The Hohem iSteady M6 Kit is a sophisticated 3-axis smartphone gimbal designed to enhance mobile videography and photography. It offers advanced stabilization, intelligent tracking, and versatile control options, making it suitable for both amateur and professional content creators.
Function Description:
The iSteady M6 is primarily a smartphone stabilizer that eliminates shaky footage, allowing users to capture smooth, cinematic videos and sharp photos. It features three motorized axes (pan, tilt, and roll) that counteract unwanted movements, ensuring a stable platform for the attached smartphone. The "Kit" version includes a magnetic AI Vision Sensor with an integrated fill light, which significantly expands its capabilities, particularly for intelligent tracking without relying on a smartphone app.
The gimbal supports various shooting modes to cater to different scenarios:
- Pan Follow (PF): The tilt and roll axes are locked, and the camera smoothly follows left or right pan movements.
- Pan & Tilt Follow (PTF): The roll axis is locked, while the camera follows both left/right pan and up/down tilt movements.
- All Lock (L): The camera maintains its current orientation, locking all three axes.
- All Follow (POV): Also known as first-person shot, all three axes (tilt, roll, and pan) follow the movement of the gimbal, providing an immersive perspective.
- Sport Mode (S): Increases the gimbal's follow speed to quickly capture fast-moving subjects and action-packed scenes.
- Inception (ICP): Enables a 360° infinite spinning motion on the pan axis when the gimbal is held horizontally, creating dynamic, rotating shots.
Beyond stabilization, the iSteady M6 offers intelligent tracking capabilities, especially with the optional AI Vision Sensor. This sensor allows for gesture control to initiate and stop tracking, and it can track subjects for both front and rear camera setups by simply aligning the sensor with the desired camera direction. The gimbal also supports A-B motion timelapse, allowing users to set start and end points for automated, smooth camera movements over time.
Usage Features:
The iSteady M6 is designed for intuitive operation, both through its on-board controls and the dedicated Hohem Joy app.
Mounting and Balancing:
- Mounting: The phone clamp can be rotated 90° for quick switching between landscape and portrait modes. Users unlock the roll and pan axes to ensure movable arms before mounting the phone.
- Balancing: The roll axis arm can be adjusted left or right until the phone is steady and level with the ground, after which the latch is tightened. For portrait mode, the phone should be balanced centrally within the clamp.
- Quick Switch to Portrait Mode: The handle can be rotated to switch to portrait mode, allowing the gimbal to be held like a flashlight. In this mode, the joystick primarily controls left/right camera movement.
Powering On & Standby:
- Power On/Off: Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds.
- Standby Mode: Double-press the power button when powered on.
- Wake Up: Press the power button once from standby.
- Ultra-Wide-Angle Shot: Press the trigger four times to switch to a mode where the roll motor moves to the front of the phone screen, providing unobstructed views for wide-angle shots.
On-board Controls:
- OLED Display: Provides real-time information on gimbal mode (PF, PTF, L, POV), battery level, Bluetooth connection status, wheel working status (Roll Axis Rotation, Focus Control, Fill Light, RGB Light), and error messages.
- M (Mode) Button:
- Single press: Switches between gimbal modes (PF-PTF-L-POV).
- Triple press: Activates "ICP" Inception mode/360° infinite spin shot (double-press trigger to recenter).
- Five presses: Initiates auto calibration.
- Seven presses: Remote control pairing.
- Nine presses: Clears paired remote control.
- Zoom Lever: Controls zoom in/out (T/W) when connected to the Hohem Joy app.
- Shutter Button:
- Half-press: Focus (requires Hohem Joy app).
- Single press: Takes a photo; starts/ends video recording (requires Bluetooth pairing).
- Double press: Switches between photo/video mode (requires Hohem Joy app / Android 10.0+ and Bluetooth pairing).
- Triple press: Switches between front/rear camera (requires Hohem Joy app / Android 10.0+ and Bluetooth pairing).
- Trigger Button:
- Single press: Activates Sport mode "S".
- Double press: Recenter the gimbal.
- Triple press: Reverse 180° panning rotation.
- Four presses: Activates Ultra-wide-angle shot mode.
- Double tap and hold the last tap: Activates All Lock (release to return to previous mode).
- Multifunctional Control Wheel:
- Double press: Switches between Focus/Roll control.
- Focus: Controls focus (Hohem Joy app only).
- Roll rotation: Adjusts roll angle by +/-45°.
- Triple press: Switches between CCT/RGB light control (for the optional fill light).
- CCT: Adjusts color temperature and brightness of cold/warm light.
- RGB: Controls color and brightness of RGB light.
- Press and hold: Turns on/off CCT fill light or RGB light.
- Single press: Selects options within CCT/RGB mode.
- Buttons for A-B Motion:
- Long press A/B: Sets A/B as start/end points for motion timelapse (a short beep confirms).
- Single press A/B: Quickly returns to point A or B.
- Double press A/B: Returns to point A or B from the current point at a constant speed (default duration: 1 minute, customizable in app).
AI Tracking (with optional AI Vision Sensor):
- Enable: Switch the AI vision sensor to "ON" (indicator light flashes red twice).
- Gesture Control: Use specific hand gestures within 0.5-1.5m (1.64ft-4.92ft) to start (indicator turns green) or stop (indicator turns red) AI tracking.
- Customized Composition: To adjust the tracking position, show the "start tracking" gesture, move in front of the screen to the desired position, then show the "stop tracking" gesture to lock it.
Hohem Joy App Integration:
- Connection: Power on the gimbal, enable Bluetooth on the phone, and launch the Hohem Joy app to connect. Troubleshooting involves clearing existing Bluetooth pairings if connection fails.
- App Features:
- Switch between front and rear cameras.
- Smart Tracking: Auto face/framed object tracking.
- Settings: Adjust gimbal and camera parameters, check for firmware updates.
- Beauty & Filters.
- Gesture Control: Enables countdown for photo/video.
- Moment mode: Offers templates for blockbuster effects.
- Focus/Zoom in or out.
Maintenance Features:
- Battery and Charging:
- Charging Method: Connect a USB adapter (5V-2A recommended) to the USB-C charging port using the provided USB-C cable.
- Charging Display: The OLED display shows battery levels, indicating full charge when levels reach the highest point.
- Reverse Charging: Can charge smartphones using the provided USB-C to USB-C cable for Android, or a USB-C to Lightning cable (not included) for iOS. If the gimbal is off, press the power button once to start reverse charging.
- Auto Calibration:
- Purpose: Reduces drift or slight deviation caused by magnetic interference or human error.
- Procedure: Place the gimbal on a flat surface (e.g., with a tripod), double-press the trigger to recenter, then press the M button five times. A beep indicates calibration start, and a second beep confirms completion, with the gimbal recentering automatically.
- Failure Indication: Two short beeps after calibration indicate failure, and the gimbal enters standby mode. Any button (except joystick) can wake it up for re-calibration.
- Firmware Update: The Hohem Joy app will prompt users when a new firmware update is available, with on-screen instructions for the update process.
- Motors Protection: The gimbal's motors are designed with protection mechanisms that automatically power off the gimbal if improper operation causes potential damage.
- Magnetic AI Vision Sensor Care: It is normal for the magnetic alignment to become hot when the fill light is in use. Users are advised not to make direct contact with the hot metallic part.
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