Review on Enkarl Stabilizer Smartphone Extendable Cellphone by Jaleel Pruitt

The gimbal does reasonable 1-axis stabilization but has so many other issues that I couldn't use it for my application. See the attached video for some examples. -- DOES NOT ROTATE 180 DEGREES: Thanks to the built-in stopper, the camera will rotate 90 degrees when it reaches 180 degrees. I need a stabilizer to keep the same camera orientation throughout the 360 degree rotation and this stabilizer won't do that. - MAKE A NOISE: When the gimbal passes the latch, it makes a loud noise that is picked up by the camera's microphone. -- TRIPOD NOT WORKING: The tripod is actually more like an ATV. The extension bar creates a fourth support in the middle, making it very difficult to balance the stabilizer on uneven ground, such as. B. bare ground. -- A VERY WEAK CONNECTING CLAMP ON THE EXTENSION WILL BREAK: The camera clamp has a short plastic pin that pushes into the hollow end of the clamp. If you put up with the car window, it's only a matter of time before that weak point breaks and your camera/phone bounces on the pavement behind the car. You must secure this interface with a small round cable tie or in some other way. -- NOT LONG ENOUGH: This device is 10 inches shorter than similar products. The added extension is very useful. -- WEAK STABILIZER MOTOR: I compared the motor with other similar stabilizers, while pressing on the gimbal and found the Enkarl to be much weaker in rebound than other very similar ones. almost identical gimbals. - ATTRACTIVE PRICE: Enkarl costs $25, which is attractive when it works. Other better designed and very similar retractable stabilizers are $35 which is well worth the extra cost.