Hohem, a company best known for smartphone gimbals, unveiled its first camera on September 3, 2026 — and it arrived with a bold claim attached. The Eyepic, billed as the “world’s first 2-in-1 pocket gimbal camera,” pairs a detachable camera unit with a three-axis mechanically stabilized handle, letting one device play two roles that normally require two separate purchases.
Docked on the handle, the Eyepic works like a classic pocket gimbal camera with three-axis stabilization smoothing out every pan and walk-and-talk. Pull the camera off, and it becomes a wearable: Hohem supplies a hat clip and a lanyard, and the camera unit also attaches to magnetic surfaces. When the camera detaches, the gimbal retracts and locks itself out of harm’s way, while the handle turns into a remote monitor with a 1080p live preview at a range of up to 10 meters (about 33 feet). The camera unit is waterproof to the same 10 meters, so it can keep rolling underwater.
The cleverest trick, though, is aimed squarely at short-form video. The handle carries a 2.51-inch rotating touchscreen, and twisting it with one hand physically reorients the lens between landscape and portrait. The result is native vertical 4K — a full 2160 × 3840 at 60 fps — rather than a cropped slice of a horizontal frame, ready for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts without sacrificing resolution.
- Detachable camera with three-axis mechanical stabilization
- Native 4K recording; vertical 4K at 2160 × 3840 and 60 fps
- 2.51-inch rotating touchscreen that reorients the lens
- Waterproof to 10 meters (about 33 feet)
- Hat clip, lanyard, and magnetic mounting; 1080p remote preview up to 10 meters
The Eyepic was announced in preview form ahead of IFA 2026, where Hohem is exhibiting at Messe Berlin, Hall 20, Booth H20-123, from September 4 to 8, 2026. Pricing has not been announced: the company says final specifications, configurations, pricing, and on-sale dates will be confirmed closer to launch, with the Eyepic expected to reach the market in Q1 2027.
The camera headlines a broader IFA lineup. Hohem is also showing the iSteady V4 Ultra smartphone gimbal with a detachable touchscreen remote, the iSteady X4 with a 360-degree infinite pan axis, and the Mic 2 wireless microphone system that supports up to four transmitters. Founded in 2014, Hohem says it serves more than 5 million users across over 70 countries and pioneered on-device AI tracking for smartphone gimbals in 2021 — so a camera with a brain of its own is a logical, if overdue, next step.
