CRANE-M
User Guide V1.3
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Contents
Pac king List
Discla imer and Warnings
Batter y S af ety Gui de lines
Quick Star t Guide
Preparing an d Charging th e Batteries
Camera I nstalla tion
Balanc e Adjustm ent
Sta rt Up
Introduc ing Gimbal Co ntrol Modes
Connec tion Por t s & Vario us Operat ions
APP Oper ations
Usage of Mai n Accesso ries
Par ameter Spec ificati ons
Warranty Terms
Warranty Card
Contact Card
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USB C able
Bat tery
Com part men t
Glossa r y
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Bat tery C harge r
Pac king List
Discla imer and Warning
The p roduc t packa ge c ome s with th e follo wing it em s. In cas e th at any it em is fou nd m issin g,
ple ase con tact ZH IY UN or you r lo cal sel li ng ag ent.
Cra ne-M St abi lizer
Tha nk you for us ing ZHIYU N CR ANE-M . Th e in forma ti on cont ai ns h ere in a ffect s yo ur s afe ty
and you r legal rig ht s an d respo ns ibili ti es. Rea d this enti re docu me nt care fu lly to ensu re
pro pe r c on fig ur ation befo re use. Fai lur e t o r ea d a nd fo llow the i nst ructi on s a nd warni ngs
her ei n may resul t in ser io us injur y to yo u or bys tan de rs , or dam age to yo ur device or
pro pe rt y.
ZHIYU N re se rv es the righ t of fina l expl an at ion for this docu me nt and al l rele vant
doc ument s re lat in g to CR AN E-M, an d th e rig ht t o mak e cha nges at a ny t ime w it hout
not ice. Pl ease vi sit www. zhiyu n-tec h. com for t he l ate st p rod uct inf or matio n.
By us ing t hi s p roduc t, you her eby s ig nif y that yo u h av e r ea d t his d oc ument care fully and
tha t you un de rstan d an d ag ree to a bide by the terms and con di tio ns herein . You a gre e that
you ar e sol ely re sp ons ible for yo ur ow n conduc t whi le using th is produ ct , and for any
con seque nces t hereo f. You a gre e to use th is p rod uct on ly f or p urpos es tha t ar e pr oper a nd
in acco rdanc e with all term s, prec autio ns , pr actic es , po licie s and gu ideli ne s ZH IYUN has
mad e and may m ake availa bl e.
ZHI YUN™ a cce pt s n o l iabil it y f or dama ge, injur y o r a ny lega l resp on sib ility incurr ed
dir ec tly or indire ctly fro m the us e of thi s produc t. Us er s sha ll obser ve safe an d law fu l
pra ctice s inclu ding, b ut n ot limi te d to, t ho se set fo rt h herei n.
ZHI YUN™ is th e t ra dem ark of Gu ilin Z hishe n Inform at ion Tec hn olo gy Co., L td. (h er ein af te r
ref er red to as "ZHI YU N" or "ZHIY UN TE CH ") an d i ts af filia te s. Al l p roduc t nam es or ma rk s
ref er red t o he reu nd er ar e tr adema rk s or re gi ste red tra de mar ks of the ir re spect ive hol de rs .
The f ollowin g te rms a re used t hr oug hout th e produ ct l itera tu re to i nd icate v ariou s le vel s of
pot en tial ha rm w hen ope ra tin g this pr od uct .
WAR NIN G: Proce du res , w hi ch if not prop erly fol lo wed , may in cur property dam ag e, grave
acc ident , or seri ou s in jur y.
CAU TI ON: Proc edu res, whi ch if not prop erl y f ol lowed , may in cur pr oper ty dam ag e and
ser ious in jury.
NOTICE : P ro ced ures, which if n ot pro pe rly foll ow ed, may inc ur prope rt y d amage or mi no r
inj ury.
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WAR NING
CAU TI ON:
Discla imer and Warning
Batter y S af ety Gui de lines
Discla imer
Glossa r y
WAR NINGS
Safe Ope ration Gu ideline s
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Rea d th e ENTIR E Us er Guid e to beco me fami li ar with the feat ure s of this prod uc t befor e
ope ratin g. Fai lure t o o perat e t he pro du ct cor rectl y c an res ult in da mage to t he produ ct or
per sonal prop er ty an d caus e s eriou s i nj ur y. T hi s is a sophist ic ate d pro duc t. It mu st be
ope rated with caut io n and co mm on se nse a nd req uires some ba si c mec hanic al ab il ity.
Fai lur e to operate this prod uct i n a saf e and r es pon si ble m anner could resul t in inju ry or
dam age to the p rod uc t or ot he r p rop er ty. Thi s prod uc t i s not i nt ended fo r u se by c hildr en
wit hout d ire ct a du lt s uper visio n. D O NOT use wi th i nco mpati bl e co mpone nt s or i n an y wa y
oth erwi se as m en tione d o r inst ru cte d i n the p roduc t d ocume nt s pr ov ide d by ZH IYUN. Th e
saf ety guide li nes her ei n conta in inst ructi ons for saf ety, opera ti on and mainten an ce. It is
ess entia l to re ad a nd fol lo w all o f th e i nst ru ction s a nd w ar nings in the Us er G ui de, pr ior to
ass embly, se tup or use, in orde r to opera te the pro du ct cor rec tl y and avoi d dama ge or
ser ious in jury.
