3-Axis Gimbal for Mirrorless Camera
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company
V 2.2ENUser Manual
1. Product Overview
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[1] Tilting axis
[2] Tilting lock screw
[3] Sliding arm
[4] Thumb screw
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Panning lock screw
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Panning axis
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Status
indicator
Joystick
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[9] Function button
[10] Shutter button
[11] Socket connector
[12] Shutter cable socket
[13] Cross arm
[14] Rolling lock screw
[15] Rolling axis
[16] Quick-release clamp
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Adapter(Clamping plate)
[18] Clamp block thumb screw
[19] Vertical arm
[20] Trigger button
[21] USB interface
[22] Retaining ring
[23] Charging indicator
[24] Handle
Included Accessories
Double-hand Accessories
USB cable
Shutter release
cable for Sony cameras
(3.5 mm to multi port)
Shutter release cable
for Panasonic cameras
(3.5 mm to multi port)
Install the handle
Single Handle
Double-hand foldable set (Optional)
Shutter release cable
for Canon cameras
（RS-80N3）
4 Batteries
(Type: 18650)
Smart charger
Thumb screw
Tripod
Retaining ring
Retaining ring
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After installation, please
tighten the retaining ring
1/4-20
inch screw
Cold shoe mount
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18650
18650
2. User Guide
Attention: please read the following instructions before powering on the gimbal.
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Insert the batteries
Prior to use, please be sure to fully charge the
batteries.
Remove the handle, insert 2 pcs 18650
batteries and tighten the handle.
Attach camera or smartphone
Take the Panasonic DMC-GH4 camera for example
Place the camera correctly on the quick-release clamp
and tighten the camera with the thum bscrew,finally,
place quick-release clamp into the clamping plate, tighten
the clamp block thumb screw.
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Take the Sony camera for example Take the smartphone for example
Place the camera correctly on the clamping plate and
use the thumb screw to secure the camera through
the middle chute at the bottom of clamping plate.
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Balance Adjustment
First use the smartphone adapter (optional) to install the
phone, and place them correctly on the clamping plate,
use the thumb screw to secure the phone through the
middle chute at the bottom of clamping plate.
Turn on the gimbal after adjusting the center of gravity balance of the three axis.(refer to chapter
"9. Balance Adjustment"for more details)
Note: center of gravity imbalance can lead to poor performance or even failure
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of the gimbal to operate at all.
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Power on/Power off
Power on：long press the function button and release it when the green light is on and you hear a tone.
Power off：
long press the function button and release it when the red light changes from quick flashing
to constant and you hear a tone.
3. Functions Modes
Instructions of Button
Function button
Single tap
Double tap
Triple tap
Quadruple tap
Five tap Initialization
Trigger button
Long press
Double tap
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Function Explanation
Panning Mode / Lock Mode
Panning and Tilting mode
Rotate 180°in horizontal Make the camera lens rotate 180 °
Autorotation Mode
Function Explanation
Lock
Reset
Single tap to switch between panning
mode and lock mode
Under panning and tilting mode, control the rolling axis by moving the
joystick to the left or right, and the control angle is - 30 °~+ 30°
Enter autorotation mode
Enter initialization
In the panning mode or panning and tilting mode, press and hold the
button to enter the lock mode, release it to return previous mode
Return to panning mode, tilting and rolling to return to initial level
Explanation of indicator status
The current mode of the gimbal can be identified
by the indicator status.
Indicator status Mode / Status
Blue light flashes once
Blue light flashes twice
Blue light keeps flashing Initialization failure / Malfunction
Red light keeps flashing Entering power off
In case of low power, the indicator will light red and flash 3 times
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every 5 seconds. Please charge gimbal or replace the battery.
Panning mode
Panning and Tilting mode
Lock mode / Initialize the gimbalBlue light constant on
Low powerRed light flashes three times
Status
indicator
Function
Button
Shutter
button
Explanation of joystick control
Up
Left
Down
Modes
Panning Mode (Default mode )
Tilting and rolling direction are fixed, and the camera lens moves according to the hand movement of the user.
Panning and Tilting Mode
The rolling direction is fixed, and the camera lens moves according to the hand movement of the user.
Lock Mode
The orientation of the camera is fixed.
Reset
Return to panning mode, tilting and rolling to return to initial level.
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Autorotation Mode
1.Quadruple tap on function button, gimbal will access the autorotation mode .
