3-Axis Gimbal for Mirrorless and DSLR Cameras
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company
V 2.2ENUser Manual
1. Product Overview
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[1] Tilting axis
[2] Cross arm
[3] Rolling lock screw
[4] Rolling axis
[5] Vertical arm
[6] Status indicator
[7] Joystick
[8] Function button
[9] Shutter button
[10] Shutter cable socket
[11] Sliding arm
[12] Quick plate
[13] Adjustment skateboard
[14] Adapter(Clamping plate)
[15] Panning lock screw
[16] Panning axis
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[17] Socket connector
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[18] Tilting lock screw
[19] Camera support frame screw
[20] Camera support frame
[21] Thumb screw
[22] Retaining ring
[23] Trigger button
[24] Charging indicator
[25] USB interface
[26] Handle
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Included Accessories
Thumb screw
USB cable
Shutter release
cable for Sony cameras
(3.5 audio to multi)
Shutter release cable
for Panasonic cameras
(3.5 mm to multi port)
Installation Way
Single Handle
Double-Hand Foldable Set (optional)
Shutter release cable
for Canon cameras
（RS-80N3）
4 Batteries
(type: 18650)
Smart charger Quick plate
Camera support
frame screw
Camera support
frame
Advanced Accessories
（double-hand foldable set）
1/4-20
inch screw
Retaining ring
Retaining ring
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After installation, please
tighten the retaining ring
Tripod
Cold shoe
mount
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2. User Guide
18650
18650
Attention: please read the following instructions before turning on the power 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.
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Attach Camera
(1)Remove the quick plate from the gimbal.
Insert the provided 1/4-20 screw into a mounting
hole on quick plate.For a front-heavy camera(i.e.
bigger,heaver lens),select a mounting hole closer
to the back end of the quick plate to ensure proper
balance.
Thumb screw
*The screw is screwed into the threaded
holes on the quick plate.
（2）
After installing the camera, press and hold the anti-column, place the quick plate with mounted which
the camera is mounted on the clamping plate, and tighten the screws.
Anti-column
Thumb
screw
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Balance Adjustment
Adjust the centre of gravity balance of the three axis (see section 9. Balance Adjustment for details)
then turn on the gimbal.
Note: centre of gravity imbalance can lead to stable performance degradation, and
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may not balance the camera.
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Power On/Power Off
Power on： press and hold the function button until the green light on and you hear the tone.
Power off：
press and hold the function button until the red light changes from quick flashing to constant
and you hear the tone.
3. Modes / Functions
Operating Instructions
Function button
Function
Explanation
One tap
Two taps
Three taps
Four taps
Five taps
Trigger button
Long press
Two taps
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Panning Mode
Panning and Tilting Mode
Rotate horizontal 180°
Autorotation Mode
Initialization
Default 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°
Make the camera lens rotate 180 °(the current mode of work does not
change)
Both the panning and tilting directions can be rotated
After the initialization succeeds or fails, you can click the function button
to wake up the gimbal
Function Explanation
Lock
Reset
In the panning mode or panning and tilting mode, press and hold lock
shortcuts to enter the lock mode, release to return before mode
Return to panning mode, tilting and rolling to return to initial level
Explanation of LED Indicator Status
The current mode of the gimbal can be identified by
the indicator status.
LED 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 battery the indicator light will flash red three times
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every 5 seconds. Please charge gimbal or replace batteries.
Panning Mode
Panning and Tilting Mode
Lock mode / initialize the gimbalBlue light constant on
Low battery Red light flashes three times
Indicator
Function
Button
Shutter
Button
Explanation of joystick control
Left
Working Modes
Panning Mode (default mode )
Tilting and rolling direction are fixed, and the camera lens moves according to the handle movement.
Panning and Tilting Mode
The rolling direction is fixed, and the camera lens moves according to the hand movement.
Lock Mode
The orientation of the camera is fixed.
Reset
Return to panning mode, tilting and rolling to return to initial level.
Up
Right
Down
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Manual Lock
Pull to the required angle and hold for half a second to lock in that position. (The tilting axis and panning axis in lock
mode can be manual. The tilting axis can be manually locked 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.
Autorotation Mode
With camera, delay photography function can be used to achieve mobile delay photography.
1. The speed setting is made by Feiyu ON App.
a2000 Rotate Speed
12
seconds
/ turn
18
seconds
/ turn
24
seconds
/ turn
30
seconds
/ turn
1
minute
/ turn
2
minutes
/ turn
Note: both the panning and tilting directions can be rotated.
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4
minutes
/ turn
8
minutes
/ turn
15
minutes
/ turn
30
minutes
/ turn
Keep this position for half
a second, the current angle
will be locked manually.