CRA NE-M is a high -prec is ion con trol device. Damage may be c au sed to CRANE -M i f it is
dro pp ed or s ubjec t to exte rn al fo rce, an d th is ma y resul t in m alf uncti on.
Mak e sure the ro tatio n of th e gimb al axe s is no t b loc ked by exter nal fo rce wh en CRA NE-M
is tu rned on .
CRE ANE-M is not wa terpr oof. P reven t co ntact s of a ny k ind of li qu id o r cl ean er with CRA NEM. It i s recom me nde d to use dr y clot h for cle an ing.
Pro te ct CR AN E-M fro m dust an d sa nd duri ng u se.
NOT ICE :
Kee p th e ha ndl e st ab le when C RA NE-M is p owere d on , as s hak ing may cau se f ai lur e to s tart
up.
Thi s Batt er y Sa fe ty G ui del ines a nd a ll r eleva nt d ocume nt s ar e su bject to c han ge at th e sole
dis creti on of ZHIYU N T EC H. ZHIYU N T EC H rese r ves the r ight to mak e c hange s a t a ny ti me
wit hout no tice. F or u pdate d produ ct i nform at ion , pleas e visit Z HIYUN 's of fi cia l websi te .
WAR NIN G: Proce du res , w hi ch if not prop erly fol lo wed , may in cur property dam ag e, grave
acc ident , or seri ou s in jur y.
CAU TI ON: Proc edu res, whi ch if not prop erly fol lo wed , may in cur pr oper ty dam age and
ser ious in jury.
Rea d th e ENTIR E Us er Guid e to beco me famili ar with the feat ur es of t hi s pro du ct befo re
ope ratin g. Fai lure t o o perat e t he pro du ct cor rectl y c an res ul t i n d ama ge to the produ ct or
per sonal prop er ty an d cause ser io us injur y. Thi s is a soph is ticat ed pro duct. It mu st be
ope rated with caut io n and co mm on se nse and re qui res some basi c mec ha nical abil it y.
Fai lur e to operate this prod uc t i n a saf e an d res ponsi bl e man ne r cou ld re su lt in i njur y or
dam age to the p rod uc t or othe r p rop erty. This p roduc t i s n ot int en ded fo r u se by child ren
wit hout d ire ct a du lt s up er vi sio n. DO NOT use with i nco mp ati ble co mpone nt s or i n an y way
oth erwi se as m entio ned or instr ucted in the pr oduct do cumen ts pro vi ded by ZH IYUN. Th e
saf ety guide li nes her ei n co nta in i nstru ct ions for sa fety, oper ation and main te nan ce. It is
ess entia l to re ad a nd fol low al l of th e inst ru ction s a nd w ar nings in the Us er G ui de, pr io r to
ass embly, se tup or use, in orde r to op erate the produ ct cor rectl y and avoid damage or
ser ious in jury.
WAR NIN G
To avo id f ire, s eriou s in jury, and pr ope rty d amage , ob serv e th e foll ow ing safet y guid el ines
whe n using , charg in g, or s torin g yo ur ba tt eri es.
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Bat tery U se
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1.P rev ent the ba tte ries to c ome in to con tact wit h any kin d of liqui d. Do not leave batter ies
out in t he r ain or n ear a so urc e of moi stu re. Do n ot d rop the bat ter y into w ate r. If the ins ide
of the bat tery come s into co nt act with wa ter, ch em ical dec om po sitio n ma y occ ur,
pot ent ial ly re sulti ng in t he ba tte ry c atc hin g on fi re, a nd ma y eve n lead to an e xplos ion .
2.I f the b att er y fal ls into w ate r wit h the s tabil ize r dur ing use , take it ou t imm edi ate ly and pu t
it in a s afe a nd op en area. Mai nta in a sa fe di stanc e fro m the batt er y unt il it i s com plete ly dr y.
Nev er u se t he ba tte ry aga in, and dis pose of the batter y prope rly as d esc rib ed i n th e Ba tte ry
Dis pos al se ction b elo w.
3.I f th e bat ter y catches f ire , us e wa ter, w ate r spray, s and, fi re b lan ket , dr y powde r, or c arb on
dio xid e fire ext ing uishe r im media tel y to put ou t the f ire . Plea se e xtinc t th e f ire by app lyi ng
the m eth ods r eco mmend ed ab ove a cco rdi ng to t he ac tual si tua tio n.
4.N eve r use non-Z HIY UN batt eri es. If repl aceme nt or backup is nee ded , pleas e purch ase
new batteri es from ZHI YUN's offic ial webs ite o r author ize d cha nne ls. ZHIYUN takes n o
res pon sib ility for an y dam age c aus ed by non -ZH IYU N bat ter ies .
5.N eve r use or cha rge sw oll en, leak y, or dama ged ba tte rie s. Nev er use or charg e if the
bat ter y sme lls , or over hea ts (ex cee ding max imu m temp era tur e of 160° F / 71°C) . If your
bat ter ie s are abnorma l, con tac t ZHIY UN or a Z HIYUN aut ho riz ed dea ler for furt he r
ass ist ance.
