Gimbal

A gimbal is a motorized cardanic suspension which is supposed to make the movements of cameras more fluid and stable. They are mainly used in professional film productions and in RC drones. The electric motors used compensate for vibrations and other unwanted movements of the person or the drone.

Use with RC drones

Most of the modern RC drones have built in a gimbal to compensate for the vibrations that occur during flight in the video material. The rotating bearings, equipped with brushless motors, correct inaccuracies in the control with a movement in the opposite direction.

Stabilized lens (DJI Inspire 2)

Film industry

The film industry already uses this possibility of image stabilization in many film productions. Basically, a gimbal has three brushless motors that are controlled on the basis of the data from an inertial measuring unit , or IMU for short. Algorithms differentiate between wanted and unwanted movements and translate them into fluid camera movements.

The Chinese manufacturer DJI offers various solutions for both consumers and professional customers.

Gimbal for DSLR cameras

See also: DJI (Company) #Stabilizers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jogi: What is a gimbal (image stabilization)? In: Drones, Multicopters, Quadrocopter. February 18, 2015, accessed on May 16, 2020 (German). 
2. ↑ What is a gimbal? Easily explained. Retrieved May 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Gimbal - term: technology for stabilizing drone cameras. In: drohne.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2020 (German). 
4. ↑ What is a gimbal? ┃ A worthwhile purchase for your camera? In: camera-gimbal-test.de. Retrieved on May 17, 2020 (German). 
5. ↑ DJI Professional-Level Camera Drones, Camera Stabilizers & Gimbals - DJI. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .