We tested the new iSteady V3 from Hohem, a stabilizer for your smartphone that offers very advanced featuresIt’s also a super compact format, all for a very reasonable price.
Although smartphone cameras increasingly provide better stabilization of their videos, and even more so when we talk about the iPhone, using a gimbal or three-axis stabilizer allows you a degree of control which makes your recordings look more professional. The model we tested today, Hohem iSteady V3, It is the latest launched by the Chinese brand in its most affordable range of stabilizers.but don’t let its price fool you because it has some very interesting features that make it a very suitable model for most users.
Design and features
- Size 127 × 63 × 312mm
- Weight 420g
- Battery up to 13 hours
- Rotation angle -195º to 135º
- Tilt angle -60º to 60º
- Panoramic angle -120º to 210º
- Maximum load 280g
This is one of the smallest gimbals you can find on the market, with a super compact size when folded, so much so that you can even carry it in your pants pocket. But make no mistake, because despite this It is perfectly capable of handling the largest and heaviest iPhone. It is also quite lightweight thanks to its plastic construction. The materials used are of high quality and the finishes are really good, not a single drawback at this level.
In addition to its foldable design, several elements stand out. The first are the three legs that you can remove from its handle
Another differentiating element is the integrated control button that you can use as a remote control. All the movements, camera changes, zooming… that you can do with the gimbal in hand can be done with the stabilizer on a surface and the remote control. It charges with the gimbal itself when in place, so it will always be ready to use when you need it. All functions of the gimbal that you can control with the controller (movements, changing stabilization patterns, switching from horizontal to vertical, etc.) can be used with any smartphone and camera, as they depend on the gimbal itself. If we already get into changing the camera (front or rear) and zooming, it will still be up to us using Hohem’s own app and connecting the smartphone via Bluetooth to the gimbal.
And we come to the highlight of this gimbal, the small camera and the LED lighting module. What may look like a small fill light to illuminate your face in low-light conditions is actually just that, with the ability to control both light intensity and tint with a dial. control that we have at hand with our thumb while holding the gimbal. . But it’s not just that, because includes a camera that performs all of the gimbal’s AI and gesture control functions. This is very interesting not only because it works very well, but also because by ordering a hardware element for the gimbal itself we will not depend on its own application, as is the case on others models, so we can use the camera app that most of us like without losing these functions. Of course, the monitoring carried out by this module can only be done with people.
Gesture control allows you to activate tracking with the OK gesture and stop it with the palm of your hand. The extended thumb and index finger gesture lets you readjust the frame, in case you don’t want to be in the center of the image, and the two thumbs up gesture rotates the camera from horizontal to vertical and vice versa. Tracking works great and is perfect for when you want to check in and you want to be able to move around without losing the frame. Gestures also work very well, although you have to be careful, especially if you tend to gesture a lot with your hands when speaking.
We cannot forget another particularity: the extendable pole. As if it were a selfie stick, this gimbal has an extendable stick of up to 20 centimeters with which you can use it as if it were a classic selfie stick, but without giving up to all gimbal stabilization functions. This is ideal for being able to make your own recordings with a larger field of view, or for group recordings and photographs.
Stabilization
A gimbal is a stabilizer, so we cannot forget this functionality, although it is perhaps the least differential because it develops it as well as the other models that I have been able to test. I don’t want this to sound like something negative, quite the opposite: in addition to everything I’ve told you so far, which is not nothing, This gimbal works as an effective stabilizer for your smartphone
Hohem app
The Hohem Joy app is available on iOS and Android and is compatible with virtually all smartphones released in recent years. Connecting your iPhone to the gimbal’s Bluetooth gives you better control through the app, being able to use the capture button to take photos or start and for videos, zoom control using the remote control, but above all it allows you to add effects and create very cinematic movements for which the application has tutorials that teach you how to do them step by step. You can also track objects other than people simply by framing them on the screen.
Editor’s opinion
Working as well as other good stabilizers, this Hohem iSteady V3 also offers us other features such as its super compact size, built-in support legs, removable control button, extendable stick and AI tracking and gesture control , features that will be difficult to find in other gimbals in the same price range. In addition, we must add good construction quality and a very intuitive and quite useful application. But Best of all, its price: $149.99 on Amazon (link) and If you use code RUY7YYCV at time of purchase, you’ll receive 20% off.
- Editor’s note
- 4.5 star rating
- Exceptional
$149
- iSteady V3
- Review of: Luis Padilla
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Benefits
- Compact, lightweight
- Good manufacturing quality
- Removable control button
- AI tracking and gesture control
- Extendable 20 cm
- Battery life 13 hours
Against
- Unstable legs on uneven surfaces
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