6.T he batt er y shoul d be use d within the tempera tur e range from -10°C to 45°C. Use the
bat ter y in environmen ts ab ove 4 5°C c an le ad to a f ire o r exp losio n. Us e of bat tery belo w
-10 °C ca n lea d to se rious ba ttery dam age .
7. Do not use the batte ry in stro ng el ec tro stat ic or electro ma gn et ic en vi ron ment s.
Oth er wis e, the bat tery prote ction b oard m ay malf unc tio n.
8.D o not dis ass emble o r use any s harp ob jec t to p unc ture th e bat ter y in any w ay. Ot her wise,
the batt er y may l eak , catch f ire or exp lod e.
9.D o no t me chani cal ly s tri ke, cru sh, or t hro w the ba tte ry. Do n ot p lac e heav y ob jec ts o n th e
bat ter y or charg er.
10. Ele ctroly tes i nsi de the b att er y are highl y cor ros ive . In case of accid ent al contact of any
ele ctr oly tes with your ski n or eye s, r ins e imme dia tel y wi th w ate r for at le ast 15 m inu tes and
see k med ical advic e as so on as p oss ible.
11. Do no t use t he ba tte ry i f it ha s been in vol ved i n a cra sh or h eav y impact.
12. Do no t heat th e bat ter y and nev er pu t the b att er y in a m icr owa ve ov en or i n a pre ssuri zed
con tai ner.
13. Do not pl ac e the bat tery c ell on a co nd uctiv e su rf ace ( such as a m et al desk s ur fa ce).
14. Preve nt us e of wir es or ot her met al ob jects that coul d cau se po si tive and negati ve
sho rt-ci rcu it t o the b at ter y.
15. If th e bat tery term ina l is dirt y, wip e it wi th a cle an, d ry c lo th. Othe r wis e it wi ll cause a
bad b atter y conn ect ion, wh ich may r es ult i n energ y lo ss or cha rging f ai lure.
Bat tery C ha rgi ng
Bat tery Stor ag e
Bat tery M ai nte na nce
1.D o not att ac h the batt er ies to a wal l ou tlet or car charg er sock et direc tly. Alw ay s use a
ZHI YUN ap pro ve d adapt er for cha rgi ng . ZH IYUN take s no respon si bilit y if the bat tery is
cha rged us in g a non -ZHIY UN char ge r.
2.D o not put the batt er y and char ger n ear f la mma bl e m ateri al s o r on flamm ab le surf ace s
(su ch as carp et or wo od). Never leav e t he ba tte ry u natte nd ed du rin g cha rging to pr event
any a ccide nt.
3.D o not char ge th e b at ter y im media te ly af ter u se , b ec ause th e b atter y tempe ra tur e may
be too hi gh. Do no t charg e the bat tery unti l it cool s do wn to n or mal roo m tempe ra ture.
Cha rging t he batt er y with i ts t emper at ure ove r 45 °C o r lo wer tha n 0° C ma y le ad t o le aka ge,
ove rh eatin g, o r damag e.
4.E xamin e th e ch arg er befo re u se, make sure there is no d am age to th e en closu re, cor d,
plu g, or other p ar ts . Never u se a d am age d charg er. Do n ot clean th e ch arg er with any l iq uid
con taini ng alco ho l or othe r fl ammab le s olven ts . Dis conne ct the ch ar ger w hen not i n us e.
1.K ee p bat te rie s out of th e rea ch of chi ld ren a nd p ets .
2.D o not leav e the batt er y near hea t sources suc h as a furn ac e or hea te r, or ins ide of a
veh ic le o n ho t days. N ever expo se t he batt er y in any e nv iro nm ent wit h tempera tu re of o ve r
60° C. The id eal sto ra ge te mpera tu re is 2 2°C-2 8°C.
3.S tor e batte ries in a d r y env ir onm ent.
4.D o not leave the ba tter y u nused for too lon g a ft er it has been compl et ely disc har ge d to
pre ve nt over-d is cha rg e of batt er y which may res ul t in bat tery da ma ge an d per man ent
fai lure.
1.N ever us e th e bat te ry w he n the tem pe rat ur e is to o hi gh or too l ow.
2.D o not sto re the ba tter y in any en vi ron me nt with a t em per ature o f ove r 60 °C.
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Bat tery M ai nte na nce
1.N ever us e th e bat te ry w he n the tem pe rat ur e is to o hi gh or too l ow.
2.D o not sto re the ba tter y in any en vi ron me nt with a t em per ature o f ove r 60 °C.
Tran sp or tatio n No tice
1.D ischa rge the batter y powe r to 5% or lowe r b efo re car ryin g the batt er y o n an airline
fli ght. On ly disc harge t he batt er y in a fire proof l ocati on , ide ally in a d ry and o pe n are a.
2.D o not sto re or tra ns port batt eries t og eth er with m etal ob jects s uch as ey eg lasse s,
wat ch , and j ewelr ie s, etc.
