So my 2nd flight was yesterday, my maiden flight was over a week ago when the wife put 'er into a white spruce. Just got new propellers in yesterday. Everything went well!
Yes you can film anything without the gimbal but the video will be shakey.
The gimbal keeps the camera steady and allows you to point the camera from 0 to 90 degrees forward.
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