In most of our movies, we use a static shot like this one proper right here on the tripod. We additionally use plenty of drone photographs like this one proper right here. However should you’re solely utilizing these two choices, then you definately’re lacking out on one thing very dynamic—a gimbal shot like this one can actually up your manufacturing worth. At the moment, we’re reviewing the DJI RS4 Mini. Let’s get to it.
Our Expertise with Gimbals at Pilot Institute
As you’ll be able to inform, at Pilot Institute, we love utilizing gimbals. We’ve been utilizing them for a very long time, beginning with the unique Ronin, truly. We even have this one proper right here on the jib—that’s the RS2 Professional, RS3 Professional, and RS4. We’ve the RS4 Mini on the smaller aspect of issues. We additionally use a smaller model when it must be extra transportable. We’ve this one proper right here, which is the Pocket 3, and we’ve got the Osmo Cellular 6. Sure, it took me a few tries to get all of them. Lastly, we’ve got this one proper right here, which is the DJI RS4 Mini—the newest and biggest from DJI. As you’ll be able to inform, it appears to be like a little bit bit completely different; it’s a unique colour. We don’t love the colour—I imply, I don’t love the colour. I believe, personally, it’s going to get a little bit bit too soiled. However it comes with a ton of equipment, so we’re going to dig fairly deep into this new gimbal, inform you the way it matches within the line of all the opposite ones, after which if that is one thing that ought to be just right for you.
Unboxing and Preliminary Setup
Let’s discuss all of the completely different elements after which put them collectively. Once you get the gimbal, that is what it’s going to appear like. It’s fairly cool—it’s received the auto-lock perform, which we haven’t seen in a mini format. We’ve seen them earlier than on the extra professional variations, the bigger ones, which signifies that while you flip it on, it’s going to mainly unlock, and while you flip it off, it’s going to lock itself off simply. Then we’ve got this little tripod right here. I like to recommend that you simply put it in—quite simple—but it surely’s going that will help you, like these different gimbals, to be extra stabilized in your work space as you set it up.
Now, while you get the gimbal out of the field, it’ll include this plate proper right here and likewise the plate that you simply’re going to mount to your digital camera. That is our Panasonic S5; we’re going to be utilizing that for example. You’re going to mount that to the underside of your digital camera, and then you definately’re going to slip this in. There’s solely actually a method that you would be able to put it in, so that you’ll discover should you’re doing it the incorrect manner. Then you have got a little bit wheel proper right here that you would be able to flip to do a minute adjustment, after which you’ll be able to lock it—similar to all the opposite locations in right here the place you have got one thing that slides. We’ve the flexibility to lock it. Guarantee that it’s locked in place earlier than you go any additional.
Power and Compatibility
Now, don’t be fooled by the small measurement of the gimbal. It’s truly fairly robust—will probably be in a position to maintain 4.4 lbs, which is identical factor that we noticed on the RS3 Mini, not as a lot because the 6.6 lbs that we see on the RS4. However there’s a listing of appropriate cameras which are obtainable that may work with this. Now, you’ll be able to mount any digital camera that you really want on right here, clearly, however if you wish to plug it in and use among the functionalities in right here which are within the digital camera and have the gimbal speak to the digital camera, then you definately’re going to must ensure that it’s a part of the appropriate listing.
Now, relying on the digital camera that you simply use, you’ll have kind of compatibility with the settings in right here. For instance, on the Lumix S5, we are able to begin and cease recording, we are able to change the ISO, and alter the aperture, however we are able to’t do the autofocus. Now, we’ve examined this with a number of cameras, pushing it to the restrict, and we lastly had been in a position to overload it by utilizing the Blackmagic Pocket 6 that we use inside the studio.
Balancing the Gimbal
So now I’m going to point out you how one can steadiness this factor. Now, within the curiosity of time, we’re going to place a hyperlink proper right here to the total video from DJI on how to do that. However by the point we’re achieved, you need to have a balanced gimbal that doesn’t transfer round and that’s able to be turned on. Now, let’s ensure that I did an excellent job. We’re going to activate the gimbal—you’ll be able to hear it, the beep—and you may see within the prime proper nook on the again display that there’s a inexperienced image that claims that the digital camera is balanced. You may truly faucet on it, and it’ll present you if the motors are working a little bit bit extra. You may see that on my roll to the left, I’ve a little bit little bit of motor work, in order that signifies that I must use the again proper right here and sort of slide it once more till that goes away. I’m okay with that in the meanwhile, so we’re going to maneuver on.
