SOLOSHOT2 with Base and Tag

This is not a shabby piece of kit at all. I use it very often for filming my equestrian work and it works like a charm.I've always been pretty peculiar when using the camera to film action, and I found it's actually very rare someone else doesn't end up filming the sky, the trees, the grass, random people, their own crotch… you get the idea: anyone and anything but the subject they were supposed to be following.Anyway - this thing works absolutely spot on, but it is a little tedious to set up, especially when you have a horse with you, and no one to help (but hey - make a game of it, it's training after all and everyone's patience is a virtue and something to be exercised). After a few tries you'll find that the horses just take the new routine for normal, and don't even bat an eyelid at the fact they need to stop and wait for you to bugger around with the tripod and camera, set the scene, then follow you as you do the little bee-dance with the GPS tag in your palm… and so on.Things to consider:a). follow the pairing instructions to the letter - don't improvise. They work.b). If you've stuffed up the GPS lock - your camera will appear to be driven by one of your least camera-talented friends: trees and grass shots galore. Start again.c). If you stay too long in one place (more than 3-4 minutes) your GPS position will start drifting. This is normal. As soon as you start moving, within 2-3 meters the camera will snap back on you.d). The unit works well under trees, but if you chose to stop under a dense tree, you will start drifting and it will take longer to get a proper lock again because of the rest of the canopies.e). My experience is that the unit works quite well in undercover equestrian arenas - as long as the tag can see a portion of the sky. This particular arena has metal roofing, the walls are only 1.8m (6ft) tall, and the rest all the way up to the eaves is open so the tag can see a good portion of the sky almost all the time. The unit was placed outside the walls, looking in, and it was working superbly.f). Try to not get too close to the base-unit. At the best of times I got away with getting within 5 meters but I was moving and didn't stay that close. At other times, any closer than 15 meters would be a disaster. Take this with a grain of salt and plan your positioning accordingly.g).BATTERIES BATTERIES BATTERIES! If the batteries are low on charge, the unit behaves like it's possessed by an evil entity. There is no external indication that they're low on charge - but: (*) positioning buttons up/down left/right trigger endless motor loops followed by shutdown (*) the (+) button activates sometimes the "mode" setup, (*) the unit turns on but locks up soon after. (*) when following the tag, the unit will suddenly either look "UP" or "DOWN" all the way and then shut down.Before you panic - make sure your unit is well charged. It takes a few good hours to charge it, and I recommend a good quality 2.1A USB wall-wart charger. The Apple iPhone wall-warts aren't sufficient but will do in a pinch.h). The batteries will discharge even if the unit is shut down. I don't know why, but after a week not being used and not on charge, you will be lucky to get 10 minutes footage before either the tag or the base … or both decide to take a break. It's buried in the manual somewhere that "you need to charge the unit before use" (or words to that effect)i). Make a habit of standing in place a little longer when performing the last step of your tag-pairing. When you go to the object you framed your camera on and you click the (+) button on the tag, stay in place and don't move until you get the feedback from the base-tag: i.e. the green led starts blinking the normal tracking pattern. If you move before the base-unit acknowledges you - more often than not, your tag's coordinates will be muddled.j). At times the motor noise will make it on the sound-track. If you don't want that - get a remote mic.All these being said - I really do like the unit very much.It has already proven invaluable with my work and I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who needs a way to see themselves from outside in order to improve their sporting performance.-------------------Update March 2023I have 2 soloshot 2 units and they've been running perfectly since I bought them.They get used 3 times a week and they haven't missed a frame. I think that the battery capacity has dropped a tad, but still ample power to use, since my riding sessions hardly ever go over 45 minutes.Extra notes after these years:*] the Sony controller cable had to be replaced once after the original cable was discovered to have a recessed pin which was making contact 70% of the time.*] the remote start/stop of the recording works according to some strange logic. I suspect this is a firmware bug, and in 20 years time I may get around to update the firmware. It hasn't bothered me that much to be honest, and it works reliably enough for the first start/stop recording session. Subsequent restarts of the recording usually have to be accompanied by various deity/demonic invocations. Again, not a major issue.Overall: it's an excellent product. If you didn't have a reason to hate watching TV, get your recordings on and start poking holes at what you see yourself do... you'll be there in no time! 🤣

