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Question: how do you snap a picture or take video if the camera is attached and the pole is extended.
Document: I bought this item for my Nikon D3000 and love it. Its quick and easy versus having to set up and lug around all of your heavy duty equipment. when shooting video it will still be a little shaky but it is night to attach the camera, a remote and take shots while holding the pole out over someone or something.
get it out of your bag, unfold the legs, make sure everything is square and level; attach your camera; snap your photos; detach your camera; fold it up, pack it away.. You get the picture. Literally.But the monopod is already out and ready to go. . attach the camera by spinning the monopod and snap away.
Very nice basic monopod. For the price, you just can't beat it (well, you can, but that's not really what this monopod was designed for!). This is actually a very well built piece of equipment that I'm not afraid to take with me to large social events. It works well and gets the camera up to a decent level for my tall 6'4" frame without any stability issues. Combined with a small ball head, you can get some pretty creative picture angles.
I personally did not use it as I'm a design student and have Photoshop CS5. But for someone who doesn't have a photo software this could be something to consider when buying this too. When fully extended this monopod seems to be a little wobbly but it's nothing to complain about. Overall this is a good deal for $10 and can take photos while going on walks to a new level as you don't have to lug around a tripod and set it up every time you want to get a decent shot in.
Not worth the money. The first day i got it, it got stuck in my camera and I had to snap it off and get the other parts out with pliers. When you snap it off it cant be used anymore. I would not recommend this product to anyone.
Broke after a few weeks of use. Was stuck to my camera. Mounting screw and body became detached inside unit. Had to snap the unit off my camera and use pliers to unscrew the mounting pin. Horrible design!
But keep the silicon very far from your lens---it may be very difficult to remove.BALL HEAD OR TILTHEADFor video, when you will never take verticals---a tilt head is by far the best solution, the limited motion is more controllable.Manfrotto 234 Monopod Tilt Head (Replaces 3232)But for stills, when you may want to take an occasional vertical, a ball-head is preferred.
The attachment fit my camera perfectly. There was no problem detaching camera from pole after taking elevated photos. The handle grip is great for holding camera still. This is a good one.
I added aProfessional Mini Ball Head Camera Mountso that I point the camera up and down easily without having to tilt the entire pole - used for looking down off a bridge or canyon wall.
a pre-amp). If it secured in the regular fashion (clock-wise), I would end up unscrewing my preamp from the camera every time I went to remove the monopod.The leg feels really cheap so I always have one hand on my camera at all times. The clips will probably be the first thing to break from this monopod, so I'm extra careful with those. The first time I unlatched them, I thought I was going to snap them off.
Answer: This device has no mechanism to begin the process. What you would have to do is enable a timer (for a snapshot) or simply press the record button (for a video) then position the camera as you want. While I can see some value in using it to position the camera up in the air, this really isn't the intended purpose of the pole. Instead, its purpose is to simply provide stability when shooting so you don't end up with a blurry shot or unsteady video.