Reddit reviews Feiyu G3 Ultra 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal for GoPro HERO 3/3+ and 4 (Black)

You're gonna love it. Now on your Christmas list, replace the camera with a decent gimbal for steady footage. Will save you a bunch of time in post-processing. Feiyu G3 seems to be the favorite around here, but GoPro just announced their own which is coming soon.

And if you're really into underwater filming, you may want to grab a dome.

I like to run mine on the helmet for calmer less aggressive trails and then for the DH stuff I run a chest mount and a Feiyu Gimbal for stabilization.

idealy, this is what you are looking for ($750)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1200662-REG/ikan_ds1_beholder_gimbal_for.html

closer to your price range that would work with your gopro ($200)
https://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY

what's actually in your budget, this requires a lot of practice to use, as it's passive, not active ($60)
https://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-ROXANT-camera-stabilizer-Smartphone/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=pd_lpo_421_bs_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H9NET5P44Q52FD1MDTQA

PS: more time now, my gimbal, there may be newer/better ones now, but this is a start:

http://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY

About 200 dollars on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY

Here's a handheld gimbal: http://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY

Video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOuMNiSc8Qw

I'm thinking I need one of these now...

It's actually cheaper than $300 now.

I don't have one but my friend does and I've used it. It's actually pretty incredible for the price. I would add, though, that it's kind of annoying that it's specific to the GoPro Hero. It would be nice if it was a bit more futureproof and/or could be modified to work with a phone.

>The video is most shaky when we are just trying to get shots where we are running around the outside of the car.

You may be better off getting a motorized/stabilized gimbal mount with a GoPro or other action cam or a nice mirrorless ILC such as the Panasonic GH4 over getting a camcorder. For example: https://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY (Note: Do check reviews, this was the first Google result for me so I used it as the example)

Using a gimbal mount will let you get low down shots and such much easier.

He could have had this (doubtful, for jogging)... https://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY