I want to buy a big microphone, which is very popular recently. I don't know what it feels like.

I want to buy a big microphone, which is very popular recently. I don't know what it feels like. Nowadays, many flagship phones are enough, but if you don't have the budget to buy a flagship phone or pursue higher quality video recording, then you can have other choices, such as choosing a stabilizer with reasonable price and choosing a microphone with reasonable price. After all, the stability and radio effect of mobile phones are still far behind professional equipment. There are many brands and products of stabilizers and pickup microphones. If you don't know how to choose, or want to try other options, you can take a look at an audio-visual package I recently started, which seems to solve the demand of video shooting in one stop. This is the "VAST EXCELLENCY X" I want to experience-VLOG audio and video set, Vast iSteady X three-axis hand-held stabilizer, Bluetooth noise reduction microphone.

First, appearance: the world's lightest, zero burden, more portable.

I couldn't wait to open it as soon as I got it. There are brands, product names and real machine renderings on the front of the package, which looks very good. The flip design of the package is very ceremonial, and we can see many main accessories, including the main body of iSteady X stabilizer, the main body of BM0 1 microphone, headphones, tripod, windshield, charging cable, anti-falling rope and storage bag.

There are several details in the accessories. The first one is that the microphone is specially equipped with windshield and monitor headphones, which can achieve more professional radio reception. The interface between the charging cable and the earphone is designed as the mainstream C port at present, which is easy to be replaced by the mobile phone earphone or the charging cable, which is more conscience; The advantage of the storage bag is that it can facilitate the storage of products. After all, with so many accessories, it is more troublesome to have no storage bag.

In the design of the main product, I also saw many design highlights. The first is the weight of the whole machine, which is controlled at 270g, which is slightly heavier than the mobile phone. It is the lightest stabilizer in the world. Friends who use stabilizers must have a deep understanding. The weight of the stabilizer has obvious influence on the daily experience. Holding the stabilizer and holding the mobile phone for a long time is a great test for the user's arm. Being overweight will bring a greater sense of weight, so lightweight design is particularly important. This time, iSteady X undoubtedly considered this detail.

As for the other design aspects of the main engine of the stabilizer, the three-axis stabilization design is adopted, and all parts can be locked in rotation, so as to achieve the minimum volume and be convenient to carry. The front handle is a power light, a Bluetooth light, four remote sensors, a shutter key and a power key from top to bottom. The bottom plate is made of metal, and the colors are distinguished, which is more textured and operable. The left side of the handle is the zoom push rod, the right side is the charging interface, and the bottom is the 1/4 inch expansion port and rope hole.

If you need to stand on the stabilizer or feel that the handle is not long enough, you can also use the attached tripod, which is a triangular stabilizer bracket when opening and a telescopic rod when closing, which is more practical.

Above the handle is the arm part. From top to bottom, there are a mobile phone clip, a tilt motor, an arm knob and a lowest heading motor. Every link can be changed in direction and locked, laying the foundation for a better experience in the future.

Bluetooth noise reduction microphone is very compact, with only two buttons on the front, which can be combined into multiple functions. At the bottom is the Type-C interface, which can be used for charging or connecting monitor headphones. The microphone can be hung on the collar, which has better radio reception effect and good overall texture in use.

Second, the APP connection will take you to unlock more new gameplay.

① connection and setting of ①iSteady X stabilizer

Whether the product is good or not depends on practice. If the iSteady X stabilizer wants to play well, the first thing you need to do is to connect the APP, which is also a step that must be done before all stabilizer experiences at present. Only through the APP can you unlock more practical and interesting functions and activate the stabilizer. The first step is to connect the APP.

The steps to connect the APP and the iSteady X stabilizer are also simple. Simply put, scan the code to download, open the Bluetooth connection, activate the bound account according to the prompt, and then complete the activation and connection of the APP. If it is old-fashioned such as secondary connection, you don't need to activate it, just connect directly to Bluetooth, which is very fast.

If you want to know how to use PTZ quickly, you can take a closer look at the video tutorials and wonderful moments in the APP, and you will know what interesting gameplay this stabilizer has. If you encounter problems, you can check the "Frequently Asked Questions" to answer them.

Entering the shooting interface, you can see various settings and function choices. On the left, from top to bottom, there are homepage, flash, front and rear lens switching, shooting tracking and setting. From top to bottom on the right are instant, video, photo and time-lapse photography, and the next row is filters, gestures and shooting buttons.

In the setting, we mainly need to know the working mode selection in the stabilizer parameter setting. There are four modes to choose from, which can be adjusted according to the shooting requirements. The working mode can be changed manually or can be realized by the combination of "long press the shooting key+power key". Continuous clicking on the power key 1-4 corresponds to four working modes respectively, and the default value is "heading/Fuyang following", which is quite practical.

When the stabilizer is unbalanced, you can choose "automatic calibration", and the price stabilizer can be placed on the plane and automatically calibrated within 40 seconds; If you are looking for the ultimate smoothness of the picture, you can also choose the "steady shooting style", which can help you shoot a more stable picture according to the shooting speed.

Among the function buttons on the right, the most noteworthy is the "instant" function, which includes panoramic ring shooting, Inception, Hitchcock, dream rotation and intelligent mobile demonstration photography, which can definitely help you shoot a blockbuster; If it is a photo demand, you can also take a selfie through the gesture function and add a filter to take a style photo.

So it can be seen that if you understand the connection and function of the APP, it will be of great help to the user experience, which can help you fully understand this stabilizer and shoot more interesting Vlog.

② Connection and setting of microphone

When the picture quality is stable, it is simple to connect the Bluetooth microphone in the package. Just press and hold the 1 key (the lower button) of the microphone for 3 seconds to enter the Bluetooth pairing mode. Just connect Bluetooth through your mobile phone, and then click "Voice" (voice icon in the interface) in the setup bar submenu of the previously connected stabilizer APP to see the microphone setup interface.

Through the setting interface, we can set the microphone gain, monitoring volume, noise reduction level and BGM volume. There are few setting options and need to be optimized, but it is enough for now.

Third, the experience: the picture is stable and more interesting, and the noise reduction OK sound is clearer.

With the connection of the APP and the understanding of the function, you can have a complete experience of the product. First of all, you need to pay attention to some details when installing a mobile phone on the iSteady X stabilizer. We need to follow the hint that the side with words on the phone is facing up, and turn the camera of the phone to the left according to the text hint on the phone clip. Then we need to put the mobile phone in the middle to ensure that the mobile phone can reach a general balance without turning on the stabilizer. Don't be top-heavy, which will affect the balance after booting.

We can start the experience by fixing the iSteady X stabilizer on the phone and connecting the APP. Because there are too many functions, I won't experience them one by one. I chose one or two of them to experience and tell you about my experience.

First of all, I tested the stability of picture shooting in two situations: ① video recording under normal walking, using the default shooting style; ② Test when running fast, and change the shooting mode to exercise.

The measured results show that the image has good stability and the performance of the stabilizer is still very good. Let's take a look at the moving pictures when running. One is the shooting picture of the mobile phone in a stable state, and the other is the shooting angle of the mobile phone, which can be compared.

Then I experienced the instant function, and I chose the more practical "Inception Space" and "Dream Rotation". These two functions can help the photographer to shoot some interesting pictures, even as special shooting, which saves a lot of post-work and is worth a try.