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what's going on guys it's ravage consumer and today I want to show you a video making tool for your smartphone that completely changes the game and doesn't break the bank this is the smooth four by gian and they were pulled up to send me their smooth for gimbal and sponsor today's video but for those of you who don't know what a gimbal or stabilizer is it pretty much allows you to get super clean smooth footage from your smartphone so you don't have to worry about the shakiness that you usually get from your hands this thing also has some very special features to help you get some creative shots that you wouldn't typically be able to get with your smartphone alone but let me show you guys what this thing can do so you guys got to see a little glimpse of what this thing is capable of but let's talk about what you get when you actually pick this up so inside the box you'll find some paperwork the carrying case for the smooth four and the side of that the smooth four as well as a USB cable and some tripod legs and with that you pretty much have everything you need to get started - the smartphone this thing has solid build quality so when you get your phone in it it feels nice and secure and on the body you'll see a variety of controls that you can access so that you're not sitting there pressing the touchscreen once you've got it locked in here this way you can reach the controls you need quickly without disrupting the position of the gimbal and with the companion after the smooth four you get a lot of controls if your phones out there like the iPhone that don't give you access to pro settings for your camera with this app you'll get access to all of that so you can change them on the fly this way you'll get exactly the look you want for all of your shots now something you'll notice on this smooth four is that control dial on the left the control dial lets you zoom in and out of your footage and it also lets you control your focus manually and you can also get this really cool shot with the zoom called the vertigo shop and this brings a really dynamic look to your subject by making the background and move either in or out as your subject stays in focus and you can do this manually by moving with the zoom ring or you can use the companion app where you can set all the parameters and all you have to do is the movement and you've got your shot and I'm telling you guys this is a pretty dynamic shot really intense but it usually requires some practice but I like that with the companion app it makes it quite a bit easier to achieve now let's talk about the five different modes that you get with the smooth four first one pretty simple is standby mode when you're walking around you don't want to have the gimbal and the motor going you can just put the phone in portrait mode and with that it locks in and then it turns off the motor and whenever you're ready to start shooting again you just flip it back out motors going and you're ready to shoot now it's all of the other modes you'll find right upfront first one is the pan follow mode and with this mode whenever you move around you can pan very easily and the other one is the lock mode so whenever you move it around it stays in place and also you got some triggers on the that give you access to two more modes the bottom trigger will give you full follow mode so that you can do the Pens that you want as well as tilt so you can move it all around and the smooth floor will be able to follow you and the last mode is called the phone go mode in this mode the smooth force responsiveness is dramatically increased so this could be really nice for some action shots some stuff that's really quick moving but if you're into cool editing you can also get some really nice transitions here as well and as far as I know this is only gimbal on the market right now that gives you this kind of functionality but have a look for yourself and you guys see it for yourself this thing can drastically upgrade the production level of your videos right from your smartphone and I know a lot of people out there are using their smartphones to create content this is the camera that's you have on you at all time so why not and this is a very inexpensive tool to add to your arsenal it's only 139 bucks and trust me there's a lot of gear out there that'll try to help you to get similar shots that costs way way more so if you guys want to check it out of course have links to everything that you need to know down below in the description and if you enjoyed the video be the cool guy or girl that gives us video a thumbs up and I'll catch you guys in the next one so then is your average consumer pace