2. Set the gimbal start rotation position: pull the tilting axis or panning axis to the start position by hand,click the function button to record.
3. Pull the gimbal (which can be rotated more than one turn) according to the rotation path you want to set, and then click the function
button to record the end position .The gimbal will go to the start position and start the automatic rotation.Using the gimbal autorotation
function with a camera, timelapse photography functioning can be used to achieve special movement timelapse photograpy.
Other operations：click the function button to exit the autorotation mode during automatic rotation. The speed setting is made by
Feiyu ON App.
Note: both the panning and tilting directions can be rotated.
Annexed parameter table：
Gimbal speed setting reference table
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Tilting
2
a1000 Rotate Speed
12 seconds / turn
18 seconds / turn
24 seconds / turn
30 seconds / turn
1 minute / turn
2 minutes / turn
4 minutes / turn
8 minutes / turn
15 minutes / turn
30 minutes / turn
1 hour / turn (default)
4 hours / turn
8 hours / turn
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Tilting
1.Quadruple tap on function
button, gimbal will access the
autorotation mode setting.
2. Turn the panning axis or tilting
axis to the start position and hold
for half a second.Click on function
button, record the start position .
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Panning
3 .Turn the panning axis or
tilting axis to the end position
and hold for half a second.
Click on the function button
again,record the end position .
Panning
4.Gimbal will recover to
start position automatically.
Tilting axis and panning
axis turn to end position
at constant speed.The
gimbal is automatically
reset after the end.
Manual Lock
Adjust the camera by hand to the desired angle and hold in place for half a second to lock in that angle.(The tilting axis
and panning axis in the lock mode can be manual lock and the tilting axis can be manual lock in the panning mode.)
Take the tilting axis as an example :
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Hold the camera and change its angle in
tilting axis direction.
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Keep this position for half a second, the
current angle will be locked manually.
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Photograph
The shutter button can take pictures via the shutter release cable.
Manual photograph: click the shutter button to focus, click again within 3s to take pictures.If there is no operation within 3s,
the focus state is cleared.
Automatic continuous shooting: Shutter button long press 3s or more, gimbal "drop"sound and enter the automatic
continuous shooting mode, the default 5s shot once.One tap the shutter button to exit the automatic continuous shooting
mode.(you can enter the Feiyu On App to setting the photographic interval time)
4. Charging
Status indicator
Charging indicator
Explanation of Charging indicator status
Indicator status Mode / Status
Blue light，red light is off
The blue and red light
are flashing
The blue and red light
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Stop charging
The voltage of two batteries balance ajustment
（If the two batteries voltage difference between
the larger, the process takes a long time）
Charging
Micro USB
（Equipped by user）
Input：5V/1A
5. Download and connect App
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Download "Feiyu ON" and install it.
(1) iOS version:
Feiyu ON
App Store
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Connecting App
Feiyu ON
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Download
(2) Android version:
Google play
Feiyu ON
Feiyu ON
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* Use the browser to scan two-dimensional code can
be downloaded the App directly
Download
Start the App on your smartphone,follow the instructions to connect the smartphone with gimbal via bluetooth.
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a1000
a1000
Connect Connect
a1000
FY_a1000_XX
Searched device
FY_XXX_XX
FY_XXX_XX
FY_XXX_XX
α2000
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×
RESET
360°
FOLLOW TILT-LOCK LOCK
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6. Gimbal initialization
You can initialize your gimbal when:
（1） when camera is not level
（2） if not used for a long period of time
（3） in case of extreme temperature variations
Adjusting steps:
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Place the gimbal still on a desktop. The gimbal
will automatically initialize when it detects being
static. The blue light cycles three flashes and then
initialization ends.
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Five tap function
button, the motors
stop working after
the voice "drop" ,
the blue light is
always on.
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After the initialization
is successful, click the
function button to
wake up.
Note: if the initialization is not successful for a long time, long press
the function button to turn off the gimbal,restart it and then initialize.
7. Firmware Upgrade
Option 1: connect the gimbal with PC via micro USB cable, and then upgrade the firmware.(1)
Please visit the official website www.feiyu-tech.com to download the relevant software for upgrading, including USB driver,
firmware upgrade software and product firmware, and install the relevant software, decompress the firmware files . Firmware
upgrade according to the firmware upgrade instructions.
USB interface
Micro USB
PC
(2)
Option 2: connect the gimbal with smartphone via bluetooth, and then upgrade the firmware.
