Smooth 5S - Smartphone Gimbal - Combo - Open Box

Zhiyun Smooth 5S Combo — a lighting-and-stabilizer kit for polished work video

The gist: A phone gimbal with a strong built-in fill light and two magnetic add-on lights, useful for anyone shooting recruiting videos, product demos, or LinkedIn content without a separate lighting setup.

• 650 lux built-in fill light (5000K, 95 CRI), expandable to about 2,040 lux combined with the two magnetic lights in this Combo kit — enough for a well-lit talking-head shot indoors.
• Wider clamp and axis spacing that handles larger phones and thicker cases without motor strain, per reviewer testing with a bulky iPhone.
• Well-made and easy to set up, with fast charging bringing it back to full in roughly 2 hours 40 minutes between shoots.
• Up to 24-hour standby, so it's ready between sporadic recording sessions during a busy work week.

Digital Camera World's Rod Lawton, reviewing the Smooth 5S, said it's "hard to fault" for stabilization, but noted the tilt motor covers the phone's mic port entirely, making it "next to impossible" to attach an external mic for horizontal filming.

Best for: remote workers producing lit, stabilized video content without a full studio setup. Skip it if: your workflow depends on a clip-on external mic for landscape-orientation video. Runs ~$127 — check the current price before buying.