Feiyutech G6 Plus User Manual

3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Gimbal

for Camera

Instructions

Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company

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1. G6 Plus Overview 1

2. Quick Start Guide 3

3. Balance the Gimbal 4

Balance Adjustment of the Pan Axis 4
Balance Adjustment of the Roll Axis 5
Balance Adjustment of the Tilt Axis 6

4. Basic Operation 7

Modes 7

Introduction of Display 7
Joystick - operation 8
Function Button - operation 8
Shutter Button - operation 8
Setting Button - operation 9

Swith Camera Modes
Setup Parameter

Horizontal Adjustment Button - operation
Trigger Button - operation
Multifunction Knob - Zooming control / Follow focus / Control 3 Axis
App - Download and Connecting

10

10

10

11

5. Advanced Operation 12

Manual Lock 12
Auto-rotation Mode 12

9
9

Connecting to Camera
Firmware Upgrade
Gimbal Initialization

13

13

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6. Specifications 15

1. G6 Plus Overview

Display

Joystick

Function
Button

ON / OFF

Shutter
Button

1

Sliding Arm

Thumb Screw

1

2

3

4

Adjustment

Sliding Plate

Adapter

(Clamping plate)

1

2

4

Adapter Thumb Screw

3

Roll Axis

2

3

Roll Axis Knob Ring

Tilt Axis Knob Ring

5

Vertical Arm

6

5

Pan Axis Knob Ring

Pan Axis

2

Tilt Axis

4

1

Cross Arm

Horizontal
Adjustment

5

3

Setting Button

Micro USB Port

Button

Trigger
Button

6

7

4

1/4-20 Thread
Mount

8

Multifunction
Knob

6

Handle

4

1/4-20 Thread
Mount

Accessories

Micro USB Cable
X1

Introduction of Interface and screws

1

Thumb Screw

Used for fixing the camera or mobile phone to the adjustment
sliding plate

3

Micro USB Port

(1) Used for charging the gimbal (input 5V / 2A ), the gimbal
can be used while being charged, but it is not available for
external power supply.

26650 Li-ion Battery
X1

2

Adapter Thumb Screw

Used for fixing the adjustment sliding plate.

4

1/4-20 Thread Mount

Used for expand other accessories, such as the
tripod which built-in 1/4 inch screw,extension
rod and so on

Mount Adapter
X1

(2) Used for firmware upgrade (computer), please refer to
the firmware upgrade operation steps for details.

Please stuff up this port by the dustproof plug when it is not in use.

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Introduction of Display and Bottons

1

Display

Bluetooth

Battery Level

3

Function Button

HF

WiFi

Refer to Page 8

Modes

Camera
Mode

Power on / Power offLong press

Panning Mode / Lock ModeSingle tap
Double tap Follow mode
Triple tap Rotate 180° in horizontal

Quadruple tap Auto-rotation Mode
Five tap Initialization

5

Setting Button

（After connecting your camera）

Swith the interface for camera parametersLong press

Single tap

Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 13

Swith camera modes / main interface

Refer to Page 9

2

Joystick

Up

Left Right

Down

4

Shutter Button

Refer to Page 8

After connecting the gimbal to camera via Feiyu
On App, shutter button can control the camera
for shooting.

Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 13

6

Horizontal Adjustment Button

You can control the horizon angle via the horizontal
adjustment button.

Refer to Page 10

7

Trigger Button

Refer to Page 10

Lock ModePress and hold

Double tap Reset

Introduction of Axis and Knob

1

Tilt Axis

Take the camera lens as the base point, and control the
camera lens to move upward or downward by tilt axis.

2

Tilt Axis Knob Ring

Used for fixing the sliding arm.

3

Roll Axis

Take the camera lens as the base point, and control
the camera lens to tilt to the left or tilt to the right by
roll axis.

4

Roll Axis Knob Ring

Used for fixing the cross arm.

8

Multifunction Knob

(1) Achieve the control to the focal length of camera,
such as follow focus, zoom.

(2) Achieve the control to the angle of three axes of
the gimbal

Refer to Page 10

Introduction of Other Components

1

Sliding Arm

Used for adjusting the up and down centre-of-gravity
position of tilt axis.

2

Adapter (Clamping plate)

Used for fixing the camera.

3

Adjustment Sliding Plate

Used for adjusting the front and back position of camera
so as to adjust the front and back centre-of-gravity .
position of tilt axis

4

Cross Arm

Used for adjusting the centre-of-gravity position of roll axis.

5

Pan Axis

Take the camera lens as the base point, and control
the camera lens to turn left or turn right by pan axis.

6

Pan Axis Knob Ring

Used for fixing the vertical arm.

