Hi everyone! Here's some additional tips for the Sony Shooting Grip: 1. Use Sony recommended or high quality CR2032 battery. I've used cheap ones and their quality is inconsistent. Sometimes I only get about 1-2 hours using them. With original or high quality ones, they have lasted 4-6 months. 2. The smartphone holders I used in this video are the Ulanzi ST-01 Phone Tripod Mount and Small Rig Multifunctional Smartphone Holder. Ulanzi's mount offers a low profile, is very durable and affordable. Small Rig's mount is taller (more height for sit down vlogs) and can rotate between horizontal and vertical shots. However it's not sturdy and the bracket holding the mount bends easily when its not supposed too. Also it's expensive for what it offers and is more hype than function. Small Rigs makes excellent camera cages but their accessories tend to be overpriced and of low quality. 3. To keep it clean, I use dish soap diluted in water or rubbing alcohol diluted in water (60/40). They haven't faded the finish on the shooting grip and will get rid of most germs and viruses.
I like this product because it can be used as a remote for my top down camera set up for art instruction. I need to zoom in and out but cannot stand up to adjust my physical camera and need my hands relatively free. This seems to be my solution..... Thank you for your video.
You're very welcome! I found it very useful for zooming onto myself or something I was discussing when doing solo vlogs. Please let me know if you have any questions later when you have received it.
I was thinking of getting one of these for my Sony RX100 VII. I use it at gigs for videos of bands....any idea if you can press the shutter button whilst it's recording videos?...I know the camera does this, but wondered if the hand grip perhaps disabled the shutter button
Yes this is a solid grip for your camera! Better than the previous version that was smaller and used a cable to connect. It's also very durable and can take some rough handling. When using photo mode in auto, you can record video, and take pics from the camera's shutter button and from the grip. But in video mode, it doesn't allow photos to be captured from the grip or camera. I hope this answered your question!
