Devil's Claw is a stabilizer brand under Shenzhen Gusheng, and its stabilizer market share ranked fourth in China in 2017. Most gimbal brands start with consumer-grade small stabilizers and gradually enter the professional-grade stabilizer market, while the development process of Devil's Claw is just the opposite, and its camera stabilizer products are far more abundant than small and medium-sized stabilizer products.
 
In the field of professional-grade stabilizers, the devil's claw has Pro, Lite, and Air series, among which Pro is a cinema camera stabilizer positioned close to DJI Ronin 2, and the Lite series is positioned similar to DJI Ronin MX, these stabilizers are heavy and complex to control, only suitable for shooting teams, only the Air series is suitable for individual users.
 
All Air camera stabilizers come standard with a Manfrotto quick-release plate, which is easy to disassemble and switch between tripod and gimbal mount. Devil's Claw Air is a relatively hot camera stabilizer at the beginning of 2018, with a load of 3.2 kg, which is equivalent to Zhiyun Yunhe 2 level, priced at 2999 yuan. Devil's Claw also adds an interesting "Inception" mode to the gimbal that allows you to take pictures of the world spinning. However, the Air's roller has an orthogonal design that will block the screen, and the handle has no focus wheel, only one button and one joystick, no display, poor handling, and a competitive price. Devil's Claw also launched a 1.8 kg Aircross, which is the same level of competition as Zhiyun Yunhe plus and Feiyu AK2000, priced at 2399 yuan. Aircross is equivalent to a smaller version of Air, and the advantages and disadvantages are completely inherited, and the recommendation is average.
 
Devil Claw Air2Compared with Air, there is a comprehensive and large upgrade, with an OLED screen that can display the status of the camera and gimbal device, a focusing dial has been added, and it can be used with its own wireless focus device, and more buttons have been added to the handle, and the control is much better. Air2 is upgraded to an oblique design that does not block the screen, and the load capacity has been increased to an astonishing 4.2 kg, priced at 3399 yuan, which is rare to match in the same price range. One thing that needs to be complained about is that its packaging is very simple, only one carton, and its products of the same level will basically be equipped with a special protective box, in comparisonAir2 looks shabby.
 
There are many functions of the Devil's Claw Stabilizer that need to be connected to the mobile APP to be opened, but its APP is still in its infancy, and there are only some basic functions, such as parameter tuning, calibration, mode setting, etc. The Devil's Claw has a practical one-button auto-calibration and auto-parameter adjustment function, which can automatically adjust the motor torque according to the weight and center of gravity of the camera, and can keep the gimbal in relatively good working condition when using a zoom lens or changing the lens is not leveled.
 
If you feel that it is very troublesome to open the APP settings, it is recommended to buy a 699 yuan magic claw special thumb controller to use. There is an OLED screen on the controller, which can be adjusted and controlled on the camera and gimbal, with a remote control distance of up to 60 meters, the most unique place is that the somatosensory control function is added, the gyroscope on the remote control can sense the rotation and pitch action, and control the gimbal to respond consistently, this function was only carried on a fairly professional gimbal in the past, which allows the photographer to flexibly control the camera angle and shoot a picture with a first-person perspective, this function is best used with a dual-handed kit, and a single-handed handle is not conducive to the play of somatosensory operation.
 
Devil's Claw Mini-MI is a test of the Devil's claw on mobile phone stabilizers, with a load capacity of 300g, the highest in its class, and the most unique selling point is that it supports wireless charging of mobile phones. Although the vast majority of gimbal devices support charging of shooting equipment, it is not practical, the charging cable is easy to lose, the charging socket crowding space will cause the center of gravity to shift, increase the load on the motor, the connection cable is also easy to hinder the operation of the three axes, wireless charging is much more practical. The control logic of Mini-MI is quite different from other brands, and it can be locked on three axes separately, deriving 8 following modes, but the learning cost is very high, the mode indication is not clear, and it is difficult for the controller to figure out which following mode it is in. The most important part of the APP of the mobile phone stabilizer,The performance of the devil's claw is relatively bad,The APP is still a semi-finished stage,Few functions and low usability,Follow mode is basically unavailable,You can only look forward to subsequent upgrades。
 
In the workmanship part, the performance of the devil's claw is unsatisfactory, and there is a gap compared with DJI Zhiyun. On the whole, some small functions of the devil's claw, such as somatosensory control, Inception mode can bring some fun, but it is not just needed, although the price is lower than DJI Zhiyun and other brands, but in terms of reliability, ease of use, workmanship, APP experience are discounted, and the cost performance is not outstanding.