Vertical Taking pictures Function
I need to present you one thing actually cool with this gimbal, which is the flexibility to mount the digital camera vertically. I flip it off—you discover it went into the total lock mode—after which the cool factor is, within the again proper right here, we are able to unscrew this button after which push on it. As we push on it, the entire plate comes out—not simply the plate that was hooked up to the digital camera, however the entire plate comes out proper right here. As a result of look what we are able to do now: we are able to mount it—there’s a gap on the backside—and we are able to mount it and lock it again in place, and now our gimbal is vertical.
Now, if I flip it on proper now, it’s not going to love it as a result of it must be rebalanced. It’s good to rebalance each time that you simply do a brand new setup—this counts as a brand new setup. You are also going to have to maneuver issues a little bit bit round. You discover that right here the digital camera touches, in order that signifies that I’ve to maneuver my digital camera tray proper right here a little bit bit extra to the left with the intention to give it extra room to maneuver. And there it’s. So, on the finish of the day, when you’ve redone your balancing, the digital camera ought to present up proper right here. Should you do plenty of vertical taking pictures, then that’s the best way to do it. When you’ve got two of those gimbals, set one up vertically, set one up horizontally, after which you have got two other ways to shoot in a short time.
Utilizing a Cellphone with the Gimbal
The following cool characteristic that we’ve got is the flexibility to make use of a cellphone as an alternative of utilizing an precise digital camera. The way in which that you simply do that, you’re going to must take away the 2 plates on the similar time. So the best way that you simply do that is you’re going to unlock the underside tray right here, and then you definately’re going to slip it out of the best way. You discover I’ve the one which was hooked up to the digital camera after which the one which was hooked up to the tray proper right here. Then we’re going to place it again into our flat mode—horizontal mode as an alternative of vertical mode—so right here’s the tray, and we’re going to place it proper right here, connect it.
So technically, that’s how your gimbal works, proper? After which now we’re going to take this, and we’re going to slip it in place proper right here, and now we are able to lock it. After which now we are able to connect our cellphone and clip it in right here, after which now you have got full management, and you may see what’s occurring on the display.
Magnetic Monitoring Module
The final merchandise I need to discuss is that this monitoring module—it’s a magnetic monitoring module. Magnetic is the best way that it mounts to this digital camera—there’s no screw, there’s no bolts, it’s mainly simply clipping proper right here. You discover how shortly it went, and then you definately squeeze on either side proper right here to take it off. Should you put it within the incorrect route, it simply gained’t allow you to do it—the magnet simply doesn’t work in that route. What does this do? This can can help you observe somebody by doing gestures, and I’m going to point out you on this video how we do that in a minute.
Navigating the Menus
Let’s go forward and speak concerning the menus behind this factor. There’s a tiny little small display—1.4-inch LCD touchscreen—within the again, very related should you’ve used any of the DJI gimbals up to now, a minimum of the newer ones. The menu hasn’t actually modified all that a lot. Now, earlier than we get into that, there’s a few buttons within the again. There’s a joystick that you need to use—now, relying on how you have got arrange the digital camera, then it’ll both transfer the gimbal round, going up, happening. And sure, you’ll be able to reverse these buttons in order that while you push the digital camera up, as an alternative of going up, the digital camera truly goes down. Some folks prefer it reversed, or no matter you need to name it—inverted. It is determined by your type. After which you’ll be able to go left and proper—you can too change the pace. I’ll present you ways we alter the pace of those settings.
We even have the document button—in case your digital camera is appropriate or if it’s plugged in, you’ll be capable of do this. After which, on the precise aspect, we’ve got a PTF, PV, and FPV button. PTF means that you would be able to transfer in all instructions while you’re holding the digital camera. Should you pitch down, then the digital camera can also be going to pitch, and should you pitch up, the digital camera can also be going to pitch. It’s going fairly gradual proper now as a result of I’ve it set as pretty clean, but when we additionally go to the left, then it’s going to go to the left. Now, if I’m going on this route—you discover I reached the bounds right here—if I’m going on this route, nothing occurs. Why do I say this? As a result of if we transfer it to the underside one, which is FPV, as I’m going and roll to the left and to the precise, the gimbal can also be going to roll. That is if you’d like a very immersive mode the place it’s FPV—first-person view—the place should you’ve ever seen drones flying in FPV mode, that’s what it’s.
