How To Set up and Balance The Roxant Pro Camera Stabilizer

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I’m going to show you how to setup the Roxant Pro Video Stabilizer. I’ll be attaching a Canon point and shoot camera, but this tutorial will also apply if you plan on attaching a GoPro or a larger DSLR. Getting a stabilizer set up the first time always takes a little time and patience because every camera is different. Just as a reference point to start, this is how your stabilizer should function when properly balanced.



Let’s take this step by step in the order I like to do it:

The first thing you want to do is remove the strap, put in the batteries and attach the lens or any extra accessory you plan on using on your camera like your microphone. Any added weight later on can completely throw off the balance of your stabilizer. Even the weight of a lens cap can potentially throw off your balance.

Next, attach your camera to the top of the stabilizer. You want to use one of the three horizontal slots so you can fine tune it later on. Start with the middle position. Don’t attach the handle yet. We’re going to use that to find our center of balance.

Now move the handle between each position until you find the center of balance. You don’t have to screw it all the way in. Just test each handle position until you find one that is close to balanced. You can use a penny to unscrew the metal screw if you need to move it to a new position. If you’ve tried every handle position and the camera still tilts too far forward of backwards, move the camera on top to one of the other 2 positions and start moving the handle between each slot again.

Now that we have a pretty close center of gravity, screw in your handle. It doesn’t have to be perfectly balanced yet. We’re going to fine tune it later.



Now we’re going to adjust the counter weights on the bottom of the camera. This is the part that most people who use a stabilizer screw up. Basically, you want the camera on top to weigh a little bit more that the arm on the bottom. The camera will slowly right itself when turned on its side in a fluid motion.

For a point a shoot camera like this one or a GoPro, start with just one weight and extend the arm all the way. For a DSLR, you will probably need two weights. Now just keep reducing the length of the arm until you achieve a fluid motion when the camera is tilted on its side.



Lastly, we want to fine tune the position of the camera on the top until we get a perfect balance. Move the camera making very slight tweaks. If the camera tilts slightly forward, move it slightly backward. If it tilts slightly to the left, move it slightly to the right. If you need to move the camera out of one of the three grooves to move it forward or backward, you can also make very slight tweaks to the position of the arm to achieve level horizontal balance. However, I recommend keeping the camera in one of the three grooves just to keep things simple.



I’ve personally used a Roxant Pro stabilizer for my DSLR, my Gopro and this point and shoot camera. If you have followed these steps carefully and you still cannot achieve a perfect balance, you may want to fine tune the weight of your camera using a few small washers. I explain this technique in another video.









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