5

Vertical Arm

Used for adjusting the centre-of-gravity position of pan axis.

6

Handle

Used for holding the gimbal by one hand.

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2. Quick Start Guide

1

Install Battery

Remove the bottom cap, insert a 26650
battery and then tighten the cap.

Type 26650

5000mAhBattery Capacity

3

Put the Camera / Smartphone on

2

Charging

Please fully charge the battery before power on

TIP

the gimbal for the first time.

Charging with Micro USB cable as shown below.

Micro Port USB Port

Micro USB

Cable

(Equipped by user)

Output: 5V / 2A

Put the Camera on Put the Smartphone on

Correctly place the camera on the adjustment sliding
plate, and tighten it with thumb screw in the middle
sliding chute.

You can also take down the adjustment sliding plate from
the adapter, install it to the bottom of the camera, and then
install to the adapter.

Take
Down

3

1

Unscrew

2

LockUnlock

Bottom of the Adapter (Clamping plate)

If the camera doesn't have the 1/4-20 screw hole, please
put the camera on mount adapter,which has 1/4-20 screw
hole, and then mount it following above steps.

Unlock

Adjustment
Sliding Plate

Thumb Screw

Safety lock

Compatible

for Reference

Correctly place the smartphone on the smartphone
adapter(Optional accessory), and tighten it with
thumb screw in the middle sliding chute.

Available mobile phone width: 57~84mm

Smartpnone Place in the

（Optional Accessory）

Smartphone

Adapter

smartphone adapter

Camera Installation

Pocket Camera

ILDC

GoPro Sports Camera

Smartphone installation

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4

Vertical Arm

Pan Axis Knob Ring

Loosen

Move

Balance the Gimbal

5

Power on / off

NOTE

Unbalanced center of gravity can lead to a
decrease in stability, even the camera cannot be
balanced.

Power on the gimbal after the center of
gravity of 3 axis is balanced.

Please refer to the follow chapter "Balance
the Gimbal" for operation

NOTE

(1) Please mount the camera or smartphone before
powering on the gimbal.

(2) When the battery is low, please charge the gimbal.

(3) When not in use, turn off the gimbal and then remove
the battery.

Power on / off

Long press the function button, the display will
show and release it when you hear the
beep tone.

3. Balance the Gimbal

1

Balance Adjustment of the Pan Axis

* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the pan axis knob ring

( Before power on )

Steps

(1) Hold the handle of gimbal, keep the handle parallel
to the level ground.

(2) Loosen the pan axis knob ring

（Slightly loose until the vertical arm can be moved）

(3) Move and adjust the position of vertical arm,
until the vertical arm is parallel to the level ground

(4) Tighten the pan axis knob ring

Vertical Arm

Handle

Level Ground

After adjustment

Vertical arm is parallel

to the level ground

Move and adjust the position

of vertical arm

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2

Cross Arm

Roll axis knob ring

Loosen

Move

Cross Arm

Roll axis knob ring

Loosen

Move

Balance Adjustment of the Roll Axis

* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the roll axis knob ring

Steps

(1) Stand the gimbal on level ground.

(2) Loosen the roll axis knob ring

（Slightly loose until the roll arm can be moved）

(3) Move and adjust the position of roll arm, until the
camera is parallel to the level ground.

( Refer to lever principle )

(4) Tighten the roll axis knob ring

Level Ground

After adjustment

Camera is parallel

to the level ground

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3

Balance Adjustment of the Tilt Axis

Step 1

(1) Stand the gimbal on level ground.

(2) Loosen the tilt axis knob ring

（Slightly loose until the sliding arm can be moved）

(3) Move the sliding arm to the lowest position.

Loosen

Tilt axis knob ring

Move the sliding arm

to the lowest position

Step 2

(1) Loosen the thumb screw on the bottom of the adapter(Clamping plate)

(Slightly loose until the adjustment sliding plate can be moved）

(2) Move and adjust the position of adjustment sliding plate,
until the camera lens is parallel to the level

(3) Tighten the thumb screw

* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the thumb screw

Loosen

Thumb
Screw

Move

Adjustment
sliding plate

Level Ground

After adjustment

Camera lens is parallel

to the level ground

Step 3

* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the tilt axis
knob ring

(1) At any pitching angle, give an angle to the camera
at random.

(2) Slightly adjust the position of sliding arm, until it
keeps still without shaking

(3) Tighten the tilt axis knob ring

Level Ground

After adjustment

At any pitching angle, it can keep still

without shaking

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4. Basic Operation

Modes

Panning Mode（Default mode）

The roll and tilt direction are fixed, and the camera moves according to the left-right movements of the
user's hand.

