Weight Without Battery – 2 lb (0.95 kg).

Operation Temperature – 32 to 113☏ (0 to 45☌).

Zhiyn Crane Battery life – Up to 6 hours using 18650 battery (included), and up to 12 hours using the optional 26650 battery.

Filming Range – 360° button-powered continuous rotation along pan axis, and 360° manual rotation along tilt and roll axes.

The camera footage is extremely level and smooth, even in the most blustery wind conditions. The grip also has a quarter inch screw head section that is very useful to mount your gimbal onto things such as a tripod.Īs the gimbal is extremely easy to balance and setup, it should only take you a few minutes before you are fully operational. You will need 18650 batteries for the device to work. The grip of the gimbal holds 2 batteries that will last for around five or six hours of constant usage. Zhiyun also offers a free downloadable app giving you the ability to to control its gimbals wirelessly via Bluetooth. The 3 axis can all be used to be rotated up with 360 degrees and the crane of the Zhiyun has a nice joystick to adjust the axis while operating, should you need to change the camera angle at speed.

The gimbal reasonable priced, making it one of the cheapest compared to other gimbals for DSLR cameras.

In this review, we are looking at the Zhiyun Crane 3-axis handheld gimbal is designed to steady your footage for DSLR and mirrorless cameras that weigh up to 1.2kg.

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