hohem iSteady V2s - Stabilizer Manual

iSteady V2S Overview

• Items marked "*" are optional accessories which are sold separately.
• Mount your mobile phone before powering on iSteady V2S.
• If no mobile phone is detected or the motor is overloaded because phone is not balanced well, the gimbal will shut down after a warning beeping.

1. AI Vision Sensor & LED Video Light Power Button
2. AI Vision Indicator
3. AI Vision Sensor
4. LED Video Light
5. Phone Clamp
6. Folding Lock A
7. Folding Lock B
8. Working Mode Indicator (Battery Indicator)
9. Zoom Slider
10. Shutter Button
11. Tilt Motor
12. Knob
13. Pan Motor
14. Bluetooth Light
15. Joystick
16. Function Button
17. Roll Motor
18. M Button (Power On/Off)
19. Charging Port (Type-C)
20. Handle (Built-In Battery)
21. Lanyard Hole
22. 1/4 inch Screw Port

Battery and Charging

Please fully charge the iSteady V2S before using it for the first time.

Charging Method:
To charge the iSteady V2S, connect a USB adapter (not included, choose 5V-2A for better results) into the charging port with the provided USB-C charging cable.

Mount & Balance Mobile Phone on the Gimbal?

1. Expand the gimbal.
   
2. Tighten the knob by turning it clockwise.
   
3. Make sure that the phone camera is on the left side of the clamp. Insert your mobile device by putting it stuck in the bottom of phone clamp and pulling the top side of the clamp to clip it into place.
   
4. Slide the phone and keep it clamped and balanced centrally before powering on.
   

The gimbal would not function properly if the knob was not tightened.

Ensure your phone is centrally clamped to the rubber pads, otherwise the gimbal would vibrate or turn off automatically.

Booting up iSteady V2S

Long press M button for 3 seconds to power on

Long press M button for 3 seconds to power on

AI Visual Tracking & LED Video Light

Before operation, ensure that the gimbal is powered on.

1. AI Tracking
   Press the button on the top to power on the AI Vision Sensor (Press it for 3s to power it off). The red indicator LED light and double-flashed LED video light mean that the AI Sensor is on. (To activate AI Smart Tracking, make an OK gesture.
2. Gesture Control
   

Note: The best distance of gesture control is between 0.5 and 1.5 meters (1.6 - 5 ft). Make sure that both gesture and face are shown in front of AI sensor within this range.)

Start smart tracking:

Take an OK gesture towards the AI vision sensor and the AI indicator turns green.

Turn off smart tracking:

Show a palm gesture towards the AI vision sensor and AI vision indicator turns red.

Switch between landscape and portrait mode:

Portrait mode:

Two thumbs right

Landscape mode:

Two thumbs up

3. LED Video Light (make sure that AI vision sensor is on)
   Press once the button to turn on the light and adjust the light intensity. LED turns according to low-mediumhigh-close modes.

FAQ: How to make AI vision positioning adjustments?

(Customized Composition)

Scan the QR code for tutorial of customized composition

If the framed subject cannot be centered on the phone screen, or you want to customize the AI vision position to be tracked:

1. Make sure the gimbal & AI vision sensors are on.
2. Take the gesture "" towards the AI vision sensor and and the indicator light will quickly blink in green color.
3. Move in front of the screen until you find the preferred position to be tracked.
4. Show the gesture "" to lock the position and create the ideal composition (the indicator light will stop flashing).

Button Function

M Button(Power Button)
Press and hold for 3s: Power on/off
Press once: Switch between working modes (PTF-PF-L-POV)
Press twice: Standby mode (Press M button to exit)
Press five times: Auto calibration

Joystick
Up/Down: Tilt rotation control
Left/Right: Pan rotation control (It is able to control the roll rotation through "Left/Right Joystick" Setting in Hohem Joy App)

*Before pressing Zoom Slider and Shutter Button, please make sure that the Bluetooth is connected.