3.D o not tran spo rt da ma ged batt er ies . When tran sp or ting, be s ure to di sc harge the
bat te ry t o less th an 5 0%.
Bat tery D is pos al
Dis pose of the batte ry in s pec if ic recyc li ng box es on ly af ter a co mpl ete d isc harge . D o n ot
put a way the ba tt er y in re gul ar tras h con ta ine rs. Strict ly fo llow yo ur lo ca l reg ulati on s
reg ardin g th e dispo sa l and rec ycl ing of ba tte ri es.
NOT ICE
Bat tery U se
Mak e su re th e batte ries ar e fu lly c harge d be for e ea ch ti me of use .
Bat tery C hargi ng
The batter y w il l s to p c ha rgi ng autom at icall y w hen i t i s ful l. Di sconn ec t t he batte ri es fro m
the c harge r wh en fu lly cha rged.
Bat tery St or age
1.D ischa rge the b atter y to 40%-65 % if i t will NOT b e us ed for ov er 1 0 day s. This c an grea tl y
ext en d the bat tery l ife.
2.T he batt er y enter s hi be rna ti on mode w he n vol tage ge ts too lo w. Ch arg e th e bat tery w ill
bri ng it out o f hi ber na tion.
3.R emove b atter ies fro m th e sta bi lizer w he n not in us e an d sto re them i n a sp eci alize d
con taine r.
Bat tery M ai nte na nce
1.N ever ov er- dis ch arg e, as thi s ma y lead to b atter y cell d ama ge.
2.B atter y perf or mance m ay b e affec te d if no t us ed for a lo ng t ime.
3.C harge a nd d isc harge t he batt er y once ev er y 3 mont hs to k eep it ac ti ve.
Bat tery D is pos al
If t he bat tery can no t be fu lly di schar ge d, d o not l eave i t in th e re cycli ng box , but c on tac t a
pro fessi on al ba tt er y di spo sal/r ec ycl in g agent f or f ur th er as sista nce.
Thi s docum ent is su bject t o ch ange.
ZHI YUN™ is a tr ad emark o f ZHIYU N TE CH.
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Quick Star t Guide
Preparing an d Charging th e Batteries
Get to Kno w CRANE-M
Che ck t he product pack ag e befor e use, make sure that all items below have arri ved wit h
the prod uc t. In c ase t hat any item is fou nd miss in g, please co ntact ZHIY UN or y ou r loc al
sel ling ag ent.
Bef ore u sing CR ANE -M for the firs t t ime, pl ease fully char ge th e b at ter ie s t o act ivate and
ens ure nor ma l ope ratio n by usin g the cha rg er th at come s in the pa ck age .
Nam e: 2650 0 Li -i on ba tter y charg er
Mod el: CRA NE-CH 001
Inp ut volt ag e: DC 5V 24 00 mA
Out put vol ta ge: DC 4. 2V 1 200mA* 2
Sta tus I ndica tor
Lig ht
Mic ro USB Por t
(5V p ower in pu t)
Shi nes sol id RED
lig ht when c hargi ng
Shi nes BLU E li ght
whe n fully c harge d
NOTICE : T he c ha rge r h as t wo USB po wer in put po rt s, one on eac h s ide, c hargi ng thr u b oth
por ts at t he s ame time can d oub le t he cha rgi ng s pe ed. Pl eas e co nfirm if t he p ower adap te r
sup port s par al lel con ne ction , if n ot, the n it c ann ot be cha rged th ru b oth p orts .
Mic ro USB Ca bl e
265 00 Li-i on B atter y
Cap ac ity : 26500 mAh
Volt ag e: 3.7V
NOT ICE
The char ge r is fo r cha rg ing ZHIY UN’s I MR 2650 0 Liion Batt er y only. Do not c harge batte ries o f o the r
mod els or br ands, o th er wise it m ay lead t o ac ciden t.
2.U se qu al ifi ed 5V ada pte r wit h outpu t cur rent of
≥10 00mA onl y. C hargi ng ti me depen ds on th e max .
out put cur rent of t he ad apter.
Ple ase us e an d char ge b atter ie s pr ovide d or ap pro ve d
b y ZH I Y U N on l y. Z HI Y UN w il l n o t ta ke a ny
respo nsib il it y for exp losi on , fire and/ or ac ci de nt s
cau sed by no n-ZHI YUN bat terie s.
Thu mb
Scr ew
Hor izont al
Arm
Til t Motor
Thu mb
Scr ew
Rol l Motor
Rot ar y Kn ob
Ver tic al Arm
1/4 "
Thr ea ded
Hol e
Pan M oto r
Thu mb
Scr ew
Cam era
Mou nting
Scr ew
Mic ro USB
Por t
Bat tery
Lev el
Ind icato r
Joy stick
Power Bu tt on
Shi fter Leve r
Mod e
But ton
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Camera I nstalla tion
Rea ding Tips
Do no t power o n th e stabi li zer bef ore the c am era is pr operl y mo unted .
