This is the best tutorial ever. I've watched SO many and they don't explain the extension or weights. I went from the standard weights they provide (2 large ones, 4 smaller ones) to absolutely none (no fasteners either). It's insanely smooth now. Thanks so much!
Yes, this is definitely the BEST tutorial on a stabilizer. I had mine set with ALL the weights and a really light Sony camcorder. Now it's seriously light weight and the side drop is much slower and the camera doesn't swivel around like the bobble head doggy in the back window of a car. We thank you very much and we shall subscribe to your channel! Thank you!
I am not person that clicks like for anything but I saw 100 videos of people doing tutorial about his and you are only one who actually teaches me right thanks and here is one big like from me
I looked at your channel, I am assuming you are a Israeli? How come they are so strict in giving VISAS!!! Do you have any suggestions? LOL sorry I don't mean to put you on the spot. I just love history and in particular Religious History I really want to GO once at least!
Excellent, jargon-free tutorial. The section on slowing down 'the drop' was very helpful. A lot of other videos on this item tend to forget about 'the drop'. Thank you.
Finally, an in-depth tutorial with a comprehensive how-to with video demonstrations. I finally feel confident. Your detail is what help me stabilize. Thank you for taking the time. Much appreciated.
Thank you so much for taking the time do explore the set up. Your presentation and demonstration was so much better and more helpful than every other video I watched. I now feel confident about buying and using this product for my own needs.
This is very detail and complete instruction on how to balance the stabilizer. I have done my NEEWER with the camcorder. This works perfect. Thank you very much.
Your intentions are very good and you are trying to help others which is very honourable. But there are a few things that are wrong. The quick release plate is not meant to slide in as there is a metal brake that is there precisely to prevent it from sliding off. Instead the quick release plate goes in from top to bottom like when you insert a tripod plate into a tripod head. Secondly, if you place the camera near the rear of the quick release plate it wont stick out so much and block your left/right adjustment knob. Then you wont have to turn it around the wrong way facing the front like you did, and you can keep the left/right adjustment knob facing you. Finally, the proper way to balance a stabilizer is to do the drop test first, and then make the camera position adjustments instead of doing the other way around like you did. Also the drop test is from horizontal to vertical (90°) and not from horizontal to horizontal as you are doing. Last tips: the handle is held to the side of the rod and not behind it, and doing it outside may be a little more difficult as even the slightest wind breeze will throw the balance off.
Well.. I watched so many videos trying to understand how to use my stabiliser and it was too complicated or confused. Ur video was easy to understand and very useful. Who cares if isn't professional or not using the correct terminology... Your way worked so much better and now I can finally use my stabiliser... thanks!
There an issue here . I think haters just think that a beautiful woman can’t do it as well as they do. Well let me tell you, this has been incredible useful to me . Thanks ! I just purchase this and had no clue about how to use it . Now I do!
Thanks for the tips. I came up with an idea this morning to use little magnets to dial in the balance instead of trying to move the plate around. I haven’t tried it yet but hopeful it’s a quicker way to make those final tiny adjustments.
Good video!! I had no luck finding a video that teaches exactly how a stabilizer works to where I can take any stabilizer and make it work with any camera. I watched the entire video and now I know what do to!!!
Yes I agree. THE Best video for stabilising. Why? Because you showed it in real-time and the reality of this patience-testing exercise. I think I have an idea for how to make this process more efficient. Let me make a video, but thank you.
Thanks so much for this video.. This helped me get mine dialed in!! I've been spoiled by gimbals, maybe eventually I'll get a Ronin-S but for now I want to see what I can pull off with this gear. :)
see, the first part you have to adjust is find the center gravity between the camera and the quick releasing plate with the help of a rod in a flat surface and than fix the quick releasing plate exactly where the center portion is approximately. than the second part to adjust is the stemp (Rod) with the help of counter weight and adjusting the rod from in and out. than the last part is to adjust is the camera towards front and back or left to right vice versa. this is the procedure to adjust the glide cam my dear mam.if it is helpful comment here.
no one else suggested taking off the weights or that the camera should be about twice as heavy as the bottom. i finally got mine to swing slowly. thanks!!!
Very nice presentation. Just for that I think I'll get one, I have the NEEWER shoulder mount with the offset and really like it. For us not so rich Camera owners its nice to be able to up our skills and not put out thousands of $$. I really liked this video and the straight forward commentary. I fully understood it . Thank you.
