Hohem iSteady V2, which is the world’s first smartphone stabilizer with a facial tracking feature has won the 2022 Red Dot Design Award.

For those unaware, The Red Dot Award is an international design competition for product design, communication design, and design concepts. It is also one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design.

The Hohem iSteady V2 is manufactured by Hohem Tech, which is a global leading gimbal technology company based in China. The stabilizer draws its inspiration from the ‘Bionic Owl design’ and comes with highlight features like high AI recognition, fast-tracking, and automatic following.

AI Tracking

Its AI tracking is capable of tracking the face and body of the subject even when they are facing the other way. It also features gesture recognition to perform functions like stopping the smart tracking feature and rotating the smartphone from landscape to portrait.

The gimble is capable of many more fun and interesting modes like the inception mode, object tracking mode, gesture controls for snapping pictures, dolly zoom, panoramic video mode, and more.

The Design Features

To further enhance the overall quality of the video shoot and satisfy users’ diversified needs for different lighting types, the iSteady V2 is equipped with wrap-around fill light and a unique diamond prism design that creates three levels of adjustable natural soft light.

The iSteady V2 has a three-axis anti-shake algorithm and deeply optimized lens field of view (FOV) design to provide accurate visual recognition, enhancing flexibility. It can be folded to 7-inches which makes it portable and also gives access to many other modes like hand-held videography.

It also features an ergonomic leather texture handle which assures a comfortable feel throughout the shoot. At 263 grams (9.27 ounces), iSteady V2 is an ideal tool for making online videos with a non-slip handle design, and it can easily fit in your pocket. It offers a battery life of up to 9 hours and is also capable of charging a smartphone.

The Hohem iSteady V2 is available to purchase on leading e-commerce sites like Amazon. You can also visit the official Hohem website to know more about the iSteady V2.

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Hohem is a global technology company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling gimbals and stabilizers for smartphones, DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, action cameras, etc. With a varied product line that includes Gimbals, Stabilizers, Smartphone heads, Action Camera heads, professional SLR heads, etc, the company offers advanced tech solutions and accessories for content creators and movie makers.

The company which was established in 2014, engages in R&D, design, manufacture, production, and distribution of hand-held PTZ stabilizers. Some of their achievements include making the first gimbal with crowdfunding of over one million dollars on Indiegogo, the world’s lightest 3-axis smartphone gimbal, world’s first built-in AI vision sensor smartphone gimbal, etc.

Known for its quality products, affordable pricing, fast delivery, and great after-sale services, Hohem technology exports its products to more than 50 countries across the globe. 

Black Friday Deals:

Hohem is giving up to 30% OFF on its gimbals under its Black Friday Sale. The sale starts on 22 November and ends on 28 November, CST. So let’s check out some of their interesting deals and offers.

Hohem gimbal official store: https://bit.ly/3GYiKd3

iSteady V2 3-Axis Gimbal

Retail Price: $129.99      Discounted Price $102.99

USP: AI Smartphone Gimbal with Built-in AI Vision Sensor

Buy link: https://bit.ly/3kleQ43

Key Features:

• Ultralight and foldable
• 3-axis stabilization
• AI vision sensor for physical tracking
• Gesture control
• Moment mode
• Quick Roll switch
• Built-in LED video light – 3 adjustable brightness levels
• Emergency Power Bank – up to 9 hrs battery life

iSteady Mobile+

Retail Price: $99.99      Discounted Price $78.99

USP: 3-Axis Gimbal for iOS and Android

Buy link: https://bit.ly/3mYh4YZ

Key Features:

• Compatible with most smartphones 
• CCD Anti-Shake
• Optical Stabilization and Motion Speed Auto-Adaptation
• Face & Object Tracking 
• 3 High-Torque Brushless Motors
• Modes: Slow motion, time-lapse, beauty, 360-degree panorama, etc
• Battery: Up to 12 hours
• Can also be used as Emergency Power Bank

iSteady Pro 4 

Retail Price: $99.99      Discounted Price $70.99

USP: IPX4 Splashproof action camera gimbal

Buy link: https://bit.ly/3GYiKd3

Key Features:

• GoPro wireless control
• Quick installation
• IPX4 Splashproof
• 3-axis Stabilization
• iSteady 5.0 Anti-shaking Algorithm
• Battery: up to 14 hrs
• Compatibility:  GoPro Hero 10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3, DJI OSMO Action, Insta360 ONE R (4K & 1-Inch), SONY RX0, etc
• Built-in Power Bank

You can check out other interesting deals and discounts given by Hohem under its Black Friday Sale here. 

https://bit.ly/3GYiKd3

Please note that this Black Friday Sale starts on 22 November and ends on 28 November. The discounts are applicable only on their gimbals. Accessories are not included in the Black Friday Sale. This is a limited-time offer. So grab your discounted gimbals asap. 