Follow Mode

The roll direction is fixed, and the camera moves according to the left-right movements, up-down
movements of the user's hand.

Lock Mode

The orientation of the camera is fixed.

Reset

Return to panning mode, three axises return to default position.

Panning Mode

Default

Introduction of Display

Display icon Mode / Status

HF

AF

LK

SET WIFI VIA APP

Panning Mode

Follow Mode

Lock Mode

Bluetooth is connected

Bluetooth is not connected

Prompt for users to open the App
settings in order to connect via WiFi

Follow Mode

Display icon Mode / Status

Battery Level

Camera photo shooting

Camera video shooting

WiFi is connected

WiFi is not connected

Camera is not
connected

Lock Mode

Please refer to the chapter
"Connecting to camera" in
page 13

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Joystick - operation

Move to left

Upward

(1) Camera lens upward
(2) Select the option above

Up

Move to right

(1) Camera lens move to left
(2) Select the option on the left
(3) Cancel

Left Right

Down

(1) Camera lens move to right
(2) Select the option on the right
(3) Confirm

Downward

(1) Camera lens downward
(2) Select the option below

Function Button - operation

Note: The firmware upgrade may occur manual operation function and the actual product features do not match.
Please find the latest manual on the official website.

Single tap

Panning Mode /
Lock Mode

Single tap to switch between panning mode
and lock mode

Joystick

Double tap Follow mode

Triple tap

Quadruple tap Auto-rotation Mode

Five tap Initialization

Rotate 180° in
horizontal

Under all follow, single tap to switch to locking
mode

Single tap to switch between panning mode
and lock mode

Enter auto-rotation mode

Please refer to the chapter "Auto-rotation Mode" in page 12

Enter initialization

Please refer to the chapter "Gimbal Initialization" in page 14

Shutter Button - operation

After connecting the gimbal to camera/smartphone via Feiyu On/ Vicool
App, single tap it to control the recording of the camera / smartphone.

Single tap Shooting / Start shooting / Stop shooting

On the main interface of
the gimbal display

Function
Button

Shutter
Button

Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 13

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Setting Button - operation

After connecting the gimbal to camera via Feiyu On App, the setting button can switch the camera modes.
Using the setting button and joystick to setup parameters.

Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 13

Swith Camera Modes

Main interface of

the display screen

HF

Support Cameras for Reference:
Sony RX0 / GoPro HERO series sports cameras / Panasonic LX10 / Panasonic GH4

Setting Button

Single

tap

Swith camera modes

Camera photo shooting

Camera video shooting

Setting
Button

Setup Parameter

Main interface of

the display screen

HF

WB

Setting

AWB Auto white balance

Daylight

Shade

Cloudy

Tungsten

Setting Button

Long press

Single

tap

ISO

Setting

auto

100

125

200
400

800

1600
3200

6400

12800

Interface for camera

parameters

ISOWB

兆像素White

Balance

兆像素Light

Sensitivity

Left Right

Setting Parameters:

Joystick Explanation

Move to right To the right option / Confirm

Move to left To the left option / Cancel

Setting
Button

Joystick

Using the joystick

to set up parameters

Up

Down

Move to up / down Modify Parameters

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Horizontal Adjustment Button - operation

Horizontal

Adjustment

Button

Trigger Button - operation

You can control the horizon angle via the
horizontal adjustment button.

The control angle is -30° ~ +30°

In the panning mode or follow mode, press and hold

Press and hold Quickly follow

Double tap Reset

Multifunction Knob -

the trigger button to enter quickly follow, release it
to return previous mode

Return to panning mode, tilt,roll and pan axis return
to initial level

Zooming control / Follow focus /
Control 3 Axis

Single tap Switch adjustment option

Rotate Adjust by rotating

Long press Select the device you want to control

Default

Control

Control

Camera

Camera

Switch adjustment option

Single tap

Multifunction

Knob

Single tap /

Long press

Rotate

Display

*

Default

*

Zoom Zooming control

Follow Focus

Explanation

Follow focus

Trigger Button

Camera supports
zooming control

Camera supports
follow focus

Long press the

multifunction knob

Control

Control

Gimbal

Gimbal

Single tap

Switch adjustment option

* After connecting your camera

Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 13

Display

Pan Control

Roll Control

Tilt Control

Explanation

Control the pan axis rotation

Control the roll axis rotation

Control the tilt axis rotation

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App - Download and Connecting

* Requires iOS 9.0 or later, Android 5.0 or later

Using the Feiyu ON App when you

mount your camera on the gimbal

iOS Version Android Version iOS Version Android Version

Or search and download the "Feiyu ON" / "Vicool" App on the following application platform:

App Store

Google play

Using the Vicool App when you mount

your smartphone on the gimbal

Connecting App

Turn on the Bluetooth and run the App on smartphone, follow on the instructions to connect smartphone to
gimbal via bluetooth. Take the Feiyu ON app connecting for example.