Operat ion Metho d
Bot tom Up Mo de
Top Down Mo de
Leg ends: H ints an d tips Im po rt an t
Camera M ounting M ethod
Mou nt the c ame ra in paral le l wi th the mo untin g plate , match the 1 /4" Threa ded Hole at the
bot tom of t he c ame ra wit h th e em pty sl ot of the mount in g pl ate . Move t he c am era as c lose
as po ssibl e to the Ti lt M oto r, and tig ht en Th umbsc rew to f ix th e camer a posit ion.5
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Mou nt the c ame ra in par allel wit h th e mo untin g pl ate, ma tc h the 1/4 " Threa de d Ho le at the
bot tom of the c ame ra w ith th e em pty slot of the mou nt ing plate . Mo ve t he c am era as c lose
as po ssibl e to the Ti lt M oto r, and tig ht en Th umbsc rew to f ix th e camer a posit ion.5
Camera I nstalla tion
Balanc e Adjustm ent on Tilt A xis
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Balanc e Adjustm ent on Roll Axis
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Th e Til t Axis is desi gned wi th me mo ry scal e
mar ks, and it is no rmal to hear clic ki ng sound o r
fee l min or pa us es wh en adjusti ng the camer a, as
it mo ves 2mm b y ea ch scal e.
Fir stly, l oo sen Thumb Screw (r ota te f or 3 tim es). 2
Adj ust t he Ti lt Ax is un til the cam er a c an stay still
wit h the lens facin g up (i. e. th e c amera stay s s till
and vert ica l to the gro und), compl et e th is s te p by
tig hteni ng u p Thumb S crew .2
Loo sen Thumb Scr ew . Adjust the Ro ll Axis 1
unt il the c ame ra can stay s till whil e ke epi ng the
Hor izont al Arm lev el . C omp lete t hi s s tep by 1
tig hteni ng u p Thumb S crew .1
Balanc e Adjustm ent
Level Ad justmen t on Tilt Axi s
NOT ICE
Mou nting P late
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Loo sen the scre w at the bottom of
the M ou nti ng Plat e, so tha t it ca n
sli de for wa rd or b ackwa rd.
If th ere sh ou ld be an y co nfli ct
bet ween the Ro ta ry K nob and the 4
Cam era Mou nting S crew , p ul l the 5
Rot ar y K nob u pward and resto re i t 4
to t he star tu p po si tion ( si milar to
the oper ation method of a wren ch) ,
and r ot ate i t ag ain.
Pus h t he cam er a for war d or back war d to find its
lev el bal an ce. Once the cam era can stay sti ll and
alm ost lev el with i ts le ns f aci ng fron t, co mp lete
thi s step by t ig hte ning up t he Rota ry K no b .4
Balanc e Adjustm ent
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Balanc e Adjustm ent
Level Ad justmen t on Pan Axi s
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Loosen Thumb Screw . Adjust the Pan Axis until the camera can stay still while keeping the Vertical 3
Arm level when turned to the right/left side. Complete balance adjustment by tightening up 2
Thumb Screw .3
Sta rt Up
Control Panel In troductio n
Bat tery L evel
Ind icato r
Joy stick
Power ON /O FF
Shi fter Leve r
Mod e Butto n
Joystick Operation
Joystick controls the camera movement by
turning the 3 axes up/down or left/right.
Pow er ON /OFF
Power on t he s tabil iz er by pre ssing t he
Power bu tt on fo r about 3 s ec.
Af ter t he s tabil iz er is pow ere d on, the
Power bu tt on ca n be used f or came ra
sho oting c ontro l (o nly a fter the ca me ra
is co nnect ed t o the s tabil izer) .
Sin gle pre ss t he bu tton to t ake p hotos .
Dou ble pre ss t he bu tton to s ta rt v ideo
rec ordin g. D ouble p ress th e bu tto n
aga in to sto p recor ding.
Shif ter Le ver Ope rati on
In the eve nt when a SONY camera is
conn ected: Push th e Shif ter Lev er in T
direction to zoom out , and in W dire ctio n
to zoom in .
In the eve nt when a Panason ic camera is
conn ected: Move th e Shif ter Lev er to
eith er dire ctio n for focu sing .
Mod e Butto n
Sin gle pre ss o r dou ble pre ss t he
but ton to sw itch be tw een G im bal
Con trol Mo de s.
Lon g press t he b utt on f or 1 sec. t o
act ivate t he stan db y mode, l on g pre ss
the b utton f or 1 s ec. aga in to wak e up.
Battery Level Indicator
1.Shines YELLOW light when the stabilizer is
powered on/off:
a)Quick flash for 3 sec. and shines solid for 1 sec.
when powered on.
b)Quick flash for 3 sec. when powered off.
2.Shines BLUE light when the stabilizer is in normal
operation, the flashing frequency of the BLUE light
indicates the current battery level:
a)Quick flash 4 times for battery level of 76%-100%.
b)Quick flash 3 times for battery level of 51%-75%.
c)Quick flash 2 times for battery level of 26%-50%.
d)Quick flash 1 time for battery level of 1%-25%.
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How to St art U p
Rot ate t o lo osen th e en d cov er, then i ns tall tw o 26 500 L i-ion b at ter ie s. Make s ure t o
tig hten th e en d cover p roper ly a fter ba tter y insta ll ation , or t he st abili zer can not be tu rned
on.