1
hour
/ turn
(default)
4
hours
/ turn
8
hours
/ turn
Function
Tilting
Panning
Tilting
Panning
Function
Button
Button
2.Four taps on function button, gimbal will
enter the autorotation mode .
3. 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 the start position.
Function
Button
4. Pull the gimbal (which can be rotated more
than one turn) to the rotation path you want
5.The gimbal will go to the start position and
start the autorotation function.
to set, and then click the function button to
record the end position.
Exit operations：
1.Click the function button to exit the autorotation mode during automatic rotation.
2.Two taps the trigger button to exit the autorotation mode during setting the automatic rotation.
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Photograph
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The shutter button can take pictures via the shutter release cable.
4. Charging
Indicator
Micro USB
Charging indicator
（equipped by user）
Input：5V/1A
Manual photograph: click the shutter
button to focus, click again within 3s to
take pictures.If there is no operation within
3 seconds , 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.)
Explanation of Charging Indicator Status
LED status Mode / status
Blue light on,
red light off
Blue light and
red light are
flashing
(If the two batteries voltage difference between the
larger, the process takes a long time)
Blue light and
red light
Stop charging
The voltage of two batteries
balance ajustment
charging
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5. Download and Connect App
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Download "Feiyu ON" and Install It.
(1) iOS version:
(2) Android version:
Feiyu ON
App Store
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Connecting App
Feiyu ON
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Download
Google play
Feiyu ON
Feiyu ON
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Download
*Please scan the two-dimensional code
via the browser.
Start the App on your smartphone,follow the instructions to connect the Feiyu On App with gimbal via bluetooth.
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a series
FY_a2000_XX
Choose a gimbal
FY_XXX_XX
FY_XXX_XX
a2000
Connect Connect
FY_XXX_XX
a series
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） Camera is not level
（2） If not used for a long time
（3） In case of extreme temperature variations
Adjusting steps:
1
Five taps on the
function button:
the motor stops
working after the
vioce "drop". The
blue light is constant
on.
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2
Place the gimbal on a flat surface. The gimbal
will automatically initialize when it detects the
non movement. The blue light will flash three
times and initialization ends,otherwise, the
initialization fails.
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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,restar it and then initialize.
7. Firmware Upgrade
Option 1: connect the gimbal with PC via micro USB cable to 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. Install the relevant software, decompress the
firmware files and upgrade according to the firmware upgrade instructions.
功能端口
USB interface
Micro USB
PC
(2)
Option 2: connect the gimbal with Feiyu On App via bluetooth, and then upgrade the firmware.
Settings Updata
Firmware upgrade
The current used version 1.7.2,
new firmware is available,
do you want to upgrade?
Download
Later
and install it.
new firmware is available,
do you want to upgrade?
Yes
Feiyu ON
×
No
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8. Parameters
376mm
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
Weight
12 Hours (center of gravity balance)
250g~2500g
Sony NEX-5N/NEX-7 and other N-series, SONY A7RII / ILCE-7R / ILCE-5100, Panasonic LUMIX GH4,
Canon 5D Mark III (with standard lens), and other cameras with similar dimensions with weight
less 2500g（the camera weight including the accessories of lens and etc.）
1111.5g(not including the accessories of batteries,camera,camera lens and etc.)
176.5mm
219mm
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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.
（1）
Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis up and down: point the camera lens down,
adjust cross arm to maintain the level, as shown in figure ①, let go and observe the state of rotation.
Adjust the balance via adjust the sliding arm up and down(refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Normal vertical
T
Slide the
Camera forward
L
sliding arm up to adjust Slide the sliding arm down to adjust
Camera backward
① ② ③
T
L
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（2） Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis forward and backward: point the camera lens
horizontal forward, adjust cross arm to maintain the level as shown in figure ①,let go and observe the
state of rotation.
Loosen the screw on the bottom of the camera and adjust the balance by sliding the adjustment
skateboard up and down at the bottom of the camera(refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Thumb screw
Balanced
① ② ③
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Camera forward Camera backward
Slide the adjustment
skateboard
down to adjust
Thumb screw
Slide the
skateboard
adjustment
up to adjust
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, leave the gimbal powered off 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.
T
L
Cross arm
Slide the cross arm right to adjust Slide the cross arm left to adjust
Camera leftward
Camera rightward Balanced
Cross arm
① ② ③
T
L
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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 in the horizontal position,
adjust hand-held panning axis 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
②
T
L L
Vertical arm
③
T
Vertical arm
Slide the vertical arm backward to adjust Slide the vertical arm forward to adjust
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D I S C L A I M E R
Any use for illegal purposes prohibited.Users are responsible for 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.
Updating and changes of product firmware and program me 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
FeiyuTech 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 camera before turning 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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