Feiyu ON
Settings Updata
The current used version 1.7.2,
new firmware is available,
do you want to upgrade?
Download
Later
and install it.
Firmware upgrade
new firmware is available,
do you want to upgrade?
Yes
×
No
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8. Parameters
182.2mm
Titling Angle 360°
Rolling Angle 360°
Panning Angle 360°
Tilting Increments 2°/s ~ 75°/s
Panning Increments 3°/s ~ 150°/s
Life Time
Load weight
Adaption camera
Adaption smartphone
Weight
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10 Hours (Center of gravity balance)
150g~1700g
SONY A7s(16~35mm lens) , SONY 5100 , SONY (DSC-RX100M5 , DSC-RX100M4 , DSC-RX100M3) , α6000 , Yi 4K Action
Camera , Yi Action Camera，Panasonic LUMIX GH4 Camera and other similar size camera of the total weight less than
1000g (including lenses and other accessories)(Gopro5、Gopro4 etc. with a fixed device that has a 1 / 4-20 inch
threaded hole)
iPhone 6 , iPhone 6s , iPhone 7 , iPhone 6 Plus , iPhone 6s Plus , iPhone 7 Plus ,
Android phone 4.7 inch~5.7 inch (Need smartphone adapter)
910g(Not including the accessories of batteries,camera,camera lens and ect.)
156.5mm
340.9mm
9. Balance Adjustment
STEP 1
Balance adjustment of the tilting axis
Adjust the center of gravity of the camera in two steps to the axis of rotation of the tilting axis.
Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis up and down: Set the camera lens down vertically
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with the hand arm maintaining level as shown in figure ①. Let go and observe the state of rotation.
Adjust the balance by moving the sliding arm up and down (Refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Normal vertical
①
Camera forward
L
T
Slide the
sliding arm up to adjust
Camera backward
② ③
Slide the
L
T
sliding arm down to adjust
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（2） Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis forward and backward: With the camera in the
upright position with the lens pointing forward and the hand arm maintaining a level state as shown
in figure ①, let go and observe the state of rotation. Loosen the screw on the bottom of the clamping
plate and adjust the balance by sliding the quick-release clamp up and down(Refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Balanced
Clamp block thumb screw
T
L
Slide the
clamp
Camera forward Camera backward
quick-release
down to adjust
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Clamp block thumb screw
Slide the quick-release
clamp
up to adjust
③
T
L
①
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STEP 2
Balance adjustment of the rolling axis
When the balance adjustment of tilting axis completed, the balance of the rolling axis can be adjusted:
Keep the gimbal socket connector vertical to the ground with the hand-held control handle as shown in
figure ①, let go and observe the balance. Loosen the lock screw and slide the cross arm left and right to
adjust the roll (Refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Cross arm
T
L
Slide the cross arm right to adjust
Balanced
Camera leftward
Camera rightward
① ② ③
Cross arm
T
L
Slide the cross arm left to adjust
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STEP 3
Balance adjustment of the panning axis
When the balance adjustment of tilting axis and rolling axis is
completed, the balance of the panning axis can be adjusted.
Keep the gimbal socket connector horizontal with the ground
with the hand-held control handle as shown in figure ①, let go
and observe the state of rotation.Loosen the lock screw on the
panning and slide the
vertical arm forward and backward to
adjust .(Refer to figure ② ③)
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
The lens is down
Best balance
Socket connector
Horizontal ground
①
The lens is up
T
Slide the vertical arm backward to adjust
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L
Vertical arm
T
L
Vertical arm
② ③
Slide the vertical arm forward to adjust
D I S C L A I M E R
Prohibit any user for any illegal purpose. Users will be responsible for all behaviors of purchase and
use products.
The Company assumes no liability for any risks related to or resulting from the debug and use of this
product (including the direct, indirect or third-party losses).
For any unknown sources of using, we will not be at any services.
The updating and changes of product firmware and program may cause changes in function
descriptions in this user manual, please read the instructions carefully before upgrading the firmware
and use the corresponding user manual.
You can get the latest user manual from the official website: www.feiyu-tech.com
Feiyu Tech reserves the right to amend this manual and the terms and conditions of use the gimbal at
any time.
Please correctly assemble the gimbal in accordance with the
diagram.
Attention
Please install the phone before powering on the gimbal.
When the gimbal is not in use or placed on the table, please ensure
it is powered off.
Remove the battery when not in use for a long time.
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