I got this in part to test it out for a couple different things. For starters, you're gonna need a beefy tripod with a 3/8" screw to support this thing. If you have a weak tripod, you're going to notice it immediately when trying to watch any film, because the movement of the unit will cause tons of vibration/shakiness if the base is not secure enough. Right off the bat, I also noticed that there is barely any thread on the base's screw to support your camera. I was only using a 9 oz camcorder but the thread engagement was only around 1/8". Really now? I would not trust my DSLR to that.So getting it up and working, the next step is the setup. There is a quick guide to follow and I did, and I honestly didn't have any issues calibrating the tag and base to start filming, however it does take several minutes if you haven't already "warmed up" the tag, AKA letting it acquire satellites for positioning. One thing to note is that since this uses GPS, there could be days with a high K-index (google that) that might potentially mess with this system.I jogged around about 50-100 yards away for the first film and noticed it was a bit jerky at times, like stop-and-go style, rather than smoothly. If you don't "center" the camera and base correctly, you will notice out of frame shots happening. I then strapped the tag onto an RC truck capable of 30 mph, and that's when the movement seemed a lot smoother. I kept the tag at least 25 yards from the base when filming. When driving the truck around, it did require some manual centering again, because it was following a bit behind the truck instead of in front. When driving that fast, I also felt that the base could certainly be "faked" out, and go the wrong direction if you made a fast turn or something else.Overall, the biggest problem is the fact that moving the base requires the whole calibration process to be done over again, which can be a deal breaker if you need a robot cameraman but need multiple shots. In my case, I like to move around a bit when shooting and so it just became too much of a hassle. If you need it for things like sporting events or shots that sit in the same spot, it should work great, but in the end for me there were a couple cons that just ended up with me returning it. It's great to see the technology coming along, but for my use it's not quite here yet. I'd give it more of a 3.5 stars.

Appareil sans notice française !!!! Non fourni avec adaptateur pour la caméra........ l'utilisation à l'air fort compliqué, mais donnerais plus d'information lors de l'utilisation.

レビューを見ると不良品だったり壊れたりしていますが、自分のは大丈夫です。サーフィン撮影に仕様していますが、だいぶいいです。日本語説明書がないのが使いずらいですが、YouTubeで使い方が見れるので変われる方は、そちらで勉強して下さい。

使い方を覚えてしまえば数分でセット出来てしまうのでサーフィンするときは常に車に積んで行きます（１番時間がかかるのは（トランスミッターのスイッチを入れてから１０−１５分待つとき）。雨の日は使えないと思います。専属カメラマンとしていい仕事してくれています今のところ。トライポッドの足の部品がすぐに壊れたのですこし残念です。

サーフィン撮影用として購入。設定にはコツがいるけど慣れれば簡単ですね。難点は本体の充電はいいけど、本体と受信機の接触が悪く、充電するのにイライラする。値段のわりにその辺のクオリティーが低いので☆３つ

SOLOSHOTを買うにあたって使用方法を色々調べたのですが日本語のサイトがが無く不安があったのですが使ってみると案外簡単に設定できました。そんな不安をこの動画で解決できればとおもいます。サーフィンで波がいいときに『ビデオ撮って!!』と言いづらいですよね!!だけど、自分のサーフィンしている動画をみたいとおもいまよね。そんな悩みを解決してくれます。設定動画リンクhttp://youtu.be/GgnNvVx_Ua0それがSOLOSHOTです。https://soloshot.com/こんな動画も!!http://youtu.be/aESSjErj6OImusic http://freemusicarchive.org/