Smooth X Review: Pros and Cons You Must Know (Plus Some Tips)

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⏰Timeline⏰
00:00 Intro
01:14 First Pro = Compact Size
02:04 Second Pro = Build Quality
02:41 Third Pro = Ease of Use (All Modes and Light Status Explained)
04:01 Fourth Pro = App Integration
05:07 Fifth Pro = Battery and Charging
05:51 First Con = In-app Slow-mo
06:02 Second Con = Tracking and Filters Only Available in 1080P
06:28 Third Con = Some Physical Design Limitations
7:27 Outdoors Real World Demo
10:43 Final Video Straight from ZY Cami App
11:03 Conclusion
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[@TheJessPost]

This is the best review I've seen on this product actually. I bought the gimbal a week ago and I didn't understand how to use it but thank you❤️

[@Amiriscool9512]

I got a great deal on it for only $18 for the combo and its in 9.5 condition. It come with case and everything.

[@gtyraiser6980]

You just share some interesting ideas in this video like using a gimbal for “fishing” haha

[@SePark]

Haha, you know I can't just make a normal gimbal review video. Thanks as always Ty!

[@govardhankv8547]

Nice to see you smiling and filming. I like your style 👍

[@preycook]

I'm also. From Cambodia ❤️

[@cafesandlattes8248]

Thank you so much! After watching this I’m going to buy this gimbal 😄

[@studiodimare]

Thanks for the video! I just got this for a new freelance gig I'm doing where I need to use selfie mode walking around for an hour or so doing livestreams. The gimbal selfie stick and overall weight were the final deciding factors on choosing this over the DJI Osmo3 which my boyfriend got at the same time as I got mine. We're both learning how to use our gimbals now and did some comparatives as well. The grip on the DJI is more comfortable, but with the tripod attachment of the combo it helps give some length to the SmoothX, so that is helpful. The ZY Cami app, as others have mentioned, isn't great. It doesn't seem to always connect and the tutorials are lacking which is why I'm here on your video to see how to operate the thing after the initial set-up. For a beginner gimbal user I wasn't familiar with the lock, pan, and pan & follow modes and what those meant. Also, I couldn't seem to locate exactly what the "M" button does and couldn't remember from the PDF user manual printed in a small print that can't be zoomed in to read well. So thank you very much for the more throrough instructions and examples for each. I'm going to check out what other helpful info you have in other videos now. :)

[@FLiCKMAAAN]

Great review. I already own this thing and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to activate the different follow modes. The manual of this gimbal is sadly really sparse.

[@freddo2104]

Same!

[@mimikhan93]

Same it doesn’t lock any movement for me

[@MRxEEL]

Dope review Se, covered everything I wanted to know and the best part; you didn’t spend half the video on a sponsor’s other product 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SePark]

Thanks Walter! Haha, I'm guessing someone spent half the video on talking about another product... LOL. Review videos are not easy to make. I spent 3 days outlining and researching for this video. Still not perfect but I'll keep getting better. Thanks for watching!

[@peteraustin4077]

I just bought this with the case for $38 on Ali Express. This video was 1,000% better than the instructions that came with it, thanks for a good informative video.

[@BoiNlz]

Thanks for the review bro. 👏🏾. I couldn’t find any reviews that break down the mode button the way you did. 👌🏾

[@vaughancapstick9961]

Thanks for this! Best tutorial on this I've seen so far! Easy to follow and understand. Spot on!

[@TheSolerizer]

Like ur demo video... lively and funny to watch... informative enough!

[@cocokala]

I like your tone and the part you explain each mode. Thx

[@SePark]

Thanks so much for that feedback Hung Han! Really appreciate you watching!

[@franklinmartinezm]

This was a very good review! Thanks a lot for making it fun haha it was really nice and refreshing to watch you recording.

