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I'm about to put together a quick YouTube demo of the rod in use, simply to show the fastest and slowest gimbal movements, and how the "new" button on the side can be used. Mine only arrived less than 2 hours ago so impressions are early - but...
- It's indispensable. It will probably now replace all the other mounts I've bought. (Oh well...).
- Well made, solid but much lighter than I expected. You could pop it in a jacket pocket one side, and the Pocket in the pocket the other side, and feel quite balanced.
- It extends by just pulling out the extensions, no need to twist to lock or unlock.
- Mine worked right away without needing further charging.
- I haven't used it with the phone yet. Just on its own, it's compact when at its shortest length. The phone holder can be folded out when not in use and when you put it down on a table or whatever, the gimbal is held clear of the surface (I mean when turned off).
- When you turn it off, the gimbal does not park ready to go in the case. This is logical up to a point, but I like to put a gimbal cover on whenever it is not in use so I have to fiddle with the gimbal a bit to get it manually aligned.
- As already noted, there's no built in way to connect by cable to the phone. Here, 1 metre leads are easy to find but they will dangle a bit at all times, and be quite a pain when the rod is not extended. Really the wireless attachment is pretty mandatory.
- The controls really boil down to what you get with the controller wheel accessory, with the exception of the new button on the side. When in tilt lock mode, this button switches to folllow mode while it is held down. This is quite a handy feature. Full lock is available on the rod's equivalent to the controller's button.
- Of course using the joystick is quite different from using the wheel on the little controller wheel accessory. My YouTube demo will show slow and fast movement, operated by me for the first time, and I think a little practice is required to delicately manipulate the joystick for optimum results. But subject to the steady finger of the operator, you can do a really slow movement of the head, or a pretty fast one if you yank the joystick right over. I found that actually using two thumbs worked well for the most delicate movements, one pushing and the other restraining, if you see what I mean.
- If I go out for the purpose of using the Pocket for getting some content, then I'll fit it to the rod and mount the phone and wireless connector at the outset. Obviously it's then no longer pocketable but it feels quite light but secure, and it's ready for serious use. If I'm just going shopping, I'll just fit the controller wheel and gimbal protector, and pop it in a spectacle case in my jacket pocket.
- There's a lanyard attachment at the bottom of the handle, as well as provision for tripod mounting.
Watch this space for my YouTube review (which will be 100% sample footage). |
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