Batte ries shall be ins talle d with the p ositi ve pole he ading the arrow directi on as shown above .
Aft er the batte ries are instal led prope rly, lo ng pre ss the p ower butt on for 3 s ec. to power o n.
Please us e batt erie s provide d or app rove d by ZHIYUN o nly, ot her wise it may c ause acci dents.
When usin g the st abilize r for the fir st time, pl ease hold the cam era with on e hand t o prevent
seve re sha kin g of the camer a in cas e a malf unc tion occu rs to th e stabili zer (in ver y rare
cases).
Introduc ing Gimbal Co ntrol Modes
Mod e switc h: The s tabil izer en ters Pa n Fol lowin g
Mod e by defa ult eac h time wh en p owere d on.
Swi tch int o Lo cki ng M ode by si ng le pres si ng on
the M ode but ton. Do ub le pres s the Mod e bu tto n
to en te r the F ollow ing mod e. Sing le pres s th e
Mod e butto n un der the F ol lowin g Mo de wi ll
ret ur n to th e pr evi ou s mode.
Fol lowin g Mode: T he
cam era pan s an d til ts
fol lowin g the mov em ent of
the s tabil izer. Pu sh the
joy stick l eft/ rig ht a llows
man ual con trol of t he ro ll
axi s.
Pan A xis Pan A xis Pan A xis
Til t
Axi s
Til t
Axi s
Til t
Axi s
Rol l Axis Rol l Axis Rol l Axis
Pan F ollow in g Mode: T he
cam era pan s le ft /ri ght
fol lowin g the mov em ent of
the s tabil izer wh il e th e til t
and r ol l axe s ar e loc ked.
Pus h the joy stick u p/ down
all ows man ual con tr ol of t he
til t axis.
Loc king Mo de: Thi s mode
loc ks move me nt of a ll t hre e
axe s to ke ep the ca mera st il l
and s table . Push th e
joy stick u p/dow n an d
lef t/ri ght a ll ow s man ua l
con trol of t he ti lt axis a nd
pan a xi s.
Pan
Following
Mode
Loc king
Mod e
Following
Mode
Single Press MODE
Singl
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Double Press MODE
Singl
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See Z HIYUN 's product t ra ining v id eos o n
www. ZHIYU N-TEC H.com f or more o pe rat ion tip s.
Qui ck pres s MO DE (J oysti ck) thr ee t ime s and the c amera w ill tur n 18 0° alon g th e pan a xi s
whi le the ac tive co nt rol m od e rem ains un ch anged .
Connec tion Por t s & Vario us Operat ions
Connec tion Por t s & Vario us Operat ions
NOT ICE
Thi s port c annot b e us ed for ch argin g.
Firmwa re Upda te... .
Micro USB Port
Firmwa re U pgrade
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1.C onnec t the sta bi li zer t o yo ur co mp uter
usi ng the Mi cro USB c ab le fo r firmw ar e
upg rade an d on-li ne cali br ation .
2.C onnec t the sta bi li zer t o a sp eci alize d
wir ed remo te c omm ander.
1.V isit ZH IYUN' s off ic ial w eb site:
www. ZHIYU N-TEC H.com .
2.C lick to o pe n the "Do wn loa ds " pag e,
and f ind the F irmwa re U pgr ade Tutoria l
pac ka ge.
3.D ownlo ad t he dr iver, ca libra ti on to ol
and l atest f ir mware c orres pondi ng t o you r
sta biliz er.
4.U pgrad e fi rmwar e fo llo wi ng the
ins truct ions in dicat ed i n the Fir mw are
Upg rade Tutori al .
NOT ICE : Ma ke su re batt eries a re i nst al led
dur ing upg rade.
Initia lizatio n Procedure
1.I nstal l the bat terie s pr ope rl y.
2.H old the c am er a moun ti ng plate and long press the Power Butt on to turn o n t he
sta biliz er. The m otor w ill ge nerat e ac ti ng f orce u pon ac tivat ion, h old th e ca mera m ounti ng
pla te stil l, a nd long p ress th e Mo de Butt on to ent er s tan db y mode.
3.P ut t he sta biliz er sti ll on a ta bl e surf ace, wait for abo ut 10 sec., an d the st abili ze r will
aut om atica ll y compl et e ini ti aliza ti on.
Initia lizing th e Stab ilizer
Ini tiali ze the st abili zer und er t he foll ow ing cir cumst an ces:
a)S light d eviat ion is fo un d in the ti lt a ngle of t he came ra i n level p os iti on a ft er star tup.
b)S light d eviat ion is fo un d in the ro ll a ngl e of the ca mera in l ev el posi ti on af ter star tup .
c)F reque nt smal l a ngle co rre ction is f ou nd when the cam er a i s in le vel p os iti on wh ile t he
sta biliz er stay s still .
Main Fea tures of the APP
Mon itori ng scre en :
All ows che cking o f the
sta biliz er's wo rki ng
sta tus.
Cal ibrat ion scr ee n:
Cal ibrat ion is re qu ire d
whe n devia tions a re foun d
in th e 3 axes an d th e
lev el ing of th e camer a. Tap
"St ar t Calib ra tion", a nd
com plete t he 6 -side
cal ibrat ion pro ce dur e
fol lowin g the ons cr een
ill ustra tions .