[@preycook]

Right! I can understand some functions never seen.👍

[@Gogogordy1]

In your gimbal video, in the video itself, you referred to the video being about a gimbal. A gimbal video, about a gimbal! Until the 655th time it was referred to as a gimbal, in the video, I almost forgot that I was watching a video about a gimbal. LOL

[@samuelcarter9077]

Nobody: Se Park : you can also use a gimbal for fishing 😂😂

[@JackyLi]

Immediately recognized that intro song 😂 lmao. "Depends on which gang you're in" 👀 great review se!!

[@SePark]

Man, I guess everyone is using Epidemic Sounds LOL. Thanks for being part of the notification gang! 🙏🙏🙏😁

[@ZeusMaryosepManhwaPicks]

I was waiting for the phone to drop 😂 you earn my sub for that 👍

[@BritGeeks]

Really great video thank you :) I immediately purchased it based on this. Can't wait to see it working on my Huawei P30 Pro!

[@ShaiYammanee]

Great review. I have the Wheebil S and was eyeing this little one for my phone.

[@TheKing4576]

I was looking at dji but this looks very nice n the price a lot better

[@NicholasKit]

Fantastic review mate!

[@cirealreviews1776]

I had a Zhiyun Q2 gimbal earlier this year but it would not hold my phone very well, it would shake if i tilted it. Maybe my phone was too heavy? Anyways, i liked the size of the Q2 and that I didn't need to have the ZY app open all the time to use the gimbal. I could use it to take videos via the regular Samsung camera app. I would like to get another gimbal that has a reach like this one, but I love the feature of not having to only be on the specific gimbal app. Does the CAMI app have to stay open in order for the gimbal to have the stabilizing benefits?? I have a Samsung S8 for reference.

[@xx.ultraviolet]

Wow I just subscribed to your channel I think you deserve way more subscribers one day your channel will blow up huge I feel it you did an amazing job with making such an in depth video amazing detail and even the side link videos are beyond perfect I went and watched the common mistakes of gimbal right after watching this one. Amazing content creator for sure 👏🏽

[@SePark]

Wow thank you for those awesome words! I’m humbly blown away. Welcome to the channel!😄

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Great review Se. Thanks for sharing the video 👍🙏

[@SePark]

Thanks Adrian as always! 🙏🙏🙏

[@unshackledsailing950]

great video thanks, what i really wanted to know though was can (and how) I use it without the app?

[@mag2094]

I am really thinking about getting this gimbal because I film myself a lot and just want to start getting into the gimbal world and see what I really like

[@mag2094]

And I can use the pan mode on it instead of getting a camera slider to film my shots of my art

[@SePark]

Mag that sounds like a good alignment of what you need and the timing. 10% coupon code is good until end of June! 👍👍

[@preycook]

Thanks so much my friend ❤️. Just buy one. It's good for me. Oh I'll test for my new videos 😉

[@danijelbarac5916]

I have the same gimbal,it's good and i missing the 3 axel,but its very god and easy to.use 😎👍

[@GreenTekHaus]

Yeah, that's all that gimbal was worth: Bait for another, better, more capable gimbal. (Or, would that be a "Phishing scam" by BestBuy to get me to buy a BETTER, albeit more expensive rig?!!) Couldn't get it to balance my One+ 8T, without a lot of hassle, so I took it back and traded up for a DJI OM4. MUCH BETTER rig! Sure, I forked out another $100, but it was worth it! (The Smooth X was only $49.99 at my local BestBuy here in San Francisco.) If you're a pro and want to use your phone for 4K B-roll, or maybe even the "main attraction", then go for another rig. Sorry, but I had higher expectations, which were all dashed by the Smooth X.

[@cantabileloves]

Hi, thanks for the in-depth video! Does this fit a bigger phone like the Samsung Note 10+ ?

[@richz100]

I was really hoping for a video with all the shots you did with the gimbal and you didn’t disappoint, thx. One question though, the footage seemed a little choppy. Was that because of the gimbal app or the frames per second you set the shots at?

