F (Follow) makes the gimbal tilt the camera as well as pan (again following your hand movements). L (Lock) keeps the gimbal pointing at the same object at all times making this a great mode for crane shots (see our test video). PF (Pan Follow) makes the gimbal pan left or right to follow your and movements and the action is organic and smooth rather than jerky and mechanical. The three shooting modes worked perfectly. If we did need to tilt the horizon we could do so with the control wheel at the front (which is much quicker than having to fine-tune the offset of the roll angle in an app like you do with the MVG460). There was no motor sound at all from the gimbal during operation and unlike the Manfrotto MVG460 the horizon stayed level at all times. To test the Weebill 3 we used a Fujifilm X-S10 and a pretty hefty XF16-80mm f/4 zoom lens weighing in at a total of 952g – and the Weebill 3 tilted panned, and craned the payload effortlessly. Magnetic clip on filters enable you to change the colour temperature of the lamp. You can turn on the lamp with a press and then rotate the dial to adjust its brightness.
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A dial on the handle also functions as a button. The Weebill 3 also features a built-in LED to cast a little light on those selfies.
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(Reducing background noise can add unwanted artefacts to a sound track so on balance the Weebill 3’s mic wins the battle for the best sound recording solution in out test shoot.) It’s easier to sharpen muffled sound in a post-production package such as Premiere Pro. The sound from the Weebill’s mic was a little muffled compared to the sharper sound from our X-S10’s built-in mic, but the X-S10’s audio suffered from lots of ambient noise so wasn’t as clean as the sound from the Weebill 3. You can connect the mic to your camera via one of the Combo kit’s many supplied cables and record audio via the Weebill’s mic instead of your camera’s built-in mic. This makes the Weebill 3 one of the easiest gimbals to transport and deploy that we’ve tested.Ī key new feature is a built-in mic at the front of the Weebill 3. With the combo kit you get a backpack style bag that stores the locked and folded gimbal in the top section and your camera and other accessories in the bottom. The camera will remain balanced so you can hit the ground running. Once you’ve got the balance right you can unclip the camera via the attached 11 mm upper-layer quick release plate, transport the gimbal and camera to your shooting location and then re-attach the camera via the quick release plate in seconds. The Weebill 3 is relatively quick and easy to balance, thanks to adjustable and lockable sliders on each axis. The performance of the gimbal will also be adversely affected if the camera isn’t balanced, leading to shake and vibration. An unbalanced camera makes the motors work harder (which can shorten their life). One of the chores we face when using a gimbal is getting the camera balanced in the tilt, pan and roll axis. (Image credit: George Cairns) (opens in new tab)
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You can mount any camera and control it directly. This is only for cable control from the gimbal. Zhiyun’s website has a useful list of cameras that are compatible with the Weebill 3 (opens in new tab).