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Zhiyun Smooth 4 turns your mobile phone into a professional filmmaking camera, helping you create stable and smooth footage with just your phone. The design of the integrated control panel can reduce the need to touch the screen, and help users control both the stabilizer and mobile camera directly with hot-key buttons. Get one now to create your own Hollywood movies with just phones!
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Good-to-have Accessories
- Mic for Mobile Phone Video Recording
- Selfie Stick Extension Rod
- GoPro Hero Adapter Mount Plate
- Protection Carrying Case
- Adjustable Counterweight for Lens Accessories
- Counterweight for Moment Phone Lens
- Type C Phone Charging Cable for Zhiyun Smooth 4
- Adapter for Rode Microphone or video light
- Directional Video Microphone With Adapter
- 2-in-1 Charger & headset input Adapter for Microphone
Part 1: Unboxing and First Look
“Born for mobile filmmakers”. That’s exactly what it says on the box. The stabilizer has 3 features that caught my attention. 1. The protective case with a hinge, 2. The huge smooth zoom/focus wheel, and 3. The engraved ZHIYUN metal tag. ► https://youtu.be/hnuKEKDSJF0
Part 2: Set Up and How to Use
How to Use the Zhiyun Smooth 4 smartphone stabilizer. I am getting familiar with all the functions on the device. As I learn something new, I document it on video for you. ► https://youtu.be/AawXD69wkzQ
Part 3: Outdoors Test Footage
I run and shoot blind with the Zhiyun Smooth 4 to reveal its true capability. The test is done outdoors at Punggol Waterway Park with Penny Board Girl. The stabilizer twisted upside down and hit the ground hard. Watch how Smooth 4 react! ► https://youtu.be/Cg6BJabs0Rk
ZhiYun Smooth 4 and Huawei P20 Compatibility Test
The Zhiyun Smooth 4 gimbal and the Huawei P20 smartphone. Are they compatible? In this video, I conducted 5 tests to confirm. Number 5 is what most of us want to know. ▶︎ https://youtu.be/Hhv6-426an0
SMOOTH 4 VS SMOVE MOBILE
The ZhiYun Smooth 4 and the Smove Mobile. What are the differences? Which smartphone stabilizer is better? I have two of them in my hands. Let me share what I feel. The Smooth 4 is for the serious filmmaker and the Smove Mobile is more for the selfie vlogger, travel, and business video maker. Which one is for you? ► https://youtu.be/Rh0gxmVKUj8
How to plug in the microphone and charger
Do not slide in all the way. Leave a gap for a the charger or microphone Jack.
Balance the phone by adjusting the length of the horizontal arm before turning on.
3.5mm Male to Female 90-Degree Right Angled Audio-Microphone Jack Adapter
You could use this to reduce the connector gap for smartphones with headphone jacks.
This could reduce the gap even further.
USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone and Charger Adapter Splitter for Android phone with USB-C port
Firmware Upgrades
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Coming up next in the ZhiYun Smooth 4 video series…
Outdoor test, motion time-lapse, face tracking and more.
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Feel free to ask me questions or anything you’ll like me to test.
Adrian Lee
VIDEOLANE.COM
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Hi, my name is Fred Svendsen. Do you know if the ZhiYun Smooth 4 works good on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus?
I heard from others the ZY Play app does not work well with Samsung Galaxy Note 10 plus. However, if you use the phone’s native camera, the gimbal works fine as a stabilizer.
Hi, my name is Fred Svendsen. Do you know if the ZhiYun Smooth 4 works good on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus?
Do you have a video on 6-sided calibration of the Zhiyun Smooth 4?