As wearable intelligent devices gradually enter people's vision and life, they are welcomed and loved by more and more people depending on their portable and intelligent features. So more and more industries reposition and redefine their products. The goal is to move closer to wearability. You may have heard of a small sports camera and a camera that can fit into your pocket, but have you heard of a camera worn on your head? The answer should be no. Foream "Fengyunke", a Chinese sports camera brand, launched a cross platform product - wearable portable camera "x1 Xingying". This product adopts a headworn design, which redefines the way the camera is used and allows photography to start from the "head".  

▼ Looked at from a high mountain Foream x1  
 

▼ Looking up on the grass Foream x1  
 
▼ Thinking in the afterglow Foream x1  
 


Product Unpacking  


 

▲ Foream x1's packaging box is made of green kraft linerboard, which is very popular at present. The front of the box is printed with the outline sketch of the product. The lines are smooth, and the right side spreads directly to the side. From the side, it looks very three-dimensional. Foream's brand logo is designed in the upper right corner of the box. There is no extra design. The overall design is simple and low-key, without losing beauty. However, because the box is large and the pattern is relatively small, the picture is slightly empty. Moreover, as the packaging of the camera, Xiaobian still suggests more cool or beautiful designs to increase the sense of art and attract attention.  
 
▲ The box adopts the upper and lower buckle design, and the back is pasted with Foream x1's product parameters (both in Chinese and English), manufacturer, product SN code, two-dimensional code and other information are sealed with round plastic stickers on both sides.  
 

▲ Open the cover, Foream x1 lies quietly in the light yellow plastic mold holder, which is dark black, slightly larger than I imagined. In addition to the dark magic, Foream x1 also has four colors for users to choose, namely Charm Red, Vitality Orange and Genie Pink, which can be said to be colorful. Most users can choose their favorite x1.  
 
▲ With the pounding heart, Xiao Bian took out Foream x1， Magic black is not as showy as magic, but dark. It has a kind of frosted visual effect, looks very comfortable, and has a texture in the hand. In the front center of x1 is the small eye of x1 - an 8 megapixel camera. The beautiful arc shape on it makes x1 look smart.  

 
▲ Start to see the straight brackets on both sides of x1, and also tangle about how to wear x1 on the head. When you see this Velcro tape, you will understand instantly. Magic The pasting quality is very good. The granule design is adopted instead of the traditional barbed type, which effectively avoids the use of wool wool for a long time, And more durable. In addition, the logo of the product is printed on the tape, adding color to the black tape.  
 
▲ Foream x1 power cable supports USB charging. The employment is very good.  
 
▲ In addition to the above necessary spare parts, Foream x1 is also equipped with a black suede storage bag, and the product logo is printed on the lower right corner. It is used for storing x1 when it is idle, and can effectively avoid careless scratches on x1. Of course, it can also be seen from the photos that the suede material is easy to absorb the wool in the air, and the little friend who has a habit of cleanliness will get tangled.  
 

▲ Foream x1 comes with a manual, warranty card, certificate and a brochure. The above figure shows all the accessories except the storage bag (too large, difficult to arrange). The team is very strong.  

Summary: Foream x1 adopts environment-friendly packaging, and the overall design is simple and generous. Good quality plastic mold support is used for X1 The fuselage body is protected. At the same time, a storage bag is added to the accessories to facilitate X1 carrying and protection. It can be said that they were very considerate. But Xiao Bian thinks that for a fashionable and avant-garde product, the main users of the product should be avant-garde and cool players. X1's fashionable and cool packaging design will attract more players. It is also recommended to replace the flannelette material of the storage bag, which is highly vacuuming.  
 
product Details  
 
 
▲ Foream x1 has a snake head design on the front, which is very similar to the head of a cobra. The arc part is more prominent, and the following is the core part of x1 The camera, because x1 is designed to drain water, the arc projection can just protect the camera from the rain above. The design is very ingenious. There is a microphone hole on the right side of the camera for recording. Below the microphone is the status indicator of x1, with three colors of red, blue and yellow. The distribution represents video mode, photo mode and time shift mode. Further to the right is a seven hole loudspeaker, which is used to play the prompt tone. The sound is adjustable and can be divided into three levels: high, high and low.  
 
▲ Mark the front area.  
 
