My learning and testing of my dji Ronin RS3 Mini

[DMKAlex]

With the weather being nice the past couple of weeks, I had a chance to test my new toys: both my new GH6 camera and my new RS3 Mini gimbal.

You can see my learning process on my other post since I've gotten the gimbal and camera. This week end was when I took them out for some real-life shoot. That's more actual field test.

I want to add to one good thing I learned which is very helpful. The RS3 has a touch screen to change to mode of the gimbal (Pan follow, Pan/Tilt follow and PTR Locked, the 3 modes I use frequently, switching back and forth). But taping the very small touch screen and scrolling to change the mode is a pain in the butt. Frequently I touched the neighboring mode by mistake instead. Yesterday I discovered the M button (mode change button real function. The gimbal mode can be programmed into each of the mode in the M button. Now I have M1 for PF, M2 for PTF and M3 for PTR Locked. All it takes to change is pressing the M button. It is so simple, but I don't find that in the manual or youTube tutorials. I am calling it my discovery.

Here is a short footage of my testing. No specific subject. But this footage sort of highlight the fun and vibrancy of shooting with a gimbal.

 

[Andrew S10]

Cool toys, footage looks really good.

Have you considered mounting a phone to your gimbal to collect gyro data and sync that gyro data with your footage for z-axis compensation?

I know people typically use gyro data to stabilize handheld footage, but even with a gimbal it's difficult to avoid vertical bobble unless you're using a vest and spring arm.

 

[DMKAlex]

Cool toys, footage looks really good.

Have you considered mounting a phone to your gimbal to collect gyro data and sync that gyro data with your footage for z-axis compensation?

I know people typically use gyro data to stabilize handheld footage, but even with a gimbal it's difficult to avoid vertical bobble unless you're using a vest and spring arm.

I don't know what you're talking about. It is way over my head.

I am a casual video creator. The objective is to have footage not difficult to look at. My outing is for fun instead of work. Being able to be agile without carrying other accessories is essential. A gimbal (no external monitor or mic) is more than enough for my hands and shoulder.

BTW, the easier way of showing motion forwards or backwards is to zoom in post. I have done that in a few of my videos. It's a foolproof way of not showing the bobbing from walking.