Digitek DS-005 gimbal: A slow yet sturdy stabiliser for mobile videos

The quintessential mobile phone has developed by leaps and bound and is now considered a serious option in filming professional videos, though image stability has been a major issue, with jerks and shakes ruining important moments. While optical image stabilisation available in premium smartphones solves this problem to some extent, silky smooth stabilisation remains a distant goal. Which means an external aid is a must if you are into serious filmmaking with your smartphone.

While 3-axis gimbals are common attachments for professional cameras, a few options are also available for mobiles and DJI's products have been setting benchmarks for sometime now.

Digitek, a brand known for its reliable camera accessories, also has a product for the same and is a budget alternative to DJI Osmo Mobile 2.

The Digitek DS-005 gimbal is sturdy and well-built with no creaky parts. Although heavy, it is surprisingly comfortable to hold and I have recorded a 30-minute long footage without any hiccups. The controls are handy as well and won't be a problem to master, but the device stutters a lot while setting up. It takes a good 3-4 minutes to balance and at times starts overloading if not used for a while. I faced the this problem while filming sudden moments and had to do without the help of the gimbal.

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