I just received my NEEWER Stabilizer from AMAZON yesterday, Thanks to this video I was able to get it basically set up in about 30 mins, before running off to work. When I got off work , that night, I changed from the Nikon 70-300 mm lens to the Nikon 18-55 mm lens on my Nikon D5300 and had to reset but found it to be fairly quick to reset. I then did some videos inside to see how it works and I was surprised to see how stable the shots were even though I know I really have to practice to get it to be a lot smoother. This video had me up and going so easily. Thanks so much.
Thanks for the video I think they way to stabilize it it’s pretty intuitive. Or logic. I just didn’t know how to shorten the pole hahaha I couldn’t figure it out on mine. I’m gonna try it now turning the nob hahaha. Thanks for the help
thanks for this great tutorial. I spent one complete afternoon trying to do this with my Canon XA wihout any satisfying results. Tried everything, but it drove me crazy. Maybe it's because of the cam (i found nobody using Stabilizer on the web - forums or videos - with this type of camcorder. It's a shame cause it's good products, but everything's DSLR only), maybe i'm too stupid. I'm exhausted :D
This was helpful as my equipment is very similar. However I'd invest in better tools (i.e. not a plastic knife) and shorten the video a little. Thank you though!
You worked backwards set your drop time first them balance the side view and frontal verticals by adjusting the camera position you’ll save yourself about 20 to 25 mins with your balance procedure
My ways. First always carry a coin instead of knives and screwdrivers. Second adjust the pole weight first and later the heads. Third sit comfortable and adjust it. Bu the way you are very cool and patient and your video says who you might be. You are too beautiful to be a camera person😊 nice video and nice voice.
Brett Weyers shup t f up eitains. There is no gravity m her words are been used in a correct way you brainwash baalist. Do some research on flat esrth and wake up once in for all
I got the same model you're using, do you know if there's a way to buy one of the blue screw knobs that go where the camera is mounted? I'm missing one of them.
Thank you for this video! Do you think this stabilizer is lighter and easier to hold than the Glidecam? I tried the Glidecam and my arm was shaking in the first minute....and I even work out. :( I have a motorized gimbal, but really would prefer a stabilizer like yours here in the video. Thoughts? Please and thanks!!
It's pretty similar effect either you buy 500€ gimbal or glidecam. It's just all about who uses it and what effect author want more to prefer. Glidecam gives more natural footage, while gimbal gives more robotics - that's difference.. Gimbal is easier to use as well - at least on beginning.
this is very frustrating, with the canon m50 its so light that the weights at the bottom are too heavy with the pole being at the shortest it can be. removing the weights make it too light! very frustrating
I love you but there is a much easier way to balance a stabilizer. 1) First find the camera's center of gravity. To do this place the center of the quick release on a pencil so it balances like a teeter-totter. Install the camera and move it back and forth till it also balances. Tighten the screw and mark that point. Install it on the unit so that it aligns with the shaft of the stabilizer. This will reduce the amount of the final adjustment required. 2) Adjust the shaft length and weights until the shaft remains steady in the horizontal position all by itself during the drop test. Lengthen the shaft length by 1.5-2.0 cm (shorten for low shots). This will give you a near perfect drop time without fumbling around. Once you have done this a few times you can balance your unit in under 2 min.
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Thanks for this video on the Neewer stabilizer! 😊 buy a coffee on me! ☕
WOW! Thank you so much for the donation, it is so greatly appreciated 🙂
This is the best tutorial ever. I've watched SO many and they don't explain the extension or weights. I went from the standard weights they provide (2 large ones, 4 smaller ones) to absolutely none (no fasteners either). It's insanely smooth now. Thanks so much!
Yes, this is definitely the BEST tutorial on a stabilizer. I had mine set with ALL the weights and a really light Sony camcorder. Now it's seriously light weight and the side drop is much slower and the camera doesn't swivel around like the bobble head doggy in the back window of a car. We thank you very much and we shall subscribe to your channel! Thank you!
I am not person that clicks like for anything but I saw 100 videos of people doing tutorial about his and you are only one who actually teaches me right thanks and here is one big like from me
BY FAR THE BEST TUTORIAL ON THIS PRODUCT PERIOD!! Watch 6 other videos I gave up..... But this did the trick. Thank you!!
Yeaaaa! You're so welcome - happy to help :)
@@EssetinoMedia FYI You are Awesome!!!
I looked at your channel, I am assuming you are a Israeli? How come they are so strict in giving VISAS!!! Do you have any suggestions? LOL sorry I don't mean to put you on the spot. I just love history and in particular Religious History I really want to GO once at least!
