Multi

3-Axis Stabilizing Gimbal

for Compact Digital Camera
User Guide V1.0

@Hohem-Tech
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Product Overview
Roll 320°

Tilt 320°
12 1.Tilt Motor
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2.Thumb Screw 1
13 3.Mini USB（camera control)
2 4.Pan Motor
5.Bluetooth Light
3 6.Joystick
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7.Slider
4 8.Mode Light
Pan 600° 9.Mode Button
10.ON/OFF（Shutter Button）
5 8 11.Handle（Batter y inside）
6 16 12.Roll Motor
9 13.Quick Release Plate
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10 14.Thumb Screw 2
1/4 Inch Screw Hole
15.Quick Release Plate Bolt
16.Power Indicator Light
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 17 17.Thumb Screw 3
18.1/4 Inch Screw Hole 1
19.Trigger Button
20.USB Por t
21.1/4 Inch Screw Hole 2

Accessories List
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Tripod*1
19
Quick Release Plate*1
Smar tphone Holder*1
20 SONY Multi Camera Control Cable*1
Micro USB Charging Cable*1
Carr y Case*1
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Thumb Screw *2
User Guide*1

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 CAUTION
Camera/Phone Mounting Please mount your camera/phone before turning on the gimbal.

Camera Mounting: * Some action cameras must add an adaptor with 1/4 screw hole.

1. Mount the quick release 2. Insert the camera with quick release plate(A) into the
plate on camera. slot of clamping plate(B) and tighten the thumb screw

Supported Cameras:
1.Digital Camera: SONY RX100 series,
Canon G series,Panosonic DMC-LX10
2.Action Camera: GoPro Hero series,
A B SONY RX0 series, SONY X300, YI CAM, SJCAM
3.Payload: 400g

Phone Mounting:
2. Insert the phone holder with quick release plate into
1.Mount the phone holder on the quick the slot of clamping plate and mount your phone on
release plate with thumb screw. the holder, then tighten the quick

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Balancing It is recommended to turn on the camera before balancing it on the gimbal.

3.Balance the camera through left and right

Slide the roll arm to balance

the camera through left and right,
tighten the thumb screw after
the camera is well balanced.

2.Balance the camera

through up and down 3 1.Balance the camera
2.through front and back
2

Rotate the tilt axis so that the

camera lens is pointing forward,
Slide the quick release plate through
balance the camera through up front and back to balance the camera,
and down by sliding the tilt arm tighten the thumb screw after the
and tighten the thumb screw camera is well balanced.
after the camera is well balanced.

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Slider : ON/OFF (Long press for 3s)
*Zoom in & out(SONY Multi cable Shutter :
is require to get connection with Tap to take photo/Double tap to record
SONY camera on this function.） （SONY Multi cable is require to get
*Focus (It is available when connection with SONY camera on this
gimbal is connected with app function; For smar tphone mounted on
for smar tphone.） the gimbal,this function is available
when gimbal is connected with app.）
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 App “Hohem Gimbal” Instruction

● Scan QR code to download the app.

● Hohem Gimbal suppor ts iOS 9.0 and Android 5.0 or above.
● Search for 'Hohem Gimbal' in the App Store or Google Play
and follow the instructions to install the app.

Bluetooth Connection:
1. Enable the bluetooth of smartphone and turn on the gimbal.（Make sure the device is mounted on the gimbal）
2. Open the App “Hohem Gimbal” and choose the correct product model “iSteady Multi”to connect.
3. Choose the correct device to enter into(For compact camera and action camera mounted,click “camera” to enter;
For smartphone mounted,click “phone” to enter.）

It allows to connect the bluetooth of smartphone for mounting

smartphone on gimbal.Enter the smartphone bluetooth list to search signal "Smartphone Gimbal" to connect the
gimbal, which enables the gimbal to control the original phone camera to take phone and record video.

【FAQ】Fail to connect the bluetooth on smartphone or app?

