Tripods
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The MonoShot is a portable tripod, monopod, and selfie-stick designed to improve your smartphone and action camera photography. But how does it measure up in the real world? Gizmag recently took one for a spin to find out.
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Trisak is a simple invention but a nice one – it's a little bum bag for your tripod that hangs off the tripod legs. Big enough to hold a lens, a second camera or a big coffee, it also collapses so you don't ever have to take it off your sticks.
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The Gekkopod is a five-legged mount for your smartphone, compact camera or action-cam, which can cling onto everyday objects for extra stability. The mount already exceeded its Kickstarter target and should start shipping in October.
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A couple of years ago, we first heard about the SoloShot. It's a robotic device that sits between a video camera and a tripod, automatically panning the camera to keep the subject centered in the shot. The SoloShot2 takes things a step further, most notably by also tilting the camera.
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Chinese Photographic Accessory Designer FotoPro is best known for its range of tripods, but is diversifying with some equally innovative products released at Photo Fair Thailand. The pick of the bunch is a lightweight accessory pack designed to turn the iPhone 5 into a photographic kit.
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While GoPro has become the best-known name in actioncams, Joby's GorillaPod is likely the most popular "do-anything" tripod out there. It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, to hear that Joby has just announced three new products, designed specifically with the GoPro HERO in mind.
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A trend you can't help but notice in the mobile space is accessories that perform multiple functions, with the aim of cutting down on the amount of stuff we need to carry. ChargeDrive for iPhone and Android is one such device, pulling quadruple duty as a charger, tripod, stand and thumb drive.
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If you’re a fairly serious videographer, you may well use a mini tripod, a brace, a camera stabilizing rig, and a monopod. Well, VariZoom’s new Stealthy combines all of those functions in one folding device.
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There's no shortage of mini tripods out there to help stabilize your smartphone when shooting photos or video. But, while many are designed for specific handsets, the MPod Mini Stand from Joby works with most smartphones thanks to its elastic jaws.
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For “crane shots,” many film and video crews use what’s known as a jib arm – a manually-operated device that can be pricey, and is a hassle to set up and tear down. Videographer Gert Wagner’s hipjib is designed to make things easier, by letting your tripod double as a jib arm.
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Designed to be used with anything from a smartphone to an entry-level DSLR, Manfrotto's Pixi tripod can be deployed as a table-top mini tripod when its legs are splayed, or a video grip when they're collapsed.
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The Pocket Tripod offers 360-degree articulation in a package small enough to fit in a wallet.
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