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Around July last year, I started using the Zhiyun Smooth-II three-axis mobile stabilizer. At that time, I was still in contact with the stabilizer field for the first time. However, Zhiyun had not been so hot at the time and became the handheld device for numerous anchors and reporters.
However, within a year's time, the old Smooth-II had a significant problem in stability. It was mainly an offset problem. Careful value-friends could be found in my original video. Smooth-Q, the successor of Smooth-II, has recently been listed. The key is that the price is as low as 799 yuan. Jingdong buys what bikes it needs to return to 100,699 yuan.
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▼ faded the SF Express coat, you can see there is a layer of bubble film inside, you can very well protect the integrity of the packaging.
▼ Remember that in the Smooth-II, the outer packaging also used a plastic seal, the new LOGO is really much more than last year's.
The back shows the four color combinations of Smooth-Q. I chose black. After all, this color is the most secure and low-key, which is consistent with the position of the stabilizer.
▼ Pull out the Smooth-Q inner wrap from the side – a black box.
▼ The inner package is opened at the top, and it is a storage box like a miniature violin case. The suggestions I gave last year have finally been adopted.
▼ After taking out the storage box, the shoulder strap, wire, and a product manual below are interspersed in the gaps in the storage box by clever placement.
[Stabilizer storage box]:
▼ By unlocking the zipper on the side of the storage box, Smooth-Q is quietly lying in the box, and the corresponding plastic part on the other side is concave for fixing the stabilizer.
▼ Take a sheet at a different angle and feel that the whole worm is a lot rougher than the previous generation.
▼The stabilizer storage box is also equipped with a retractable shoulder strap, and the buckle of the shoulder strap can be hung on the storage box.
[Instructions]: The description of Smooth-Q is more refined than that of previous generations.
[Data line]: The data line of Smooth-Q is basically the same as the previous generation. Even Logo hasn’t changed. This point criticized.
[family portrait]:
▼Smooth-Q's design has been greatly improved compared to Smooth-II. The overall style has abandoned the previous generation of hard and cold metal straight male cancer style, and instead uses plastic to redesign a more fitting palm curvature. The grip.
3.1 Smooth-Q
(1) Top area
▼The top area of the Smooth-Q is a part of a fixed mobile phone, and the design is more complicated. First of all, the mobile phone triaxial stabilizer has three axes: 1 heading axis; 2 roll axis; 3 pitch axis. Secondly, Smooth-Q added a center of gravity adjustment knob and horizontal/vertical adjustment knobs on the basis of Smooth-II, which greatly saves space and extra kit expansion requirements.
▼ Smooth-Q The back of the roll axis is a threaded surface with the word Smooth-Q printed next to it.
[Phone clip]: The position of the phone clip and the mobile phone is in the gray part, and the texture is harder than that of the Smooth-II. At the same time, a groove for fixing the cell phone is also designed, but the cell phone plus a protective case is of no use.
[External bayonet mount for roll and pitch axes]: Since the roll and pitch axes can only be rotated by 270° and 320°, respectively, these two axes limit the angle of rotation. Smooth-II is Put the bayonet on the inside, and the Smooth-Q is on the outside. Actually, I don't think it looks like the previous generation. However, this design reminds the user to “do a miracle”.
[Center of gravity adjustment knob]: Smooth-II center of gravity adjustment method is to increase a weight installed kit, and then to achieve large-size mobile phone stability, Smooth-Q is relatively tricky, by extending the length of the roller to achieve the center of gravity adjustment . No additional package is required, which greatly reduces the burden on users.
▼ Video display of Zhiyun Smooth-Q center of gravity adjustment:
[Horizontal / vertical adjustment knob]: For the anchor, last year's Smooth-II does not support vertical shooting mode, must use the follow-up kit Caixing, but the kit to buy a single will be about 150 yuan. Smooth-Q's innovation is simple and crude. It only needs to rotate the phone clip in one direction. The only drawback is that the phone after rotating into vertical mode can only be fixed in the horizontal position, and the vertical position can be adjusted freely. As a result of this adjustment, the edges of the stabilizer will appear on the shooting screen (the image below shows the contrast of anti-shake at night).
