Everyone has a love of beauty, and everyone has a love of selfie; With the slow development of science and technology, various beauty phones and beauty cameras are emerging one after another. So which one is more suitable for the majority of self portrait users? Xiaomi Xiaoyi Sports Camera is among the best in terms of cost performance as a selfie camera, but recently 360 Qiku has also launched a selfie artifact Qiku selfie artifact. Then Xiaoling will introduce this selfie artifact to you:
I still remember that the birth of this self timer artifact should be at the 360 Qiku brand launch conference in 2015. At that time, Mr. Zhou asked Mr. Ren (Ren Zhiqiang) what kind of mobile phone he needed. Mr. Ren roughly said that the mobile phone can be long and short. Mr. Zhou followed this idea and never thought of designing this self timer artifact; Of course, it is not only used to take self photos, but also used as a driving recorder, sports camera, etc; Its debut is undoubtedly the opposite of Xiaomi's Xiaoyi sports camera (Xiaoling also has a Xiaoyi, and I will compare and experience it appropriately below).
[Unpacking]
The Qiku self timer artifact camera is not the first smart product of Qiku except for mobile phones, but it is the first smart product of Lao Zhou at the Qiku product conference, so many curious people should be interested in this self timer artifact camera; The self timer artifact camera and the self timer rod are detachable, which are packaged in different boxes; Their packaging box, like other 360 smart products, adopts a simple white packaging box design, which is engraved with the QIKU logo and product name.
The bottom of the package box of the self timer artifact camera shows the relevant specifications and parameters of the self timer artifact camera, as well as the relevant information about the model and company, as well as the QR code of its WeChat and mall; The selfie stick package does not have too many product introductions (just a rough introduction of relevant specifications), but it also has relevant QR code links.
Open its packaging box, you can see the self timer artifact camera and related accessories; I have to say that the interior is still very high-end. The self timer artifact camera is attached with a soft sponge inlay, and the instructions, power adapter charging cable and other accessories are placed below.
In the red QIKU pamphlet package are displayed the user manual of the self timer artifact camera and a short letter from the Qiku self timer artifact camera team to the first batch of users. After reading it, I feel very attentive. After all, it is the first batch of users in the world to experience the product. There may be some bugs in the product, but it is worth experiencing if we can improve it together.
The accessories included with the product also include two protective covers for the self portrait artifact camera. The protective covers are very cute and stylish. One of them is in the shape of a little yellow man. I also like this protective cover very much, which is very attractive; The protective sleeve fits the body of the selfie artifact camera very well, and the front and back are stitched perfectly.
In terms of accessories, in addition to two cute protective covers, there is also a PTZ adapter base, which is white, round and plastic, and can be placed on the relevant connecting rod to place the self timer artifact camera. The reason why this is a accessory is that it has a metal slot on its own self timer rod, and the camera can be fixed when it is stuck on it.
After talking about accessories, it's time to return to the main body. The selfie stick has a very unique shape. Its appearance is similar to that of an ordinary selfie stick, but it's very cool. The round card slot weighs only about 150g. In addition, it is equipped with a Bluetooth remote control button, which can be used independently with a mobile phone or with a selfie camera.
Above the selfie rod is a quasi circular slot, which is used to fix the selfie artifact camera; The following is a card slot of the mobile phone bracket, which is used to fix the smart phone. The mobile phone bracket and the self timer lever are made of plastic materials. The red part is relatively soft, which will not scratch the mobile phone. The plastic telescopic lever of the mobile phone bracket is made of retractable metal in the middle, which is full of elasticity and can be stretched or automatically retracted.
It is estimated that the metal extension in the middle can accommodate a 4.5 inch to 6 inch smart phone, and it can also be equipped with a Qiku self timer artifact camera, but it feels a bit heavy (after all, the mobile phone plus the self timer artifact camera is relatively heavy). This design is very good. Those who have used the small ant sports camera know that: the mobile phone is separated from the self timer lever, and one hand holds the mobile phone and one hand holds the self timer lever, It seems a little inconvenient.
