Shoot stable, professional-looking video using one of our picks for the best gimbals for your camera
In this guide we’ll be looking at the best gimbal stabilizers for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. However, we should note that we haven’t included gimbals for smartphones in this article.
But before we dive into our favourite gimbals, lets take a quick look at what a gimbal is and how it works.
What is a gimbal?
A gimbal is a device typically consisting of rings or brackets that pivot in one direction in order to keep a device steady. For videographers, in particular, a gimbal stabilizer is a really useful means for shooting handheld and producing steady footage.
In essence, a gimbal is a support on which you mount your camera to the inner-most bracket. The surrounding brackets then rotate around your camera, allowing that inner bracket to keep level and rotate on a single axis.
In other words, your camera almost looks like it’s floating on air when mounted to a gimbal. The stabilizer is programmed to detect your deliberate movements (eg a wide pan) from the small vibrations and non-deliberate camera shake that is inevitable when shooting handheld.
What cameras can you use a gimbal with?
There are gimbals designed for whatever camera you may be filming with. For instance, DJI makes the OSMO Mobile 3 for use with smartphones. And there are many other such models on the market.
There are a wide range of gimbals designed for use with DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. There are even gimbals for action cameras and, of course, cinematic cameras.
In this guide we’ll be looking at the best gimbals for video for use with DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. In future guides we’ll look at the gimbals available for other devices.
