of the more helpful tutorials on how to balance the Ronin; I have watched at least a dozen and this was great. Thank you!

[@wrasslerk8389]

I've never understood why no engineer has developed a system where all you have to do is mount your camera and push a button that calibrates everything on its own. Is that too much to ask?

[@editsweet101]

Apparently so. I think the strategy here, is to piss even the most patient person off to the point where they smash it, so they have to buy another one.

[@jacobwhite5429]

They exist but either come with a single camera or are prohibitively expensive

[@jacobwhite5429]

They exist but either come with a single camera or are prohibitively expensive

[@KL89452]

The DJI official balance tutorial is awful to an embarrassing degree! This is for sure the clearest and most well explained balance tutorial I've found anyway. Subscribing to the channel for sure.

[@MahimaLizbeth]

this video is THE BEST. i got my ronin S PERFECTLY balanced in less than 15 mins and in the second attempt. THANK YOUUUU PICTURELINE!!!

[@NjorogeMuigai]

BEST TUTORIAL I HAVE WATCHED on balancing this thing!!!!!!! Thank you very much.

[@NoraSvet]

Thank you so much! I got a Ronin S today and was struggling to balance it until I watched your video! 😃👍

[@daxware603]

This is probably the best tutorial for this, not too fast and it’s done in 4 minutes! 👍

[@BrunoUlla]

Your video is excellent ! Just one piece of advice, wearing a black outfit is not a good idea if the objects you’re manipulating are black too 👌🏻. Even the table is black, creating contrast between objects is always a good idea for tutorials. Thanks a lot for the video, helped a lot!

[@ghglowbalmedia]

Finally gotten a video on how to do this . Thanks. Have been having difficulty in balancing my Nikon d 500 on it. But try this ur methods n see.

[@ubacow7109]

Why does he make it look so easy? Mine is so tight to move up and down and side to side.

[@rishimodak245]

A bit late, but i have the same issue, my roll axis is VERY tight. So what i figured was, lifting the Tilt axis a little and then shifting and that works like a charm. Idk if I'm doing it right or not but it works. Hope that helps.

[@lewko1]

You have to buy it a few drinks first and caress it gently.

[@mushfilms6251]

This is awesome! First video that properly showed how to balance the Ronin S...

[@renstarhurst3302]

This is the best tutorial on KZbin, Thank you.

[@vishweshwarkandalgaonkar4620]

Nice presentation and thanks for sharing valuable knowledge.

[@GeekyViky]

the best explanation ever !!! among all of those which i found on KZbin !!! I watched it maybe 7 times :)

[@derrencewashington2668]

This was so helpful! Man I was tripping out trying to get this thing right! I think the software update helped a ton as well!

[@knobbly]

Still useful to this day, thanks

[@RandomRailways]

The official DJI tutorial on this must be one of the worst instructional films ever! This, by contrast, is a brilliant tutorial that DJI should be showing us. Thank you!

[@firsttimeforeverythingguy8379]

Thank you for this awesome tutorial, I got it on the second or third try, I found I had to put on the spacer plate to get the balance right on the A6300

[@Emjayography]

I tried sever balance video this one got me to balance it in 2 mins thank you so much!!!

[@AlucinorProductions]

Thanks guys very helpful

[@billgeoghegan4822]

Great video! The music makes me feel like I'm diffusing a bomb though.

[@MIKEHARD16]

Finally got it stabled thank you

[@jedigeekbiker]

looks a faff but its just me being a little scared of getting the set up wrong.. you do explain it great

[@whiteparameter1516]

Thanks. Really, REALLY good explanation for a total beginner like me !!!

[@BouyonBabyYollae]

🔥💪bro you made a perfect video this internet need more of ur work🔥🔥🔥

[@JaysonAngove]

Thank you so much for this video. Very happy with my balance now. I almost had it, but this video helped me nail the coffin.

[@boatbikeandbeyond1376]

I WILL get this to work!

[@JoelLopez-pe5db]

Thank you so much!!

[@algonzalez984]

That was really usefull, thanks from Barcelona!

[@MarudoCreations]

Thank u very helpfup

[@MitchellLawlerMusic]

thanks dawg

[@polaroidsky]

So when my camera tilts forward and backwards quickly depending on which direction the camera is already tilting, how should I adjust the tilt axis?

[@clairechevalier9334]

This background music sounds exactly like a song from code lyoko

[@RyanCaliMusic]

Awesome video💪💪 thanks a lot🙏🙏

[@adarshgupta5001]

Nice Balancing Sir

[@Akulion1]

After watching this video I think I'm gonna pass on a gimbal 😂 don't wanna spend half my life balancing gimbals

[@AnthonyRodriguezViews]

I’m still having trouble with balancing by DJI Ronin S with my FS5 Mark ii, I also have the small monitor and microphone attached to the Ronin. I can’t balance it at all. Please someone help!

[@gdullage]

How can I set this up quickly when I’m filming if I haven’t got 20 minutes to balance everything in a busy environment. It’s not exactly a easy set up process.

