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Wow, I've been making professional and entertainment videos for over 12 years (I'm not a camera man), and I would never use this. You can't replace human skill with this. At least not if you want to produce something really outstanding. I suppose this is fine for mediocre content, but then why bother in the first place?
What people have been saying for nearly 100 years now. Every time, they've been wrong.
> Range: 10-2,000 ft
> Cameras: Supports up to 5-lbs
Is this meant to be for the US market only? If not, I'd recommend to provide internationally recognized units (mostly SI units), such as m and kg.
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If only they could solve that 200 year old problem of having a website that you can actually scroll through.
If only websites trying to be trendy could stop using eye popping font size 70 text that cause me to roll my chair back 10 feet to read the web page.
The device paired with the recommended camera works fantastic. If you're using it to review your technique, I think it's better than a go-pro.
My only complaint is that the arm band isn't really ideal for surfing. Before I ever used it, I emailed solo shot saying that it would easily fall off and was assured their user base didn't have a problem. Sure enough it fell off on a closeout barrel the first time I used it. That's a $150 replacement part.
I've since customized the arm band so that it can't come off. Let me know if you have any questions about the unit.
Looks to be an amazing piece of engineering but seriously, what's the usecase? It looks to be targeted at the amateur market ('shoot like the pros') and I just don't see the demand or workability in this space. To pick on a few hinted at on the page: A game of football: Leaving a camera on a tripod on the sideline while I'm focused on the game? Not in any park I've ever played in. Taking the stick from my teammates f…
This product is almost a reverse example of why you can't ask people of whether they need your product (Steve Jobs examples) since they could overestimate what they would buy until it comes time to actually do so.
My first reaction was "this is cool I have to have one!" and I thought of one case in particular where I was trying to film my car accelerating (a 911) but couldn't get my wife to come with me and besides she wouldn't do a good job anyway. But then I thought "well is filming that event important enough to get involved with this product at that price point and do I really need another practically single use gadget to have to deal with and learn to use?" I still haven't even bought a quadracopter with video (new dji 4 model) and it's not for price reasons. In the end I am thinking "ok so I will have all of this cool video then what do I do with the video exactly?" It's not that I wouldn't enjoy using these types of things but I have toys that I don't have the time to play with right now.
Wow, I've been making professional and entertainment videos for over 12 years (I'm not a camera man), and I would never use this. You can't replace human skill with this. At least not if you want to produce something really outstanding. I suppose this is fine for mediocre content, but then why bother in the first place?
But seriously, this is one exciting piece of technology. Very, very cool.
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I think you underestimate the utility. Think of parents or family members that attend football games. They're often stuck watching the game "through the viewfinder" if they want to film it ... this frees them up to look with their eyes. You also underestimate extreme sports where you want to film a trick over a given obstacle. This would be fantastic for skateboarders. Boxers who want to film themselves during a work…
yea, the problem is I highly doubt it actually works well for the football use case. Think about a basketball or football game. What happens when the QB fires a pass? How does the cam know which player to follow? What about a bball fastbreak where a bunch of players are moving and only one player is moving far ahead of the others, how does it know to follow him? For boxers, and skateboarders I could see this working…
I've had the SoloShot 2 for almost a year now. I use it for surfing, but just got a small racing dinghy (RS Aero) and will probably use it for that too. The device paired with the recommended camera works fantastic. If you're using it to review your technique, I think it's better than a go-pro. My only complaint is that the arm band isn't really ideal for surfing. Before I ever used it, I emailed solo shot saying tha…