Con trol sc re en:
All ows var io us
con trols t o the
sta biliz er, incl uding
cha nge of Gi mba l
Con trol Mo de a nd
cor respo nd ing a xis
mov em ent con trol.
Gim bal set ti ng scre en :
All ows adj ustme nt of
var io us pa ra met er
set tings o f th e sta bi lizer
(Re fer to AP P in str uc tions
for s pecif ic oper at ions) .
APP Oper ations
APP Oper ations
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Crane-M
APP Down load and Inst allatio n
The ZHIYUN APP i s sub jec t to reg ula r upd ate, try o ut no w to dis cov er
more func tio ns.
Fir stly, down lo ad th e AP P fro m ZH IYUN' s off ic ial w eb site
www. ZHIYU N-TEC H.com , or by dir ec tly s canni ng the QR c ode on
the l eft (A ndr oi d 4.3 a bove or i OS 8.0 abo ve requ ired) t o do wnl oa d.
iOS u sers can do wn loa d th e APP by se archi ng " ZHIYU N" i n APP
Sto re.
Connec ting the Stabil izer to Smartpho ne
1.P owe r on t he stab il izer.
2.Tap Z HIYUN 's APP ic on to o pe n.
3.Tap the sig nal i con o n t he to p t o activat e
Blu etoot h and s ear ch f or nea rby si gnals , ch oose
you r st abili ze r to co nnect .
Sony Cam era Control L ine
How t o Us e
Com patib le M ode l(s): S ony RX se ries, H s eries , QX seri es , All S eries I LDCs.
Sup port ed Fu nctio ns:
1.S hutte r co ntrol
2.V ideo re co rdi ng
3.Z oomin g
NOT ICE : Op tical z oo ming is n ot s uppor ted in case o f non-e le ctric al l ens es (Rec ommen de d
ele ctric al zoom l enses : E PZ 18-1 05 mm F4 GOS S, E P Z 16-50 mm F 3.5-5 .6 O SS) .
Com patib le St ab ilize r Mo del(s ):
CRA NE, CAR NE-M wi th f irmwa re vers io n of V1 .5 0 and abo ve .
Con necti on
1. Fi rstly, con ne ct the st ab ilize r to your P C or s mart phon e.
2. Co nfigu re the st ab ili zer to su it s "Sony " in Gimb al S ettin g Sc ree n, t hen sav e th e set tings .
3. Co nnect t he Micr o US B plu g (mark ed "Gim ba l") o f the SON Y ca mera co nt rol l in e to th e
cam era con necti on p or t on t he si de of the t il t mot or, and th en c onn ect the o ther en d of the
con trol li ne to the R EM OTE p or t on the ca me ra.
4. Po wer o n th e stabi li zer bef ore tur ni ng on the c am era , other wise c am era r em ote c on tro l
may n ot work
Ope ratio ns
1. Sh utter c on tro l (i nclud in g focus in g): Pre ss the Power B ut ton t o ta ke si ngle sh ot s.
2. Vi deo rec ordin g: D ouble p ress th e Pow er B utt on t o sta rt vid eo reco rding , an d doubl e
pre ss a gai n to stop r ecord ing.
3. Zo oming : Push th e Sh if ter Lev er o n the s ta biliz er h andle i n T di rec ti on to zoo m ou t or W
dir ec tion to z oom in.
How t o Us e
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Pan asonic Ca mera Cont ro l Line
Com patib le M ode l(s): P anaso ni c GH4
Sup port ed Fu nctio ns:
1.S hutte r co ntrol
2.V ideo re co rdi ng
Com patib le St ab ilize r Mo del(s ):
CRA NE, CAR NE-M wi th f irmwa re vers io n of V1 .5 0 and abo ve .
Con necti on
1.F irstly, co nn ect the s ta biliz er to you r PC o r smar t pho ne .
2.C onfig ure the s ta bil izer to s ui ts "Panaso ni c" in Gim bal Set ti ng Scre en, the n sa ve the
set tings .
3.C onnec t the Mic ro U SB pl ug (mar ked "Gi mba l") of th e Pan as oni c camer a co ntrol l in e to
the c amera c onnec ti on por t on th e side of t he t ilt m otor, an d the n conne ct the ot her end o f
the c ontro l li ne to t he R EMOTE po rt on th e camer a.
4.P owe r on t he stab il izer be fo re tu rn ing on th e ca mer a, othe rwis e ca mer a remot e co ntr ol
may n ot work .
Ope ratio ns
1.S hutte r co ntrol ( inclu di ng focu si ng): Pr ess
the P owe r Bu tto n to take s ingle s ho ts.
2.V ideo re co rdi ng : Doubl e press t he Po we r
But ton to st ar t vi deo rec ord in g, and do ub le
pre ss a gai n to stop r ecord ing.
Cam era and S tab ilize r Conne ction G uide
Cam era sha ll be pur ch ase d separ ately.
