2022 Christmas Gadget Buying Guide

Zhiyun Smooth 5S Combo

Honestly, this is a killer Christmas gift for those starting streaming, vlogging, and movie-making. While you can get a quick and cheap gimbal setup these days, spending a little extra for the Smooth 5S Combo for Zhiyun is a solid investment, as you really do get what you pay for here. This premium bundle comes in a gorgeous fabric coated flexible hard case, making it ideal for travelling with.

As you can see, it comes with plenty of extras, including a mini tripod, a mini 300 fill light, colour filters, and extra storage space for your phone, cables, etc.

It’s extremely well made, with a premium quality design, and very durable construction.

“The Zhiyun Smooth 5S smartphone gimbal in grey is a more advanced version of the Zhiyun Smooth 5. The new professional 3-axis stabilisation design of the Smooth 5S offers more filming possibilities with a wider view at different shooting angles. The magnetic steel motors have an upgraded algorithm, ensuring that phones with large LCD sizes can also be used. The wider phone clamp now also allows the use of external lenses on mobile phones. The Zhiyun Smooth 5S now has a built-in powerful 300 lumens fill-in light, with a colour temperature of 5000 K (90+ CPI). Plus, you can connect two more external LED lights.”

• 3-axis stabilisation for unique shooting angles
• Wide phone clamp
• Built-in powerful 300 lumens fill-in light
• Includes mini tripod, external LED light
• Includes carry case, VIP card, wrist strap

The controls are really nicely configured, and the analogue stick controller is silky smooth, allowing for easy control of the camera angle.

This is great too, a large fraction jog wheel, allowing for silky smooth focus adjustments, much like you would find a more professional camera setup. It’s significantly more usable than a simple +/- button setup.

There’s a 300-lumen clip on fill light. And it comes with a bundle of magnetic covers to adjust the white balance.-

Snap your phone in, balance it, and you’re ready to shoot footage like a pro.

Features

• Professional 3-axis stabilisation for unique shooting angles
• Magnetic steel motors with an upgraded algorithm for smartphones with a large LCD
• A wider phone clamp allows the use of external lenses on a smartphone while filming
• Built-in powerful 300 lumens fill-in light (5000 K, 90+ CPI)
• Extra-wide axes for superfast switching between horizontal and vertical filming modes
• Large control wheel for smooth and quick adjustment of zoom position, focus, and choice of desired focal length
• Support PD fast charging, charges the gimbal in just 2 hours
• Energy-efficient and powerful battery provides up to 25 hours of filming time
• Compatible with the Zhiyun ZY Cami, Pro Level and Filmic Pro apps suitable for iOS and Android

For more information, please check the official product page here. Available now for just £219.