Excellent, jargon-free tutorial. The section on slowing down 'the drop' was very helpful. A lot of other videos on this item tend to forget about 'the drop'. Thank you.
Finally, an in-depth tutorial with a comprehensive how-to with video demonstrations. I finally feel confident. Your detail is what help me stabilize. Thank you for taking the time. Much appreciated.
She's great. That is a real teacher right there. Honest and a real time demonstrator and I would have to think, a classy lady. Good job.
Spent hours trying to figure how to balance my stabilizer lol! Watch 4 different videos and this one was the best! I finally did it!!
Yay! So happy to hear it worked out for you... It's very tricky, but once you figure it out it's so rewarding!
Thank you so much for taking the time do explore the set up. Your presentation and demonstration was so much better and more helpful than every other video I watched. I now feel confident about buying and using this product for my own needs.
This is very detail and complete instruction on how to balance the stabilizer. I have done my NEEWER with the camcorder. This works perfect. Thank you very much.
Best Neewer Stabilizer tutorial video on TH-cam! YOU ROCK!!!!
I followed your instructions and everything worked out perfect!
Thank you so much, means a lot!
Thanks for your step-by-step guide. Appreciate your taking the time. This video made all the difference for me.
Perfectly balanced as all things should be
Thank you for the support :)
@@EssetinoMedia it was a great video and I ended up buying it thank YOU
Just ordered one last night, been using a DIY rig, a mono-pod, weighted with a soft, wrap-a-round, ankle exercise weight...
Thanks, Moses...
Your intentions are very good and you are trying to help others which is very honourable. But there are a few things that are wrong. The quick release plate is not meant to slide in as there is a metal brake that is there precisely to prevent it from sliding off. Instead the quick release plate goes in from top to bottom like when you insert a tripod plate into a tripod head.
Secondly, if you place the camera near the rear of the quick release plate it wont stick out so much and block your left/right adjustment knob. Then you wont have to turn it around the wrong way facing the front like you did, and you can keep the left/right adjustment knob facing you.
Finally, the proper way to balance a stabilizer is to do the drop test first, and then make the camera position adjustments instead of doing the other way around like you did. Also the drop test is from horizontal to vertical (90°) and not from horizontal to horizontal as you are doing.
Last tips: the handle is held to the side of the rod and not behind it, and doing it outside may be a little more difficult as even the slightest wind breeze will throw the balance off.
Well.. I watched so many videos trying to understand how to use my stabiliser and it was too complicated or confused. Ur video was easy to understand and very useful. Who cares if isn't professional or not using the correct terminology... Your way worked so much better and now I can finally use my stabiliser... thanks!
this is the best tutorial for this product, thank you for taking the time to do a proper, how to
Exactly what it said!!!
Good job full watch you finally got it!
I got mine today and it does show knob in front on instructions picture..
There an issue here . I think haters just think that a beautiful woman can’t do it as well as they do. Well let me tell you, this has been incredible useful to me . Thanks ! I just purchase this and had no clue about how to use it . Now I do!
Once again Thank you, after I watched this video (Spent 4 hours trying to do it on my own) I was able to balance it PERFECTLY in about 15 mins!
Yesssss! You're so welcome. I know its a ghetto method, but it works.
@@EssetinoMedia No, it was perfect!
I was a little skeptical at the beginning of this video, but I must say that you are awesome!
Very helpful tutorial! You knew a lot of small tips and tricks that I wouldn't have considered. That drop test was so great!
I checked many but this is the best and perfect tutorial.
Thank you Sony! Much appreciated 🤗
Thanks for the tips. I came up with an idea this morning to use little magnets to dial in the balance instead of trying to move the plate around. I haven’t tried it yet but hopeful it’s a quicker way to make those final tiny adjustments.
Kyle Hanson That’s Brilliant! Would be curious to know if that works.
Great video! I was able to set mine up in about 10 mins thanks to your video. Can't wait to start filming.
Good video!! I had no luck finding a video that teaches exactly how a stabilizer works to where I can take any stabilizer and make it work with any camera. I watched the entire video and now I know what do to!!!
That's why we made this video, happy it worked out for you.
I watched several videos about the stabilizer and that's the best.
Thank you from syria.
Nice balance
Thank you, your patient instructions were easy to follow. I'm almost balanced and you have saved Neewer a return due to their awful instructions!
