 What is going on mobile creators today? We will be reviewing the Zion a smooth 5s that I am holding right now And I'm using the iPhone 14 pro and we're gonna capture some beautiful shots with it currently I'm at Zealb say here in Switzerland With George, of course, he's gonna help me out. I'm actually gonna make a video so that you guys know who he is he's sitting on his Chair while shooting this video. So big thanks to him as well for helping out in this video It's a little bit cloudy and also windy, but we can definitely get some moody shots Now, I know some of you might think you even need a gimbal Even though the iPhone 14 pro has action mode, which enhances the stabilization You'll still be needing a gimbal because for complex moving shots It won't be enough just using action mode and action mode also has its down size as you will also need a lot Of light in order to capture high quality action mode of footage. Also, you can only record up to 2.8k With that said, we will be looking at the smooth 5s. I'll be testing it out Give you real-world example and also show you the footages Using the ZY cami app that is compatible with this gimbal and also show you how I mounted and some of the features I like about this gimbal So I'm quite excited to make this video and have you guys along with me So with that said, let's get started now. First of all the design of this gimbal is really nice I like the white new design and I like how all motors can be locked as you can see here to the side there's also a zoom and Focus wheel a large one which allows you to precisely zoom using the ZY cami app You also have different buttons that you can use you can switch modes by just pressing the mode button And you have a small display up here that indicates which mode you're in you also have a record shutter button Which you can use either with the ZY cami app But also with the default camera app on your iPhone as well as filmic pro Then you have also the power on and off button and over here You have a one-quarter thread which you can mount additional accessories and also I have a mini tripod down here Which is useful, you know if you want to place it on a flat surface or record a time-lapse, which is really nice It feels really solid well built doesn't feel cheap at all What I also like is that you're able to charge your smartphone Using these USB-C port right here, which is always very useful Especially when you're shooting for long hours and over here You can also see that there is a built-in LED light, which is really nice and can get really bright Now what I really like is that you can easily unlock all three motors and mount your iPhone on it so to simply unlock the Pan motor I can just press this button over here And then I can just push this part to unlock the roll motor and push this part to unlock the tilt motor So then you also have a spring clamp. So if I want to shoot in portrait mode I leave it this way But I can actually also shoot in landscape mode by just turning this part and then I can just simply Mount my phone on it like so really fast and simple and then to balance your phone You'll have to place your gimbal on a flat surface. It's not a perfect flat surface But we can work with it and then I can just unlock the screw over here and just Slide it so that it doesn't fall on one of the sides Press the power button here on the side and when I move the gimbal You can see that it actually follows my hand movement I currently have it in pan follow and it feels really good It responds well could also use it with third-party lenses because the motors are actually really strong let's now test this gimbal out and Get some awesome footage. So right now I've set it to pan follow which locks the tilt motor and allows me to Create smooth Pants for the highest quality possible. I'll be shooting in 4k and to slow down my footage I'll choose 60 frames per second what I like to do is that I actually just create a nice slide shot easily slide from Right to left So I've now set it to lock mode which locks all three motors as you can see It just keeps the focus point fixed and I can use the joystick to actually adjust the framing I'm gonna create a sort of jib shot starting very low and then moving my body upwards While I'm in a lock mode this way I can prevent you know the camera from moving when I create this shot This looks really nice Now the next shooting mode is the follow mode Which I use most often because it only locks the roll motor but gives me the freedom to Pan or tilt the camera and for that I like to use it when I create a rotation shot For example of George where I orbit around him Which really looks dynamic and also for other shots if I want to maybe reveal a location I can also start by tilting down and Pushing up slowly revealing of the location and there really many ways You can create gimbal moves using the follow mode why I use it. I would say 90% of the time Now in order to recenter your gimbal just double press on the trigger button and it will do so so another creative shot you can get With the smooth 5s is by getting a low to the ground with your camera And you can do that by flipping the gimbal upside down slowly And as you can see you can get really low to the ground while holding on to the mini tripod And then creating a push forward shot Which will look really dynamic in your video So I think this is a great spot to capture a time-lapse as we're high up this hill And we have a nice view of the mountain and the lake and I'm probably going to point the camera more up towards the sky as we have some clouds moving So I'm actually going to place The gimbal over here and as you can see the great part about having this mini tripod Is that you can really place it on a flat surface and Then I'm actually going to Set my composition as you can see I have the rule of thirds enabled and actually going to tilt it up So that I have more of the sky can capture time-lapse with The gimbal if it's not too windy It is a little bit windy outside right now. So there could be some shakes Inside the video, but I think I can further stabilize it in post So once I have that I've set the resolution and frame rate to 4k 25 frames per second Then I make sure to tap hold on the screen to lock my focus and exposure Now one of the coolest modes is a vortex. So when I switch to Vortex, you'll see that the camera tilts upwards and this allows me to hold the gimbal this way and use the joystick to Rotate the camera creating a sort of inception effect and I'm actually going to use this dense to actually Push out of it to add more dynamic in my shot and I'm going to use the house as my focal point And then I'm going to start recording and then I'm going to push back while the camera rotates I'm going to keep it centered all the time move backwards So this looks really awesome Now there's another feature called go mode. So by pressing and holding the trigger button You'll see that the motors react more sensitive to my hand movement Which can be great if you're shooting action type scenes So as you can see as I pan left and right it reacts pretty quickly compared to when I let the trigger button go You'll see that it's way smoother Now if you're someone who likes to vlog you can actually press the trigger button three times and it will actually turn And I can use the rear camera this way to film myself and also with the built-in LED light I could also film in a dark environments, which is really great So that is also a useful function to have When using this gimbal now guys if you want to learn more head over to smartphone filmmaking.com Which is my online course where you can learn how to shoot professionally on your smartphone other than that I hope you enjoyed this video again. I want to thanks George for helping me out I hope you got a lot out of it and make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions Also like and subscribe so that you don't miss out on any further content Oh and something else I forgot if you're new to smartphone filmmaking Make sure to download my free smartphone filmmaking guide that will help you get started filming quality videos On your smartphone. The link will be in the description below. So with that said, thank you so much for watching Take care and I will see you I will see you