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Recently, You must have seen that there’s hardly much difference in features and functions among mobile gimbals.

But what if I tell you that a mobile gimbal can be smart and can do much more than good stabilization. And today we bring you such a creative gimbal, the Hohem iSteady V2. It’s the second-generation model in the Hohem iSteady series, mainly focused on the mobile video shooting market. The main selling point of the iSteady V2 is the built-in AI tracking sensor, which can independently achieve face tracking and gesture tracking without software assistance. With this creative hardware design, the iSteady V2 gimbal is very likely to become one of the most popular mobile gimbals in the market. 

So Let’s check out what we get on this iSteady V2. 

Hohem iSteady V2 Design

From the gimbal’s design, we’re pretty sure that the brand Hohem knows exactly how a mobile gimbal should be. The iSteady V2’s design seems to be inspired by the success of the iSteady X gimbal.

Although they share a similar design with each other, the V2 gimbal improves the build quality of the gimbal body and adds an AI vision module on the top of the gripper. The light and compact design of the gimbal brings users great convenience during travel. Especially with the unique foldable form, the gimbal can be easily carried in your small bag or even your pocket without occupying much space. 

For better stabilization performance, Hohem upgraded the 3-axis anti-shake algorithm on the iSteady V2. The 3-axis mechanical gimbal stabilization is much better than the electronic image stabilization or even the phone camera’s optical stabilization in avoiding footage quality being damaged or cropped. 

Hohem iSteady V2 Review: Fit & Performance

In actual use, the Roll and Pan motors can be rotated up to a maximum range of 320°, while the Tilt motor supports a controllable range of 60°. And the Gimbal has pretty good load capacity. It can provide excellent stabilization for almost all the phones in the mainstream market. But you still need to pay attention to your phones’ camera position. If your camera module is too close to the central area of the phone, the motor may be shown in the shooting image. One such example is the Mi 10. 

However when compared to most other gimbals, the V2 gimbal has done much better to avoid this issue. Even for the Mi 11 Ultra which has a large camera module, the motor design perfectly avoids the blocking issue. 

Now, let’s check out how it works with some footage that was shot on the Mi 11 Ultra. 

During our stabilization test, we found an interesting detail of the gimbal. The V2 gimbal can immediately switch to low-angle shooting by turning it upside down. Such specialized camera movement and extreme low-angle shooting can probably inspire your creation when you need a different perspective. 

In addition to the reliable traditional features of the V2 as a mobile gimbal, its AI Tracking powered by the vision sensor should be the most surprising feature. Unlike most gimbals that support face tracking through software control, the V2 gimbal creatively features a sensor that provides face tracking and gesture tracking independently without the exclusive app. Whether it is using the phone camera app or the Hohem App, the tracking functions can work well all the time with only one gesture. Since most gimbal apps cannot perfectly adapt to different phones’ native cameras, the AI tracking sensor is a significant addition to the gimbal. Now, those who want face-tracking motion sensing can get it even when they are using the native camera app. 

Besides facing tracking, the iSteady V2 also supports independent simple gesture control, such as an OK gesture for shutter, a palm gesture for AI tracking, and thumb gestures for filming direction switch. 

In our actual test, the auto-rotating speed of tracking is just right for achieving flexible tracking. But if the object moves too fast, it’s likely to cause tracking failure, which requires filmmakers to leave enough distance between the subject and the gimbal. 

Meanwhile, we also commend its Bluetooth connection. Once you connect the gimbal to the phone, almost all the essential buttons on the gimbal work well via most phones’ default camera app, such as zoom-in or zoom out with the pusher button or the shutter button. 

And speaking of the Hohem’s exclusive app for the iSteady V2 gimbal, although most common shooting can be performed without it, we still found some special shooting modes in the Hohem app, such as inception, Dolly zoom and smart motion Time-lapse. 

In addition to the AI face tracking, the LED fill flash is another reason why we thought the V2 is an excellent gadget for live streamers and Vloggers. The gimbal comes with built-in LED light with adjustable brightness to better handle low-light conditions. 

Hohem iSteady V2 Review: Battery Life & Reverse Charge

Hohem also upgrades the battery life of the iSteady V2, which can continuously work for around 9 hours. And at the same time, the long battery life also can turn into an emergency power bank for the phone. It’s so versatile that it not only plays a role as an important accessory for shooting outdoors but also guarantees a long working time for the shooting device as well. 

After we experienced it for over a week, we are pretty sure that such a built-in AI vision sensor is going to be popular in the mobile gimbal industry. The biggest benefit of the gimbal’s AI tracking is that there is no software limitation to activate it. And it performs much better with more accurate recognition and quicker tracking. Not to mention that the iSteady V2 as a mobile gimbal has reliable stabilization for mobile devices. 

So that’s all about the Hohem iSteady V2 gimbal. If you are interested in this creative gimbal with Ai sensor, you can visit their official website for more information or check out its Hohem official shop.

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