▼Video display of Zhiyun Smooth-Q horizontal/vertical switch:
(2) Central area
▼Smooth-Q's central area centralizes the control function of the entire three-axis stabilizer. The keys are basically the same as the previous generation. A MODE key and indicator light are added. The original Smooth-II MODE key is integrated on the joystick, and the power and Bluetooth are The lights are combined into one, and individuals still prefer the idea of "points". After all, the keys are too concentrated and the chance of damage is greater. In the layout, Smooth-Q adopts a centralized design, which integrates the original right-side switch key and paddle key to the front.
(3) Bottom area
▼ The bottom area of the Smooth-Q, in addition to a standard 1/4-way screw for tripod transfer, also adds a USB interface that acts as a mobile power output. However, considering that the bottom is in the horizontal mode and the bottom is in the vertical mode, this function should be designed for vertical shooting.
▼ I spit over last year that Smooth-II didn't have a bonus storage box. Smooth-Q sent it this year. It looks like a violin storage box at first sight.
▼ From the oblique angle of the storage box, the silver curve appearance of the storage box is quite attractive.
▼ zipper details of the storage box is also good, printed with a LOGO above, but this shoulder strap is plastic, the quality may be slightly insufficient, but in view of the price I will tolerate, but for the last generation of data lines still used, bad reviews .
▼ Compared to the previous generation of Smooth-II metal straight men's wind, Smooth-Q is more awkward in terms of design style, whether it is the transfer part of the grip or stabilizer.
▼ Plastic exterior materials are prone to illusion that Smooth-Q is lighter, but in reality it is not.
▼ The keys of the previous generation of Smooth-II were relatively simple and distributed on the front and sides of the middle.
▼Key-Distribution of Smooth-Q This section has been analyzed in detail earlier, but it will not be repeated here. The additional surface area of the rocker button has been expanded, and the matte texture has been added to improve the touch.
▼ The left side of Smooth-II and Smooth-Q is somewhat similar, but Smooth-Q's seams can be considered for zooming out.
▼Smooth-Q is still taken by the sister with a nice look
▼Smooth-Q feels better because the grip becomes more fit to the palm of your hand. At the same time, the increase in thickness and weight makes the grip more texture. The material of the plastic is more skin-friendly than metal. In winter use (especially in the northeast), there is no need to fear the cold of the metal.
[Lock mode]
▼ Horizontal steering
▼ Move up and down
(1) Three axial
▼ Previously introduced the name of the triaxial stabilizer originated from the three axes of the heading, roll, and pitch axes. Corresponding to the figure below are the Z axis (heading axis), X axis (roller axis), and Y axis (pitch axis). 
1 Heading axis: Responsible for controlling horizontal rotation, 360° rotation without pressure
2Roller axis: It is mainly responsible for image stabilization in the lock mode and the left and right follow mode, and can adjust the level of the mobile phone in the full follow mode.
3 pitch axis: responsible for the mobile phone's Y axis angle adjustment
(2) Three shooting modes
1 lock mode:
2 left and right follow modes
3 full follow mode
(3) Video display
[Mode switch]:
Boot mode: boot must be left and right follow mode
Follow-up mode and lock mode switch between each other: by clicking the MODE key to switch between each other
Toggle full follow mode: no matter what mode, double-clicking the MODE key will change to full-follow mode, and double-clicking again will change to the previous mode.