[@evanbutler9813]

Practise alot until you can do it without thinking about it thats your only option

[@mrjoneshatesapplepie]

I balanced camera/lens combinations in the office and made a reference card with the measurements. Always remember to take off strap, take off lens cap, insert memory card and battery. If you're using a zoom lens you may need to do this for different focal lengths because the elements in the lens move.

[@getmet]

This is a wayyyyyyyy better tutorial than djis did they even know these tips lol?

[@NigelAquascaping]

But your pan axis is still moving a tiny bit????

[@immanuel2812]

Thanks lot 🙏❤️

[@catbuddycatrescue2081]

3:00 roll motor stays still but so unfortunately does everything else. It doesn't roll back to the centre like your video says it should.

[@cbflazaro]

everything should stay

[@catbuddycatrescue2081]

@@cbflazaro I got there eventually thank you - great vid btw really helped

[@maiahgool5812]

A light coloured shirt (white perhaps) would have enhanced the presentation.

[@uzibatish172]

What message you should get from your app after auto tune, in order to know that you balanced well?

[@boatbikeandbeyond1376]

Balancing my Canon XF400 on this, am I wasting my time? It's proving difficult!

[@giobunnytech]

i''m new to this!

[@bendelaughter]

All of it was easy except the tilt axis. I cannot get it to be right. I make tons of microadjustments and no matter what I do it isn't right. I have it staying looking up but then when I tilt it down it doesn't stay no matter what I do

[@pianandrill]

As I can see in this video its not a problem that roll axis is leveling the camera when you tilt 3:21?

[@evenios2831]

not bad easier i suppose then the old non moterized gimbles which was a pain in the ass but having to do this each time seems more like a pain. lol or if you have an assistant to do it for you haha.

[@GUAYABAFELIZ]

Hello, I wanted to drop a line to thank the creators of this excellent tutorial. I was able to balance my gimbal successfully. Quick question, I was practicing and decided to change the length of the lens from 24mm to 50mm, and the gimbal didn't respond well. Is there an additional step I am missing? Thank you.

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

Balance half way between 24mm and 50mm. So about 37mm ish

[@GUAYABAFELIZ]

@@BassPlayerAvailable thank you!!

[@macrobiomusic]

Okey I think I have a problem. So when I have my PAN axis properly balanced, I make the Balance Test with the app and it says: Pan: re-balance needed. And if I dont balance my Pan Axis and I do the test it says all EXCELLENT. Whyyyyyyyy?!!!

[@savgscrapy1456]

Gian Macrobio update the app

[@FreedomFundsTV]

For some reason no matter what I do the tilt axis is off!

[@davidpaez5626]

michael kendrick same 😤

[@FreedomFundsTV]

@@davidpaez5626 I figured it out. Had to raise the camera even higher. I thought it wasn't ok to go below the "0" measurement but it's fine. Also had to tweak the plate under the camera to compensate.

[@logandaviddial]

is this the song from when spongebob thinks mr krabs is a robot

[@ActorFlautista]

How I wish that background music wasn't in this video. It's so annoying to listen to while balancing this Ronin.

[@rayn2019]

The music made me nervous

[@OcheaNen]

Is the motors really noisy?

[@anwosu5777]

Trying to balance my sony a7s ii on a DJI Ronin S and I'm having issues balancing the TILT axis. Every video says 'you'll know it's balanced when it maintains its position'. But mine won't stay still it just flops forwards and backwards. I read something about using the camera riser plate to solve this but I'm not sure how this is supposed to work... ANY IDEAS PLEASE??

[@STGFilmmakers]

A Nwosu with or without battery grip?

[@Zegeebwah]

I'm about to launch this goddamn thing out the window....

[@adamshoaib66]

Whats the status of the ronin s battery if the battery is fully charged (while it has been put to charging ) ?

[@umidjonibragimov5210]

Salom manga ronini s toylada ishlashini toshavaring

[@katharinaklimakin8659]

Needs some care, but worth it for sure!

[@DungarooTV]

Hey, can I please ask if you have IS stabilization turned on while mounted to this gimbal? I have Dual IS (both body and lens) on my Panasonic GH5 and was wondering if I can leave them on while on this gimbal for buttery-smooth footage or will this cause it to look unnatural?

[@এসএমসুলতানমানিক]

From Bangladesh, how much will it be?

[@siddhpatel3851]

can you make a similar video for the feiyutech g6 plus gimbal

[@dpa03]

I should be ok including the battery grip for my XT3 on the Ronin S right?

[@MrBrax]

i will never buy a gimbal again if it requires manual balancing

[@jayco10125]

Does anyone elses lock all the way? (The battery grip lock)

[@evansalexandre]

pan axis will be the death of me send help

[@dablet]

i notice my gimbal never go back to the middle. i find myself often having to double tap trigger a lot. is this normal???

[@STGFilmmakers]

dablet00 very normal👍🏾

[@evanbutler9813]

Your a fucking idiot 😂

[@mustafajawed8548]

help me please! i just bought a new ronin s and plugged in the charging cable to the usb c port it started to charger but when i tried to remove the cable it got stuck to gimbal and is not coming out of the c port!! HELP PLEASEEEE!!