Usage of Mai n Accesso ri esUsa ge of Ma in Access ories
Bat tery L evel
Ind icato r
Blu etoot h
Ind icato r
Joy stick
Cha rging
Ind icato r
Multi-functional
Button
Dev ice Swi tch
Power Sw itc h
Rem ote Control
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Spe cific ation s:
Cha rging v ol tag e: 5 V
Cha rging c ur ren t: 1 00mA
The oreti ca l wor k time: ≥ 50 h r.
Bui lt-in Po lym er lith iu m bat tery c apa city: 1 50 mAh
Emi ssion a nd rece iv ed cu rr ent : 11.9m A
Ope ratin g curre nt : 2.8 mA
Eff ectiv e co ntrol d istan ce : 10M (wi th out blo ck age )
Battery Level Indicator
90%-100%: quick flash for 4 times each second.
75%-90%: quick flash for 3 times each second.
55%-75%: quick flash for 2 times each second.
30%-55%: quick flash for 1 time each second.
0%-30%: quick flashing.
Mat ch in g of Remot e Co ntrol w it h the S tabil iz er
Whe n using t he remo te cont ro l for t he f ir st ti me, lon g press t he M ult i-fun ction al Butt on
whi le keep in g the r em ote c on tro l ne ar the st ab ilize r, and a t the sam e time tu rn the Power
Swi tch ON. T he B lueto ot h Ind ic ato r shine s solid l ight wh en matc hi ng is s ucces sful.
Cha rging I nd icato r
Cha rging : RE D lig ht.
Blu etoot h In dicat or
No co nnect ion: Co nt in uou s fl ashin g.
Con necte d: S hines s ol id ligh t.
Dev ice swi tch: Fl as hes o nce.
Joy stick
For c amera m oveme nt
con trol (o pe rat es t he same
as th e joyst ick of th e
sta biliz er).
Dev ice Swi tc h
Turn u p to co nn ect the
sta biliz er.
Mul ti-fu nctio nal But to n
Sin gle pre ss t his b utton t o in str uct the
sta biliz er to ret urn to ce nter po si tion wh en
con necte d to t he st abili zer.
Pow er Sw it ch
Turn u p to po we r on.
Turn d own t o po wer off.
Cha rging c om ple te:
GRE EN ligh t.
Turn d own t o co nnect
the m obile .
Two-wa y Mo bile Cl am p
Sui table f or smar t phon es with s iz es
wit hin 6.4 ".
Two-way M obile Cla mp
Usage of Mai n Accesso ries Usage of Mai n Accesso ries
Operat ing Gestu re s of D ual Handl es
Mounti ng Method
Top Down Ge st ure
Bot tom Up Ge st ure
NOT ICE : In st all t he h andle s to t he Re d Are a as m arked a bove.
1
1
2
Cli p onto th e area as m ar ked
Red a bove.
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Par ameter Spec ificati ons
Inp ut Vol 12.6V
6000mA
45°C
18h
650g
8.4V
110mA
740g
360°
360°
360°
6.8V
Max
Sta ndard
Min
80mA
0°C
12h
125g
114
337
154
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Par ameter Spec ificati ons
Par ameter Spec ificati ons
Rem arks
Ope ratio n Curre nt
Ope ratio n
Tempera tu re
Ope ratio n Time
Wei ght
Til t Angle R ange
Rol l Angle R an ge
Pan A ngl e Range
Pay loa d
Wel l bal anced w it h
cam era mou nted
Exc lu ding
bat te rie s
Unl imite d
rot at ion
Unl imite d
rot at ion
Unl imite d
rot at ion
Sta bil izer di mensi on: 346 x 1 58 x 145m m
Til t angle a dj. ran ge: 0-2 4m m
Rol l angle a dj . range : 0- 32m m
Pan a ngl e adj. ra nge: 0- 44mm
Hor izont al adj. r an ge of c am era mou nt ing pla te : 0-2 5m m
Ver tic al adj. r ange of c am era m ou nting p la te: 0 -25mm
Warranty Period
This warranty does not apply to the followings
Warranty Claim Procedure
Warranty Terms
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fou nd in the p roduc t wi thi n 15 days u po n rec eipt of t he p rod uc t.
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def ectiv e in m ate rial or w orkma ns hip tha t re sul ts i n pro duct fa il ure d uring n ormal
con sumer u sage an d condi ti ons wit hi n the val id warr an ty peri od , whi ch is 12 mo nths
cou nting f rom the d ate of de liver y.
1.P roduc ts s ubj ected t o un aut horiz ed repa ir, mi su se, c ollis ion, ne glect , misha ndlin g,
soa ki ng, a ccide nt, and u nauth orize d alter at ion.
2.P roduc ts s ubj ected t o im pro pe r use or wh os e lab els or se curit y tags ha ve b een tor n off o r
alt er ed.
3.P roduc ts w hos e warra nty has e xp ire d.
4.P roduc ts d ama ged due t o fo rce m aj eure, s uc h as fi re , flo od , light ni ng, etc .
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at SE RVICE @ZHIY UN-TE CH .CO M or webs it e at WW W. ZHI YU N-TEC H. COM .
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pro ce dur e regar di ng an y pr odu ct issu e or prob le m you h av e encou nt ere d.
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