The selfie stick telescopic rod is divided into six sections (plus the handheld part), and its length plus the mobile phone bracket can reach 720mm. The selfie stick is made of aluminum and plastic, so its weight is not very heavy compared with the ordinary selfie stick; The head of the selfie stick can rotate. After installing the selfie artifact camera, select an appropriate angle to fix it.
The remote control handle of the selfie stick is powered by a rechargeable battery with a capacity of 60mA. There is a USB charging interface and a configuration wire hole at the bottom. When the selfie stick is charged without power, it can be seen that there is an LED light at the bottom. When the selfie stick is charged, it displays a red light, and turns off when it is fully charged; (Since it is troublesome to test the charging time and effective power supply duration of the self timer rod, I will not say more).
The appearance of the self timer artifact camera is a cylindrical structure, which is divided into two sections. The front lens section is an aluminum body, showing silver color, and the lower part is a flash light and status indicator LED light. The surface material should feel like hard plastic, and the color should be white; As far as the self taking artifact camera is concerned, I feel that the design is very novel.
From the side view of the self timer artifact camera, it can be found that the camera body is partially concave, which is like two cylinders vertically inlaid in terms of space geometry; In addition, when I looked closely at the lens, I found that the lens was slightly convex, which should be a common problem. I also saw the small ant sports camera.
There is a power button on the back of the self timer artifact camera (this power button can also switch camera modes: photo mode and video mode). Below is a buzzer speaker and Micro USB charging interface. There is a 900mA battery inside the camera. The buzzer makes different sounds to indicate different operations.
The bottom of the camera is the groove of the PTZ adapter base, which is perfectly inlaid with the base. After embedding, rotate the camera to fix the camera; In addition, an SD card slot can be seen under the slot. In theory, the SD card slot can support a 64G memory card at most; There is a reset button on the SD card slot.
The top of the self timer artifact camera is a button (equivalent to the shutter button), on which there is a mark of photographing and video recording mode. When the camera is turned on, the mark is bright, which represents the current mode of the camera; The edge part is also equipped with a light ring. During normal operation, the blue light is bright at full charge, the yellow light is bright at medium charge, and the red light is bright when the battery is low.
The camera mode can be switched through the mobile phone APP, or through the power button on the back of the Magic Camera. Press the power button once to switch (press the power button for a few seconds to turn off or turn on). The buzzer will beep when switching, and the logo in the current mode will light up after switching.
[Shooting experience]
Forgive Xiaoling for not taking selfies, so he likes to use this selfie artifact as a sports camera; The Qiku self timer artifact camera has eight ultra hard coated all glass lenses, with effective pixels of 12 million. The COMS sensor of SONY IMX 117 is used, with a sensitive area of 1/2.3 inch and a wide angle range of 130 degrees.
(Self timer artifact shooting sample)
(Sample cutting)
The camera has 12 million pixels. Compared with the same pixel taken by mobile phone, the sample shot has a certain surface deformation. The sample size is generally about 5M. Of course, the sample pixel can be adjusted in the supporting software.
The sample sheets on the website are only trimmed in length and width, and may be compressed due to the limitation of website uploading; As far as the actual effect of the sample is concerned, it is not very good. In the case of strong light, there is a little exposure, but it is not very different from the actual environment; Generally speaking, the performance in terms of clarity is fairly good; The following is a comparison experience with the small ant sports camera:
First, let's compare the parameters of the two: the camera sensors are all Sony COMS, but in terms of pixels, the small ant motion camera is relatively high with 16 million pixels (the Qiku self timer artifact is 12 million); Compared with the wide angle range, the small ant also has the advantage, 155 degrees wide angle; However, as far as cameras are concerned, the Xiaoyi sports camera does not have a flash, so the experience in a very dark environment is not as good as a cool self timer.