[@AdamosKyriakou]

I actually had the same issue. Looking around the forums there were a lot of people experiencing the same issue. You just have to force it out :) (gently)

[@alecstall4219]

Same, just got it and it gets stuck alot

[@AdamosKyriakou]

@@alecstall4219 I actually returned the one I was getting this issue (different reasons) and the replacement didn't have that issue. I'd say force it out and run it through the motions cause it might be part of a flawed line.

[@shhhhane]

Wearing a black as a background for a black camera etc makes it hard to see

[@redraid5991]

my g7x won’t balance

[@chesslegends1211]

What is pitch ? Can anyone help me

[@DanielTseng100]

I think it's the tilt axis

[@AppletreeUploads]

Gouge your eyes out or balance a Ronin...

[@junomars02]

PUT TIMESTAMPS IN THE DESCRIPTION JESUS CHRIST

[@VultureVisions]

great video ... terrible music

[@adamh4143]

that pan axis demonstration is not correct, it needs to NOT move. trust me

[@ubacow7109]

I keep getting bad yaw

[@alialdosky1871]

I want to throw away this gimbal its stressing me out shittiest gimbal for balancing

[@weshallwrite2650]

Would have been a lot better if your t shirts was not black. Anyways thank you

[@dna8269]

This shit is impossible to balance

[@iagt]

This bullshit is the absolute worst part of being a videographer.

[@madhatter695]

I dont how to wish I could fine somebody who could do this me I would pay in the state of Maryland

[@Obeynooneobey1]

Background music makes me vomit

[@graffitirasto]

hey, after putting the gymbal in rest mode ( leaving the battery on but the upper part turned off ), do i need to auto tune it again when i turn it on? or can i just use it when turned on? thank you :)

[@rdcapebt]

Finally, someone who knows how to explain this fully. DJI, scrap your tutorial and use this one. Thanks man! Great and helpful video!

[@jamieandrei]

Agree.. just tried to watch the DJI.. an excercise in frustion! This one is good..

[@rudyreimer302]

Thanks for making it look so easy. I’m seriously thinking of returning this blasted thing.

[@gidiexposure9727]

Maybe your lens is too heavy

[@ericjohnson9194]

PAN RE-BALANCE ISSUES READ THIS POST!!! Soooo...I run the balance test on the app (10th time is the charm right?): Tilt: Excellent, Roll: Excellent, Pan RE-BALANCE NEEDED. So I decide after watching about 5 of these videos that I can't be that dense. So, as with all things new and technical, I decide to do the firmware update. BOOM! problem solved!!! Excellent now appears for all three. Ah...I'm not an idiot ...the app told me so! Please save yourself some frustration and do the firmware update FIRST. I'm not sure why not a single video mentions this but that's all it took! I hope this helps at least one other person.

[@Pictureline]

Excellent advice! Updating firmware should always be the first step.

[@jumperchu]

Thank you ! My pan axis is stable and it kept telling me that, I was driving myself crazy with all the readjusting and making it worse lol. Ur the only one I’ve seen who commented on the issue, didn’t know it was a firmware update.

[@TheRoshanrockzzz]

Eric Johnson hey thanks a lot

[@deekays4]

holy shit!! you saved me from trying 5 more hours!!! thanks so much!!!!

[@saadbellakhdar8133]

How to do the update?

[@ahquebueno]

Am I the o my one who didn’t get one of those bags inside the case? I got a ronin s as well.

[@alexmarshall6600]

you likely got the essential kit, it doesn't come with the bags

[@willievihaan6643]

I dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know a way to get back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot the login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.

[@jefferybronson2120]

@Willie Vihaan Instablaster ;)

[@willievihaan6643]

@Jeffery Bronson Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@willievihaan6643]

@Jeffery Bronson it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thanks so much, you saved my account !

[@Thatgingerbp]

can someone just tell me the balance measurements for a canon 5D mark iv with the 24-105 lens? I need a cheat sheet haha

[@SimonMaudeShowreel]

Nice, clearly depicted and explained instruction video. One very important thing missing is this, If you intend to use a camera mounting or having accessories connected (e. g cables) make sure to have the items connected/attached before you start the gimbal calibration process. If you add/connect items to the camera after calibration, it can upset that calibration. For instance, a connected HDMI out cable will put some tension on the gimbal axis.

[@parableproductionsvideo]

Thank you, thank you! I've generally had trouble getting my unit balanced. It worked properly, but I could tell there was some strain on the motors. This definitely helped me get the perfect balance, at last.

[@manumurthy6420]

Nice job. For some reason everyone makes balancing this gimbal sound like brains surgery and explain it in the most confusing way. This is a great video. Clear and easy. Well done.

[@AllanWatson]

the tilt wont balancen i have an a6000 and a 50mm on it dk what to so, tried everything

[@lexemw]

Wow this video is so helpful and easy to follow! Other videos had me so lost but this was explained so well. Simple yet so effective!