Why You Should Not Buy Any Zhiyun Gimbal
/My Zhiyun Smooth 5 Gimbal Broke After 7 Months
Two gimbals from Zhiyun ended up stopped working after a few months. This doesn’t look like a coincidence and that’s prompted me to write about my experiences, so you don’t waste your money like me.
My first Zhiyun gimbal was the Zhiyun Smooth Q3. I purchased it in August 2021 and it didn’t even last a year. The problem was that it was having difficulty balancing and was unusable, as videos were too shaky.
I didn’t feel too bad wasting $100, but I also didn’t take any lesson from this and purchased a more expensive model from the same manufacturer.
I bought the Zhiyun Smooth 5 in February 2022. At $235, it was expensive, bulky and wouldn’t fit in my bag, even after folding it. But I didn’t mind these issues because it was performing well. I was happy with the product.
But then, after only 7 months, history repeats itself. My Zhiyun Smooth 5 became unusable, as it couldn’t balance my phone anymore. I have a lighter, smaller phone and it was even having difficulty making the video quality smooth.
It’s not like it stopped working totally. My Zhiyun Smooth 5 worked, but unable to do its job properly. I became so upset that I didn’t want to bother calling customer support and wasting my time.
I am a content creator, so I need a gimbal that functions right away and I decided to buy a newly-released DJI OSMO Mobile 6.
If you are planning to purchase any Zhiyun gimbal at any point in the future, think twice before spending any money; it might save you a couple of hundred dollars and lots of hassle.
