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CRANE

3 Axis Gimbal For Mirrorless

User Manual V1.0

Gimbal Structure

Installation

Balance Adjustment

Unscrew the gimbal bottom cover and

insert two 18650 batteries then tighten

(Handle can be removable.).

Correctly place the camera onto the mounting plate,

and fix the camera with the camera mouting screw

through the middle hole of the mounting plate bottom.

Adjust the mounting plate to make the camera against

the Tilt-axis motor, and then tighten mounting plate.

If you need to use a long lens, please mount the lens

support.

If it is the first time to use or replace the camera / lens,

or change the camera position, weight, size, it is only

fixed, without tightening the middle screw too tight, in

order to facilitate the balance after adjustment.

Roll Axis

Tilt Axis

Camera Mounting Screw

Camera Mounting

Plate

Pan Axis

ON/OFF

Power Indicator Light

USB Port

Joystick

Lens Support

Thumbscrew

Lens Support Screw

1/4 Inch Screw Thread

The gimbal must be matched with the original batteries; if not, the performance

and safety will not be guaranteed. Zhiyun assumes no liability for damages or

injuries under this circumstance.

Before the balance adjustment, please correctly mount the mounting plate, camera lens and remove the lens cover .

In order to achieve expected performance of the gimbal, a balance adjustment is needed when

the first time to use or replace the camera / lens, or change the camera position, weight and

volume.

Balance adjustment of the Tilt Axis

Note：This product does not include a camera, a pattern for reference only, please prevail in kind.

Move the battery tray from top to bottom

inside the handle then install 26650 Li-ion

batteries. (the battery tray can be removable.)

Mount the camera against the Tilt axis, then fix

the right position of tilt axis and roll axis and

keep them level with the horizontal arm.

Overturn the camera with lens down and

observe the state of camera.

If the camera is tilted forward or backward,

please loosen the screw on tilt axis, so that the

camera mounting plate can be moved. Then move

the mounting plate to the opposite direction of camera

tilted position, until the camera lens keeps vertically

downward.

Tighten the screws after the adjustment is completed.

（1）Adjust Vertical Center of the Camera in Tilt Axis

（2）Adjust Horizontal Center of the Camera in Tilt Axis

Loosen the screw of mounting plate which is under

the camera, manually fix the right position of tilt

axis and roll axis and keep them level with the

horizontal arm. Keep the lens forward, leave hold of

it and observe the status of camera. If the camera is tilted

forward or backward, move the camera to the opposite

direction of tilted position, until the camera maintains the

level of forward.

Tighten all the screws after the adjustment is complete.

Balance Adjustment of the Roll Axis

Adjust the balance of the roll axis after balancing

the Tilt axis.

Manually fix the roll axis position and keep the camera

parallel with the horizontal arm, leave hold of it and

observe the status of camera. If the camera is tilted left or

right, loosen the screw on roll axis and move the horizontal

arm to the opposite direction of tilted position, until the

camera keeps in current position.

Be sure to tighten the screw after the adjustment is

complete.

Attention: Please loosen but not remove the screw when adjusting balance.

Balance adjustment of the Pan Axis

Adjust the balance of the Roll Axis after balancing

the tilt axis and roll axis.

Keep the controller of the gimbal parallel with horizontal level as shown in the

right picture. If the camera is tilted left or right, loosen the screw on

pan axis and move the vertical arm to the opposite

direction of tilted position, until the camera

keeps in current position（without hand

support）.

Be sure to tighten the screw after the

adjustment is complete.

Vertical Arm

Horizontal Arm

360°

Input Voltage

Operating Current

Operating Temperature

Battery run-time

Weight

Tilt Axis Mechanical

Movement Range

Minimum

Standard

Maximum Note

6.8V 8.4V 12.6V

80mA 110mA 6000mA

0℃ 45℃-

12h

Gravity balanced

Without batteries

Unlimited rotation

950g

360°

Parameters

Payload Weight

350g 1200g

Shifter Lever

ON/OFF

1.ON/OFF switch (press and hold on for

more than 3 seconds).

2.The “Confirm” button of the APP menu.

1.Helps focus when taking a photo by APP.

2.The “UP/DOWN” button of the APP menu.

1.After turning on the gimbal, press and hold the joystick for

3 seconds, the gimbal enter to standby mode, then press

the joystick for 1 second, the gimbal starts to work.

2.The joystick helps adjust four directions of the camera.

3.Press the joystick to switch modes. The default mode is

Pan Following Mode, single press the joystick to switch to

Locking Mode, under any modes double press the joystick

to switch to Pan and Tilt Following Mode.

Pan Following Mode: Pan axis(rotation left and right)

follows the movement of the gimbal, while the

camera remains locked in Tilt(up and down) and roll

(level) to remain upright. In this mode, move the

joystick up/down to adjust Tilt angle.