▲ Back view of Foream x1. Due to the rain proof design, the keys and jacks of X1 are basically designed at the bottom and side. See the figure below for details.  
▲ There are many functional areas on the back and side of Foream x1, and the small plait is divided into 8 areas according to the specific distribution. Let's introduce them one by one.  
Area ① is located directly below the center of X1, and consists of a silicone USB cover. After opening, there are two sockets inside. The larger socket on the left is the slot of SD memory card, which supports MicroSD card, or TF card. Since the camera requires a high data transmission rate, try to use TF of Class 6 and above Card with a maximum capacity of 32GB. The smaller jack on the right is a mini USB jack, which is used to connect the power cable to charge the camera. There is also a small hole printed with "RESET" English around the top of the charging port, which is the reset jack of the camera. When the camera has a problem that is difficult to solve, you can try to use this jack to reset. The silicone cover design here can also effectively prevent splashing and dust.  
     region ② It mainly includes x1 power key and wifi key. Press and hold the power key for about 2s to turn on and off x1. At the same time, the power key also has the function of mode switch key. Under the power on status, a single press can switch between the three modes of video, photography and time shift; The wifi key is mainly used to turn on wifi. Press once to turn on x1wifi. Press for 2s to switch to AP/Station mode. The operation area is located at the bottom left of X1, which is very convenient for operation.  
      region ③ It is the left side of X1, containing the indicator light of wifi and power supply, and the "X1" sign is printed at the end. When the wifi indicator shows red, it indicates that the wifi has been turned on. The red light flashes, indicating that the wifi is in an abnormal connection state such as turning on or off. The power indicator is green, and it indicates the power status and charging status by flashing and lighting.  
The effect of the indicator light is shown in the following figure:  
 
      region ④ Located at the lower left side of X1, it is used for Socket protected by silicone cover, This socket is the DC power interface in the manual. But I can't figure out why there are two charging ports. I specially checked some materials and found that this port seems to have the function of audio and video transmission. After inserting the earphone plug into the small editor, the experiment shows that it can output audio, and this input does not interfere with the output of the speaker in front of the machine. It can be seen that this port is independent. However, at present, the specific functions have not been pointed out officially, and we look forward to the follow-up.  
      region ⑤ Located at the lower right of X1, The product model, battery capacity (1160mA), official website and origin are marked in English.  
      region ⑥ Located on the right side of X1, it is printed with a white brand logo, very loving.  
      region ⑦ Located on the right side of X, it is the operation button for photographing and video recording. Single press can start/stop photographing or video recording. It is designed separately on the right side, which is convenient for operation and avoids misoperation. The design is very careful and reasonable.  
      region ⑧ It should be a snap for disassembling the product. Since the lower part is partially covered, it will not be disassembled without professional tools.  
▲ Foream x1 left side view.  
 
▲ Foream x1 right side view.  
 

▲ The inner side of Foream x1 is a velcro design, which is used to bond with the velcro in the accessories, so it is convenient for users to wear. The fitting and removal are very convenient. The X1 structure is ergonomically designed. At the same time, the inner circle of the magic belt is specially coated with a layer of silica gel, making the contact between the belt and the skin more soft. The user can wear it more comfortably without scratching the skin when wearing or removing it. Foream x1 is 96g in overall weight, light in weight, and has no sense of weight when worn.  
 
▲ Foream x1 wearing effect picture. Xiao Bian will not show his face. He is so handsome and natural. Let's talk about the wearing experience: the weight of X1 97g makes it easy to wear it on the head without any sense of weight. And a layer of silicone layer is set between the magic band of the headband and the skin, which makes the wearer feel not so tight, but very firm. The silica gel layer is a circular contact surface, which greatly reduces the contact area and effectively avoids the sticky feeling of the contact surface caused by excessive sweat. Wear the knitting for 1 hour without discomfort. However, the curved fixed area in front of X1 may not be compatible with people with large heads (such as Fan Wei), hehe. Fortunately, Xiaobian is not a cook.  

