This is a full review on Soloshot 3 Optic 25 & Optic 65. It’s one of the best robotic cameras and tracking systems in the world. There is one caveat, when it works - it’s great, when it doesn’t, it sucks. It allows you to film your surf sessions that can also be used for other action sports. I will be sharing my full experience with both cameras and comparing the video quality between 1080p and 4K @ 30 FPS.
Soloshot is an awesome tool to improve surfing. It took me quite some time to get used to it and now I kind of figured out how to resolve most technical issues and not get stressed about it.
Enjoy this episode and find out if it’s worth it to buy it?
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Note to new owners:
If you end up getting a used one from Facebook Market or eBay, I suggest having the owner provide you with the credentials from his soloshot account. That way, you can sign in and change the registered email address to yours which will be necessary for pairing new tags and updating the software. You won’t be able to change the registered name on the Soloshot itself. It needs to be sent out to Soloshot for a factory reset.
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Soloshot 3 Optic 25: Best for capturing action within 600 feet.
Video quality: 1080p 30/60 fps; 720p 120 fps; 12MP photos; live streaming;
Camera: up to 25x optical zoom;
Storage: microSD, UHS-I Class 3 (U3) required, max size: up to 128GB
Weight: 0.48 lb or 219 g.
Soloshot 3 Optic 65: Best for capturing action further than 600 feet away and recording super high quality 4K video.
Video quality: 1080p 30/60/120 fps; 4K 30 fps; 12MP photos; live
streaming.
Camera: up to 65x optical zoom;
Media: microSD, UHS-I Class 3 (U3) required, max size: up to 128GB
Weight: 0.82 lb or 373 g.
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I personally prefer to use Soloshot 3 Optic 25 over Optic 65 for many reasons.
Optic25 is more responsive for tracking when the object starts moving fast, and doesn't shake badly during high winds. I’ve been having a better calibration & tracking success with Optic 25 over 3 years of heavy use.
The only times I use Soloshot 3 Optic 65 is when I travel to some surf spots where the lineup is further than 600 ft away or when Optic 25 is not fully charged.
The battery on both Soloshot 3 cameras lasts 2-2.5 hours and it jumps up to 3.5-4 hours if you connect it to a power bank. The battery on the tag lasts for 3.5-4 hours. Only the base charges the tag.
The full setup takes up to 4 minutes and it mostly depends on the GPS signal which tag needs to find automatically in the area (~1 min 10 sec). Once the tag finds the GPS signal, you can start the calibration which can add another 1 min 30 sec.
The calibration may fail due to poor GPS signal or local magnetic interference.
If you run into this issue then you can try to move the full setup 20-30 feet away and see if it changes anything.
These are the helpful links with online manuals, general questions and Facebook Groups related to Soloshot.
Soloshot Contact US page. soloshot.com/p...
Official Soloshot Support Page: support.solosh...
support.solosh...
Online Soloshot3 Optic25 Manual:
www.manualslib...
Online Soloshot3 Optic65 Manual:
www.manualslib...
Facebook Soloshot Groups:
/ 160746677776479
/ 533910067065572
/ 1982832341974568
I use the following equipment below in addition to Soloshot 3 cameras:
Solar Power Bank 24000 mAh:
www.amazon.com...
Memory Card - Sandisk 128gb: www.amazon.com...
Card reader.
www.amazon.com...
Tripod Manfrotto Advanced Aluminum 5:
www.amazon.com...
Outrigger 65 DSLR Backpack (Black) “Strongly recommend”:
www.ruggard.co...)
Tent from snow/rain in light winds (2 mins setup):
www.amazon.com...
5 окт 2024
