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CAME gimbals
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  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    First impressions (no batteries yet)

    Build quality seems good but the unit is.already heavily marked.

    Balancing a piece of cake

    Case is.okay but I do love how.It will fit with my GH3 still attached so it is ready to go straight away

    I hope it does inverted mode and will test when batteries come tomorrow

    Footage to.follow.....

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    I got my batteries today from amazon... they didn't work. These 18650's I ordered happen to be a bit longer than normal, it seems. Normal is around ~68mm. Mines are 69.5mm in length. So this is something to watch out for when ordering batteries. The batteries I ordered: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JPWHR6

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    Unlucky about them batteries.. Who would have thought there is different size standards of the same battery.

    Mine are arriving tomorrow... 68mm according to amazon

    It is crazy not one review or video on the Internet about this product yet.

    I'd love to see an honest review not from tom antos or cheesycam who are given the gimbals for free.

    Impressions change when you pay your own hard earned money for something.

    Rumours are inverted wont work.. Hope not the case.

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    Can you link the 18650's you ordered?

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXHEI46/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_0RTcvb1C3PJGY

    Going to be tomorrow before i can test them now though

  • ntsanntsan

    Came mini with A7s and 24-70mm

    Footage looks okish, but not outstanding. probably need a more experienced gimbal user to run it

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    It might need some further tuning or balance, but that does not look so good.

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    I hope that vid is down to a poor user than the item itself!!

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    Batteries I got are too big despite being advertised as 67mm. @adamfromabove did ur batteries work?

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    You would think Came would have design the gimbal with this in mind, just make the battery compartment a little bit longer and let the springs take up the slack. :facepalm:

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    How do u know it is Definately that type of battery?

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    Came email me the battery number and they attached the photo I posted on page 2. Also see below this doc they posted on their FB...

    What upsets me is that they don't have have a clear document stating button top / vs flat bot battery or maximum size of the battery.

    10968485_613358898796320_6167457740974231819_n.jpg
    751 x 508 - 39K
  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    Hmmm well 2 batteries fitted fine on the left side (non power button)

    Doesnt seem to fit on the power button side though?

    Just reading my battery.. It says the battery is integrated with a protective board.. To stop overheating/overcharge etc

    Therefore the height of the batteries is around 3mm longer than the batteries without protective board..

    I bet that's it... And i bet the came tv batteries dont protect against that.. Im scared to plug that cheap charger in! Or leave the batteries unattended.

    It really wouldn't have killed them to make it a few mm longer to accommodate a safer battery.. But i guess they dont care about that stuff

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @Adamfromabove

    Please edit existing message instead of making many.

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    @adamfromabove Yes you are probably right, so far the only unprotected batteries I found are flat tops, we need button tops. We should keep looking.

    edit: these are unprotected button top, measure 67mm

    http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=167

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    My cametv batteries are due very soon... I paid the import tax today.

    I guess I'll just wait to see..

    This is a concern you should all atleast be aware of...

    http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?258232-If-unprotected-18650-batteries-are-dangerous-why-are-they-on-sale

    If i knew it was these batteries.. I probably wouldn't have ordered.

    I wonder if there is a work around to use protected batteries

    Ps my batteries are 68mm... I think we need circa 65mm buttons for it to work

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    http://www.ivapour-elixir.co.uk/efest-purple-imr-18650-3-7v-2500mah-35a-battery-button-top.html

    Might be worth a shot?

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    I think those batteries will do, but Im just going to wait until the ones I ordered with the camera arrive.

    Yours should come soon too if you can wait?

    This company has potential to be great... but they dont have the right customer service or build quality in place yet... they are improving all the time though. - this is a million times removed from the 7000!

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • HotkneesHotknees

    Looking forward to seeing some test footage from those of you that have them now... there's still only that one video online from what I can tell...

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    No response from Came and I'm not buying batteries that won't work like the ones I already have bought.

    Very disappointed in the roll out of this product.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @Sph1nxster

    What kind of response you want, may be I could help?

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    Got response.. Hello Steven,

    Thanks for your email, and sorry for the delay to reply, and because the batteries are prohibited goods, we posted them separately and it's tracking number is 9#####2 by DHL. kindly check. and the battery is the attached photo. and it's size is 6.5*1.9 cm.

    and kindly check the enclosed manual of the mini gimbal.

    more problem, pls fell free to contact with us.

    best regards julie

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    I will upload manual @vk is 15 mb okay?

  • AdamfromaboveAdamfromabove

    You would be stupid to ever dare to use the cheap wall charger with their cheap unprotected batteries... If you value your safety and your house.

    I want to know if the 65mm batteries are button top or not. They haven't replied to my email where i questioned the safety... Especially in a multicell arrangement like this..

    Seriously... If you're getting this.. Get branded batteries.. A good charger too with built in cut off..an cc/cv charging... Such as nitecore i4 or d4 etc

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