Do you take pictures quite often like me? Sometimes it is hard to keep your camera or smartphone balanced while taking pictures.
You need a stabilizer that keeps your camera balanced at all times while clicking awesome moments.
You can get smooth video recordings and steady pictures even while walking with the stabilizer.
Best Stabilizers For Professional Photographers
There are a wide range of handheld stabilizers for photographers regardless of whether you’re using a DSLR Camera or a smartphone. Here you can find the best stabilizer for photographers.
Opteka X-GRIP Professional Camera or Camcorder Stabilizer:
Opteka X-Grip Stabilizer is my preferred choice because of its light weight, price, and secure grip. It is made of High-grade ABS impact-absorbent plastic and the handle has cushioned NBR padding for stress-free lengthy filming. It can be used with most SLR cameras or camcorders with a maximum height of 4.5 inches that feature a 1/4″-20 tripod mount.
The 1/4″-20 screw on the bracket is adjustable to hold cameras of different configurations. The hot shoe attachment on the top enables you to add a video light or flash. Opteka X-Grip Stabilizer maximum supported weight is 4.75 lbs (2.15 KG) and is available in black, yellow, red, blue and green colors. Opteka X-Grip is best suitable to shoot action shots like skateboarding, skiing, racing.
Pros:
- Light weight which is 345 grams.
- Inexpensive.
- 1 year limited warranty.
Cons:
- Supports most types of the cameras but not all.
Roxant Pro Stabilizer:
Roxant Pro Stabilizer is a boundless camera stabilizer that can be used with Point and Shoot, DSLRs, Video Cameras, GoPros, Smartphone and any other camera up to 2.1 lbs.
The Roxant Pro is equipped with Elite Low Profile Comfort Handle at the center making stabilization much easier.
The Roxant Pro is made up of metal that has a handle, main frame and weights.
You can move the handle front or backward for better stabilization. You can mount your camera on the soft pad and balance it with weights.
Roxant Pro weighs 2.8 pounds and is one of the best stabilizers for indie film makers looking to move their films to the next level.
Pros:
- Comes with free video tutorials on how to balance the rig
- Budget friendly
Cons:
- Might take a while to get the balancing right
FLYCAM HD-3000 Handheld Video Stabilizer:
Flycam HD-3000 is a professional, lightweight high-quality stabilizer with a telescopic structure that supports camera weighing up to 3.5 kg or 8lbs. A Quick Release camera mount plate allows you to quickly attach or remove your camera nd the plate has both 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 mounting slots to support a variety of camera bases. The three axis Gimbal incorporates several adjustable, convergence control and it provides rotational camera control with easy movement. The extra comfortable handle moves up and down or side-to-side based on your needs.
The Flycam stabilizer system contains weights to balance the camera on the stabilizer and you can add or remove weights as per your camera’s requirement. To adjust the camera’s vertical balance you can adjust the length of telescoping Central Post and when balanced properly the camera floats. Quick Release Adapter is capable of holding medium format DSLR cameras and scopes. The reversible camera mount and extra-large mounting plate make it the best choice for professional photographers. Flycam HD-3000 hand-held stabilizer comes in a foam lined, custom fit, protective Storage Case with easy tote handles and a table clamp.
Pros:
- Supports cameras weighing up to 8 pounds.
- Has Micro adjustments
Cons:
- Can be heavy when held for long periods.
Neewer Carbon Fiber Alloy Handheld Stabilizer:
Neewer Carbon Fiber Alloy is a durable Stabilizer that can be used for all kinds of professional camcorders, SLR and DSLR Cameras. The 15mm rod is made of carbon fiber alloy and the rest of the accessories are made of aluminum that make it more stable and sturdy. The rod can be adjustable from 16 inches to 27 inches and the magic Aluminium Alloy stabilizer can be adjusted as you like with professional 360-degree design.
Neewer Carbon Alloy Stabilizer is fully collapsible and portable easily with the case. It is equipped with 1/4-inch Quick Release Plate for Camcorders, DV, Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic DSLR and supports cameras weighing up to 8.8 pounds (4 kg).
Pros:
- Carbon alloy material.
- Perfect for heavy weighing cameras.
Cons:
- Needs practice to balance it perfectly.
Best Smartphone Stabilizers:
Nowadays Smartphones are equipped with amazing cameras and they are portable with ease. Taking a picture with smartphones is sometimes hard and tricky. There are specially designed smartphone stabilizers to achieve professional quality pictures even with your smartphone cameras.
RetiCAM Smartphone Tripod Mount with Hand Grip:
RetiCAM Smartphone Stabilizer is an amazing smartphone stabilizer with soft rubber covered grip and a removable lanyard for extra security. It is a precision CNC machined from solid aluminum and finished with hard anodizing for exceptional strength and scratch resistance. The mount is included with HG30 is the Standard Mount and a conversion kit can easily change from Standard size to XL size and vice versa. The RetiCAM will fit almost all smartphones from 2.1″ to 3.6″ wide with or without a case.
RetiCAM cell phone holder can be attached to any standard tripod and it can secure your cell phone for photos, videos or can be used as a webcam or car GPS. RetiCAM is furnished with 3M backed rubber pads to protect your phone’s edges and the V-shaped groove also leaves space for edge buttons. The compatible smartphones are iPhone 3, iPhone 4 and 4S, iPhone 5, 5C and 5S, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Samsung Note 2 or 3, Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, S5, Google Nexus 4, 5, 6, Nokia Lumia, HTC, Motorola, LG and many other phones and phablets.
Pros:
- Fits almost all phones
- secure lanyard
Cons:
- Need practice to balance.
Neewer 3-Axis Handheld Smartphone Stabilizer:
Neewer Handheld Smartphone Stabilizer is designed with high precision IMU module that ensures the stability of the shooting and fluency of the videos and provides a good performance for cell phone film shooting.
The Neewer Handheld Stabilizer is suitable for smartphones that are less than 4.0 inches in size. It comes with bluetooth which makes connecting easier with just a push of a button.
You can the stabilizer in 2 operation modes one being Heading Following Mode and the other being Locking Mode and you can adjust the tilt and roll angle too. Neewer Stabilizer comes with a charger and for connecting power to this battery charger connect to a USB port of power Device via USB cord. Smartphones compatible with Neewer stabilizer are iPhone 7, 7 plus, iPhone 6s and 6s plus, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, iPhone 4, 4s Samsung S5, S6, S6, edge, S6 edge Plus, YotaPhone Xiaomi Smartphone.
Pros:
- Connects with Bluetoothth.
Cons:
- Not durable material
- Batteries are hard to find.
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