After which the final mode in right here is known as the PF mode. In PF mode, you’re going to have the ability to pan similar to this, after which should you pitch up and down like this, nothing occurs—it stays mainly on the stage at which you have got put it. So, no pitching—simply mainly this pan proper right here. If you wish to pitch up or down, then you definately’re going to have to make use of the joystick.
After which, on the left aspect, we’ve got one other button, which is new, I believe, to the RS4 collection, the place we’ve got the flexibility to both use the joystick for transferring the digital camera—controlling the digital camera—or if we push it up, you probably have a digital camera that may zoom, then the joystick now turns into a zoom in and zoom out as you push up and as you push down. This digital camera shouldn’t be appropriate—I don’t like utilizing that anyway—so it is a good mode proper right here to have the ability to use it.
Touchscreen Choices
On the again of the digital camera, on the touchscreen, there’s 4 completely different icons. The one on the highest proper, I discussed already, is whether or not or not the gimbal is in an excellent state. You may click on on that, and it’ll present you which ones of the motors is working so far as the steadiness is worried. On the highest left, we’ve got the flexibility to do a calibration. If I begin a calibration, it’s going to begin doing this proper right here, which is sort of shaking to ensure that it senses if the digital camera is calibrated appropriately. It’s going to undergo that course of—it takes a number of seconds—and on the finish of it, it’s going to provide the outcomes. It says, “Gimbal calibration is full.”
On the underside left nook, we’ve got PTF, which tells me that I’m in PTF mode. Now, if I transfer that swap, then it’s going to alter that studying—that actually is only for indication functions; altering it’s only achieved through the button on the aspect. After which we’ve got “Clean.” You may see once I click on on Clean, we are able to have “Smoother” or “Responsive”—that is how shortly the digital camera goes to react to issues. So, I’ve it on Responsive now; I’ve it on Clean—discover how a lot smoother it’s. As I make a change, it takes half a second to mainly transfer on to the following factor, whereas if I’m going to Responsive, it’s virtually instantaneous—the digital camera is reacting.
And on prime of it, we’ve got the pace at which we are able to go. So, I can go to Medium all the best way to Quick. So, if I’ve it on Responsive and Quick, what’s going to occur is that as quickly as I transfer—you discover it’s just about one-to-one—it’s tremendous delicate, which signifies that, properly, relying on the kind of work that you simply do—let’s say you’re chasing somebody that’s combating or working, and you actually need to be within the motion—that is most likely the perfect mode. Put that in FPV mode, after which in tremendous responsive, and it’s going to do a fantastic job. You may nonetheless go in Quick and Clean, which signifies that there’s nonetheless a little bit little bit of delay as you flip round, so it’s a little bit bit smoother. Once I cease transferring, you discover that the digital camera doesn’t cease instantly. So these are nice modes—personally, I prefer it to be in Medium and Clean, however that actually relies upon, once more, on the footage.
Hidden Menus and Settings
Subsequent factor, we’ve got a bunch of menus which are hidden. We will begin to scroll from the underside to the highest, and you’ll get to the joystick settings. So, we’ve got the joystick pace—similar as me transferring round right here—besides now it’s concerning the joystick. I’ve mine on Gradual as a result of I prefer to go fairly gradual when it strikes down. And we’ve got the smoothness, which is—what does it do after we begin pushing, and what does it do after we’re achieved pushing? If I’ve it on Excessive so far as smoothness, you’ll discover that once I let go—you see how lengthy it takes to decelerate—that is good if you wish to be additional clean, and also you don’t actually care about the way it ends on the very finish as a result of you must be very exact. It’s a must to cease a minimum of a second earlier than it actually stops itself. So, between the joystick pace and the smoothness, you’ll be able to actually make it extraordinarily clean myself—however that’s actually the time period right here.
