The best GoPro gimbal in 2024: get smooth footage on your action camera

best GoPro gimbal: GoPro Karma Stabilizer
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With one of the best GoPro gimbals, you'll be able to shoot smooth and shake-free videos on your GoPro camera. While modern GoPro cameras have excelletn stabilization systems, the best gimbals allow you to take them to another level with effective optical compensation, consistently producing super-smooth footage.

One of the strengths of the best GoPro cameras is that they are built for filming dynamic movement, sports and on-the-go content. Their small form factor and intuitive controls make it easy for even inexperienced users to pick them up and start shooting. A gimbal is designed for someone who wants to take things to the next level — go further than the built-in stabilization system in smoothing out erratic movements, making video look professional. This is particularly important if you're using an older GoPro, many of which don't have built-in stabilization at all.

Fujifilm X-T5 being tested by Lauren Scott
Lauren Scott

Lauren is a writer, reviewer, and photographer with ten years of experience in the camera industry. She's the former Managing Editor of Digital Camera World, and previously served as Editor of Digital Photographer magazine, Technique editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, and Deputy Editor of our sister publication, Digital Camera Magazine

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Lauren Scott
Freelance contributor/former Managing Editor

Lauren is a writer, reviewer, and photographer with ten years of experience in the camera industry. She's the former Managing Editor of Digital Camera World, and previously served as Editor of Digital Photographer magazine, Technique editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, and Deputy Editor of our sister publication, Digital Camera Magazine. An experienced journalist and freelance photographer, Lauren also has bylines at Tech Radar, Space.com, Canon Europe, PCGamesN, T3, Stuff, and British Airways' in-flight magazine (among others). When she's not testing gear for DCW, she's probably in the kitchen testing yet another new curry recipe or walking in the Cotswolds with her Flat-coated Retriever.

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