[Angle adjustment]:
Left and right follow mode: only adjust the up and down angle (fixed up and down angle), the horizontal direction will follow the rotation of the stabilizer automatically
Full-following mode: The angles of up, down, left, and right cannot be adjusted, and the horizontal and vertical directions will follow the rotation of the stabilizer automatically.
to sum up
[Whether the angle can be adjusted by the joystick button in the three modes]:
[Whether the mobile phone viewing angle in three modes will follow the rotation of the stabilizer]:
(3) Power on and off
1 boot
2 shutdown
(4) Sleep switch
1 sleep open
2 sleep off
(5) Axial rotation
1 turn left
2 turn right
3 turn up
4 turn down
(1) APP download and initialization
In the process of testing the Zhiyun Smooth-Q stabilizer, the iOS app was updated, the interface was greatly modified, and many functions in the promotion diagram were added. There was no way to re-download it. Some of the work in front of us was overdone. . Therefore, when downloading, please note that users download ZY Play. Zhiyun Pocket Assistant is an old version.
▼ After downloading and installing, the first opening will go through five posters.
▼ Then enter the main interface, surprisingly there are only two pages, but after connecting Zhiyun Smooth-Q, it is like opening up a new world, so I think this upgrade is really more conscience.
(2) Panoramic shooting
▼ZY Play's panoramic shooting function is added by the APP. There are three modes: 180°, 330°, and wide range. After setting the mode, Zhiyun Smooth-Q will automatically determine the trajectory and synthesize multiple photos.
Photographs taken through the three modes show different states.
[180°]: 180° belongs to a smaller panorama. Due to the movement of the characters, afterimages appeared.
[330°]: 330° is already the limit of the horizontal rotation of Smooth-Q.
[Wide angle panorama]: Wide angle panorama is Smooth-Q takes 9 shots in one direction, up, down, right, and left, and finally forms a wide-angle view.
(3) filter function
▼ZY Play has added a filter function, a total of nine kinds of rates are optional, but I have to criticize the filter switch in the sun, in addition to the original and black and white can see, any other filter is very The strange color does not know how strong practicality is.
(4) Time-lapse photography
▼ compared to the pothole filter, ZY Play is very cool, there is nothing to say about time-lapse photography, the key is to move time-lapse photography, is simply a weapon. In the past, it was very time-lapse photography effect with a heart-water slide, and now with Smooth-Q, it is also possible to implement a moving-time delay photography.
[specific operation process]
▼ In the lock mode, the rotation stabilizer determines the nodes to shoot, and up to four can be selected.
▼ After the selection is completed, you can select the shutter interval and duration of time-lapse photography. To know that the iPhone SE itself can not set these parameters, this is simply to rely on ZY Play to adjust, in other words can be achieved by switching to other mobile phones The only drawback is that the estimated time below is not accurate enough. At the same time, if the distance between the two selected attractions is too large, the video will choose a shorter path for rotation. At the same time, if there is a large gap between the selected multiple attractions, the video flow velocity of the mobile time-lapse photography will be different.
(5) PTZ tuning
In the past, it was inconvenient to set up the handheld assistant of Zhiyun, and it was necessary to set the interface to enter the background. ZY Play put the parameter settings on the shooting interface. It was very simple and clear. I think this kind of improvement greatly facilitated the experience of human-computer interaction. .
1 photo settings
[Photo Mode]: Single Shot, Panorama, Long Exposure
▼ Long exposure is a type of exposure that selects a slow shutter (long exposure time). The advantage is that you can take a clear view of the light and shoot fantastic scenes such as waterfalls and city highways.
[Photo parameter settings]: resolution, white balance, manual mode, grid, flash
2 recording settings
[shooting settings]: resolution, calibration, PTZ, universal, live
▼ZY Play can calibrate the stabilizer so that the product reaches its best condition.
▼ The live broadcast option is a video stream that needs to be broadcast via the RTMP protocol, but unfortunately the individual does not have a live broadcast link, so this feature is temporarily unable to complete the test.
The RTMP protocol is a real-time transmission protocol introduced by Adobe and is mainly used for the real-time transmission of audio and video streams based on the flv format. To use the RTMP protocol for transmission, video is required to use the H.264 compression standard, audio is AAC standard, and then the audio and video streams are encapsulated in the flv format.
[Video mode]: Default (conventional), Slow motion, Time-lapse photography, Mobile time-lapse photography
[Camera Settings]: Resolution, White Balance, Manual Mode, Grid, Flash
▼ The specific optional resolution also depends on the hardware support of the phone itself.