After which we’ve got the dial perform—the dial is that this factor proper right here within the again—and we are able to set it to various things. I’m going to plug this in—I haven’t achieved that but. We’re going to plug it to the again of the gimbal—not the again of this clever monitoring sensor right here, simply the again of the gimbal up right here—and I’m going to plug it to the aspect of the digital camera right here into my digital camera management. Now, what this offers me once I activate the digital camera is it offers me the flexibility to do a number of issues. I’ve talked about already that the Bluetooth choice shouldn’t be obtainable on this digital camera, so I’m not going to fret about that. However my ISO adjustments and will get extra delicate—or the opposite route, will get much less delicate. I may also set it to aperture—similar factor—you discover my aperture goes up, and my aperture comes down. I may also set it to shutter—this isn’t appropriate with this. We will additionally apply it to Roll—examine this out, that is truly actually cool—I can have the digital camera roll proper right here as I’m transferring the wheel. That is actually cool if you’d like only a tiny little little bit of roll in your footage, however you don’t need it to be too pronounced, otherwise you don’t need it to be while you roll the digital camera like in FPV mode. This can be a welcome addition.
You’re going to say, “How do you return to regular?” Should you double-tap on this button within the again right here, it’ll carry the gimbal again to its unique location. We even have the flexibility to pan doing this—so you’ll be able to pan left or proper—after which one other one which I like—you’ll be able to go and tilt. So which means as an alternative of utilizing the joystick within the again to tilt up and down, you probably have it set to PF mode, for instance, I can go proper right here, and I can use this wheel to do perhaps a pan proper right here on these objects, and on the similar time, I can pan and I can go down on my gadgets. Now, you may do this in PTF mode as properly, however right here you have got plenty of management over how the digital camera strikes up and down when you realize you don’t have to fret about this—that is mounted, and it doesn’t transfer the digital camera. That is the one factor that adjustments the pitch on the digital camera—so one thing to play with. There’s no proper or incorrect reply right here.
And we’ve got the dial settings in right here, which is the pace of the dial button within the again right here, and you can too do a reverse dial. So, for instance, right here I needed to go to the left to pitch down—you may have it so it goes proper to pitch down. I’m not going to set it up that manner.
Swipe Down Menu
In order that’s the swipe-up menu. We’ve the swipe-down menu proper right here, the place we’ve got a number of issues. The primary one is prime left—that’s the show. We will auto-lock the show after 30 seconds, and we’ve got the brightness of the show—so you’ll be able to change that. It’s at 50% proper now—loads seen. I’m certain should you had been exterior, will probably be completely different. Then we’ve got our Bluetooth connection—there may be a capability to plug in a cellphone to this with the intention to management the digital camera. I’m going to point out you that in a second. After which there’s additionally a technique to join the digital camera itself to the gimbal—that’s in case your digital camera is appropriate. Ensure you have a look at the web site to seek out out the appropriate cameras.
Backside left nook, we’ve got the sound choice—we are able to flip off the sound of the gimbal. So, should you’re on set and also you need to just be sure you don’t have any sound popping out of this, you’ll be able to flip that off. After which, on the underside proper nook, we’ve got varied settings in right here. The selfie mode is should you triple-tap—so if I do one, two, three—the digital camera goes to show round. Now I can take the digital camera and do a Potato Jet-style video—love you, Potato Jet—and triple again once more—one, two, three—triple-tap—it’s going to go—oh, double-tap, I’m sorry—it’s going to return to the entrance view. Now, I might disable that from the menu proper right here if I didn’t need to, accidentally, click on 3 times—that’s as much as you.
We even have an choice right here for orbit observe—that is one thing that was additionally obtainable on the RS4—which is the flexibility that will help you as you do an orbit round an object; the gimbal goes to assist. We’ve autolock options in right here that may go after a selected period of time, but in addition the way it locks—proper now we’ve got it to fold and lock—you noticed that animation. We will even have it to only recenter and lock—what it’s going to do is it’s going to carry the digital camera again to this regular impartial place right here. Personally, relying on what I’m doing, I just like the fold and lock once I’m about to journey, however so far as retaining the gimbal right here in place once I’m on a shoot, I would like to do it this manner with the recenter and lock—in order that’s as much as you.
We even have when it goes to sleep and what it does when it goes to sleep—on this case, recenter and lock as properly. The following menu in right here is the push mode—that is with the intention to push the gimbal in place should you wished to do that by hand. I’m going to point out you an instance—if I do that proper now, I don’t have any of the push modes on—if I push the gimbal, it’s going to attempt to return to its unique state. If I’ve it on push pan, for instance, and I flip that on, I can transfer the gimbal to the place I would like it to be, and it’s going to remain in place. Identical for the push tilt—I can push it and put it proper right here—you maintain it for a cut up second, after which it retains the factor in place.