(Qiku self timer artifact camera takes cutting sample)
(Small ant sports camera takes cutting sample)
The above figure shows the shooting samples in a strong light environment (there is a distance error between the two pictures). It can be seen from the above two pictures that the samples taken by the Qiku self timer artifact camera are relatively red and have a strong exposure, while the samples taken by the Xiaoyi motion camera are relatively dark, but the definition is relatively clear; Compared with what the eye sees, the Qiku self timer artifact shooting is closer to the environmental proof.
(Qiku self timer artifact camera takes cutting sample)
(Small ant sports camera takes cutting sample)
When shooting in a shady place, it will be found that the small ant motion camera will automatically expose the sample, with strong exposure. This phenomenon is particularly prominent in the dark environment. This is because the small ant motion camera has no flash light, so when the light is insufficient, it will automatically expose. Obviously, it can be perceived that the Qiku self camera is more suitable for the environmental scene; In addition, I have to say that the wide angle range of the small ant movement camera is really wide.
(Sample shot by Qiku self timer artifact camera)
(Sample shot by the small ant sports camera)
This is a sample shot in the dark. From the street lights on both sides, it can be seen that the small ant movement camera has a large shooting range, and the exposure is strong. The original dark environment is relatively bright. From the perspective of the degree of reduction, the Qiku self timer artifact camera is more restored to the environment, but from the perspective of the desired effect, different people have different views.
(Sample shot by Qiku self timer artifact camera)
(Sample shot by the small ant sports camera)
Since the Qiku self timer artifact camera is equipped with a flash light, it can still shoot objects in the dark environment where you can't see your fingers. However, the small ant movement camera can shoot in the dark environment where there is no light. When there is a little light, it will use a little light to enhance the exposure, but the noise is obvious, so the Qiku self timer artifact has obvious advantages in the dark environment.
The Qiku self portrait artifact camera can not only be operated independently from the mobile phone, but also be connected to the mobile phone with the corresponding APP; When the APP is not used, the photos taken are saved in the memory card of the camera. When the APP is used, the photos will be saved in the memory card and also in the APP; APP can be downloaded through the app store or the QR code link on the scanning instructions.
The connection between the Qiku self timer artifact camera and the mobile phone is via Bluetooth and wireless WIFI. When the APP is opened, the mobile phone's Bluetooth will automatically open. After the Bluetooth connection, the WiFi of the Qiku camera will be searched and connected. Compared with the small ant, there is more Bluetooth connection. This is probably because the self timer lever of the Qiku self timer artifact camera can be automatically connected through Bluetooth.
In the APP photographing interface, the power and memory space of the self timer will be displayed, but it will be delayed when using; In terms of photographing function, there are not many functions. There is not much fun in photographing and video recording. There are not many functions except simple setting of photographing resolution, flash, and viewing photos;
Compared with the Ant Sports Camera APP, the function is slightly monotonous. It has to be said that Qiku should learn the playability of the Ant Sports Camera. The Ant Sports Camera is more powerful in terms of function, and supports the functions of timed photography, delayed photography, etc; In addition, it also supports shooting video sharing and other functions, so Qiku self timer artifact still needs to improve the experience effect in software.
[Experience summary]
Qiku self timer artifact is very attractive and novel in modeling design; In terms of shooting experience, it can be operated through its own buttons. Different sounds of the buzzer represent different operations, which is very convenient. Compared with Xiaoant, the self equipped flash makes night photography better, but the picture clarity and software experience need to be improved;
Due to the new product, there are some experience problems:
1. After inserting the memory card, sometimes after taking a few pictures, the memory card is full and can't take pictures. In fact, more than 80% of the memory of the memory card is still left;
2. The captured video cannot be displayed in the APP, but can only be read in the memory card, which needs to be optimized;
3. When the APP takes photos, it takes a long time to save the photos to the mobile phone APP, and it takes a while to save them;
4. The operation is disconnected from the mobile phone. Sometimes, pressing the shutter too fast causes a crash (no response to the keys);
Overall: As far as the function of Qiku self timer artifact camera is concerned, both camera and software need to be optimized!