1. Reset network setting.
2. Disable WiFi and cancel the pairing of "Smartphone Gimbal" connection.
3. Reconnection
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Enter into the main function interface of smar tphone in the App

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App “Hohem Gimbal” Instruction

Enter into the main function interface of smar tphone in the App
1.Home
2.Setting
3.Front/Rear camera
4.Flash
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5.Camera Setting
2
10 6.Album
3
7.Object Tracking
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4 8.Zoom & Focus
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5 9.Bluetooth
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6 13 10.Face Tracking
11.Shutter Button
12.Panorama
13.Motion Timelapse

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App “Hohem Gimbal” Instruction

Other App Functions

1.Gimbal Specs Setting：

A.Following Speed （To adjust the following speed of pan/tilt/roll axes）
B.Joystick Speed （To adjust the rotating speed by control the joystick）
C.Following Dead Area（No following movement when the rotate angle is less than dead area setting）
D.Trim（To adjust the tilt/roll axis in small angle to get a perfect balance）
E.Joystick Reverse（To reverse the rotation direction by control the joystick）
F.Motor Torsion（To adjust the motor torsion of pan/tilt/roll axes, which is useful to solve the vibrate
issue due to lightweight or over weight mobile phone）

2. Firmware Upgrade：The firmware is subject to upgrade without a fixed schedule. Firmware

upgarde is help to optimize the working of gimbal, please refer to page 14 for details.

3. Calibration：It requires to calibrate the gimbal only when you notice any kind of not level or drift
on any of the axes, please refer to page 13 for details.

4.Operation Instruction：For any questions, please refer to the user guide for details, the content is
subject to change without prior notice.

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Calibration

It requires to calibrate the gimbal if you notice it is not work properly as below.

1.The pitch angle is not level with the horizontal surface.

2.The roll angle is not parallel to the horizontal surface.
3. The pan axis drifts when the gimbal is on all lock mode.

Calibration Instruction
Method 1：Off-line Calibration
（1）Power on the gimbal, long press the mode button over 6 seconds till the mode light on.
（2）Laying the gimbal on a static flat surface without any vibrate. Calibration is completed
once the mode light flash twice.

*if the off-line calibration is not

useful, please refer to 【Method 2】

Method 2：6-Side Calibration Via App

Please make sure the gimbal is connected with app via bluetooth successfully, then enter
“Calibration” and follow the instruction in the app to calibrate the gimbal.

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Firmware Upgrade
Please make sure the gimbal is connected with app via bluetooth successfully, then
enter the “Firmware Upgrade” and follow the instruction to upgrade the latest firmware.

FAQ
Q: Why the gimbal vibrates after powering on?

A: Make sure your camera is mounted firmly and well balanced before powering on the
gimbal, do not turn on the gimbal without a balanced load, as doing so many damage the
motors, please refer to page 5. 6 for more details.
For some lightweight mobile phone, it needs to adjust the motor torsion, please refer to
page 12 for details.

Q: How to connect the gimbal via app?

A:Please be noted that the bluetooth and gimbal must be connected directly in the
app “Hohem Gimbal”, rather than connecting in the smar tphone bluetooth list.
Make sure all the permission is allow when you open the app for the first time.
Please refer to the tutorial video on our YouTube channel for more details.

Q: How to do if the gimbal is not level or drift after powering on？

A: Please refer to page 13 for details.

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Parameters

Weight 530g include batter y

Main Material High performance composite
Payload 400g
Suppor ted 1.Digital Camera: SONY RX100 series, Canon G series, Panosonic DMC-LX10
Devices 2.Smartphone: iPhone series and Android phone.
3.Action Camera: GoPro Hero series, SONY RX0 , SONY X3000, YI CAM, SJCAM

Batter y Capacity 3600 mAh

Working Time 8 hours
Charging Time 3.5 hours
Panning：600°
Mechanical Range Rolling：320°
Tilting：320°

Working Temperature -10~45℃

Gimbal is able to power off automatically due to improper operation of
Motors Protection
the motors.
Tripod*1;Quick Release Plate*1;Smar tphone Holder*1; SONY Multi
Standard Accessories Camera Control Cable*1; Micro USB Charging Cable*1; Carr y Case*1;
Thumb Screw *2

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