[PTZ setup]: Scene mode, remote control
▼ZY Play can also set the stabilizer usage profile, but this feature cannot be removed from the phone.
▼ The remote control interface can control the mode switch, angle adjustment, etc. of the stabilizer. However, there is a BUG where you have to have two phones, one for shooting and one for control.
(6) Automatic focus tracking
The auto focus tracking function is a function added by the new version of the APP. It can recognize faces and objects and automatically follow the heading axis and pitch axis to perform focus tracking. It is especially suitable for major anchors, and no longer has to worry about physical displacement. .
[Face tracking]: This function can only be implemented under the iOS client. In addition, although the rear camera's ability to catch the focus is accurate, the front camera's focus is reversed, and expectations are improved.
[Tracking focus]: This tracking focus is more practical (Android client available) than the limited use of face tracking. The way to use is to click on the tracking button to mark the area on the screen with a finger. Smooth-Q will track the objects (including faces) in the area to automatically focus.
▼The walk test chose Wuhan University campus to shoot. Originally thinking of going to Wu Dao's Cherry Blossom Avenue to walk more and more, when the Internet access appointment, the system appears BUG, the only three of my colleagues can brush ID card to enter the park, had to give up, in the periphery had been dry addiction.
This walking test video mainly investigates the anti-shaking effect of the Zhiyun Smooth-Q three-axis stabilizer when walking. The camera phone is the iPhone SE. From the overall shooting effect, with the stabilizer of the blessing, hand-held shooting screen jitter has been greatly eased, but this kind of anti-shake is still a civilian level, so careful observation can find the picture is still walking Slightly shaken.
▼Designated Time Lapse Photography I chose the entrance of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Library. The shooting time was on the eve of the first day of the Ching Ming Festival. I saw that our alma mater's students still went to and from the library to study. Really felt that everyone was very diligent. I'm rather idle.
This time-lapse photography test video mainly investigates the stabilization effect of Zhiyun Smooth-Q three-axis stabilizer, and the number of mobile phones taken is one plus three. Compared to walking jitters, this fixed position on the tripod is clearly stable too much, but slight side-to-side shaking can still be felt. Of course, if you add my Smooth-II for comparison, you will definitely feel that this is just as stable.
▼Walking time-lapse photography, I chose to go on a trip to Waco Yoga Hill. In fact, the way is to test my Garmin fenix 5S. From the perspective of time-lapse photography, stability has a very important influence on the presentation of picture quality. Throughout the whole process of climbing, it can be seen that whether it is uphill or downhill, Zhiyun Smooth-Q can maintain good stability. But I'm going to spit it out. I took a shoelace before I went up the mountain and paused the recording. During this time, I started again until the next time I stop recording, the video automatically turns into a vertical shooting mode, but I still use the horizontal Pattern, this estimate is BUG.
Due to the lack of a slide rail, mobile time-lapse photography is a feature that I have always been concerned with. Smooth-Q has realized my little wish. The actual shooting scene is an intersection of the school. The time is after class at noon. From the shooting effect, it can be seen that there is slight jitter in the Smooth-Q, but the video is still smooth and there is no obvious stickiness.
▼ During the testing process, I discovered that if there is a significant distance difference between the points of interest selected by mobile time-lapse photography, there will be different flow rates in the video. If the distance between the two spots is equal, the flow rate is equivalent. Personally I think this can be solved through subsequent upgrades, but in order to maintain the fluency of the video as a whole, we can only rely on the user's estimates.
▼ Slow-motion testing I really want to rant again, Smooth-Q's slow-motion is completely not in the traditional sense of presentation: slow video playback of high frame rate video. Instead, the normal frame rate video is played slowly for slow playback, and the sense of vignetting is strong and close to the slide.
