SteadiCamVolt Electronic Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for All IPhone XS, XS Max & XR, All Samsung S9/S9+ & GoPro Hero, Black, compact

This is a great buy IMO. Very nice and inexpensive addition to my box of tricks. That said, it's not a full replacement for the Osmo. There is of course no time-lapse support, etc.. just motion stabilization. But it seems to do that very well.Given the nature of this type of device, it is of course going to require some patience to set up, as it is designed to accommodate a wide range of devices, and hence the need to manually set the counterweights, and position the phone via sliding it from side to side and adjusting the positioning wheel. So yes, a bit of a hassle to set up, but the benefit is that by having it mechanically balanced, the motors have less work to do to stabilize the image, and you will get much better battery life than something like the Osmo which is using power to balance the device.And It was a little tricky to set up, but not that hard IMO. 20 minutes, perhaps. But once you do have it set up it works very well. The motion is very fluid and it is a lot more controllable than the Osmo for panning and tilting. It was not obvious to me how this is done at first but after watching a video I saw that you only have to use your thumb to turn the wheel above the grip to aim, pan and tilt.The associated app doesn't seem to work very well, although it did successfully upgrade my device's firmware. However, it keeps hanging and crashing on my iPhone XS Max so I am just using the regular camera functions on the phone. I am hoping they will improve on it in a future release.There is also a rebate program at Tiffen going on currently (Holiday 2018 season) to get a free case for this and this deal is exclusive to purchases made on Amazon. Not sure why it's not mentioned here but the claim form is on the Tiffen website.

Purchased this product for light use and noticed that the metal tab that secures the wire support to the frame was difficult to connect in place. After a dozen or more uses, it snapped. I reported the claim to Tiffen (while under the warranty) which was extremely difficult as they first claimed the warranty for the product was handled out of a west coast office, where I left messages and sent emails that were not answered. After about 3-4 weeks of trying to reach them, they finally wrote back to say that I must have caused the problem since they'd never seen it before and would not cover it under the warranty. So, first they hide, then they deny responsibility. I use very expensive broadcast gear in my business and know better than to abuse it as they seem to suggest. So, good job Tiffen, blaming your customer for what would have been a very, very simple fix and instead, earning yourself a lifetime of disrespect from me and whoever else reads my review or sees me using the SteadiCam and asks what I think. I'll show them the rubber band that I now have to use to hold the wire support in place.

This works great on my iPhone X, even in it's Otterbox case. However, it doesn't fit my iphone 11 pro max in it's otter case. I don't like to remove the cases... so it's more me than the product. Other than that, on the X it works great and is very easy to use.

I hated this. I’ve already bought a different one. Could not get it balanced. Would flip and flop around. I used all the weights and needed more. Not worth the money.

This is a great unit and is very easy to use. My only complaint is that it is not metal, like a standard Steadicam. I feel that I need to be extra careful as the parts will break off otherwise.But for the price... (I would pay $100 more for a metal or carbon fiber unit..)

For all the videos I like to do, having a steady cam for a decent price is amazingly convenient to have. The motion is so much smoother now and I can move however I need to and still get a great shot. I love it. The quality, the motion, the size, and convienience. Thank you for a great product for such a decent price, much appreciated.

Impossible to balance. It’s a huge guess. No instructions on the website how claimed on the booklet. Waste of money. Returned immediately.