Handheld gimbals are not new anymore, and the release of the DJI Osmo moves the handheld gimbal into the next generation. Ever since we grabbed our small phantom drone, turned it on, and held on to it, moving around the location to get that “steadicam” effect, it was clear a new market (or call it a new tool for the videographer) was opening up. Several years ago, we here at SFilms in Dallas purchased a relatively cheap powered gimbal (sold by a US distributor, but clearly made in China). It required a GoPro, but we used the device constantly in our corporate videos. It was taken on road tours for a corporate retail client of ours, for internal communications, and we used it on construction sites and other places as well. And it fell apart. We had to take screws…
