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Review on πŸ“· Zhiyun Smooth 4: Professional Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone/Android - Perfect Vlogging & Live Video Kit by John Talcott

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Apple iPhones only. Android is pure junk

As of June 1st, 2018: One of the worst half-baked electronics I've ever bought. And a big missed opportunity for the company, they really could get their hands on a piece of the prosumer car market. Such a shame. Works as advertised on iPhone, tested on iPhone 10, everything is there including full 4K video. But on Android, it's a complete disaster. I can't believe they decided to put it out there and advertise it as Android compatible. There is no excuse for that, the product is released unfinished with the expectation that we, the customers/consumers, will buy it and hope that eventually the right software will appear. I tried and tested and spent days going through every possible scenario. I've struggled to get it to work on multiple Android, LG, S9, and Note 8 phones. The app is incredibly buggy, unresponsive, limited to 1080p, some annoying artifacts on video when recording through the app, dizzy feature not working, motion interval not working and worst of the worst. the zoom function jumps in huge steps, unusable, 100 times better directly on the phone via the native slider of the app. Using it outside of the application as a "dumb" gimbal doesn't justify the price in any way. Mine is in a box on the way back. Since I don't want to pay to become a tester for this company's products, I will wait until DJI launches a similar product.

Pros
  • Lots of positive vibes
Cons
  • Upgradable