Yeah it may look like a stick, but really this is something you might want to put in
your camera bag. It's the iStabilizer!
Hey YouTubers! It's BackFocus11 here from my undisclosed
location. Today we're gonna take a look at this iStabilizer, these handheld monopods
have been going crazy on the internet. People have been using them going to the top of skyscrapers
with GoPros on the end! Cameras on the end! Taking these awesome selfie shots. And let
me tell ya' these things are affordable and something you should have in your camera bag.
We order the iStabilizer directly from the factory and it came in this packaging along
with a free XLmount for the larger iPhone or smartphone. And that packaging, well, you're
not gonna be able to open it with your hands. Placing the iStabilizer in the included mount
is an an fairly easy task, but you can see here with this iPhone 5 we placed it against
the volume button. With newer phones like this iPhone 6 plus, it fits well in the XLmount,
you gotta love that big screen. Now at the end of the iStabilizer monopod itself is this
soft cushiony grip, and this carrying strap. And at the other side of the iStabilizer,
you find this quarter inch tripod mount, kinda like a ball head you find on a regular camera
tripod. It will fit the iStabilizer camera/phone mount, or any 1/4 inch mount on a small camera.
Opening and closing the iStabilizer is fairly easy, just a quarter turn, pull the pole out,
and a quarter turn to lock. When the pole is collapsed, its still over 14 inches long,
not something you want to put in your pocket when you're not using it. (music) Ok now it's
time this iStabilizer out for a test. I got it mounted to a Canon Vixia Mini X by the
way. It's mounted on the end of the iStabilizer monopod, I have it extended all the way out,
it's at the 3 foot length, I am holding it with my right hand. I am walking at normal
pace, I am wearing flip-flops, kinda on a dirt terrain here so it's not the most even
surface I'm walking on. You can see, it really stabilizes the camera out great giving you
a nice POV perspective almost like someone is in front of you. Show them around the whole
background kind of spinning around, gettin' myself dizzzzzzyyyeeeeee.... Now i'll go back
the other way and i'll pick up the pace, walk a little bit faster, and well se here how
this works, there is a little bit of image stabilization in the Canon Vixix Mini X camera.
I have it in the crop/closeup mode, where it does a little bit of image stabilization.
What i'll do is i'll shut that off, and i'll put it in wide angle mode and it'll have more
of a fisheye look kinda like a GoPro. You can see its a little bit wider angle and if
I hold it out you can start seeing my arm and everything else, must wider perspective.
(MUSIC) You might not want to have it out extended all the way. Unless you want that
arm out look. This is the perspective you get with a GoPro lens, I have the Vixia mini
x now back in fisheye mode, you can see my arm protruding out. So you probably don't
need it out all the way, you can collapse it about halfway. And there we go. About half
of it collapsed. So it's a lot easier to hold, lot less leverage on it because the pole is
shorter. You can even use the iStabilizer for perspective shots like this pano. Nice
little perspective of your feet walking, thank god you can't smell em'. Overall, I really
like this selfie stick, I'm gonna rate it 4 out of 5 stars, that's because it has a
lack of portability. It's just a little too big to carry around in your pocket. Thanks
for checking out my review, and don't forget to click like and subscribe. Runnin' along!
Getting my exercise! Check out my channel for more videos to come in the future. Thanks
for tuning in to BackFocus11! (MUSIC) It's very rock and dirty, so if I fall right on
my tokus, well enjoy! (laugh) GoPro on the ends of these things! People to climbing the
top of skyscrapers and they put this thing out and blah blah bah.. Today we're gonna
take a look at theees...Thees! NAHHHH