Setting up a smartphone on the Roxant Pro Video Stabilizer

This is just a little tutorial I did about setting up a smartphone on the Roxant Pro Video Stabilizer.
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Today I’m going to show you how to set up a smartphone on the Roxant Pro Video Stabilizer. I’m a really big fan of this particular stabilizer.
Just as a reference point, here is what the phone should look like once its properly mounted and balanced on the stabilizer. Notice how fluidly the camera returns to center when I turn on its side. And notice how I can shake the camera and it maintains a level upright position.
I’m going to use two extra pieces not included with the stabilizer to mount my iPhone. This first part you’ll need is a standard quarter inch tripod ball head. You can pick these up an Amazon or eBay for about 3 dollars. You might even have one laying around if you have a tripod with a removable head. The other piece you’re going to need is a universal smartphone tripod mount. I’m going to unscrew this one from the end of my selfie stick.
Next, I’m going to show you how to assemble the stabilizer. Start with just one weight on the bottom. Screw the arm onto the body, starting with the bottom hole. If you have the version with rubberized strip on the arm, face the rubber inwards against the frame to reduce slippage.
Next, were going to attach the handle. I’m going to tighten down the screw for now, just make it easier to screw in. I know from setting these up that the second hole seems to work best for balancing my iPhone. That’s probably a good place to start for most people.
If you need to move the little silver adapter screw on the frame to a new position, use a penny to loosen it.
Now, I’m going to loosen the handle to give it a free range of motion.
Next, I’m going to attach the tripod ball head to the frame and then the selfie stick adapter on top of the ball joint. I’m just going to screw it in the dead center of the frame to give myself some leeway when adjusting it and fine tuning it later. Pop your camera and we’re ready to balance the stabilizer.
First, Make sure you have the camera facing the correct direction. I need to rotate mine to correct it. It’s really easy to make adjustments with the tripod ball head.
Now that the camera is facing the right way, let’s turn it on its side and let it correct itself. If the arm swings around wildly, shorten the arm and remove weight. Mine looks almost perfect right here.
Now adjust the back to front. If the stabilizer tilts forward, move the ball joint backwards touch. You can also nudge the smartphone on top to correct any lean to the right or left.
After you’re finished tweaking the position of the phone, it should look almost identical to my setup here. The handle is nice and loose, but the camera barely moves at all when I shake it violently because it’s perfectly balanced on top. The adapter holds the camera nice and snug, but you can add a rubber band around your phone and the adapter if you’re paranoid that it might fall out during rigorous filming conditions.
I want to show you an alternative method for setting up the stabilizer if you don’t have a ball head adapter. You can attach the universal smartphone mount directly to the stabilizer. However, this is going to change the center of gravity.
We’re going to have to compensate for the loss in weight by removing some of the weight on the arm. I’m going to take off the weight and add 2 metal washers instead. You can pick these up from any Lowes or Home Depot for 25 cents.
Now, you just pop your camera on and then start the process of tweaking the smartphone on top and the length of the arm like I showed before.
I shot this in one take on a really windy day and you can really see the difference when you use the stabilizer. You will be able to get some pretty great shots with the Roxant Pro on your smartphone after you get it set up correctly.