Locking Mode: All three

axes (Pan, Tilt and Roll)

are locked and the gimbal

faces in one direction

only. In this mode,

move the joystick

up/down to adjust

Tilt angle. Move

joystick left/right to

adjust pan angle.

ON/OFF

Joystick Joystick Joystick

Joystick

Pan and Tilt Following Mode: Roll axis is

locked, Tilt and pan axis rotate to follow

the movement of the gimbal. In this

mode, move joystick left/right to adjust

roll angle.

Mo d e swi t ch : P a n Fo l lo w in g M o de i s t h e def a ul t m od e , sin g le

pr e ss th e j o y s t i c k t o swi t ch b e t w e e n Pa n F o ll o wi n g Mo d e and

Lo c ki n g Mod e . Do u b l e p r es s t h e jo y st i ck to en t er P a n and Ti lt

Fo l lo w in g M o de . S i n g l e pr e ss th e j oy s ti c k aga i n to go ba c k to

pr e vi o us mo d e.

Shifter Lever

Power Indicator

1.The yellow light is the indicator of switching

on/off the gimbal (Switch on: the light quickly

flashes for 3s and remains on for 1s, then goes

out; Switch off: the light quickly flashes for 3s

then goes out).

2.The blue light is the indicator of power(Flashes

4 times: 75%-100%;Flashes 3 times: 50%-75%;

Flashes 2 times: 25%-50%;Flashes rapidly: Need

to recharge.)

Shifter

Lever

Built-incompactslipringsenable the gimbal to haveall3 axes360degreesunlimitedrotation.

With the automotive grade magnetic encoders attached to each motor, the gimbal can sense

every 0.02-degree change intervals.

The first handheld gimbal with CCI (Camera Control Interface). With CCI, the camera’s shutter

and focus can be controlled by the buttons on gimbal’s handle.

Quick, simple and tool-less camera mounting system saves time and effort.

The built-in wireless control module can be connected with Zhiyun’s gimbal remote controller

or smartphone APP which can also be used for wireless control and firmware upgrade.

Innovative battery tray design supports both 18650 or 26650 batteries, provides 6 hours and 12

hours operating time respectively. The 26650 batteries are sold separately.

The industry's first to achieve three 32-bit MCUs (Microcontroller Units) running in parallel at

4k hertz. The number is far beyond the reach of any other gimbals.

Powerful MCUs （MicrocontrollerUnit）which support floating point calculation, combined with

Zhiyun’s efficient attitude control algorithm and advanced servo control algorithm, the gimbal is

able to sense, compute then control the camera to a 0.01-degree accuracy, within 0.25 millisecond.

Preprogramed with 3 operation modes.

Features

Thumbscrew

Roll Axis Mechanical

Movement Range

Pan Axis Mechanical

Movement Range

Unlimited rotation

Operation Modes

Power

Indicator

Joystick Joystick Joystick

Joystick

Joy

tic

Joy

tic

sti

Joyst

oysti

Wireless remote

controller

Charging Instruction

Status indicator light

Micro USB 5V power input port

Red light is on when charging.

Blue light is on when charging is complete.

18650 Li-ion battery charger

Capacity：2000mAh

Voltage：3.7V

Initialization

Note: Directly charge the batteries via micro USB

cable without removing them from the gimbal.

Firmware upgrade

USB

Firmware Update....

Upgrade process

Visit the official web:

. There is a www.zhiyun-tech.com

tutorial video at the right bottom of

home page.

Download related Zhiyun Gimbal Tools,

the USB Driver and the latest firmware.

Please upgrade gimbal firmware as the

operation of the tutorial video.

Battery level indicator

Bluetooth status

indicator

Joystick

Charging indicator

Power switch

Multifunction button

Device selection switch

Note: Remote controller

is available separately.

Operation modes switch and angle

control (with same functions as the

gimbal joystick)

90-100%: flashes 4 times

75-90%: flashes 3 times

55-75%: flashes 2 times

30-55% : flashes 1 time

0-30% : flashes rapidly

Not connected: flashing

Connected: always on

Device switching: flashes 1 time

Red light is on when charging.

Green light is on when charging is

complete.

Joystick

Battery level indicator

Bluetooth status indicator

Charging indicator

Up: turn on.

Down: turn off.

Power switch

While the gimbal is connected, single

press this button, the gimbal return

back to original working status.

Multifunction button

Up: connect to gimbal

Down: connect to smartphone

Device selection switch

1.Place the gimbal nearby while

switched on.

2.Whilst the controller is off,

move device selection switch up,

power on the controller while the

multifunction button is pressed.

3.If the Bluetooth indicator stays

on, the connection is successful.