Horizon Calibration
So, there’s additionally in right here the Horizon Cal vibration—what that is is the flexibility to ensure that your horizon is stage. This digital camera, for instance, has a stage on it—I can inform that it’s truly horizontal—but when I wished to do a little bit of a calibration within the occasion that it was tilting a little bit bit to the left or to the precise—it occurs once in a while—then this is able to can help you do it. See, it’s transferring round as I’m doing the calibration, and it’s going to ensure that on the finish of it, you don’t have a crooked horizon, which is a bit annoying. You can even do it by hand by simply including a few levels left and proper—so I can slide this—you discover the way it’s tilting left or proper—if you wish to do a handbook adjustment. I’m not going to mess with it as a result of it’s truly stage proper now, and I don’t need to mess up our photographs.
After which we’ve got additionally the gimbal auto-check choice in right here—it says, “Guarantee that the gimbal is balanced and held stationary earlier than beginning the auto-check.” Once you do verify, what it’s going to do is—don’t contact the desk—it’s going to do its little shake factor, and it’s going to ensure that the steadiness is completed appropriately on the gimbal. It’s an “auto-check full—gimbal standing is nice.” We knew that as a result of we had the inexperienced little icon on the highest proper nook on the primary menu.
You may activate or off auto-off proper right here—I’ve it auto-off simply to avoid wasting the battery—and we are able to restore the parameters—you realize what meaning. We’ve language, gadget data, firmware updates—there’s a pair extra issues in right here which are very typical for any sort of digital units. So, let’s swipe again as much as get again to the primary menu.
Energetic Observe Settings
Then we’ve got our swipe from the left to the precise, which is giving us the lively observe settings. And the primary one is composition—that is actually attention-grabbing right here. It says “hold present framing” or “middle monitoring topic.” It signifies that when someone will get in entrance of it—keep in mind this little add-on proper right here goes to assist us hold the digital camera on regardless of the topic is that we’ve chosen—on this case, if we hold the present framing, let’s say that your object was on the left third or the precise third of the picture, then it’s going to maintain it there. When you’ve got “middle monitoring topic” chosen, then it’s going to maintain the topic proper within the center.
We even have lively observe pace—should you’re conversant in drones, which you ought to be should you’re watching this channel—the lively observe is identical thought as what you see in your drone. So, we’ve got it on Quick proper now as a result of we had been doing a little testing—someone will get in entrance of the digital camera, strikes actually quick—that is additionally going to maneuver actually quick to observe them. Then we’ve got the ring gentle—which is that little gentle that you simply see proper up right here—I can flip it on or off—on this case, again on.
After which to activate this monitoring—this auto-tracking—you’re going to be doing gestures. So, to begin and cease, we at the moment have it the place you set your hand up like this, and it’s going to select you up, after which while you’re achieved, you’re going to place your hand up once more, and it’s going to cease. After which, if you wish to take an image, you’re going to do the pie signal proper right here—it’s going to begin capturing the footage—and also you’re going to do it once more, and it’s going to cease. Now, you’ll be able to change that if you wish to—there may be the hand image, we’ve got the pinching image, we’ve got the peace signal—so you’ll be able to choose whichever one you need with the intention to inform the digital camera what to do utilizing gestures.
Battery Life
Let’s go forward and speak concerning the battery life for this factor, which is pretty spectacular for being this small—13 hours. The RS4 was 12 hours, the RS3 Mini was 10 hours. Charging time is an hour and 50 minutes, but it surely does have quick charging—after a 30-minute quick cost, it’s truly going to run for five hours. In order that’s actually spectacular—you’re in the course of taking pictures a marriage, perhaps you cost that for half-hour, you’ve received 5 hours to go. Should you’re utilizing the quick charging, it’ll inform you on the again should you’re utilizing the quick charging by supplying you with that indication straight on the again display.
Equipment: Monitoring Module and Briefcase Deal with
So, one of many flashy new equipment for this gimbal is that this monitoring module proper right here, which sadly solely comes with the combo pack. So, you must spend a little bit bit extra money to get to it, but it surely has the flexibility to maintain a human topic in body as much as 10 meters away from this topic proper right here. It has the flexibility to do a steady pan rotation—it may rotate 360° with the topic whereas it’s monitoring it. And the cool factor about it’s that there’s no want for a cable—it actually simply connects straight utilizing that connection pin on the backside proper right here while you do the magnet attachment.
