"Professional" and "public" are not a group of opposite words. We have witnessed that numerous professional fever equipment of a small number of people has been transformed into consumer goods. Will it be this time?

1. Handheld stabilizer, a story of digital fresh meat

Speaking of "PTZ", most people would think that it is a professional equipment only used by professional photographers and aerial photography enthusiasts. But when the brushless motor PTZ technology moves from airborne to handheld, it seems that handheld stabilizers are also facing an industrial change.

This is an era of media explosion, and the demand for video recording has become more urgent than ever. When adventurers take GoPro to cross mountains and mountains, when sexy female anchors pose in front of the camera, when variety shows become a chase for running men or fathers, holding stabilizers becomes a very normal existence.

With the explosive growth of sports cameras and the spread of social media. Video has gradually replaced traditional pictures as an important stage for us to "show ourselves" on the Internet. However, handheld photography is always accompanied by various shakes until the stabilizer freezes the picture. It is so shocking to see the world quietly.

When FY first appeared in 2015's "Wonderful Friends", Xiaomi's Lei Jun saw the combination of Xiaoyi sports camera and FY handheld stabilizer in the ski selfie video uploaded on Weibo. Under the influence of TV, many sports camera enthusiasts rush to the Internet to search for the origin of this "stability artifact".

The handheld stabilizer is derived from the camera head hanging under the aerial UAV, and the professional bottom algorithm+brushless motor drive is used to achieve the function of anti shake and shock absorption for photographic equipment. Feiyu SPG is a lightweight photographic equipment mainly suitable for mobile phones, which can better make up for the lack of optical anti shake of the equipment itself, and can also bring a handheld stabilizer for diversified shooting in scene switching.

2. Cheap but not low quality, no need to be cash strapped if you want to play

"Professional" is often associated with the high price. The high price of handheld stabilizers has made many players who are shy feel pressure. Fortunately, Feiyu, the "old driver" in the handheld device industry, is kind enough. The price of Feiyu SPG with visual recognition function is 1799 yuan, and more preferential activities make the price drop again and again. Although it is not the price of cabbage, at least it has begun to feel a little "grounded".

From the perspective of external packaging, Feiyu's design is not so creative, but it is also very simple and practical. We can easily find that the pictures and texts on the surface are all in English. Obviously, this has something to do with Feiyu's focus on overseas markets. However, for SPG that has been converted to domestic sales, we can try to consider the user's feelings in the domestic market, and it will be more friendly to change to Chinese or bilingual.

Open the box, there are two copies of the instruction manual, which are also very international designs. The stabilizer and accessories are placed in two separate packages. This methodical design obviously suits Virgo's taste. For protection, the stabilizer is wrapped in a storage bag, while the data cable and battery are placed in the accessory box.

The SPG is powered by a single 3000 mA 22650 battery, with a theoretical endurance of 8 hours. As for charging, it is obvious that SPG does not have the same external charger as G4 and other products, and adopts the direct machine charging mode.

The appearance design of the handheld stabilizer is similar to that of other products of the Feiyu family, which follows a simple style. The gold ring at the horizontal roller and the Feiyu logo become a good ornament. Considering the comfort of holding, SPG covers the handle with rubber, which makes it more comfortable and beautiful.

The all aluminum alloy fuselage and the frosted paint finish look very exquisite. Every seam is very tight, and there is no flash or burr.

The design of the dislocation clip can more firmly fix the mobile phone, and it can also be compatible with various sports cameras with sports camera pad cotton.

The biggest structural upgrade of Feiyu SPG is the use of stepless counterweight cross arm. Different from other similar products, it can easily be compatible with mobile phones of various weights without counterweight, and it is no problem to match some special lenses.

The design of the whole handle is very simple, and the operation is all completed by two buttons and a rocker, which can realize the switch, mode switching, shooting and control rotation. After connecting with the mobile phone through Bluetooth, it can realize the functions of Bluetooth shutter, face following, automatic panoramic shooting, etc.

Considering the cooperation with other equipment, there are two interfaces left in the middle and handle section of SPG, which can be used more smoothly with tripod and other equipment.

Although Feiyu has made great efforts in the process, the cable arrangement has become a relatively regrettable part of SPG. The embarrassment of exposed cable arrangement at the cross arm is not clear. Is it Feiyu's small mistake in the design? Of course, the flaws do not hide the merits. On the whole, SPG is worth the price in terms of technology.

3. Real Kung Fu is not afraid of showing off, as evidenced by the video of show off

Feiyu SPG is a professional handheld three-axis stable PTZ specially built for mobile phones. Facts have proved that its anti shake quality is really excellent. Feiyu SPG performs well whether walking on a bumpy brick road, following the camera while running, or even taking a bird's eye view in the high wind on the top of a building.

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In addition, SPG also inherits the heading locking, full locking and following modes of the traditional handheld stabilizer. It also kept up with the hot stream of webcast and added vertical shooting mode. Although manual switching is required, the overall usability is fairly good. Let's see the effect of live shooting through video:

Comprehensive test (go around, the quiet world is beautiful)

Go upstairs and downstairs for test (although it's an elevator, we just walk willfully)

Running pictures (feel the speed and passion of short legs)

It is believed that through three videos, children's shoes that understand the stabilizer will have a more intuitive understanding of Feiyu SPG. In addition, as far as experience is concerned, the sensitivity and movement speed of Feiyu SPG are relatively good, and this flexibility also gives the photographer more control space, which can better adapt to different movement scenes.

4. Is APP a highlight or a slot?

Compared with the ease of hardware, Feiyu is not brilliant in the design of APP. Feiyu has developed mobile phone clients Feiyu ON and FY Settings for handheld stabilizers. Users can adjust video resolution and frame rate, firmware upgrade, adjust ISO, focusing mode, flash mode, white balance, camera shooting mode and other shooting parameters through these two APPs, The Android version is relatively integrated.

However, there are still some differences between the Android version and the iOS version. Relatively speaking, it seems that the Android version has more complete functions than the iOS version. However, it is not difficult for careful friends to find that although it is a special APP visual follower, the difference between feiyu on and the camera of the mobile phone is not significant.

For our users, the biggest difference of APP is that vision follows. At present, SPG only supports face recognition. In the "intelligent" mode, when tracking is enabled, the camera can recognize faces more accurately, which is very helpful for following or taking self portraits. I believe that many beautiful girl anchors should be interested in this function, After all, your beautiful face must not be out of the camera.

Objectively speaking, the following of intelligent recognition is meaningful, and Feiyu's choice to start from the technically mature field of face recognition is also a safe choice. It is believed that the visual tracking of Feiyu will soon appear in the identification of such things as ships, aircraft, vehicles, etc. When the firmware is upgraded, everything will be solved.

Of course, at present, the experience of SPG is not significantly improved by APP, and the single function of this APP also makes it not too good. Maybe it will take time to optimize it.

5. Is SPG good enough to be popularized?

The official price is 1799 yuan. Feiyu SPG has certain advantages in the important condition of price. Solid workmanship, excellent compatibility, accurate algorithm and quality assurance of Feiyu brand make this product an important weight for the popularity of handheld stabilizers.

But objectively speaking, it is still too early to talk about "the public"! Because photography is a niche field, there are fewer scenes of motion in the process of photography. As a stabilizer used with mobile phones, the price of 1799 yuan is still not generally accepted by the public. After all, thousand yuan mobile phones and hundred yuan mobile phones are also the main force. For real players, Feiyu, which is easy to use and inexpensive, is really a good choice for "high-end" and "professional" photography.

Any product is from the minority to the public. Feiyu SPG has a dream, but who says it will not be realized?

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