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Review on 🌍 Enhance Your Travel Vlog - MOZA Mini-MX Gimbal Stabilizer: 3 Axis, Foldable, iPhone & Android Compatible, with Smart Gesture Control by Dino Wilson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great gimbal with imperfect application

In a short time, mobile stabilizers have made a splash in today's market. And that's great because now there are options in every shape, size and price range. This stabilizer manages to make one of the best small form factor stabilizers. The design has probably the smallest footprint of any 3-axis gimbal along with competitor DJI OM 4. The design itself speaks to Gudsen Moza's engineering prowess. I don't think I can think of any other practical design changes without significantly gaining mass. The ergonomic thought is to be commended as, unlike its competitor, the Mini MX is designed to be held at a 45 degree angle in its standard position. This makes it much less tiring to use for long periods of time. Using a Type-C charging port is welcome as some companies STILL use archaic Micro-USB connectors. Now, when it comes to the downsides of the tiny stabilizer, it should be obvious. Smaller hands mean the physics are a lot more against you to stabilize. If you are looking for the perfect stabilizer for mobile filming, you only have to look at its larger siblings. But to be honest, it's a more specific niche, just like the need for a tiny stabilizer is a more specific niche. And it really shines in that department. Designed for travel, this gimbal can be put in your back pocket and taken anywhere for vlogging. It is very well tuned to walk, minimizing jitter and bumps. This is combined with well-implemented face and object tracking (support may vary by phone). I think this is really ideal for social media vlogging mobile users. for chassis control. Let's start with my biggest complaint. bit rate. In the native camera app (on the One Plus 7 Pro) I can get 4k 60p and 160Mbps bitrate. That's a great bitrate for a phone that delivers the best possible quality from those tiny camera sensors. 60p also means I can slow down footage by up to 40% for even smoother 24p output for b-roll footage. In the Moza Genie app, the max output was 4k 30p at a measly 40Mbps and in selfie mode 1080p at an even lower 19Mbps... phew. Now for posting on Instagram or Tiktok it's ok. But anything about it, like YouTube, will definitely see a drop in quality. And I'm not sure why they limit the quality so much. Maybe that was because the developers weren't able to take advantage of the unique properties of each device's camera for a consistent interaction with the application? I'm not sure. But I don't think it's an impossible task. This isn't a unique issue with Gudsen Moza either, as almost every mobile gimbal app I've used has suffered from the same issue. Anyone who breaks through this form has a clear advantage over the competition. It's possible to overcome this with your own camera app while recording, but you'll lose key features you might need, such as use understanding of the layout and just a few... useless features like a template video maker , which frankly has no real practical value. But hey, it's here. There are also a variety of color filters you can use if post-coloring isn't your forte. Overall I think this is a very well designed gimbal that simply has an application that doesn't warrant it. Limiting a camera's true capabilities shouldn't be acceptable just because most users might not notice it. Luckily this can be fixed with a software patch and I really hope one comes out. Because otherwise I might leave the house more often, which is an exceptionally designed gimbal. When it comes to ranking, I have to decide what to rate. And since this app seems to be a one-size-fits-all for all mobile stabilizers at the moment, I can't entirely blame it. And suspension in design and use should be an important factor in its ranking. So he gets β…˜ as a total score.

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