[@thedawlife2112]

Hi! Is there a way that the zhiyun watermark doesn’t appear on the footage?

[@ericyuan9718]

Wait what, the watermark is always on the footage?

[@MrDaveTV]

@@ericyuan9718 no. You can turn off watermark in settings

[@EmanDeFiel]

Thank you for review sir! And also thank you for tips and ideas! Haha 🙌

[@arturaszaleskis8907]

Nice gimbal and video but the app will not work properly on Android so can you share which features work and which don't on Android, thanks

[@TheRussianLondoner]

Thanks for this video

[@MrMakaronai]

You did this review so good

[@user-hj6gu8xh6i]

No 360 degree turn but there’s 720 degree turn :))))))))))

[@juliogonza]

😂😂😂

[@okay1904]

I really liked your review. The quality of the results was much better than most of the mobile phone based videos I have ever seen. The quality of the video was so good, it made me challenge any consideration of using a DSLR or a dedicated Digital Mirrorless Camera, to achieve similar results. Your communication was excellent and your enthusiasm infectious. Well done. What mobile phone were you using with this gimbal, in this video?, and what do you use for video editing before publishing to KZbin?. I found the quality of your videos really nice, and representing one of the directions I may wish to take as a videographer, clear, bright, clean, vivid. Do you colour grade before publishing to KZbin? I know lots of questions. !!

[@SePark]

Haha, that was a lot of questions, but it caught my eye for sure! WOW! Thank you for those kind words. Really appreciate that. That gimbal b-roll footage was iPhone 11. I use Adobe Premiere. I do a combination of color grading and using a LUT. My goal is to start doing more tutorials so if there is something you are stuck with, and it's not covered very well on KZbin, feel free to suggest a topic! Thanks for the support!

[@piotrstaszewski3985]

Could you please check if GoPro type camera would fit directly in to gimbal ? I think it should work in the selfie mode. That would be interesting to see because that may be very good solution because you don't need this counterweight frame for GoPro nice reviews by the way

[@dugganjl]

Thanks for the video and a link, I used your link and got the combo pack. Do you have any recommendations or tips for filming a mountain trail hike?

[@motojavs]

Great review. My app crashes when it connects to the gimbal. Has that happened to you?

[@GFXCROWD]

Watching so late ur vdo but really osm vdo found on KZbin your talking style perfect

[@nannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Really enjoy this video

[@StephenJReid]

That opening shot 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SePark]

Haha if the survey asks: “do you make brands feel nervous when you do a review video?” And if the answer is “yes” we have done our job 🤙😆

[@peteredwardescano6300]

Great video bro.....this help me a lot.

[@SePark]

So glad to hear! Thanks for the feedback!

[@NikoBols]

Great review as always, Se. Tempted to try this out but I don't really take videos using my phone that much now. Plus, I still have the Smooth Q (my first ever gimbal) if ever I need to stabilize mobile phone footage :)

[@SePark]

Thanks Niko! Smooth Q! 👍 You’ll need more gimbals when the kids grow up. 😂😂😂

[@NikoBols]

@@SePark hahaha. My 5 year old is asking for his own channel now and is starting to vlog using our GoPro. 😂

[@SePark]

@@NikoBols haha that's too awesome! He sees you and want to be like you. My 6 yr old daughter uses my opening line on her camera. Love it! Start them young!

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Se! Be most careful about thoroughness of recovery from surgical knife! 💛🙏🏽🙏🏼 A great video again tho! Gamsahamnida!

[@SePark]

I will Glen! Gamsahamnida!!!😀

[@brendasundae]

Would you be able to extend the selfie stick and prop it up with the tripod stand to make it a tripod ? 🤨

[@sandy0811]

jepp it works. Just bought this gimbal today and now I'm testing it. It works just fine. It could probably also be used while shooting with motion detector.

[@remedy238]

Very helpful thank you

[@HaydenSmithie]

Great review bro!