Summary: Foream x1 is designed with a sense of technology, exquisite materials and fine workmanship. It is very comfortable to wear and feel. The ergonomic design and the creativity of the magic belt make it more suitable for long-term wear. The layout of functional areas is reasonable and easy to operate. The Chinese voice prompt and indicator status reminder are very helpful for users to know the working status of X1 at any time and anywhere.  

product Function  
 
     "People have a need to shoot and share videos anytime and anywhere in their lives. At present, the tool to meet this need is mobile phones, but in many cases we need to free our hands. So I thought, why can't the high quality and portability of sports cameras be introduced into people's lives? Then there is this product that changes people's lives." Foream founder Li Chengqin said. It is with the idea of freeing hands and using portability that Foream X1 has many convenient and practical functions, such as head mounted shooting, mobile phone direct connection, webcast, automatic synchronous cloud storage, online cloud editing and 3D social sharing. Next, the editor will introduce and evaluate these functions.  
        Foream X1 needs to purchase a TF card and insert it into the TF card slot before normal use. It is used to store shooting information. The official recommendation is to use a memory card with a transmission speed higher than class6 and memory less than 32GB.  

Video and capture capabilities  
 

▲ Foream x1 Carrying 8 megapixel camera, 87 degree lens angle, CMOS sensor , supporting up to 1080P high-definition video shooting, which fully meets the general daily shooting needs. X1 support in use There are three photography modes, namely video mode, photographing mode and photographing time shift mode. The three modes can be switched by pressing the power key. When switching, there will be Chinese voice prompt and status indicator light to prompt by color change. The start and pause of photographing and video recording are operated by pressing the REC key on the right side of X1. It is very convenient even in sports.  
The following is a small series of photographic samples of three modes: distant view, close view and backlight.  
1. Vision  
 
 

2. Near view  
 
 

three , backlight  
 

 


▲ It can be seen from the sample above Foream x1 is quite capable of taking photos. The perspective effect is excellent, and the color adjustment effect is also good under backlight conditions, which is fairly good. But the close range effect is not very ideal. Of course, this effect and The orientation design of x1 is related to a certain extent. The depth of field of the camera is designed to be 0.8m to infinity. At the same time, it does not support the focusing function, so X1 is doomed not to be a strong player in close range. Of course, considering the use, no one will wear X1 to meet with the close range who wants to take pictures.  

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▲ The video I edited is a video of riding taken in the afternoon. The weather is not satisfactory, and it is slightly hazy. I purposely added close range and backlight shooting. The video shooting effect is excellent, and the backlight shooting performance is also good. From the video, it can be seen that because the small editor is riding, the picture is a bit shaky. Considering that X1 is a portable camera, the small editor thinks that there are many application scenes or movements, and the picture is too shaky, which will certainly affect the shooting effect. X1 is very necessary to optimize the camera's anti shake function to give a better shooting experience for moving scenes.  

Foream x1 can be used as a motion camera independently, and video photography is all right. and Foream Foream x1 has better functions and gives users a more perfect feeling of use, especially with an App application and a cloud platform, which is very powerful. Mobile phone direct connection, webcast, automatic synchronous cloud storage, online cloud editing and 3D social sharing functions all need to rely on apps and cloud platforms. Combination of the following minor editing Foream  App experiences several functions of X1.  
Because The download, installation and registration of the Foream App are very simple, so I will not introduce them in detail here, but directly bring them into the functional experience.  

Mobile phone direct connection function  
Foream x1's mobile phone direct connection function enables users to directly view the real-time image of the preview camera on the mobile phone through the App, and supports mobile terminal operations, file viewing, settings and other functions, so that users can more intuitively understand the X1 shooting image, Closer distance between X1 and users 。  
 

▲ The phone direct connection function is very simple to use. Enter the App, select the camera direct connection item, open the I ifi on the X1 device, and connect. After entering the interface, there are three functions, namely picture preview, camera file and setting.  
The first is screen preview. In this function, users can directly see the content of the X1 camera on their head, and support the operation of recording and taking pictures directly on their mobile phones, which is very user-friendly. Users are not sure about the camera area due to their ignorance of the camera performance during initial use; Or when the shooting angle is required to be more precise, users can easily use the camera to shoot the content they want to shoot through the screen preview function, which is super powerful. However, due to the limited transmission speed of wifi direct connection, when the direct connection picture changes greatly, there will be a "stuck" phenomenon, which is not satisfactory, but also reasonable.  
The second one is camera files. Users can browse the files in the camera after entering, including photos and videos. It also supports the functions of viewing and downloading to mobile phones. It is worth mentioning that when previewing video files with mobile app, it is difficult to preview directly with wifi due to the large 1080p file. For the sake of fluency, the mobile app plays 320p video images. When viewing the memory card file, we can find that in addition to the regular 1080p video, there is a video file with the file name followed by "- thm" (as shown in the following figure), which is the file generated for mobile terminal preview. Although the definition is greatly reduced, it ensures the smoothness of mobile preview video, which is also a very good way. If users want to preview high-definition videos, they can download them and browse them.  
 
