Review on 📷 Zhiyun Smooth 4: Professional Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone/Android - Perfect Vlogging & Live Video Kit by Josh Sharp

Smooth 4 works really well but it has one small flaw and one BIG design flaw. Note. I use it with an Apple iPhone X, so my comments come from that perspective. Secondary is the ZY Play software. It has a few bugs and some features don't work as they should. However, bugs can be fixed and apparently Zhiyun integrates its hardware with Filmic Pro, which seems to be very good software. However, ZY Play still works well enough to deliver results. The reason for the two stars is a HUGE design flaw - for a large phone, especially with the case and accessories, it is NOT balanced. Neither Zhiyun nor any other manufacturer came up with a good counterbalance system for the Smooth 4. A stabilized smartphone is a great portable solution for videos on the go. But he has a job! It needs to be balanced with a large smartphone like the iPhone X or larger. It must be matched with the connected charging cable. This needs to be balanced with the phone case. It must be compensated with lenses on. (Yesterday I was desperate for my wide-angle lens.) Why is balancing important? It may run unbalanced, but it will suddenly tip over randomly and become "wobbly". More importantly, it overheats - motors get hot after prolonged use. Most importantly, it cannot be used with hinged lenses. Zhiyong needs to design and build a good, flexible counterbalance system that will balance the Smooth 4 in a variety of configurations. With and without lid. Or a charging cable. Or wrong lenses. Without these improvements, Phone+Smooth 4 is a modest combo for the sake of simplicity. Video. With these improvements, the phone and Smooth 4 combo can create very beautiful, high quality, and very creative videos from a handheld device. If a good counterbalance system comes out for the Smooth 4 I'll update my review. Sincerely, charging the Dan.Ps Smooth 4 phone is a potentially AMAZING feature. If it can be balanced! Pps Being able to put Zhiyun into locked standby quickly is a great feature. However, all the counterbalanced hacking solutions on the internet make this impossible. UPDATE 04/09/2019 Rating changed to 4 stars. Adding "EACHSHOT Universal Weights" fixes the balancing issue. I bought another scale but it doesn't work properly. Find the universal EACHSHOT counterbalance on Revain's website.