[@SePark]

Hayden!! Thanks man! 🙏🙏🙏

[@ralphvincentgo8985]

Congrats amazing deview thanks!

[@ThiagoIbrahim]

What a funny video, dude! Thanks for this review.

[@jonathanencarnacion8184]

Got mine today & definitely went back to this vid a few times for reference - this was super-useful. Thank you: subbed! PS: I tested mine out today & noticed that the motors struggle a bit in FPV mode when pole is fully extended. Using a phone & case weighing 208g total. Did you experience that with your setup?

[@SePark]

That’s awesome Jonathan! Yes FPV mode is ideal when the gimbal is completely closed. Once the stick is out and especially tilted, it is much more sensitive to the phone’s weight. Balancing it perfectly does help but physically expected.

[@jonathanencarnacion8184]

@@SePark Hey, thanks! I was hoping to get high angle FPV without bringing a monopod, but guess I'll still need one to catch those squirrels :p

Hey just one quick question can you use it with using Bluetooth? Thanks if you take the time to answer 😊

[@omarortizytc]

beauty mode! LOL! 😅 i have the Q2, don't know why zhiyun released another phone gimbal though 🤔

[@SePark]

Haha Omar, I won't be using that mode much LOL. Zhiyun's culture is to keep innovation at the top. They like to push the market forward. There is pros and cons to that too, but I like to see technologies move forward!

[@vinodyoukumar]

Good review

[@takar3x]

Fantastic review! How would this gimbal do with moment lenses? I have a Oneplus 6t.

[@DanielPizarro184]

amazing vid thank you!

[@shavenarcher1]

What about android smartphone, the app is very cut down and something are cut out, manual mode! I have a Samsung s20 fe 5g and fhiyun smooth-Q3.

[@Lucidmomentspodcast]

Please I have a question I lost my smooth Q2 clamp since two years ago and I was unable to get it please do you know where I can get only the clamp

[@Abilimarvellous]

The question is can I use it for filming apps like filmic pro, would I be able to at least get stable shots if I'm tracking a moving person?

[@econoliving392]

I need one.. Thanks.

[@nVuFilms]

Awesome review , Se! So 🤏

[@SePark]

Thanks Vu! 🤙😆

[@nenitarichardson4005]

Very informative.

[@EtotheZ2024]

Very positive it's 36 euro at a store here right now should I buy it a my first gimbal?

[@michaelfilmmaker2870]

I like the fishing mode, LOL!!!

[@SePark]

It's an underrated mode. Haha thanks Michael!

[@ChristheCEO1]

Guys I NEED HELP. I can't get the varification code, it just says I have 60sec to enter it and they don't send me it WTF

[@rabbyhasan4507]

Did the gimble app reduced the video quality. ? I am planning to buy this . I never used a gimble . I am using ip 11 pro max . Will I be able to shoot at 4K 60 fps and edit them in the app ? Because I am not an editor at all

[@LittleMsShine]

I think he mentioned that you can shoot with the built in camera app on your phone. In that case it would be the same as anything else. Just make sure your settings are right before u start filming :)

[@MarioSoMedia]

Great review Se! And I see the timestamps. 😆

[@SePark]

Haha all thanks to you Mario! So, thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@MarioSoMedia]

Se Park 😆 👍👍

[@runfireknox]

hi, can i ask u some question. for the lock mode, is it the gimbal supposed the pan axis and roll axis should be fully locked and cant move right?

[@chandraach]

Does this gimbal works with iPhone 12 Pro max + case?

[@KaioshinAemi]

Good reviews, you nailed all the important things. But not for me because I just bought the Dji Osmo Action. I can do all of that plus more. I know it is only $60 but I hate filming with my phone because it drains the battery so fast. I need to get in tight weird angle which is seems hard with this gimbal.

