Overview

The Smooth 5S is the latest smartphone gimbal offering from Zhiyun Tech, one of the world's leading gimbal manufacturers. This gimbal is stronger and more advanced than previous models, so it is better equipped to handle more smartphones on the market, while it crucially features built-in LED lighting; which helps to illuminate your vlogs for more stunning content. The Zhiyun Smooth 5S includes magnetic steel motors and advanced algorithms for superior stabilisation performance, while the included phone clamp is wider to allow for external smartphone lenses. To allow users to make the most of the Smooth 5S functionality, this unit includes an intuitive control panel, a simple wheel design, and a round cap joystick for selecting shooting modes.

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Zhiyun Smooth 5S Smartphone Gimbal (White)

The Smooth 5S is the latest smartphone gimbal offering from Zhiyun Tech, one of the world's leading gimbal manufacturers. This gimbal is stronger and more advanced than previous models, so it is better equipped to handle more smartphones on the market, while it crucially features built-in LED lighting; which helps to illuminate your vlogs for more stunning content. The Zhiyun Smooth 5S includes magnetic steel motors and advanced algorithms for superior stabilisation performance, while the included phone clamp is wider to allow for external smartphone lenses. To allow users to make the most of the Smooth 5S functionality, this unit includes an intuitive control panel, a simple wheel design, and a round cap joystick for selecting shooting modes.

The Zhiyun Tech Smooth 5S features multiple shooting modes, including MagicClone Pano, Slow Motion & Timelapse. Also of note are the versatile movements that this 3-Axis gimbal provides, which include PF, L, F, POV and V. Connecting to the compatible ZY Cami App unlocks filters, music, templates and more, so users can produce content that is ready for sharing with ease.

The lighting system of the Zhiyun Tech Smooth 5S features a built-in fill light, which combines perfectly with the dual modular magnetic lights, only available in the combo - this is a dream come true for content creators. The fill light delivers a 5000K colour temperature and 2W rated power. The result is a powerful lighting system with 360-degree all-around lighting and a generous range of 15m square.


The Zhiyun Tech Smooth 5S is fast charging, taking just 2 hours to reach full power, and then delivering up to 24 hours of performance time. This product includes a zoom and focus switch on the control wheel, which allows users to produce a professional dolly zoom effect, to mimic the work of professional videographers. Another bonus of this impressive smartphone gimbal is quick and easy switching between horizontal and vertical shooting, thanks to the wider axes.

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Product Overview

The Smooth 5S is the latest smartphone gimbal offering from Zhiyun Tech, one of the world's leading gimbal manufacturers. This gimbal is stronger and more advanced than previous models, so it is better equipped to handle more smartphones on the market, while it crucially features built-in LED lighting; which helps to illuminate your vlogs for more stunning content. The Zhiyun Smooth 5S includes magnetic steel motors and advanced algorithms for superior stabilisation performance, while the included phone clamp is wider to allow for external smartphone lenses. To allow users to make the most of the Smooth 5S functionality, this unit includes an intuitive control panel, a simple wheel design, and a round cap joystick for selecting shooting modes.

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