Zeadio Smartphone Camera Stabilizer, Portable Handle Grip Handheld Video Rig, Fits for All Camcorder, Camera, DSLR and All iPhone and Android Smartphones

Bought the Zeadio camera rig so i could film my camping and hiking trips and keep the camera steady.This rig, although feels a bit cheap in the build quiality, is actually really good.The device has 2 ways to grip it. The soft touch red and black curved rear handle, which makes carrying rig and camera set up comforatble. Or you can use the middle Camera cage, this lets you hold the rig with both hands for a steadier shot. The camera cage comes withba detachable bluetooth hand grip that can be used to sit a light on the top and make it portable.The is light weight on its own. Add a phone, camera or action cam and you basically only feel the weight of the device.So easy to use and set up. It comes with the screws that allow to add the action cam, phone or camera into the rig.Comes with multipl cold solts for lighting rigs, microphones or multiple of each.Device looks the part when you are filming, makes you look professional rather than justbholdong your phone or camera on a pole.Excllent rig.

I use the Zeadio for holding a GH5 camera along with a lighting rig to aid stability and ease of handling the equipment during caving expeditions.As you can imagine, the rig gets a lot of abuse with the weight of the camera and equipment mounted upon it, it is allowed to swing around as we progress through a system of crawls and tight spaces - this thing is held at all sorts of angles and I even use it as a hand hold if the going gets really tight (you know how it is in caves!).The rig allows me to hold the camera setup from various angles with better ease, I regularly hold it from the rear as I film stuff going on in front of me and then can easily turn it around and hold it (out of sight of the camera) to film myself as I crawl through various spaces as we navigate through narrow passageways.The Zeadio is constructed from plastic with the standard steel screw fittings that hold the camera and equipment in place, at no point have I had problems with anything coming loose or falling off etc. I have purchased the aluminium four way additional clamp that mounts to the top of the Zeadio for use with microphones and lighting, all of which can happily sit on the top mount with little impact to the camera below.What I like is that the rig has stable feet so that I can place the rig down onto a flat surface and it'll happily stand where it is put. I like that it seems durable and that the camera position is adjustable so that I can still open the rear screen or position the front lens element right at the front of the rig. I like that it is cheap and light weight - it transports to site in a backpack without knowing that it is there (as the camera and stuff weighs so much anyway!)What I don't like is that as other reviewers have stated, the handle does have a very slight twist to it - it is no problem for me as on the top mount is only a light and mic, so no problems really. I would have liked it to be slightly more rigid as it can wobble for a bit with the weight of the lighting mounted to the top of it when placed down on a solid surface.I can't complain - it does the job perfectly, it holds the camera and all the related gear via the top mount. The footage is further stabilized by using it because of the natural wrist position while holding it and it has provided me with some great footage.I'd recommend it, it'll take a load of abuse and doesn't cost a lot at all. (I bought two of them, had them for a few years over thirty trips and still using the first one)

With this device I am able to produce better quality videos on my iPhone, more stable and with a greater range of heights and angles. It’s easy to use - the phone simply slots into an adjustable holder and can be locked in place so doesn’t come loose when making action videos!It also makes it easy to mount lights and microphones or other devices alongside the phone so I have better sound and lightIng on my videos. It can easily be mounted on a tripod, and is lightweight so doesn’t tire your arms quickly like some stabilisers.All in all, it’s a great bit of kit at a reasonable price. Two thumbs up.

This is a very good piece of kit. It’s light and helps to stabilise my camera with no accessories attached above. So just as stabilisation help, it’s very good in situations where you don’t want to carry a full sized gimbal.Then add the bonus of being able to attach recorders, mics or lights to the top and it’s brilliant.Very useful to have a portable light on top and a shotgun mic to the side on that square mount above. You have a great reporter setup with the camera below then.I go out with it pre-rigged on the back seat of my car so everything is instantly ready.

Cage was bigger than I expected, although measurements were given so that's on me, I'm just not sure why it's the size it is. No phones are that big and despite mine being one of the larger ones it looks a bit silly.The construction is all-plastic (except central cold shoe springs and threaded inserts) but fairly rigid, but the cold shoes are loose and pretty flimbsy. They're only reaply comaptible with equipment that has a locking ring, others just slide out, especially the plastic shoes in the cage as they have no springs.Setting it up as suggested leaves it out of balance and tending to tilt forward, it needs a fairly hefty battery mounted near the rear to balance it out. I would mount the cage further back but that prevents use of the central handle.The Bluetooth shutter/record button pairs easily and works reliably, but takes an unusual size battery.Otherwise there is plenty of room to mount auxiliary equipment, but it's a shame there are so many cutouts on the base as this would otherwise have been a great place to velcro drives/batteries/adapters to.Does it help when trying to film handheld? Absolutley. Does it meet my needs, mostly. Does it look professional? Depends who you ask. Is it worth the price? I think so. You get what you pay for and it's not pennies, but it's not crap.