My first camera stabiliser - Zhiyun Crane v2 gimbal review

2018-06-20 · Tech review, setup or bag tour · Ali, Jake · recording, 6:09 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough

In his first tech review, Ali, a final-year Cambridge medical student who has never used a gimbal, unboxes the Zhiyun Crane v2 with his Sony A6000, films test shots of his friend Jake on the piano, himself on the guitar and the garden, and finds it a near superpower for stable footage, though heavy and in need of practice.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Ali starts reviewing tech with the Zhiyun Crane v2, his first gimbal

• ★★ Having always wanted to be a tech YouTuber, Ali says he is going to start reviewing tech, beginning with the Zhiyun Crane v2, his first gimbal. — 00:00:00 · Zhiyun Crane v2

00:00:29 — Unboxing the gimbal and mounting the Sony A6000

• ★★★ The Sony A6000 is the camera Ali recommends everyone get, because it is cheap enough and amazing; he loves it and his Sony 50mm f/1.8 lens. — 00:01:11 · Sony A6000

00:01:51 — Test footage: Jake on the piano, then Ali on the piano and the guitar

• ★ Ali's friend Jake, also a final-year medical student, plays the piano for test shots and then, never having used a gimbal, films Ali. — 00:01:51 · Jake

00:04:06 — Stabilised shots of the garden of his university accommodation

• ★ Filming outdoors on a bright day with the gimbal, Ali remarks that this is why ND filters are really useful. — 00:04:06

00:05:18 — First thoughts on the Zhiyun Crane v2 and sign-off

• ★★ Being able to get stabilised footage with the Zhiyun Crane v2 feels almost like having a superpower to Ali, given how hard handheld footage is to keep stable. — 00:05:18 · Zhiyun Crane v2
• ★★ The Zhiyun Crane v2 is quite heavy, Ali finds: operating it one-handed tires his forearm, and it takes some practice to get used to. — 00:05:18 · Zhiyun Crane v2
• ★★ Once he is more practised with the Zhiyun Crane v2, Ali says he may make an in-depth review of it. (hedged) — 00:05:47 · Zhiyun Crane v2

In the description and comments

• ★★ Ali calls the Zhiyun Crane v2 a pretty great, reasonably priced gimbal that he looks forward to playing with more. — video description · Zhiyun Crane v2

Threads in this video

• promised · Ali promises to start reviewing tech as a tech YouTuber (2018) — Having always wanted to be a tech YouTuber, Ali says he is going to start reviewing tech, beginning with the Zhiyun Crane v2, his first gimbal. (00:00:00)
• promised · Ali promises an in-depth review of the Zhiyun Crane v2 once he is more practised (2018) — Once he is more practised with the Zhiyun Crane v2, Ali says he may make an in-depth review of it. (00:05:47)
• refine · What gear do you need to make YouTube videos? — The Sony A6000 is the camera Ali recommends everyone get, because it is cheap enough and amazing; he loves it and his Sony 50mm f/1.8 lens. (00:01:11)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Ali promises to start reviewing tech as a tech YouTuber (2018) — open (updates through 2020, not reported done); last: progress update, 2020-11-18
• Ali promises an in-depth review of the Zhiyun Crane v2 once he is more practised (2018) — open (no report in 2018–2024); last: promised, 2018-06-20

Mentioned

Central: Zhiyun Crane v2

Also: Jake · Sony 50mm F1.8 · Sony A6000

Only in the description or credits: A Million Dreams · Castle on a Hill · Evermore · Perfect

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