NEEWER DL200 Motorized Camera Dolly with App Control

I have a big 1.2M KONOVA tracking rig, which is great but cumbersome and fiddly to set up. This little marvel almost makes it obsolete for a lot of real word applications.Super easy to use and very smooth. With the app - which works well - you get beautifully ramped/feathered start and stop action too. Remarkable for the money.

Fantastic motorized dolly. It has 5 speed levels. The level demonstrated in the video is speed 2. You can set the movement on automatic where it travels in a linear motion so you can record yourself. You can also control the angle in which it travels so if you want it to continuously travel around an object it can. It comes with a carry bag and the dolly itself isn’t that heavy. You can control the dolly using the Neewer app which is super simple to install. It is very easy to use and it will make doing videos in your own or rather using the dolly instead of your hands to increase stabilization.

I have used a slider previously that worked well but was very large and harder to lug around. This does the same job in a smaller package and more. I love how I can use it to rotate around something to give it a 360 view. It is very small but it is smooth. It was easy hooking up to the app I already had. I am glad it came with a phone mount as well since I mostly use my phone with this. The charge lasts very long but if needed I can charge it up quickly. You can also choose 5 speeds. Very happy with this.

Once you know the limitation, this is actually a very nice dolly. I will not remove stars for the limitations, as they are clear from the start. This device is intended for smaller cameras, on a flat surface, and it cannot be mounted on rails. Using the device on a table requires a flat table, and I would add some borders to prevent accidental falls. Neewer has another dolly that can work with rails, but this one can not, unless you build your own rails, which I may do if I find some way to guide the wheel.Controlling the device from the body is easy, but limited to 5 speeds in each direction. It has smooth starts, which reduces vibration at startup. Using the software gives way more options. The app gives you control of the duration and travel length, which makes it really easier to set up. There is a time-lapse feature that allows the dolly to move, then take a shoot. This mode needs a trigger cable, which I don't have on my Canon M50, I'll have to solder a cable to a remote to use that feature, the same can probably be done by modifying one of those cellphones remotes if you use a phone, check the polarity.The noise level is low, I cannot hear the motor at all. This was a complaint with other models.The ball head is smooth enough to be tightened and to position the camera without major shuttering. It is a nice compact ball head.Overall, this is a nice kit for my use.

NEEWER Motorized Camera Dolly with App Control for iOS/Android Smartphone, Ball Head, Ultra Silent Tabletop Slider with 5 Speed Levels/Video Mode/Time Lapse Photography, Max Load 6.6lb/3kg, DL200First of all, here's the elephant in the room: The cable inside the unit connecting the motor to the PCB was not connected so the unit was DOA out of the box. The battery cable was partially connected so the unit powered on but that connector was not locked either. Hmmmmmm. Otherwise...I already use the NEEWER App for other NEEWER products (lights) so I was relieved that this unit paired pretty much automatically with the same app on my iPhone.Once paired, manual, video and timelapse options appear in the app. In settings, there was no newer firmware available so things were good to go.The dolly:- Does work well both manually as well as with the app.- Is very quiet so as to not disturb shooting.- Has a turnable front wheel. Tip: Unfold the wheel from the storage position and rotate the front wheel's actual strut: It's stiff but it will swivel.If mounting a heavier rig -- noting the max. capacity of 3kg -- try to mount it low and as centered as possible to avoid tipping.Going forward, this is a 5 star unit. 4 stars out of the box is a bit generous but the brand is generally good and has been attentive to me when I have had the rare technical issue in the past. Recommended with the one caveat.

This motorized camera dolly by Neewer is a really interesting tool to use for creative video sequences or time-lapse applications. This dolly has very smooth movement and it works well in perfectly flat hard surfaces only. I tried it on carpet and it gets stuck right away and it will create a lot of vibration on rough surfaces. Even without the app it is possible to get good results; the interface is intuitive enough that you can easily adjust speed and direction easy. I don't think this will be helpful for precise applications due to limited battery capability (it cannot be used while charging) and limited control on movement but for an enthusiast like me this is a great tool to experiment with. As shown on the video clip, this is great tool to use with phones and small mirrorless cameras without large lenses - otherwise it tips over.