Recommendations for a GoPro gimbal stabilizer?

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analogs

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Anyone have any recommendations for a gimbal for a Gopro Hero 4 silver that meets the following criteria;
-Battery charge status leds that do not constantly remain flashing on. Seen a gimbal that had a battery status led that would constantly blink on to show battery charge status even when the gimbal was in use. The issue I have with this is when I film at night and the flashing led being a distraction or added to the footage.
-Handle that can be removed and the gimbal used separately.
-Gimbal that can be used upside down while the gopro remaining upright. For low angle shots.
-Something compact or small to use for travel.
-Stabilizes well.
-Capable of accepting the weight of a Gopro that has lens accessories. I use a 52mm lens uv filter with a lens attachment on my Gopro which adds weight to it. I prefer not to leave my gopro lens bare.
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Thanks.
 
1. Gaffer or eletrical tape, most have flashing status lights.
2. Zhiyun Rider-M has been working great for us. Comes with a handheld stick, can be mounted to Go Pro mounts for car shots and can be worn on talent as well. Does pretty much everything you'd need or want to do, other than extreme stuff around water, dirt or mud. There is no waterproof, dirt proof gimbal. Yet. That 52mm lens protector is unnecessary. Invest in a Polar Pro ND, much smaller and lighter.
https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Z1-Ri...ords=Zhiyun+Rider-m&psc=1&smid=A3A14HZTSVPRLX
 
Thanks for the reply.

@puredrifting, I would prefer to keep using the 52mm filter adaptor because I have other lens filters I could use with that thread size.

Have you tried the rider-m with any gopro attachments and did it affect the stabilizing results?
 
ikan makes the Fly-X3 Plus, which can accommodate either a Hero 3 or Hero 4, as well as most cell phones. I've used it with an LG G3 phone and it worked as expected. Research the owner's manual to make sure it will meet your needs.
 
analogs said:
Thanks for the reply.

@puredrifting, I would prefer to keep using the 52mm filter adaptor because I have other lens filters I could use with that thread size.

Have you tried the rider-m with any gopro attachments and did it affect the stabilizing results?
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I've only used it with the Polar Pro polarizer, it works great. I suspect it will handle your filters as far as weight load, you aren't increasing the overall weight that much. Pretty strong little motors. But I think your filters will physically be in the way and will hit the gimbal itself, it's designed for the Go Pro, not for the Go Pro with out of proportion big old filters hanging off of it that are larger than the Go Pro body. Probably fine for a straight ahead shot like in a car mount, but if you want to use the gimbal handheld and swivel the thing all over the place, I think your filters will hit the arms on the gimbal itself.
 
Does anyone here know which gopro gimbals use encoders?

All I can find is the Came-tv model.

@puredrifting - have you had any drifting issues with it especially from the horizon, or noise issues?
 
analogs said:
Does anyone here know which gopro gimbals use encoders?

All I can find is the Came-tv model.

@puredrifting - have you had any drifting issues with it especially from the horizon, or noise issues?
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I did a car shot a couple of months ago and it did drift around. This will sound funny but I actually ended up digging the drift, it gave it some life that made it look like there was a camera operator in the car with the talent, the drift was very slight, not enough to change the frame that much. I doubt it has encoded motors.
 
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