Lol, it works pretty well when you can get it stabilized. Glad it worked out for you.
Your soul is beautiful and innocent af.
Thank you for helping out💪🏽
Thank you so much, appreciate it 🙏🏻
Yes I agree. THE Best video for stabilising. Why? Because you showed it in real-time and the reality of this patience-testing exercise. I think I have an idea for how to make this process more efficient. Let me make a video, but thank you.
Nice one girl. Your tutorial has worked a treat. Well done lass. Fully explained and easy to follow - Thank you XX
Thanks for this I had almost given up trying to set this up until I found your tutorial.
I like this one... it is realtime & easier to follow.
Patience is virtue... Beautiful stabilizer... Already parked... God bless
Awesome help thanks so much!
Thanks, your tutorial is so easy. I was able to fix mine in less than 15 mins
Awesome, glad it worked out for you!
Fantastic video! Saved me and my partner a ton of headache with our new stabilizer. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for this video.. This helped me get mine dialed in!! I've been spoiled by gimbals, maybe eventually I'll get a Ronin-S but for now I want to see what I can pull off with this gear. :)
Thank you.
You gave just the right amount of information for me to set mine up.
Thank you.
Glad I could help :)
Thank you
Simple explanations, thanks for this!
Used your video to figure out how to balance my stabilizer. Just need to know what can be adjusted. The rest is up to the user. It worked.
Awesome, Duane! Glad to hear it helped 😊
see, the first part you have to adjust is find the center gravity between the camera and the quick releasing plate with the help of a rod in a flat surface and than fix the quick releasing plate exactly where the center portion is approximately. than the second part to adjust is the stemp (Rod) with the help of counter weight and adjusting the rod from in and out. than the last part is to adjust is the camera towards front and back or left to right vice versa. this is the procedure to adjust the glide cam my dear mam.if it is helpful comment here.
Awesome video, it helped me fixing my stabilizer quickly, best video i've seen about stabilizing stuff
+Salim Hemici Thank you so much, appreciate you taking the time to message us 🙂
no one else suggested taking off the weights or that the camera should be about twice as heavy as the bottom. i finally got mine to swing slowly. thanks!!!
Hey thanks!!! This video really really helped me!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it!
Always record the particular settings so that when you put this camera back with this lens you do not have to go through this exercise
Thanks for the helpful explanation and tutorial. This was really nice to have as an intro and reference aid.
YOUR Awesome !!! Thank YOU so much for your help.
No problem!
Got mines in minutes after watching your video. Thanks 🙏🏾
Sweet! Always happy to hear this video was able to help people.
Best demonstration by far
Appreciate it, thank you for taking the time to comment!
Very nice presentation. Just for that I think I'll get one, I have the NEEWER shoulder mount with the offset and really like it. For us not so rich Camera owners its nice to be able to up our skills and not put out thousands of $$. I really liked this video and the straight forward commentary. I fully understood it . Thank you.
Thanks James, appreciate it the feeback :)
I just received my NEEWER Stabilizer from AMAZON yesterday, Thanks to this video I was able to get it basically set up in about 30 mins, before running off to work. When I got off work , that night, I changed from the Nikon 70-300 mm lens to the Nikon 18-55 mm lens on my Nikon D5300 and had to reset but found it to be fairly quick to reset. I then did some videos inside to see how it works and I was surprised to see how stable the shots were even though I know I really have to practice to get it to be a lot smoother. This video had me up and going so easily. Thanks so much.
Amazing tutorial, thanks!!
Great video for beginners.
Been trying to balance my stabilizer every day for 2 and a half months. Still didn't get it, but this helped me get a bit further. Thanks
Still a great video 3 years later. :)
An excellent tutorial. The best I have found. Thanks for your help
Nice! Good to know this tutorial still works after all these years!
@@EssetinoMedia it does and my canon xa20 is now perefctly balanced so thank you
Very useful! Thank you!
Good video & Review, I'm gonna get it do i need to buy a quick release plate for this?, I don't have one. Thanks!
Thanks for the video I think they way to stabilize it it’s pretty intuitive. Or logic. I just didn’t know how to shorten the pole hahaha I couldn’t figure it out on mine. I’m gonna try it now turning the nob hahaha. Thanks for the help
This was awesome. Thank you
Excellent tutorial - thanks
The Best video I found to stabilaze, thanks.
You are very welcome, happy to help!
this is really helpful. thank you so much!
thanks for this great tutorial.
