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Do not buy this gimbal
It keeps going limp midway though recording. Heaps of other uses have this problem and have not been able to fix it.MeowChow28
Terrible Software
Trying to use this with Zhiyun Crane M2. Will not connect over Bluetooth. Instructions and UX design are poorly implemented and localisation is awful. Support material is confusing.Viszen
Terrible app
Using this app with Zhiyun crane3s and Transmount system. I’ve been using this for 3 months. Connecting is painful and non intuitive. The whole app is poorly designed and klunky. When using this it’s supposed to wow people on your set but instead you end up looking like an amateur because the app always crashes or doesn’t connect or something stupid. Half of it seems to be in Chinese and feels as if it was made by a man in his house and not a serious company. They have also bundled some weird social networking into the app which is just weird. After spending so much money on my Crane3s system you can clearly see this app was an afterthought, it’s is rushed, not much thought to user experience and makes the whole system seem very cheap which it’s not. This app is a big disappointment and what Zhiyun should do is open source the Crane3s API so that someone else can make a better app as Zhiyun are not capable.Show lessPhillyone
Decent app
With so many useful apps like Filmic Pro, this one is solid. However, it shouldn’t be your “go to” source for capturing video. The reason I say that is the only feature you’ll really use with this is the object tracker, which you can’t do with most after market apps. Zy puts produces great gimbals at great prices, and this app is meant to enhance the experience. It can do that.Show lessBaseball's Dr Longball
Cripples the Smooth 4
It’s disappointing that this app is needed to get the full experience from my gimbal (Smooth 4), because it lacks certain key features. The Smooth 4 is targeted towards content creators, yet they don’t allow people to have full customization for basic things like shutter speed, ISO, and frame rate.
Frame rates like 24 FPS are only available in 4K (sometimes I want to shoot in 1080 to save space). You can’t shoot slow mow. But perhaps the most infuriating thing: you can’t achieve a shutter speed/ISO setting that’s ideal for the “film look.” When shooting 24 FPS you ideally want a shutter speed of 1/48. The closest you can get is 1/50 (competing apps allow you to select exactly 1/48). But the bigger issue is: in manual exposure mode you can only go down to 100 ISO, when apps like FiLMIC Pro and Moment allow you to go down to about ISO 20.
On a final note: the object/face tracking feature stinks and hardly ever works. I’ve had my Smooth 4 for a few years, and I love the gimbal, but I was hoping the software would be fixed by now, but sadly it isn’t.Show lessmattajohnson
Can’t connect to Weebil S?
Not long had the Weebil S, great bit of gear but it’s not showing up on the app? No idea or clear explanation on how to connect?JHopkin94
Hardware let down by software
Don’t expect this software to get any better either. I’ve owned a crane V2 for over 4 years (and purchased a Q2 recently) but this software has always been lacklustre and lacks the features you want and expect. I was hoping Zhiyun would listen to their customers and improve their apps but they never have. I’ve had enough, I’m moving to a different manufacturer... I suggest you do the sameShow lessBrendan Mitchell
No thanks!
Was intending to buy a Crane M2 today but luckily read these reviews. Crane M2 can only be used with ZY App stabilising an iPhone. If the apps terrible, with no alternative app, the M2 won’t work. I won’t be buying the product. Looking elsewhere.Phildevans
Really useful app BUT...
The app offers great control of my Crane Plus and definitely enhances ownership but it’s usability is terrible. Particularly the tracking feature using the phone’s camera is so hard to use, it only appears when the camera is landscape, but doesn’t always get enabled - it seems to always take about three attempts before all the stars align! It may well be that I am doing something wrong but it is so unclear that I don’t know what. BUT do not let this put you off, usability aside it is a really really useful app.Show lessjgugenheim
4 stars only because it is tuned for Zhiyun Smooth 4 B4 using Filmic Pro
The current version of the app for the Zhiyun Smooth 4 gimble is not all bad, but I film with Filmic Pro. However, Filmic Pro does not have the core functionally for one of the most important needs; calibrating the gimble. You could use ZY Play and still get decent footage, just not nearly as well as Filmic Pro. The track and follow function while it has improved is still so-so. Since you can shoot for footage with ZY Play and it's a must for calibration and a few other core settings for the gimble I give it 4 stars. Remember this app is developed by the manufacturer of the Zhiyun Smooth 4, the best iPhone gimble to rate of this review.Show lessI'm ashamed
