Zhiyun Smooth Q3 Gimbal Giveaway & Black Friday Deals – Win a phone gimbal from Zhiyun [Competition Closed]
Competition Closed Now Closed
Apologies for the delay in announcing the winner, I got stuck in Glasgow due to the weather.
The winner is T Culshaw from the comments below. They have been contacted and the gimbal will be posted this week.
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Zhiyun specialises in camera gimbals and stabilisers for videos with products covering both consumers and professionals.
Their product range undercuts big name brands just as DJI while offering the same quality of features.
Their most recent launch is the Smooth 5 and the Smooth X2. Today, they have just announced their Black Friday deals. Zhiyun have also kindly provided me with a Zhiyun Q3 to give away, which will make an ideal Christmas gift for any aspiring videographer, or influencer.
Competition details at the end of this post.
Zhiyun Smooth 5
The Smooth 5 is the new top of the range consumer gimbal with 3-axis design that allows movements in all angles to be amazingly smooth, even in extreme angles. It then has magnetic contact points on both sides and can be attached with a maximum of two 300-lumen fill lights for 360° all-around lighting.
The Zhiyun Smooth 5 has launched for £159
- 👍 👍【Filmic Pro】The official APP for Smooth 5 is called ZY Cami. But Filmic Pro has best in class support for Smooth 5, you can use Filmic Pro as an alternative to ZY Cami.
- 👍 👍 【About ZY Cami APP User Permission of Andriod CellPhone】1. WIFI Permission (For Signing in to the Zhiyun account, for Firmware update and Video templates download, etc); 2. Bluetooth Permission (For Connecting gimbal with your Smartphone for cellphone Camera Control) 3. Smartphone Camera/ Microphone Permission (For video filming) 4. Cellphone Storage Permission ( Storage the videos Clip) 5. Location Permission (This access was built in Andriod Cellphone's Bluetooth, not in Z
- 👍 👍【MOTION SENSOR CONTROL】All your movements and operations are just within your fingertips. Round-cap joystick, optimized control panel and adjustment wheel provide a better experience for users to check and adjust gimbal status while changing camera parameters on the fly
- 👍 👍【ONE STEP EASIER TO MODE SWITCH】Wider and optimized axis arms to ensure no bumping when filming with large phones. Quick switching between portrait/landscape mode
- 👍 👍【POWERFUL MOTOR PERFORMANCE】Professional magnetic steel motors with upgraded algorithms and wider phone clamp ensure a safer and easier filmmaking experience. Strong compatibility allows mounting a phone even with wide-angle, telephoto, fisheye, and macro lenses
Zhiyun Smooth X2
The Smooth X2 is a compact gimbal with a 260mm extendable selfie stick, a rotatable tripod and a double-side fill light! This makes it ideal for holidays and posting a video to social when travelling. This can also be locked and turned into a solid tripod.
The Zhiyun Smooth X2 has launched for £129
- Elegant curves. COMFORTABLE GRIP - Anti-slip pattern on the back and exquisite curved handle design make it so comfortable to hold.
- Slide design Easy storage: innovative slide design. Simply slide out to start shooting, and slide back for storage.
- Hand gesture control: In addition to using the joystick controls on the handle, you can also use hand gestures to control the gimbal to take a selfie, or start/stop your smartphone camera, so you don't have to touch controls.
- A gimbal plus a selfie stick: Although it is a true pocket-sized gimbal Smooth XS can also be extended with the 260mm telescopic pole, offering the added option of capturing group shots.
- Box contents: smooth XS, tripod, charging cable, wrist strap and storage bag
Black Friday Deals
The Black Friday deals will run from November 20 to November 30, 2021 and they will be available from Zhiyun directly or via their Amazon store. Most prices are already live on Amazon and similar discounts are available for US buyers.
Many of the products have significant discounts, the exceptions being some of the newer devices.
For consumers, the Smooth Q2 looks like a great deal, discounted from £139.00 to £89 or the more portable Smooth XS, which is discounted from £74.99 to £45.99
With so many products being discounted, I have listed them all in the table below.
| Item | Discounted Price | Normal Price | Discount |
| SMOOTH Q3 | £69.99 | £89.00 | 21.36% |
| SMOOTH Q3 Combo | £88.99 | £109.00 | 18.36% |
| WEEBILL 2 | £429.99 | £579.00 | 25.74% |
| WEEBILL 2 Combo | £508.99 | £679.00 | 25.04% |
| WEEBILL 2 Pro | £679.99 | £929.00 | 26.80% |
| WEEBILL 2 Pro+ | £859.99 | £1,129.00 | 23.83% |
| SMOOTH Q2 | £89.00 | £139.00 | 35.97% |
| CRANE M2 | £179.00 | £259.00 | 30.89% |
| SMOOTH X | £29.99 | £59.99 | 50.01% |
| SMOOTH X Package | £39.99 | £69.99 | 42.86% |
| SMOOTH XS | £45.99 | £74.99 | 33% |
| WEEBILL S | £269.00 | £369.00 | 27.10% |
| WEEBILL S Image Transmission Package | £419.00 | £559.00 | 25.04% |
| CRANE 3S-E | £449.00 | £659.00 | 31.87% |
| CRANE 3S | £509.00 | £729.00 | 30.18% |
| CRANE 3S Pro | £799.00 | £1,149.00 | 30.46% |
| CRANE 2S | £349.00 | £599.00 | 41.74% |
| CRANE 2S Combo | £389.00 | £649.00 | 40.06% |
| CRANE 2S Pro | £499.00 | £739.00 | 32.48% |
Win a Zhiyun Q3 Gimbal
The Zhiyun Smooth Q3 was launched earlier this year and while it is included in the Black Friday sale, with the standard gimbal at £69.99 from £89 and the combo down to £88.99 from £109, that deal is only on til the end of the month, so it is a good opportunity to try and get a piece of new tech for free!
This lightweight and highly portable gimbal can take a maximum payload of 280g, which covers some of the heavier smartphones on the market, including the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The SMOOTH-Q3 features a built-in LED light, 17 creative shooting modes
It currently sells for £89 on the Zhiyun website.
To enter the competition, please comment below, then follow Mighty_Gadget on Twitter and retweet this competition post.
Winner will be announced at some point on Sunday 28th of November
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