Of course, you’ll need the app if you want to do any of the advanced or more “cinematic” tricks that the unit offers. Note that the stabilizer will still work even if you don’t use the app, so if you want to just practice using stabilization with your phone’s video mode, you can. The Freefly Movi is operated via a free app on your mobile device. Once we practiced in Majestic Mode, the shots were smooth as butter-and better than tests we’ve seen with competing products. Ours was running for a couple hours straight without a problem but keep in mind that shooting will chew up your phone battery fast so make sure to pack a phone charger, as well. The company claims that a charged unit can last up to eight hours in optimal circumstances. Note that the Movi has a USB-C port for charging, which is not the most common and is a different cable than your iPhone charges with, so you might want to pick up an extra USB-C cable to throw in your bag if you’re going to be using this regularly. We could see this being a challenge in many outdoor environments in particular. But ideally you have to start on a very flat, unmoving surface to begin with and even then it takes quite a bit of finagling to balance. There are really only three steps: squeeze the clamp, center the phone, and adjust until it stays level. The record and mode-changing buttons are placed smartly on the front of the main handle, so you can easily trigger them with your forefinger without losing your grip on the Movi.Ĭredit: Freefly Balancing the phone in the Movi was the first snag we hit where it became apparent that the “simple, on the go” use wasn’t going to be as seamless as promised. It’s comfortable to hold and very lightweight at only 1.5 lbs plus the weight of your phone. Unlike its biggest competition, the Osmo Mobile, which is more of a monopod, this has a U shape which can be gripped with either one or two hands for extra stabilization. The Movi is made of a durable plastic with rubber gripping on the bottom which comes in handy when putting it down for a timelapse or pan. Check out some of our impressions and test results below.īalancing the phone in the Movi was the first snag we hit where it became apparent that the “simple, on the go” use wasn’t going to be as seamless as promised. Rigging up an iPhoneX on a loaner unit from Freefly (Only iOS is currently supported but Android support is on the way), we found that the Movi could help us get some beautiful shots, but was not necessarily as simple and intuitive to use as the company would have us believe. We decided to give the unit a whirl in some common field situations such as moving through an active environment, driving shots, and landscape pans. Freefly claims that it has taken all of the “professional filmmaking tricks” and tech developed for the full-sized stabilizer and packed it into a simple “cinema robot” to take your mobile phone filmmaking up a notch with professional stabilization. In the 1% case where it does help, it's only because it reset your settings to default, not because there was anything wrong with the firmware itself.Does Freefly's smartphone stabilizer live up to its formidable predecessor's reputation?įreefly’s new Movi is inspired by-but not to be confused with-the go-to industry gimbal MōVI Pro. If you find that you are having undesired behavior from your Freefly gear, the act of re-flashing the firmware is not going to help you 99% of the time.It won't solve what you are experiencing, but we do recommend running the most current firmware for best compatibility, which, along with release notes, can always be found at There is new MōVI Controller firmware available so that RED controls can be accessed from the MōVI Controller (among other things).It's on a list of tweaks for future firmware updates, but for right now, the only way to have Majestic Tilt, is to turn off or disconnect the MōVI Controller. Majestic mode on the MōVI Control is Pan Majestic only. There is currently not a way to have full Majestic (pan and tilt) with the MōVI Controller powered on. Hey guys, we have received feedback (to support) that this behavior on MōVI Pro is different than on previous MōVI models.
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