Hi everybody.
I've been following this and many other threads concerning gimbals.
We all want a gimbal that is stable, jellow free, with no drifting horizon issues, and at a reasonable price.
Some people can afford to buy and try, and buy again etc. Others we can't, and have to search for info on forums and feedback from others who have tried some gimbal, and then buy the one gimbal that our budget allow us.
I think that gimbal producers should show us footage from there gimbals performing a FULL TEST.
IMHO, a FULL TEST should be done in the following conditions:
1) A Gopro pointing at the gimbal
2) Climb the copter high enough to see a clean FLAT horizon.
3) From a hover, with tha camera pointing forward and horizontal, try all the different movements in slow and fast motion: Forward, backwards, sideways, short yaws and full 360 yaws.
4)Then, the same movements with the camera tilted down but still beeing able to see the horizon on the upper side of the frame.
5) Finally slow and fast straight movements while panning the gimbal with the camera in horizontal position and also tilted down.
6) Obviously it should be a continuous shoot from begining to landing.
Probably I'm missing other situations and experienced pilots could suggest them.
But I think it's the only way to prove what a gimbal is capable of.
Then if the gimbal works in all situations it will be a winner.
If there are some issues in some movements then at least each one can decide if it's acceptable for his needs.
A company/builder who does such test and doesn't hide possible issues will prove they are honest a will gain customers trust.
Just my 2 cents.
