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Clip on, bluetooth camera trigger for smart phones.
Thank you, Just Mobile for putting out the ShutterGrip! I haven't gotten this excited over a gadget since the Nitecore USB camera battery charger for my Canon Cameras! Here's the review if you're interested. Like the Nitecore USB charger, I've been looking and longing for a better, more efficient way to do things when I'm out in the field. The convenience of using my phone instead of my DSLR's is a bonus in situations when I don't have the right lens on camera or in my bag (think minimum focus distance) then there's the issue of my fingers not being able to reach the shutter button without some insane finger yoga'ing which makes my grip on the phone too precarious for my liking. The solution for me is the ShutterGrip.
First things first, I am not paid by Just Mobile for this review nor did I get the ShutterGrip for free. I saw this product on sale on the web page of one of my favorite camera stores in Singapore, I literally got on the bus to go check it out. Really! The ShutterGrip is a smart phone shutter release handle that clamps onto your phone and connects via Bluetooth. It is available in 3 different colors (black, blue and rose gold), has a threaded hole on the bottom of the main handle so you can attach it to a mini tripod (like a Gorillapod). The battery is the coin type CR2032 (one is included in the box) so pretty easy to find especially in watch stores. The portion of the handle where the button is located slides off so you can remote trigger your phone's camera and it's in this portion that the battery compartment is located. Also included is a thin wrist strap that attaches at the bottom of the ShutterGrip, next to the mini tripod mount. It feels like plastic, kinda cheap (but website says it's got a copper core) and is semi rigid. I won't be using it so don't really care. You could attach your own wrist strap if you want to.
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Clip on, bluetooth camera trigger for smart phones.
Pairing was really easy. Put the supplied battery into the ShutterGrip, press the button and a green LED flashed (it will flash each time you press the button). I then turned on Bluetooth on my phone and 'ShutterGrip' appeared on the list of devices, I press it and it paired, on both phones. When the camera app is not launched and active on my phone, the button on the ShutterGrip increases my media volume when pressed. Pressing the button when the phone is locked/sleep will just wake it. When the camera app is active, pressing the buttone takes a photo (there's no 1/2 press) but if I hold the button down it'll keep taking photos until I let go or my phones memory buffer is filled. Not sure if that's the behavior on all phones but that's how it behaves on both my Samsung phones. Just Mobile's website does list some incompatible phones so you should check it out before you order one. If you go to a shop you could just test it out there. Other things to note is that it's really light, website says it weighs 45g, battery life is stated to last 180 days if you press the button 500 times a day (even I'm not that trigger happy, lol). To save battery power the remote auto powers off and auto connects on the next button press (it's kind of slow though). If your camera app is in video mode, ShutterGrip will start recording when you press the trigger.
Because my thumb is shaped like an inverted drumstick, if I place the ShutterGrip too close to the bottom edge of the phone, the palm portion of my thumb touches the screen or home button or something and that usually gets me out of the camera app so to alleviate that I have to slide the ShutterGrip as far as possible towards the middle of the phone while still being able to press the button with my index finger. This stretches out my hand and gets my thumb off the screen while still holding the phone securely too. Kind of hard to explain, hopefully the photos below will help.
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