[@SePark]

Thank you! Osmo action is great too! 👍👍🙏🙏

[@AlexRuy]

squirrel got me suscribed

[@shutthedoor2052]

Get a gimbal if you're a professional videographer. For casual usage, I'd say you're better off buying phone with stabilization built it. This this is just a pain in the butt to carry on.

[@adsmel5881]

Are you able to switch the cameras in the app with the iphone so you can use the ultra wide camera? Or would you just have to use the Iphone camera app? Thanks.

[@BUDIID.]

Can it be used on GoPro Hero 8 .. ???

[@dinodarren1874]

Your back ground looks like itsyeboi

[@nikolaseussable]

You seem so nice :) Good Video! Keep doing your thing

[@GabrielRocha-sq1qb]

Muito bom cara, Obrigado pelo vídeo!

[@only1domine]

Acho que o cara não vai entender Português mas o que vale é a intenção 😂😂👍

[@sriprince999]

This gimbal good option for beginners iPhone 14pro max?

[@yzfjay]

Can this gimble come apart and attached to a gopro mount I see there is a screw with 3 prongs like gopro mounts can this be done

[@VisualofHotwheels]

Can you use the gimbal without the app??

[@naziraahmad8950]

Can i ask a question? What should we do if th zhiyun smooth x controller is not facing in front and the light was not green but blue eventhough we tried to control it using zy cami ?

[@williamalexanderr]

Came from Joseph ! You seem like a cool dude 🤙 interesting content

[@SePark]

Hey William! Haha thanks man!! Joseph’s a cool dude!! 👍🤙

[@williamalexanderr]

Se Park I couldn’t agree with you more hopefully 1 day we can all do a big meet up and shoot together who knows🤷🏻‍♂️🙏 haha keep up the great work tho 💪

[@crunchycubing1286]

Hello sir, I want to know one thing. Will there ve any problem if I mount my xiaomi phone on this gimbal? I mean will it give pressure on my power button or volume button of my phone?

[@ArtDickinsonPhotography]

I just bought one ... BUT the app wont work untill I upgrade to firmware v 1.85 and it will not update !!! HELP !

[@gggamer1930]

Just a question cause I ordered a smooth x and I live in England and ordered it on April 30 do you know how long it would take fore delivery cause I have been waiting for a couple weeks fnow

[@SePark]

Hi! Thanks for watching my review video. Just to clarify I don’t work for the store. I’m a content creator at most. Did you order from the official Zhiyun store?

[@ThePetersieklik]

There is W T mode on the site as well?

[@hepgeoff]

Liked your video and subscribed. So this is a 2-axis gimbal, not 3-axis, right? Wondering how stable it is filming when walking or hiking.

[@SePark]

Hey Geoff, sorry for the late response. Older video comments gets buried. Welcome to the channel! Yes 2 axis gimbal such as this does require more stability from the user to stay stable. The up side is that, you can point up or down very fast. While you are hiking and see something interesting, it's very intuitive to point that way.

[@hepgeoff]

@@SePark No worries. Thanks for the response. That helps me decide.

[@Artjuniverse]

Will this work on Samsung S21 and/or S22?

[@dhanushkasudarshana3955]

Great! 😊

[@edkim2000]

Can I put galaxy 360(1st version) on this?

[@PalunsulTawiTawi]

Can this gimbal carey a 250g phone sir?

[@perlaanzaldua6226]

How can you stable the top that holds the phone

[@teatromarinostravelnation654]

Oh you have a cute charming smile i like you first time i watch your video i was amazed thank you for this your so awesome Today this gumbal was on sale on combo package how i wish to avail it before it ends

[@pishangfx]

Sir , is this gimbal can support large screen phone ? Btw mine 6.9 inch screen . Does it fit ?

[@StephenJReid]

researching...

[@LouisLuzuka]

I’m sold

[@jesseb5447]

April 2022 and it's $30 on the manufacturer's site...

[@zulhbchannel4164]

What apps you use to make the last footage sir??can u share