3 axis gimbal vs Hybrid Steadycam
3 axis gimbal vs Hybrid Steadycam
Hybrid steadycam Basson Steady 8 axis camera stabilizer model Endless
vs 3 axis gimbal dji Ronin or Freefly movi
If you ever thought that saving some money buying a 3 axis gimbal like the ones from Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi will give you the same results in terms of performance and stability as buying a 8 axis hybrid steadycam gimbal system, well the answer is NO.
You may have seen already many comparisons between 3 axis gimbals such as the Dji Ronin or the or the Freefly Movi on youtube vs the classic mechanical steadicam.
They find out whether a 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi can indeed accomplish the similar camera moves like the mechanical Steadicam on multiple occasions and also at longer distances to the subject you are filming, and performs very well following a subject, going up or down on stairs, turning corners and more.
But they also realized that the 3 axis gimbals have many issues and It has several weaknesses when compared to the old classic mechanical steadycam that already has 5 axis stabilization just by physics and due to the mechanical design.
This is the main reason that explains why the classic mechanical steadycam were not replaced in the professional film industry and also explains why professional operators in Hollywood still use them as the main professional camera stabilizer.
Comparison between 3 Axis Gimbal vs 8 axis Hybrid steadycam gimbal camera stabilizer
Just to mention a few of the weaknesses of a 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi, is the issue with the 4 axis or z axis or up and down movement while walking because they do not have a shock absorber arm to do that job for them.
Then other big weaknesses is that the 3 axis gimbals such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi do not use physics to stabilize the cameras its just electronic stabilization, and that has its consequences on the final result, as they do not have a weight on top and a weight at the bottom as a mechanical steadicam has to help stabilize the cameras, they only depend on what electronics can do, so for that they consume most of the power and a lot of battery trying to correct the 100% of the stabilization.
On the contrary a hybrid steadycam gimbal camera stabilizer works with two different sources to stabilize a camera. First of all it uses the Free power of physics in combination with a double shock absorber arm to do the main stabilization job that in the hands of a professional solves the 90% to 97% of the total stabilization, and then uses an electronic board with electronic motors to do the fine tuning to correct the remaining 3% to 10% to achieve the perfect stabilization result with less than 1 degree of inclination error, so for this reason the electronic board does a better job than with a regular 3 axis gimbal.
Its like if a 3 axis gimbal would have a 5 axis control board with 5 motors to stabilize the worst part without consuming any batteries or any power, and then after processing the footage goes to a second electronic board also with electronic motors to stabilize again what the first board could not do.
Then the operator of a 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi also has the issue of achieving an accurate framing specially when running in low mode, just by holding the 3 axis gimbal from the top handle, like when you see gimbal users running like crazy holding the 3 axis gimbals from the handle without caring about framing, reflections, noises and so on.
Another issue with a 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi has the issue of trying to make accurate panning while making fast turns trying to keep the frame centered with the use of a joystick, something that with any steadycam operator can accomplish easily with its hands with any classic mechanical steadicam.
And finally the weight issue of mounting a digital cinema camera on the 3-axis electronic gimbal stabilizer such as the Dji Ronin or the Freefly Movi, needs to be considered too.
The weight of a heavy weight cinema camera mounted on a mechanical Steadicam is perfectly distributed thru the whole operator’s body, due to that the hole weight is mounted to a comfortable vest which reduces the fatigue a lot, and also lets you carry much more weight for longer periods of time compared to any other 3 axis gimbal that all the mass of weight is on your arms.
The Dji Ronin or the Freefly movi 3 axis gimbals are lighter, but the hole pressure goes entirely on operators’ hands and shoulders making the 3 axis gimbal system impractical.
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