Revo ST-1000 Pro Video Stabilizer

Hi Jason,I use this stabilizer with a Lumix G7, which I believe is relatively the same size/weight as the GX85. This stabilizer will work with your camera, however you may need to play around with the bottom weights on the stabilizer as it is a lighter camera. Though once you find the correct position where your camera is balanced, it works very smoothly, giving very stable footage. Hope this is helpful.

Yes this is compatible with the Blackmagic Pocket camera and a microphone. However, I would not recommend this for an iPhone. I would recommend B&H # STSIP5G for an iPhone 5 instead.

No, and it is extremely hard to get balanced.

Having been balanced properly, the Revo ST-1000 Pro Video Stabilizer (B&H# REST1000) with a 4.85 lb. (2.2kg) maximum payload will easily stabilize a Sony HDR-HC5 1080i HDV Camcorder, 2.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor, 10x Optical/80x Digital Zoom, 2.7" Touch Panel LCD Screen, Carl Zeiss Lens (B&H# SOHDRHC5).

It keeps the settings quite well. And needs to, because it is a little fiddly to get set up in the first place (sensitive balance, lots of variables). But once you get the thing set, you can just unscrew the base plate for the camera attachment and it keeps all the rest of the variables the same.

Nathan, for a cam the size of the HVR I don't think I'd recommend this stabilizer. It feels like it was meant for smaller handheld camcorders, especially given the meager weights that come with it. The HVR is a larger camera so I would suggest a sturdier stabilizer, possibly even one of those that straps to your torso.I only have smaller cameras like a Sony and a Canon Vixia and my experience with the stabilizer was disappointing. Perhaps it was not this particular stabilizer but all stabilizers in general. This one is good for horizontal pans although the camera swings pretty freely so you have to keep a good grip on it (you're operating the pans with just your thumb). But it does nothing to reduce vertical shake so when you are holding the stabilizer and your arm gets tired (especially with a larger cam like the HVR), the tendency is for your arm to sag or even tremble. There is no floating head in the stabilizer to mitigate this so you still end up with up and down jiggles. That was my experience. I was hoping for something smoother but I wonder if I was just being optimistic and, to get what I wanted I'd need to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a lift dolly! I actually returned this stabilizer for a refund after only a few frustrating days.Hope this helps.David Stevenson

Hi, Richard. I wouldn't recomend this gear for your set-up. You're likely to have a really really hard time trying to acheive dynamic balance, and it will certainly not be perfect (or even decent). From my experience you should go for stabilizers with big gimbals.

Used it to a Canon 60D with EFS 15-77 mm UltraSonic, a quite heavy set-up, and did not really manage to balance it after a couple of hours. I might have succeded if I would have been more patient, but I gave up and sold it. It's possible that it is easier with a less heavy camera and lens.