One other cool accent that we’ve got is that this briefcase deal with—that is additionally obtainable within the combo pack. It comes with the flexibility to mount something with a chilly shoe proper right here—there’s two of them on either side. You might technically mount the receiver for a microphone—DJI mic—after which you may put the transmitter for the DJI mic proper right here. And as you mount this to your gimbal, then you definately would be capable of maintain the gimbal and likewise speak on the similar time proper right here into the microphone—so a very neat little replace. Additionally, I admire the contact the place there’s a gap proper right here to place the USB cable to go and join it straight with out having to take away this deal with. After which there’s a quarter-20 proper right here as properly if you wish to add a rosette or something further.
This briefcase deal with—you’ll be able to change the angle of it relying on how you want to carry it—so very, very helpful. You can even put this little tripod proper right here on the backside should you wanted to, or connect a tripod head or no matter it’s that you simply need to add proper right here. However yeah, very, very helpful—like I mentioned, solely comes within the further pack. That is additionally very helpful if you wish to do one thing very low to the bottom, and also you need to actually get down proper right here and maintain the digital camera with out having to only maintain it from the primary grip—that’s an effective way to do it. So, like I mentioned, solely comes within the combo pack, sadly.
Utilizing the DJI App
One other cool factor that we’ve seen with different gimbals from DJI is the flexibility to make use of the app on a cellphone proper right here to manage the gimbal from a distance. That is very helpful if you wish to be sort of behind the scenes controlling and also you don’t need to be excellent subsequent to the gimbal. The way in which that you simply do that is you’re going to have to seek out your gimbal—RS4 Mini in our case—after which discover it within the listing. As soon as it’s turned on and you’ve got your Bluetooth turned on, it ought to present up on that listing. You may click on on it—it’ll join—after which we’ve got the flexibility to do various things.
Ranging from the highest, it says “Create,” and while you create, that is the place you have got entry to some controls. The digital joystick right here is fairly cool as a result of you have got the flexibility to make use of this backside joystick and transfer the digital camera round—you discover as I’m going left, as I’m going proper, I’m going up, I’m going down—and it tells you the place the digital camera is sort of positioned at this time limit. We will additionally do the roll utilizing the bar that’s proper on prime of it—it rolls left, it rolls proper—and you may push “Recenter” to carry the digital camera again. Clearly, you’ll be able to change the pace and smoothness on every of the axes, which is actually cool as a result of if you wish to do one thing that’s very nice and clean, you’ll be able to dial this in proper right here earlier than you begin recording.
We will do the “Power Cellular”—I actually like this one as properly—so we’re going to must allow Power Cellular to get began. So, watch what I’m doing—I’m going to maintain the cellphone proper right here, I’m going to have it vertical, sort of on the identical aircraft as this gimbal, and I’m going to push Power Cellular proper right here. And now, once I rotate in a single route—pan—it pans. I can go down and up, and in some circumstances do the roll—you discover it says zero on the roll proper now. If I carry the roll on every axis, then I can totally management the digital camera—so that is actually cool and really responsive. Have a look at the pace at which it’s doing it—and you are able to do completely different speeds once more—pan, tilt, and roll—after which you can too change the smoothness should you wished to. So, if I wished to do a tilt that’s a bit smoother and the roll that’s a bit smoother, then I can do this—you discover that as I cease, it takes a number of seconds to additionally cease. That is actually cool—it’s at all times enjoyable to play with. I haven’t actually discovered a manner to make use of it in actual life, however it’s one thing that’s obtainable. Once you’re achieved, mainly simply get out of this or flip off—unclick that button—you’ll be able to go.
Panorama and Time-Lapse Options
The following factor that’s actually cool is the Panorama perform. Now, that is actually helpful in case you are doing pictures and also you wished to only take a few photographs. You may set the sensor in right here—it’ll assist it to know what number of footage it must take to place every thing collectively—focal size, overlap, how a lot overlap you need between the various things, after which the interval between taking all these footage. And what you discover in right here is we’ve got the flexibility to seize the nook—so if I seize the nook all the best way to the left—discover what the digital camera is doing—we’ve got 180 levels. And let me carry it down so to actually clarify how this works—180 levels, the digital camera is now going through me. I can go to proper within the entrance proper right here—the digital camera is going through you proper in entrance of me—and I can go all the best way to the precise at 180 levels, and it comes again to me. So, if I set my endpoints to be at unfavourable 180 and optimistic 180, then it might be doing a full 360 levels. Identical factor for the highest—I can carry the digital camera all the best way 90° to the highest at 0 levels—give it some thought like latitude and longitude—after which we are able to carry the digital camera all the best way all the way down to a forty five° angle down proper right here.