1 2 3

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5. Advanced Operation

Manual Lock

Camera can be manually positioned while in panning mode ,
follow mode or lock mode. Both the pan axis and tilt axis can
be manually set up.

Manually move camera to desired position,and hold for half a
second. New tilt and/or pan positions are automatically saved.

Take the tilt axis setting for example:

Auto-rotation Mode

The G6 Plus gimbal can easily create constant speed movements in the auto-rotation mode.
This mode can be used for recording both regular video and motion timelapse photography.
For better performance, attach gimbal to the FeiyuTech tripod, or other tripod, to keep it completely still.

Set rotation speed in Feiyu ON App

Both the pan and tilt directions can be rotated.

Connect to the Feiyu ON App and select desired speed from the auto-rotation mode rate option in the settings menu.

G6 Plus

9s/ turn

18s/ turn

24s/ turn

30s/ turn

min/ turn

1

2

min/ turn

( 1 ) Enter auto-rotation mode

Enter auto-rotation mode by quadruple tapping the function
button.

Quadruple tap

function button

Rotation Speed

4

min/ turn

8

min/ turn

15

min/ turn

30

min/ turn

1h/ turn

(Default)

4h/ turn

( 2 ) Set rotation start position

Record the first position (rotation start position) by manually moving
camera to desired position. Hold in position for half a second. Single
tap the function button to record rotation start position.

Tilt

Pan

Single tap

function button

8h/ turn

( 3 ) Set rotation end position ( 4 ) Start auto rotation movements

Record the second position (rotation end position) by manually
moving camera to desired position. Hold in position for half a second.
Single tap the function button to record rotation end position.

The gimbal automatically restores to the start position, while the
tilt axis and pan axis start rotating at a constant speed according
to pre-set speed to end position, repeat step (2) (3) to start again.

Exit

Tilt

Pan

Single tap

function button

Double tap

Trigger button Exit the auto-rotation mode and reset

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Connecting to Camera

G6 Plus gimbal can connect to the camera by Feiyu ON App.

Operations available after connecting to the camera:

Button Operation Function

Setting Button Single tap

Shutter Button

Single tap

Single tap in the main interface of the gimbal display can switch to the camera
modes

On the main interface of the gimbal display, single tap for photo shooting /
start shooting / stop shooting

Steps of connecting to camera:

(1) Turn on your sports camera's WiFi (2.4GHz)
(2) Successively select "Settings" -- "Parameters Settings" --"WiFi Settings" on Feiyu ON App
(3) Select camera model
(4) Select your camera connection name and enter the correct connection password of your camera
(5) Waiting for connecting
(6) Connect successfully

If icon appears on the display screen, it means the gimbal failed to connect to the camera, try to
restart gimbal or camera, or reconnect according to above steps.

If the WiFi is not connected for a long time, please restart the camera's WiFi.

Firmware Upgrade

Connect the gimbal to the Feiyu ON App, to upgrade the firmware through the App.

Settings Updata

Query Update

Your Gimbal version is ***,

The latest version is ***,

do you want to upgrade?

Feiyu ON

Later Download

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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

Initing

Display

Five tap

Tap the function button for 5 consecutive times

1

and hear the "beep" sound, and the motor will
stop working and "Initing" shows up.

Display

InitingSuccess

Single tap

Place the gimbal on the table unmoved, and the

2

gimbal automatically detect whether or not it is
placed on a static flat surface, and then its
initializing will start automatically showing "Initing"
on the display, and "Success" will be displayed after
the initializing has been successfully completed.

After the initialization is done, single tap the function

3

button to wake up and return to the main interface.

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.

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6. Specifications

294mm

108mm

156mm

Specifications

Product Name G6 Plus 3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Gimbal for Camera

Max. Tilting Range 260°

Max. Rolling Range

Max. Panning Range 360°

Tilting Speed 2°/s ~ 75°/s

Panning Speed 3°/s ~ 150°/s

Operation Time 9 Hours

Weight 663g ( Not including the battery, camera, camera lens, etc. )

Payload 800g

Compatible Cameras
for Reference

320°

（ In center of gravity balanced state ）

Sony RX100 / Sony a6300 (16-50 or 28-70mm) / Sony a6500 (16-50 or
28-70mm) / Canon M10 (15-45mm) / Canon G3X , ect.

Sony RX0 / GoPro HERO series sports cameras

Fit for smartphone with smartphone adapter(Optional accessory)

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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.

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