GoPro’s new gimbal works with action cameras, point-and-shoots, and smartphones

Unlike the Karma Grip stabilizer that GoPro debuted astir a decennary ago, the caller Fluid Pro AI works with much than conscionable enactment cameras. | Image: GoPro

GoPro has announced a caller handheld camera stabilizer that, dissimilar the Karma Grip stabilizer it debuted successful 2016, tin beryllium utilized with much than conscionable its enactment cameras. The caller Fluid Pro AI is compatible with the company’s devices similar the Hero13 Black, but with a 400-gram payload capacity, it tin besides beryllium utilized with smartphones and immoderate compact point-and-shoot cameras. It’s much costly than competitors’ products similar the $159.99 Insta360 Flow 2 Pro and the $149 DJI Osmo Mobile 7 Pro, but its versatility and amended artillery beingness could warrant its higher $229.99 terms tag for immoderate erstwhile it’s disposable connected October 21st.

As with Insta360 and DJI’s astir caller gimbals, GoPro’s Fluid Pro AI has an integrated AI-powered tracking module that it uses to admit manus gestures that tin power it from afar and to support subjects automatically successful framework by locking connected to their look oregon body. To manually prime who you privation to track, the gimbal tin beryllium connected to a mobile app, which provides further tools for capturing panoramic images oregon time-lapses.

The Fluid Pro AI is susceptible of panning a camera a afloat 360 degrees and tilting it up to 320 degrees. It besides features a built-in LED capable airy and uses swappable mounting brackets that see a clamping mechanics to accommodate smartphones of assorted sizes. In lieu of features similar a telescoping limb oregon tripod legs that popular retired of its handle, the Fluid Pro AI has a sizable artillery that GoPro says is bully for up to 18 hours of use, oregon up to six hours erstwhile the AI tracker is progressive and the LED airy is on. Intsa360’s and DJI’s lone muster up to 10 hours with tracking disabled.