For filmmakers and various content creators, smartphones have become viable primary video cameras. In fact, film director Danny Boyle is utilizing an iPhone 15 to film his forthcoming zombie sequel, 28 Years Later. However, to enhance their footage to a truly professional level, even the most advanced smartphones require some additional tools. Boyle’s iPhone appears to be significantly modified with numerous high-end accessories, including expensive cinema lenses.
For those of us on a tighter budget, a mobile three-axis gimbal serves as the perfect smartphone accessory to elevate phone footage, automatically stabilizing handheld shots and effectively eliminating shakes and jitters far better than any built-in image stabilization. After using it for a while, I’m thrilled to report that the Hohem iSteady M7 is the most sophisticated and feature-rich smartphone stabilizer I have ever tested.
Photograph: Sam Kieldsen