Follow steps below:

1. Turn on the Bluetooth of your mobile device.
2. Search for devices and tap on the device name starting with "V2S".
3. It is connected when the Bluetooth indicator shows green.

Zoom Slider
(Make sure that Bluetooth is already connected. Only Available in the Hohem Joy and Android 10.0 or later.)
Push up: Zoom in
Push down: Zoom out

Shutter Button (Please ensure the Bluetooth pairing)
Press once: Take photo, Start/End video
Press twice: PHOTO/VIDEO switch
Press three times: Front/Rear camera switch (Make sure that Bluetooth is already connected. Only Available in the Hohem Joy and Android 10.0 or later.)

Function Button
Press once: Landscape mode/Portrait mode
Press twice: Recenter the gimbal
Press three times: 180° inception mode/ 180° spin shot (auto rotation)
Press seven times: Remote control* pairing

When paired with a remote control*
Press function button once: Cancel pairing
Press function button twice: Clear the paired remote control* (The paired remote control will be unavailable and needs to be re-paired.) Press on function button: Check the gimbal battery level

(Remote control is sold separately.)

Working Mode & Follow Speed

Working Mode

Scan the QR code to view how to use working modes.

To switch between working modes, please press the M button once.

Pan Follow
When you rotate the handle left/right, the camera will follow the handle movements. The tilt motor does not follow within the angle range of -45° ~+45° movement, if exceed this range, the gimbal will follow the tilt movement, and the roll motor is locked without following the movement.

Pan & Tilt
This is the default working mode. When you rotate the handle left/right/tilt up/tilt down, the camera will follow the handle movements, and the roll motor is locked without following the movement.

All Lock
The roll and pan motors are locked without following the movement. The tilt motor does not follow within the angle range of -45° ~+45° movement, if exceed this range, the gimbal will follow the tilt movement.

POV (All Follow)
First person view
360° following movement (Pan/Tilt/Roll)

Follow Speed

For changing follow speed, please launch Hohem Joy App - Start Recording - Gimbal Parameter Settings (Bluetooth connection is necessary.)

How to fold iSteady V2S?

How to calibrate iSteady V2S?

If the gimbal is not level after turning on, or the pan axis is slightly drift when the gimbal is still, please calibrate it.

Calibrate the gimbal on a flat surface and keep it stationary.

1. Turn on the gimbal and press function button five times.
2. Start calibration after a beep sound.
3. Alternating flashes of the first two battery lights and the last two battery lights.
4. The calibration is done after two beeps sound. (The calibration takes about 40 seconds)

Calibrate the gimbal on a flat surface and keep it stationary.

Battery Level Indicator & Bluetooth Indicator

1. Working mode indicator
   (Battery level indicator)
   Gimbal mode: If one of working modes is in use, its mode light will be in solid green.
   Battery level: Long pressing Function Button to check out battery level.
   Charging status: Light flashing means the gimbal is in charge, Light staying on means the gimbal is fully charged.
   Others: Continous flashing when calibrating the gimbal.
2. Bluetooth indicator
   1. Gimbal status Light off: Bluetooth disconnected Green: Bluetooth connected
      Pulse red: Low battery warning |
      Blink red quickly: Low-battery shutdown countdown
      Solid red: Error warning
      Flashing red with beep sound:
      Overloading
   2. Remote control* status Blink yellow and green alternatively: Pairing
      Blink yellow: Paired
      *Remote control is sold separately.

Download Hohem Joy App

To Find More Functions

Scan the QR code

or search "Hohem Joy"

in App Store

or Google Play to download.

* The App Hohem Joy requires iOS 10.0 or later, and Android 6.0 or later.

Gimbal Specifications

The motor would be shown on the screen due to some of mobile cameras are designed at the middle of phone, such as Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi CC9 PRO.

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Documents / Resources

References

• App Store - Apple
• Google Play
• Hohem - AI Tracking Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer

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