So, if I wished to do a panoramic that’s 360 and that goes 90 levels up and 45 levels down, then I would choose the whole space proper right here, after which now the digital camera would take that image. You discover as I’m transferring this, that little yellow icon is the digital camera and the place the digital camera is definitely pointing in area—so this helps you actually to determine. And you can too transfer it by hand—so you’ll be able to perhaps go like proper right here, choose that nook, and you may say, “Okay, that’s my backside left nook.” Then I can click on on the highest proper nook and produce that prime proper nook down, and I can say, “Okay, that is my endpoint proper right here for the digital camera for my panorama.” Oops—let’s simply carry the digital camera down in direction of it proper right here—there you go. And now it’s going to have the ability to take this panoramic—it’s going to do 4×3, 12 footage complete—after which we’ll be capable of put it collectively in our software program.
I can return—I can do a time-lapse—similar actual thought right here with the time-lapse. You may set the place you need the digital camera to maneuver and by what number of levels by creating completely different factors. After which we even have the flexibility to do a observe—this is identical thought because the time-lapse besides we are able to set completely different factors on the app right here. So, I’m going to do—let’s do it this manner—I’m going to carry the digital camera—I wished to begin proper right here—I’m going to push the plus button—that’s my Waypoint primary. I wished to then go to Waypoint quantity two proper right here, after which I wished to go as much as Waypoint quantity three proper up right here. I can return to Waypoint primary and it says keep there for 2 seconds—okay. Waypoint quantity two—how lengthy did it take to go between one and two? Let’s make it fairly fast—let’s make it one second—after which we’re going to remain there for 2 seconds once more. After which let’s say we need to go fairly gradual—let’s say we take 5 seconds to go to the following level—after which let’s do a preview. So, it begins down right here, takes one second to go there, after which one other 5 seconds proper right here—you discover it didn’t do the wait between every of them. However should you had a shot that you simply need to do over and over and over, it is a nice technique to do it as a result of it’ll simply hold repeating, and then you definately could be the topic on the movie that does no matter.
Sport Controller Integration
And the very last thing that we’ve got is actually cool—we are able to use the sport controller right here. It’s quite simple—you would need to get a PS4 controller or an Xbox controller—it is a low cost knockoff PS4 controller—and when you activate the controller, you must use Bluetooth in your cellphone to attach it, and then you definately’ll be capable of management the gimbal. The remainder of the choices in listed below are fairly easy—the steadiness exams we’ve talked about, the motor parameters is what you see behind the display. The consumer profile can also be fairly helpful if you wish to have particular modes—if you wish to, you have got the flexibility behind the digital camera right here with the M button to alter between these completely different modes upon getting them configured. That is useful you probably have a mode the place it’s “Run and Gun” actually quick—like a combating scene—or if you wish to do one thing so much smoother—like having it on the jib, for instance—so as much as you ways you need to set these up. After which there’s a last standing of the gimbal itself—these are, like I mentioned, fairly commonplace should you’ve ever used this line of gimbals from DJI—that is one thing that you simply’ve seen.
Pricing and Remaining Ideas on the DJI RS4 Mini Gimbal
Let’s discuss the price of this gimbal—$369 for the standalone equipment—that features the gimbal, the quick-release plate that we talked about, the mini tripod, the L-shaped multi-camera management cable—we even have a USB-C charging cable—after which one screw equipment. And the combo equipment—$459—that’s going so as to add the clever monitoring module proper right here in addition to the briefcase deal with.
Now, general, I believe it is a nice gimbal that has plenty of nice use circumstances. If you wish to spend a bit extra money, right here’s a video proper right here on the RS4, which can offer you a little bit bit extra energy. Tell us what you assume within the feedback—should you’re going to get one, if that is one thing for you. I hope you appreciated it, and we’ll see you within the subsequent video.
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