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A beginner's guide to camera stabilizers, gimbals, gyros, and more. Introduction: Camera stabilization has come a long way from the traditional counter balanced mass stabilizer. A traditional stabilizer is basically a pole with adjustable weights on the bottom and an adjustable mount at the top for the camera. Counter balanced mass stabilizers have been dropped recently in favor of modern camera stabilizers like the Beholder EC1 and the Zhiyun Crane. A camera stabilizer, like the Crane or the EC1, weigh around 2.2-2.5 pounds including batteries and can be folded/stored in a backpack. These stabilizers support a wide range of cameras/lens, are quick...

  A beach portrait of a man and his stabilizer.  Featured is the Zhiyun Crane camera stabilizer and a Somita St-111 Tripod enjoying the ocean.  The crane is packed full of premium features such as 5-way analog joystick built into the handle, more than 360° of rotation on all 3-axis, wireless remote with built in 5-way analog joystick, camera zoom and shutter control, 6 hours of battery life, and an app for iOS and Android OS.   Pictured is Sony A7Sii with CanonFD 24 mm lens. Enjoy! -Guru   

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Watch this new video captured using a Zhiyun Crane and Beholder EC1. No post stabilization, no lens stabilization, just 100% straight out of the camera using the camera stabilizer! Totally raw and Unfiltered footage.   We used a Sony A7Sii camera, Lens Adapter, Vintage Lens Canon FD 24mm, with Polarizer. Enjoy! -Guru

  Another beach day in Oxnard, CA with our Zhiyun Crane camera stabilizer. Notice how the shot seemingly glides around the Somita St-111 Tripod. NO post stabilization was used, just the camera stabilizer. Used in the video was a Sony A7SII camera, Canon FD 24mm Lens with polarizer. Vintage lens, vintage look. Music by Brandon Peters. -Guru

  Theres no better place for a photoshoot than the beach while using a Zhiyun Crane camera stabilizer!    The 2.8 pound Crane is ideal for traveling. Despite beings so lightweight, it can lift up to 4 pounds, 1800 grams of camera, with lens like a Sony A7SII with 24-70mm.    The crane is packed full of premium features such as 5-way analog joystick built into the handle, more than 360° of rotation on all 3-axis, wireless remote with built in 5-way analog joystick, camera zoom and shutter control, 6 hours of battery life, and an app for iOS and Android OS.  ...