If you’re a social media content creator who often generally shoots what’s in front of you rather than using the selfie-camera (although it can do that, too), especially if you do it in vertical mode, then this could be the ideal smartphone gimbal for you, as long as you don’t want to use filters or 3rd party lenses on your smartphone.

Hohem iSteady X(2020 Version) - hohem gimbal direct Hohem iSteady X(2020 Version) - hohem gimbal direct

It is not the fastest most responsive ever but it is definitely something that works well if you are just trying to take everyday videos or filming your everyday life activities. I did, however, encounter a few hiccups where double-pressing the power button would not recenter the gimbal. Additionally, it can act as an emergency power bank for smartphones and other devices with its bidirectional charging capability.It was a little tilted right out of the box after activating and powering it up, but tapping the power button five times sends it into auto-calibration mode.

iSteady Mobile+ Support - hohem gimbal direct iSteady Mobile+ Support - hohem gimbal direct

This means that that the Hohem iSteady X has anti-shake to help keep your device more steady and moving smoothly and also offers auto-rotation. And this problem occurred whether or not my phone was in a case – although they’re usually in a case. Opposite it is the USB-C socket for charging which can be thrown into reverse to charge your phone –a benefit not found on all gimbals yet (though sadly still no wireless charging). That added extra is the unique gimbal design that enables ultra-wide mobile lenses to be used alongside standard ones. The Bluetooth light ONLY on when the gimbal is connected with App successfully, otherwise the Bluetooth light is off.Following: In this mode, the gimbal will follow any movements you make, but keep the camera level by locking the roll axis. As the dedicated app for Hohem iSteady Mobile+ 2022 and iSteady Q handheld stabilizing gimbals, Hohem Joy offers various tutorial videos, easy-to-use intelligent modes, abundant Moment modes and customized gimbal features to help make every wonderful moment with ease. The standard mechanical image stabilisation also works well, but some degree of knowing the gimbals limits is needed to make the most of its features. The gimbal really helps to stabilize the videos I took and definitely something I was missing in the past when I made different videos. The tiny remote control, little bigger than a square of chocolate, can nevertheless be used as a substitute for the joystick and to start/stop recording.