ShiftCam has introduced several products aimed at making the most of the phenomenal photographic power of modern smartphones. The latest is the SnapGrip Creators Kit.
So, what’s in the SnapGrip Creators Kit? Principally there are three components to what ShiftCam rather grandly calls an ecosystem: SnapGrip, SnapPod and SnapLight.
SnapGrip is a device that magnetically docks to a smartphone. Upon making a Bluetooth connection, users can hold the phone more like a camera, with no fingers getting in the way of the picture. It also charges the phone – which could be viewed as useful backup or a way of prolonging your photo session.
It’s a well-balanced device as well and can act as a stand, although not tested on the biggest phones.
For sturdier and more flexible mounting we have the second component, the SnapPod. This is a selfie stick and/or tripod, but for most photographic users it is going to be the latter that is of more interest. It seems reasonably...