r/smartphonefilming is a subreddit with 16k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses iphone, video, camera, smartphone, and gimbal, and they frequently recommend/review gimbal and android smartphone.
/r/smartphonefilming chat about smartphone filmmaking of every kind. Hosted by smartphone filmmaker Simon Horrocks
Popular Themes in r/smartphonefilming
#1
Solution Requests
: "Wanting to buy a new phone for vlogging."
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How good are gimbal object tracking features?"
7 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I'm working on an idea for a smartphone ND filter"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "BEWARE - Tilta’s Customer Service SUCKS!"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Looking for deals on gimbals"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/smartphonefilming
#1
Iphone
: "My minimal Iphone 17 Pro Max rig using 3D printed accessories designed by me"
176 posts
#2
Video
: "I am the product designer of the new object-tracking gimbal at Hohem. AMA about mobile phone filming, our gimbal with remote touch control, and Videography in general."
78 posts
#3
Camera
: "Spent my trip trying to treat my iPhone like a 35mm film Camera"
65 posts
#4
Smartphone
: "Just published the 4th book in my Smartphone Videography series. Over 170 pages 🥳"
50 posts
#5
Gimbal
: "How to Make your Gimbal Shots Look Like a Million Dollars"
49 posts
#6
Film
: "I am the product designer of the new object-tracking gimbal at Hohem. AMA about mobile phone Filming, our gimbal with remote touch control, and videography in general."
31 posts
#7
Filming
: "New to Filming, what do I do to fix this"
27 posts
#8
Prores
: "There's a reason Apple doesn't allow you to record Prores RAW internally to an iPhone, there's also a 'hack' that lets you"
19 posts
#9
Filmmaking
: "Best Smartphone for Filmmaking Under $400 – Need Advice!"
14 posts
#10
Raw
: "There's a reason Apple doesn't allow you to record ProRes Raw internally to an iPhone, there's also a 'hack' that lets you"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/smartphonefilming
Gimbal
4 reviews
#1
Hohem
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Zhiyun
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
DJI
5.0★ from 1 review
Android Smartphone
1 review
#1
Sony Xperia 5 II
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/smartphonefilming
#1
Video
: "Spent my trip trying to treat my iPhone like a 35mm film camera"
31 posts
#2
Tips
: "Planck SSD"
21 posts
#3
News
: "Just published the 4th book in my Smartphone Videography series. Over 170 pages 🥳"
12 posts
#4
Review
: "Pixel 8 pro Little Efforts"
11 posts
#5
Tutorial
: "How to Make your Gimbal Shots Look Like a Million Dollars"
7 posts
#6
Mobile Shot Video
: "Shot my most ambitious iPhone short yet. 1-day shoot, 4K ProRes RAW."
4 posts
#7
Article
: "Finally grading 10-bit Log footage directly on Android without ruining the dynamic range."
2 posts
#8
Interview
: "ChatGPT Scary Predictions About the Future For Video Creators"
1 post
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Yearly
+5k members(40.2%)
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Last updated: July 5, 2026