I spent one complete afternoon trying to do this with my Canon XA wihout any satisfying results. Tried everything, but it drove me crazy.
Maybe it's because of the cam (i found nobody using Stabilizer on the web - forums or videos - with this type of camcorder. It's a shame cause it's good products, but everything's DSLR only), maybe i'm too stupid. I'm exhausted :D
you are a star
This was so helpful! Thank you :)
No problem :)
Hi great review, lovely work.
Btw do you know If this would work for a Lumix G7 25mm lense?
Would probably help to shift the camera all the way back on the plate. It’s super forward and is probably why it was leaning
Thank you so much this is very helpful keep it up
🙏🙏
I got it stabilized better with this video
Awesome! Glad it worked out for you
hye there...can you share footage of using this stabilizer hence im planing to buy the NEEWER STABILIZER
This was helpful as my equipment is very similar. However I'd invest in better tools (i.e. not a plastic knife) and shorten the video a little. Thank you though!
seriously i think tutorial part is so bad, but the video is so fun XD but it really make my day, jajajajajajaja
Really helpful ! Thanks !! :D
Thank you 💕😊
You worked backwards set your drop time first them balance the side view and frontal verticals by adjusting the camera position you’ll save yourself about 20 to 25 mins with your balance procedure
thanks ur video help me alot
:-)
Thank you!!
My ways.
First always carry a coin instead of knives and screwdrivers.
Second adjust the pole weight first and later the heads.
Third sit comfortable and adjust it.
Bu the way you are very cool and patient and your video says who you might be. You are too beautiful to be a camera person😊 nice video and nice voice.
you're not removing weight, you're bringing the center of gravity closer to the camera
exactly mate... But Like the video
Brett Weyers shup t f up eitains. There is no gravity m her words are been used in a correct way you brainwash baalist. Do some research on flat esrth and wake up once in for all
Brett Weyers yeah, the video was good but I cringed at the "removing weight" every time she said it. That and the dinner knife 😂
I got the same model you're using, do you know if there's a way to buy one of the blue screw knobs that go where the camera is mounted? I'm missing one of them.
The video was really helpful , nobody explained this portion. I still got little rotation movements! how could we prevent it? thanks
There will always be some residual movement. Ease into your shots and don't make sudden movements
Really helpful. Thanks!
No problem, happy to help :)
good
Can you use a L-Bracket on the Neewer Stabilizer? I want to shoot vertically.
I use 0 weight and i have sony a6000. It works well
Thank you for this video! Do you think this stabilizer is lighter and easier to hold than the Glidecam? I tried the Glidecam and my arm was shaking in the first minute....and I even work out. :( I have a motorized gimbal, but really would prefer a stabilizer like yours here in the video. Thoughts? Please and thanks!!
Hi, could you tell me if it is possible to put a smartphone on a steadicam that is for devices up to 8 pounds?
Any way to mount an external monitor on this?
Great help thank you!
Happy to help ✌🏽
thank you !
Happy to help!
seems like a person has to get up to go through all this at 3 AM to be ready to shoot by 9AM
Ah screw it I'll spend $1k on a gimbal.
You will still have to balance gimbal. I spent 650e and it's SO FUCKING ANNOYING to balance. :
But this is a gimbal...
This is steadicam - it can be called glidecam etc. But not gimbal.
It's pretty similar effect either you buy 500€ gimbal or glidecam. It's just all about who uses it and what effect author want more to prefer. Glidecam gives more natural footage, while gimbal gives more robotics - that's difference.. Gimbal is easier to use as well - at least on beginning.
It's great if you are happy! :)
this is very frustrating, with the canon m50 its so light that the weights at the bottom are too heavy with the pole being at the shortest it can be. removing the weights make it too light! very frustrating
very nice video
With my Sony a 7 3, Can I use the sokani 5inch monitor on this either at the top or near the bottom which I would prefer to see where I am walking
I love you but there is a much easier way to balance a stabilizer. 1) First find the camera's center of gravity. To do this place the center of the quick release on a pencil so it balances like a teeter-totter. Install the camera and move it back and forth till it also balances. Tighten the screw and mark that point. Install it on the unit so that it aligns with the shaft of the stabilizer. This will reduce the amount of the final adjustment required. 2) Adjust the shaft length and weights until the shaft remains steady in the horizontal position all by itself during the drop test. Lengthen the shaft length by 1.5-2.0 cm (shorten for low shots). This will give you a near perfect drop time without fumbling around. Once you have done this a few times you can balance your unit in under 2 min.