The third is setting. It includes general settings such as registered camera, resolution setting, continuous shooting interval, etc. The registration of cameras is mainly for the realization of cloud functions later (such as webcast, cloud storage, cloud clipping, etc.); The resolution supports 1080p and 720p for users to choose. The continuous shooting interval is mainly for X1 shooting time shift mode, and the user can set the continuous shooting interval time.  
 

▲ It is very simple to register a camera. The purpose is to enable the camera to log in to the cloud through the connection router. This is the back It is the premise of such functional functions as webcast, automatic synchronous cloud storage, online cloud editing and 3D social sharing, so it is very important to register a camera. After successful registration, you will be prompted on the setting interface that the camera has been registered. At the same time, there are two options in the settings, namely, automatic camera synchronization and wifi routing management.  


Webcast function  

The webcast function is the most outstanding function of X1. Users can send their current beauty and experience to the cloud and share with friends as long as they have WiFi or are connected to the 4G network. With this function, users are no longer afraid of being lonely, and can share some sports events, interesting things, and even movies they are watching to friends at any time. Super power. Since the operation here is a little more complicated, I will give a brief introduction.  
 

▲ In order to realize webcast, you must first enter the wonderful recommendation interface of the App, where users can see the wonderful videos of other netizens, interact with friends, collect wonderful video clips, and perform online disk operations on file data. Here, I will focus on the webcast function. First of all, users need to create channels for webcasting. There are plus signs below the paging pages of the four functions. Click the plus signs to create channels, Users can name their own channels 。  
 

▲ After the channel is created, you need to Press and hold the wifi button for 2s to switch the wifi mode AP/Station mode, enable X1 is connected to the router WIFI hotspot or 4G network, so you can see the camera in the cloud on the app. Click the camera to select the channel to be broadcast. After entering, click Live to broadcast online. Even friends thousands of miles away can interact with you in real time and share happiness.  


Automatically synchronize cloud storage  
 
 

▲ Foream supports powerful cloud disk storage function. Users can not only upload and download pictures or video files to the online disk through the online disk function on the App end, but also X1 camera supports automatic search of the WIFI network at the time of registration during the idle time of power off and charging, and automatically synchronize the captured files to the online disk. The prerequisite is that the user sets the automatic synchronization function in the settings. With this function Users do not need to upload manually after each shooting, It effectively protects the user's shooting data and facilitates the user's operation.  
 
Online Cloud Clipping  
 
▲ Foream not only provides powerful cloud storage functions, but also deserves praise Foream supports online editing. Users can edit and synthesize videos in their online disks online through mobile apps or by logging in to the official website. Foream also provides users with cover settings, watermark addition, background music and video messages. When adding a cover, the system will automatically capture the pictures in the video for users to choose; The mobile app can select 6 songs provided by the cloud as background music, which does not support self adding, while the official website allows self uploading music. However, there is only one official watermark for adding watermarks on both the App and the official website, and users cannot customize it. It is recommended to add user defined watermark in future optimization, and release the permission of background music on the App side to allow users to add local music by themselves.  
 
Social sharing function  

 


▲ Foream also provides a one click sharing function for multiple platforms. Users, no matter their own videos or friends' videos, can collect and share them with one click. The operation is very simple. At the same time, videos shared by users will be sent to Foream community, while allowing other users to watch and share, also supports post reply comment exchange, establishing a three-dimensional interactive communication platform for users.  
 

 
Summary: Foream x1 is a brand new camera that subverts the traditional camera concept. Its wearing method and structural design are unique at present. In addition, the high-definition image quality, strong shooting ability, and even the rain proof design have made this camera popular with more and more users. On software, its Friendly app applications and powerful network cloud platform give Foream x1 has many features. soft The hardware functions complement each other, Give Way Foream x1 is closer to users' needs. While meeting the basic requirements of users to record their lives and share their lives, through different wearing methods, unique live broadcast methods, and powerful editing and synthesis functions, users' perception of cameras has been changed, giving the camera field a new direction of development, redefining the camera, and setting off an era change that allows photography to start from the "head".