Before I begin, I want to emphasize that this review is more a critique of non-proprietary gimbal systems than it is of the Zhiyun specifically. Prior to switching to a RX100 + Zhiyun M2 setup, I was using a GoPro with GoPro's Karma Gimbal and I had totally taken for granted the sort of conveniences a proprietary all-in-one system can offer. So when I switched to my new setup, I was very disappointed to realize that the Gimbal itself has no means to actually control the camera unless you either plug it in (simply not an option without some weird right angle adapters or other jerry-rigged solution) or the bluetooth/wifi configuration. The latter works OK but is far from perfect. There is a delay on boot-up as the camera has to re-connect and of course the actual power of the camera can not be controlled by the Gimbal so you still have to turn it on manually. The battery life is way worse using this bluetooth remote crap too.That aside, the Zhiyun M2 seems to be a good gimbal. It's smooth, intuitive, and comes with a host of actually usable features that actually work (like the Selfie Mode, Pan Follow, POV, etc...). Battery life is also great.However, I will be returning mine. This isn't the solution I was looking for. I'd rather just use a plastic tripod or Sony's vertical vlogging grip.