2016Steadi-Newbies forum
Camera spinning around the centre pole of a stabilizer during movement
DisputedParticipants disagreed and reached no conclusion. Read the findings as positions, not as an answer.
What the thread found
- When a camera slowly rotates around the stabilizer's centre pole during dynamic movements like rapid up-down-left-right motions, this indicates a dynamic balance problem rather than a static balance issue.
- Dynamic balance problems in stabilizers can be extremely difficult to correct and may be inherent to cheaper equipment designs.
- Weight positioning—whether placed toward the centre or toward the edges—affects dynamic balance and may help reduce unwanted rotation.
Depends on
- The specific model mentioned (S80C) could not be confirmed to exist, so the problem may apply differently to other stabilizer types.
- One participant suggested the issue might be gimbal friction rather than balance, but this alternative explanation was not resolved.
- If the gimbal itself is physically misaligned from manufacturing, the problem cannot be fixed through adjustment.
- No specific correction method or successful resolution was documented in the discussion.