Zhiyun Crane M Camera Gimbal Quick Review

**A Comprehensive Review of the ZYON Green M Gimbal**

The ZYON Green M gimbal is a 3-axis gimbal that promises to deliver stable and smooth footage, even when used with DSLR cameras. In this review, we'll take a closer look at the features, build quality, and performance of this gimbal.

**Mounting DSLRs and Other Cameras**

One of the standout features of the ZYON Green M is its ability to mount DSLRs and other mirrorless cameras, making it an excellent choice for content creators who want to use their camera's full range of capabilities. The gimbal's compact design and lightweight construction make it easy to carry around, even when paired with a heavier camera. The reviewer notes that the gimbal can be used with a range of cameras, including the Sunny Millis line, which is designed specifically for gimbals.

**Ease of Use**

The ZYON Green M has an intuitive interface that makes it easy to use and navigate. The gimbal features a joystick-like control system, similar to the Smooth To, which allows users to pan and tilt with ease. The reviewer notes that the gimbal's balance feature is automatic, making it easy to stabilize footage even in dynamic shots.

**Battery Life**

The ZYON Green M has surprisingly good battery life, even when used for extended periods of time. In a review, the battery was put to the test, and it performed well, lasting around 6-7 hours before needing to be recharged. This makes it an excellent choice for content creators who need to shoot for long periods without interruption.

**Build Quality**

The build quality of the ZYON Green M is top-notch, with a solid metallic construction that feels durable and stable. The gimbal's design is sleek and compact, making it easy to carry around on location shoots or in the studio.

**Smartphone Integration**

One of the features of the ZYON Green M is its compatibility with smartphones. Users can pair their smartphone with the gimbal, allowing for remote control and live streaming capabilities. The reviewer notes that this feature makes the gimbal an excellent choice for vloggers and content creators who want to capture high-quality footage on-the-go.

**Tilt Lock and Stabilization**

The ZYON Green M features a tilt lock mechanism, which allows users to adjust the camera's angle without affecting the stabilization. The reviewer notes that this feature is particularly useful when shooting in complex environments, where precise control over the camera's position is essential.

**Selfie Mode**

The ZYON Green M also has a self-mode feature, which allows users to capture high-quality selfies using their DSLR or mirrorless camera. The reviewer notes that this feature is easy to use and produces excellent results, making it an excellent choice for content creators who want to capture professional-grade selfies.

**Calibration**

Calibrating the ZYON Green M takes around 15-20 minutes, but the process is straightforward and easy to follow. The gimbal features screws that need to be tightened, which helps to calibrate the camera's position and reduce wear on the motor.