▼ This test video selected the commercial scene of Wuhan Guangdu Tun to capture night scenes. On the left side of the video is the glory V9 with built-in video stabilization (electronics), and on the right is the iPhone SE using Smooth-Q. As can be seen from the video, the Zhiyun Smooth-Q mobile phone stabilizer makes the iPhone SE video performance in the night scene compared to rely on its own electronic anti-shake glory V9, in terms of real shooting experience and actual imaging to enhance too many.
(1) Advantages
1Smooth-Q's grip design is more in line with the palm of your hand, and its face value has been improved. From the past, the metal tough style has turned to skin-friendly plastic.
2Smooth-Q's buttons and indicator lights adopt the idea of "sub", which splits the original single key and indicator light. At the same time, Smooth-Q takes into account the concept of "close" and puts buttons and indicators on both sides. Integrated, focused on the front, user-friendly observation and operation.
3Smooth-Q adds the adjustment of the center of gravity of the mobile phone to the function design, and the knobs of the horizontal and vertical shooting modes are switched, so that the user can realize switching of various shooting functions and modes without extra packages and expenditures.
4Smooth-Q is superior to Smooth-II in terms of stability, and has significantly increased from the previous 4 hours to 12 hours in the use of battery life, and also supports the mobile power function.
5Smooth-Q has breakthroughs in APP functionality compared to the past, adding new features such as filters, tracking tracking, and time-lapse photography.
6Smooth-Q comes with a portable storage box, better workmanship, can effectively protect the stabilizer.
7 In the pricing strategy, the initial starting price of RMB 699 can really hit the market, so that a large number of ordinary consumers can enjoy the professional level of professional anti-shake effect.
(2) Insufficient
1Smooth-Q weighs about 60g more than Smooth-II, but if Smooth-II adds weight, it's actually quite the same.
2Smooth-Q still needs to be improved in the function development of the App. The firmware upgrade function cannot be implemented, and the information function has a flashback situation.
3Smooth-Q has limitations in the face tracking function, which can only be achieved in the ios client. At the same time, the front camera's focus is reversed.
4Smooth-Q's data cable still uses the accessories of the previous generation of Smooth-II, even the LOGO has not been replaced, it really should not.
5Smooth-Q's time-lapse photography has appeared in the vertical video mode in the horizontal shooting mode, estimated to be BUG.
6Smooth-Q's setting of the point of view during the mobile time-lapse photography will affect the video flow rate, and the user can only judge the proper attraction point by himself.
The performance of 7Smooth-Q in slow-motion video recording is not displayed by high-speed photography at all, but only slow down the original frame rate.
1 Further reduce the weight of Smooth-Q and reduce the burden on the user's hand.
2 Further improve the APP function to reduce the occurrence of flashback and loss of function.
3 The face tracking function is considered to be improved or canceled. First, the front camera is inconvenient to use, and the second is tracking and focusing.
4 Redesign the appearance of the data cable, at least on the LOGO to match the new generation of products.
5 Fix the BUG of time-lapse photography to reduce the BUG in the final imaging.
6 Improve the settings for taking pictures of moving time-lapse photography. You can consider using the guide.
7 Optimize the interaction mechanism between slow-motion video and mobile phones to truly achieve the performance of slow-motion effects.
Personal feeling, as a three-axis stabilizer positioned in the entry, Zhiyun Smooth-Q three-axis stabilizer is not safe, inexpensive user experience makes people have a kind of stupidity industry spoilers illusion.
Zhiyun Smooth-Q three-axis stabilizer is very rich in accessories, adding a protective cover. It is exceptionally powerful in function, adding new functions such as panoramic shooting (180°, 330°, wide angle), time-lapse photography (fixed-point, moving-time-lapse photography), and filters. In terms of experience, it is more comfortable to adjust horizontal and vertical centers of gravity without changing the kit.
However, we should also see that the supporting software of Zhiyun Smooth-Q three-axis stabilizer has many bugs or insufficient functions, and there is still much room for improvement. Therefore, we hope that Zhiyun can make more efforts in the software experience. Consumers provide a good product that is both hard and soft.
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