4.If not successful, please start

over.

Initial connection

( controller and gimbal)

APP

Warning and Disclaimer

Tel：+86 773 2320856

Web：www.zhiyun- tech.com

E-mail：service@zhiyun-tech. com

Address：Creative Industrial Park,GuiMO Road,QiXing District, Guilin541004, Guangxi, China.

Attention：If the camera still deviates slightly from a

level position, please initialize again.

Operation Modes

Handheld mode Inversion mode

APP Download

First, please download APP from our official website: . www.zhiyun-tech.com

Android users also can scan the left QR code to download. For iOS users,

please search and download APP (ZhiYun Assistant ) from APP Store.

Connect gimbal and phone APP

Turn on the gimbal power.

Turn on the Bluetooth function in the phone settings.

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Open APP, place the gimbal nearby.

The APP will search for the gimbal's

Bluetooth signal. Select the gimbal

in the APP.

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Once connected the gimbal Control interface will

appear. Press and hold on Joystick for more

than 3 seconds, the gimbal starts to work.

Main functions

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Monitor interface:

To check whether there is

deviation in three axes in

case for calibration.

Control interface:

Directly switch operation

mode and all functions

corresponding to the

joystick.

Calibration interface:

When the gimbal three axes

deviate slightly from a level

position, the gimbal needs

calibration. Click START

CALIBRATION, and the

place gimbal as shown in

the APP and until six

pictures are finished.

Update interface:

In this interface, user can

check whether the gimbal

firmware is latest one. If

not, please upgrade the

firmware.

Attention: Please refer to the latest APP version. More fun waiting for you

to experience.

Packing List

Crane gimbal

Lens support Lens support screw

Camera Mounting Screw

Micro USB cable

18650 Li-ion battery

charger

18650 Li-ion battery

Battery box

User Manual

Input:

Output:

18650 Li-ion battery

Initializationmayberequiredifthefollowing

behaviorisobserved:

1.Afterthegimbalstarts,theTiltangleofthecamera

deviatesslightlyfromalevelposition.

2.Afterthegimbalstarts,therollangleofthecamera

deviatesslightlyfromalevelposition.

3.Whenremainingstill,thepanaxismakesfrequent

smallanglecorrections.

Initialization process

1.Install batteries correctly.

2.PressPowerbuttontoturnonthegimbal.

3.PressandholdtheJoystickfor3seconds,

thegimbalentertostandbymode.

4.Place the gimbal on a level surface in any

position where the gimbal will stay stationary,

keep it still for more than 30 seconds and the

initialization will complete automatically.

5V Charging voltage

100mA Charging current

50 working hours(theoretically)

Built-in lithium polymer battery

with a capacity of 150mAh

Transmit and receive current:

11.9mA

Normal working current: 2.8mA

Effective control distance: 10m

( with no obstructions)

Remote controller

specification

To ensure proper use of the batteries, please read the following

information carefully prior use.

1 Do not expose to dispose of the battery in fire. , .

. .2 Do not put the battery in a charger or equipment with wrong terminals connected

. .3 Avoid shorting of the battery

. .4 Avoid excessive physical shock or vibration

. .5 Do not disassemble or deform the battery

. .6 Do not immerse in water

. , .7 Do not use the battery mixed with other different make type or model batteries

.8 Keep out of reach from children.

Charge and discharge

. .1 Battery must be charged in appropriate charge only

. 2 Never use a modified or damaged charger

3 Do not leave battery in charger over 24 hours. .

Storage

Store the battery in a cool, dry and well-ventilated area.

Any illegal use of this product is forbidden.Users are responsible for using this product correctly and in accordance with the

instructions provided: either in the manual or any online revisions.

The company is not responsible for any damage caused while using this product; including direct, indirect or third party loss.

Due to the company’s policy of continuing improvement: firmware upgrades and changes to the software program may lead

to changes in the product’s functions to those described in the User Manual. Therefore please read the upgrade instructions

carefully before upgrading the firmware and operate the product in accordance with any revised instructions.

For the latest : please download from our official website:User Manual, firmware upgrades and online calibration program

www.zhiyun-tech.com

The company(Guilin Zhishen Information Technology Co., Ltd) reserves the rights to amend details or specifications at any time.

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Summary of content (2 pages)

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The gimbal must be matched with the original batteries; if not, the performance Installation and safety will not be guaranteed. Zhiyun assumes no liability for damages or injuries under this circumstance. CRANE 1 2 User Manual V1 . 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Built-in compact slip rings enable the gimbal to have all 3 axes 360 degrees unlimited rotation. With the automotive grade magnetic encoders attached to each motor, the gimbal can sense every 0.02-degree change intervals.
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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement When using the product, maintain a distance of 20cm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements. FCC statements: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.