**Conclusion**

The ZYON Green M is an excellent choice for content creators who want to capture high-quality footage using their DSLR or mirrorless camera. Its compact design, lightweight construction, and intuitive interface make it easy to use and navigate. The gimbal's balance feature is automatic, making it easy to stabilize footage even in dynamic shots. While the battery life could be longer, the ZYON Green M is an excellent value for its price.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is Ranjit and in this video we are going to do a very quick review of another gimbal and this is the Z own green N and if you recall just about two odd months ago I had reviewed the Z own smooth to gimbal which was a gimbal specifically for smartphones and I actually liked that product so they had sent out this one has a review in it so that I could evaluate this and what is different in this one this one is actually bigger and this can actually take your smartphones but as well as some of the lighter what do you say cameras also can be mounted cameras up to a 650 grams can be mounted on this so mirrorless cameras will work light cameras can be also mounted I've actually mounted my Canon 550d on this again I'm using not the regular lens the pancake lens hence the weight I check the way it's going slightly over the limit that is about 6 56 grams but it's working so you can also mount your DSLRs and stuff again lighter ones will work for example the Sunni has a range of Millis cameras they work perfectly again I'll have the screenshot there it says and the compatible cameras that work and so let me switch on as you can see right now at the gimbal is not switched on and let me remove this cap and gimbal what this is actually essentially a 3 axis gimbal so it's going to balance it for example one axis second axis and the third axis so let me just power it on and let's see what happens now I'm just going to power it on and now immediately as is conceived in the camera is stabilized now even if I move around and as you can see this is sort of a DSLR heavy then also it's not moving so you get very good footage and also it has a joystick it's similar to the smooth to in terms of functionality so you can just go up and down like this easily fan so you can get very good shots again I'll show you some of the sample shots that I have taken so essentially this is a pretty good gimbal I would say and the battery life is actually surprisingly very good I mean I couldn't test the battery life because they came about twelve us but I played around it for a full day so that might be about six seven hours and still the battery did not die the build quality is very good it's completely metallic made and it works very well you can also pair this with your smartphone so you can actually remotely control it using your smartphone if it is required I also like the fact that on the bottom we have a normal tripod thread so you can actually mount this on a tripod and the good thing with this gimbal is that in many of the gimbal for example I just press the mode in many of the gimbals that cannot rotate completely for example the DJI Osmo had that problem but this one as you can see I'm just using the joystick and I can rotate it completely like this 360 degrees again I'll do a complete rotation so you can do this with this one so it's easy again you can use it also like a selfie again if you know how to work with the DSLR obviously you can get very good shot and again it helps you in stabilization so again I feel this is a better product I would say if you have smartphones and as well as some like DSLR or mirrorless cameras I feel this is a better Buy yes it's slightly on the expensive side I don't know the exact pricing because this was a review net the price was not listed but I checked amazon.com and it was listing anywhere between 500 to 600 odd u.s. dollars again I'll have links for the Xion official website in the youtube show notes for a smartphone they don't give a mount for example I let me just keep this switch it on and keep it on the side but you can use a aftermarket what do you say a mount like this it's a normal 3.5 mm thread that you have and you can easily mount your smartphones in this I actually use this with the pixel and again as you can see the footage came out really well so again using a simple accessory like this you can even mount your smartphones so again a very nice product again sort of a niche product but the thing is that if you're planning to use it with the DSLR the whole combination can get slightly on the heavier side so I was mostly after about 10 minutes of filming I was mostly using two hands because it's not the problem of stabilisation right now it's again switched on let me switch it on it will stabilize automatically then once I do that yeah as you can see now it's stabilized it's not the problem of stabilization but again due to the weight of the camera and the gimbal itself it can get slightly on the heavier side I would say practically shooting continuously off for more than 20 minutes is sort of difficult a handheld so again that's the only con battery life was good cam what do you say and the build quality is top-notch again to calibrate it we have screws over here so initially it will take you about 15-20 minutes to calibrate and adjust the location because again even when you switch off the camera should just wobble like this or something like that it should just stay like this and that puts a lot less load on the motor so again guys that was a very quick look and review for this Z Yoon green m and again I'll have links for the products in the YouTube show notes and guys thanks for watching this video and if you liked this video hit the like button and if you're not subscribed to my YouTube channel hit that subscribe button thanks for watching this is Ranjit and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is Ranjit and in this video we are going to do a very quick review of another gimbal and this is the Z own green N and if you recall just about two odd months ago I had reviewed the Z own smooth to gimbal which was a gimbal specifically for smartphones and I actually liked that product so they had sent out this one has a review in it so that I could evaluate this and what is different in this one this one is actually bigger and this can actually take your smartphones but as well as some of the lighter what do you say cameras also can be mounted cameras up to a 650 grams can be mounted on this so mirrorless cameras will work light cameras can be also mounted I've actually mounted my Canon 550d on this again I'm using not the regular lens the pancake lens hence the weight I check the way it's going slightly over the limit that is about 6 56 grams but it's working so you can also mount your DSLRs and stuff again lighter ones will work for example the Sunni has a range of Millis cameras they work perfectly again I'll have the screenshot there it says and the compatible cameras that work and so let me switch on as you can see right now at the gimbal is not switched on and let me remove this cap and gimbal what this is actually essentially a 3 axis gimbal so it's going to balance it for example one axis second axis and the third axis so let me just power it on and let's see what happens now I'm just going to power it on and now immediately as is conceived in the camera is stabilized now even if I move around and as you can see this is sort of a DSLR heavy then also it's not moving so you get very good footage and also it has a joystick it's similar to the smooth to in terms of functionality so you can just go up and down like this easily fan so you can get very good shots again I'll show you some of the sample shots that I have taken so essentially this is a pretty good gimbal I would say and the battery life is actually surprisingly very good I mean I couldn't test the battery life because they came about twelve us but I played around it for a full day so that might be about six seven hours and still the battery did not die the build quality is very good it's completely metallic made and it works very well you can also pair this with your smartphone so you can actually remotely control it using your smartphone if it is required I also like the fact that on the bottom we have a normal tripod thread so you can actually mount this on a tripod and the good thing with this gimbal is that in many of the gimbal for example I just press the mode in many of the gimbals that cannot rotate completely for example the DJI Osmo had that problem but this one as you can see I'm just using the joystick and I can rotate it completely like this 360 degrees again I'll do a complete rotation so you can do this with this one so it's easy again you can use it also like a selfie again if you know how to work with the DSLR obviously you can get very good shot and again it helps you in stabilization so again I feel this is a better product I would say if you have smartphones and as well as some like DSLR or mirrorless cameras I feel this is a better Buy yes it's slightly on the expensive side I don't know the exact pricing because this was a review net the price was not listed but I checked amazon.com and it was listing anywhere between 500 to 600 odd u.s. dollars again I'll have links for the Xion official website in the youtube show notes for a smartphone they don't give a mount for example I let me just keep this switch it on and keep it on the side but you can use a aftermarket what do you say a mount like this it's a normal 3.5 mm thread that you have and you can easily mount your smartphones in this I actually use this with the pixel and again as you can see the footage came out really well so again using a simple accessory like this you can even mount your smartphones so again a very nice product again sort of a niche product but the thing is that if you're planning to use it with the DSLR the whole combination can get slightly on the heavier side so I was mostly after about 10 minutes of filming I was mostly using two hands because it's not the problem of stabilisation right now it's again switched on let me switch it on it will stabilize automatically then once I do that yeah as you can see now it's stabilized it's not the problem of stabilization but again due to the weight of the camera and the gimbal itself it can get slightly on the heavier side I would say practically shooting continuously off for more than 20 minutes is sort of difficult a handheld so again that's the only con battery life was good cam what do you say and the build quality is top-notch again to calibrate it we have screws over here so initially it will take you about 15-20 minutes to calibrate and adjust the location because again even when you switch off the camera should just wobble like this or something like that it should just stay like this and that puts a lot less load on the motor so again guys that was a very quick look and review for this Z Yoon green m and again I'll have links for the products in the YouTube show notes and guys thanks for watching this video and if you liked this video hit the like button and if you're not subscribed to my YouTube channel hit that subscribe button thanks for watching this is Ranjit and I hope to see you in my next video\n"